The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-12
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

Benny Kaun. last OF the leg sedeF a.
r,cac,In made stars. has gone PACK
t'Sors picturesque. a fairly gooa
San niayCr, KauG WAS the victim
over press agentInE when rhauG ~, .
Workers think him real stari ahoTo
SO was only an average, p' worL has
,hs average player. his "v.ni "a =
summed badly this season. OUT ne -
oSovs Minor League cahore even Ills lis
Ssnn.S case indicates that inc en''s
o. baseball are not all cured, 90 hc
piays~ With the ability OF hauH can ="
waivsd out of the Major Leagues wow
$50, 70 REQUIRE some explanation ~
uniting ne has Slumped thtS ScS" st;l
,ha, his reputation has SuNetvu .o,ld
go rlvh in the National League w. 80
60 ;Ss,,red IN buying him II ON! io'
~ nnSncity value ne still POSSESSES,
81, ,,cr study OF IN" National t.eae W
ou,Heldcrs. am Of the OPINION N'' nan
~ his present form, better Snn'
-, - -. outhcldrrs now playing res
oositlons Besides that S"Sne t
20 a5o,her club might bring h"u" '"> ~
10 near his best form no, cirh,
, re 10 l.eaguSs regular "uthrldcrS;
,,,S, IN ,hr National LcaENS W.
80 80 me american could u.s. MIN i''
- g allowed TO 20 10 the MINUS
,-,,-,,c, &C thar the old.old evil
.irrin: waivers I" players oy
.,,os, et,ll Is in force. The TACT Nc
~ Nr,cricAn and National l,rHH rx,.cs
,.a,vrd their right :" claim 'nF $3.50 a
- Kaur ard helped the N'd', S:', ~ the
dAoi hv which they secure o,.s conn.
-, rror,isinC youngsters in tne e0N'
nv does not Justify such dealings
=, ,hc Federal League. cases aga.n ,,e
orrar,Zed baseball, the Federal h'a',
ser up claim that such PraC'Ss o-rsn-
.or,rrop and that the powers OF - =
aI hor we're so great as 10 maxi I.'S
.Tars~S practically slaves. prean,"eu
81 -nnlied that this was rifiCuL"N
Sscsuse OF rho waivers RUE NJ" lai,,
Quirrd AL Major clubs 800 ,o he could
20 the players services oe'o''
~ poss,bry none OF ;he other seven'ecr,
o,,,hs wanted Kauf. but the inol'@'''''''
are otherwise.
Old Time Baseball Fourths
Fourth Of July in baseball pps aeSe
s,ovs better than anything the Cna"s
SHOWS oroe yer the character OF the
cnIShrafion in the .ast t"eh'E-ioH'
years. 49, L,our,h in the
N.smAaiI marks, especially IN inc n'"I,s
oaSt "a r,tr;ss presented on" Ht tn'
49,, scenes lUngIrahs". h''aH
~, <cTcrhars nc wors; OF ai--!'' tn"s
60 vas the birthplace Oh '"'
Fourth idea. ,.e snectators
80 rsyolyers. and pockets nlleG
- Slank cartridges and "NHTE
Ma was the sigma, for iAElns "a ,,ar,,rs
s.r-,rs hav" ~""0 afternoon w.,
oar r,o,r,h n Chicago delayed ~
~ s,x times white ;hr players Na 49,
or the smoke from the Non'sN -.
sV-av The club manaSsment m ,aor;
',Tsd g, fire battalion under the ""oG
,a,as All dav. and or one Fousln
~ C-nicago. the grand stand was Oh -
half a dozen times durInS 'ue sso.e6
Wthough tho cartridges we're sup 80 q
~. he blank The roof "t the Stahu W
ro-So-atad with bullets. The ones Win
-. revolyers amused themselves ~
.oss,n- cannon fire crackers lhto NJ ne
reIds during the game, On ons ocCds' ~.
C,,tcSrn lost a hard fought battle 70
,.nI.,d because OF this practice:
u.trd RuI Everett IN" arst haScrnan OF
t-scaro was IN the act OF roachlnc LpL
a thrown ball when a cannon ~
exnlnded under him. Blll went Nv .
,on feat into the ar. the ball went 70
80 scid seats. and the gam" was InSt;
Onc 81 me funniest stunts ever putLed
on a diamond vas n EnicSSo IN q -,
ing game on tho Fourth. FANNY I,,,n
Gef,-handed pitcher. had been driven
81 ne slab and the home team Vas
bn,elessly beaten Buttons EriSES '"i
loved Friend and WAS r"cciFeH rE -
heavy batting attack. hrlGGs va a
CLee toLs 70 him. Arson kept him
r+cS;1r not desiring 70 expend ano'nN
n;tcbn- on horelessly lost game anu
Rrirrs proceeded 20 havn nun IN ora
inning. three or FOUR l'''A go -
Zach other and Briggs "aiN%a
he coaching bag. came PACK SlU"'!,
.n-,e5 his back TO tho plate. STRUCK
match, wh!-'ed around and comnnenCSr,u
,n sboo, nails out ~ roman candle
1855 INC plate while batter. catcher
and umpire all fed. 49,.
July Fourth marks practicaIlE
-,i5aIs 81 the season-and it is IN" De-
zinninr Of the hiS aGht for the cnan,
nionshin Between July tourth an"
T,hor Day the heavy battling ~ wax
"a Usually. after Labor Day, onLy
two clubs in each league remain IN ~
struggles and tho others are merely
TS,ying out the schedule and planning
-anothNr year This season me RUE
I'm probably hold good in IN" Amer
-. league but tho proSpectS a." mat
30 National four and possibly nv"
,.ar,s will still he within striking ais
-hu- rar me season has run true ~
,ovr, Tho Two Phl,adclrhia r!uoS
+ycrc ont y, IL before tho Star;-nelnT
700 weak 20 hoor TO- results IN the con-
-, Tho New York Giants and the
De,rott Tigers have proved disappoint-
-,sn,s They have surrendered nope
- rettinS anywhere with IN" tNams
which started and arc now STRIVING !"
na,cS and holster IN or rcaulld so Al ~
rrake a decent showing.
- IRE National. IN" Boston SraF"N
-ohehIy will b. the newt club elimlna'
sa5-the club lacking strength I" MOO
49,. mace although j; may stay "rthln
srr,kinE distance ihronCh an%InS'
sor,s Tn tho American League. WASH
rnonon' sponid slim downward az the
IHH,Ltnr ~ tho other teams improves
PI,-uL"E have shown no sign or