The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-16
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

lists by gambling was connected with
the worlds series scandal Nothing was
proved against him excepting that he
sent '"ieErans uI suspicious nature
to a gambler who repudsatcd HIM and
denied any connection with him. THIS
summer the New York American Lea
Hue club barred him from tn. Polo
grounds. His friends set up cry that
he was beng prosecuted. but ne con-
tInueh TO be barred. Yet when the
grounds he was Il regular atteudent
and seemed welcome. II would seem he
~ either innocent or guilty--not guilty
when on" club Is homo and innocent
when III" other is playing.
The Yanks. by the way. are 10 have
their new bail park auC an interesting
feaiUrs IS that the Uustou-Ruppert
manaH"mrnt wants the American lea
que rs 4 whole to finance the PROPOSE
ton. Building park In New York is
nm enterprise calling FOR millions OF
dollars. The sit" tentatively selected
il a wonderful one. so close TO the
heart of Manhattan that few minutes
would bring IN" crowd. The Yank OWN
participate" IN the expense. Whether
they have agreed 20 this or MOI do
not know. bur there Is one owner who
does not relish the idea OF tho poorer
clubs. drawing NTH az many specta-
tors as the New York Americans do.
bearing part OF the expense. The park.
as planned. IS 10 seat close 70 seventy
five thousand spectators. This season
such yard would have been allied
twenty times. Another year is anoth-
or question.
Whether Robby wins the National
league remnant ar not. he has won a
place among the great managers Of
baseball teams The Jolly. plump
much OF the Good fellow" type TO
drive a team 20 victory has shown that
he can handle men. and. IN his selection
and arrangement of the players. has
displayed NOR" wisdom than any OF
them.
Robby has not as mobile a team as
has Moran. for instance. and n" was
forced 10 use the material AT his COM
mand. Injuries or illnesses meant weak
spots. whereas Moran had material 20
~ weakening his team. Last spring
hobby decided I" sacrifice defensive
strength IN order 10 get more attacking
power His arrangement of the team
was rather ridtculed. but with the ltv>
lier ball and rrcer hitting Il has prov
ed wise. His team has twenty per
cent more punch than II would nave Il
ne had lined II zip for :hc best defense
His handling OF the club has been re-
markaole. and. IN working his twtrlers
he has shown greet Judgment. The team
has great pitching strength-but IL ~
stan which must be used properly
ana wrong SeIeCtlOn or pltCneTS
would har" ruined his chances early.
The bad slump IN the early part Of tho
season Is all that has kept him from
having The championship sewed up
now. That was due TO n sudden collapse
OF tho pitching department tho
fact that ne rallied Il and started II on
the winning course again Is another
big boost.
The Robins are pulling hard for the
Yanks 10 win the American League
do tho Robins win. Last spring series.
which resulted in the rout of the Yam
KEGS. causes the Robins 10 think that
Huggins' team Ia made 70 order for
them to beat and the Yanks are just as
confident that they can secure revenge
X they should meet Robby's team In tho
worlds series.
II would make. perhaps. the most In
teresting series possible TO arrange and
IL would also mako nice piece OF
change for each OF the participants
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