The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-06

q, -rai,. stars when they cannot discover
:lrru In IN" theatre tn" star OF a last
cots the Nix money. Th"r" may b" Two
r 'nrc" actors IN the same cast with,
..rill tu'"ut drawing perhaps or"-third
rr tn. salary II the star g real ono.
trc ijTrr"rc" - l"Eltmat" Actors
have become a"CuStnn"- - tn" system.
although producers largely have dta-
cnr"rrd that tn" public prefers we'll
r"Iud"d cast 1" "nt star and halt
CoH. y TCdlorrItt"s
In baseball IA. change from The team
system to IN" star system Is going 10 hr
difficult \ baseball start real one
deserves double or trrhl" the pay ~
an srerag,. or slightly above average
player This FOR the r-r-nn yaat there
ar" not more than seventeen r"AI. Out
standing stars IN tho Major Leagues.
and any manager can h'r" hundred
above average players 4 week.
TIL drCficuliy - 10 max" IN" hall
p.Iy"y scr tbs Tho just ah"v" average
player usually thinks himself worth
Glil,. aS much ~ Ia" star j.. and II one
such player on team should become
dissatisfied because IN" star is r"Cciv-
ing much moro money than h". Il would
p. p"<slhI" for him :" break up the
team and damagc n" reputation Of the
star 4: tho same t'Wc. never nav"
~"on a bill club that DID not have one
nr more such players. and IN" peculiar
.iy ~ m" gam" i that. AT som" stag"
- ry"rv season. or" 0r thG m"dtoCr"
PLAYERS looks A. good vr h"'t"r than the
~llr.
The star system WILL p"~haps. drag
j., NOR" money ~ tho gate hut II rs not
a winning system ON tn hail field
TH""' team play counts
Manager Mitchell Guessed Wrong
~ I'm Boston. II" Chicago cubs wCrH
getting truunc"d regularly ana did not
TX" IT, had - talk With on" "f the
>,rrrt"St nIayrrS in tn" game and he
CIV" ~" = new id"a 'gar'linE teams.
"Mit"h mad" Il mlstah".' u" SAID. or
rather u" guessed Nrong So Z" ~" "n"ct
o. IT,, changes IN IN" rules II *
Gu""r hing thai N" tubs, team
wEIrr, had more 10 dn with changing
III. ~ul"s than ANY other. should hs
th"jr Worst victim. You remember that
IN. management uf In" cubs WAS
l.. rd"r IN reforming m" rules. President
V.cck. \ w!sn student 90 tn" gam" for
years was ono 90 RI" leaders in the
UloN" - handicap IN" pitchers, and N"
rul"< certainly have handicapped the
cub 'Nlrl"rS.
pitching II was not u strong offensive
club and oven now packs too little
punch 'rh" rli.s have worked both
ways aga nSc tho team. Mitchell prob
ably saw II coming tor he tried - got
more hitting power Pitching IS OF less
value This season than II has been In
wears. and tn" hitting teams ar" ~
premium Tn" cubs arc not UUt Of u
yet bur they arc under. heavy ha"dt-
cap and unless they can stag" another
long winning streak they haven't
CHARGE" Tho EOStOn pitchers hay,
troubled Thorn m"r" than any IN the
circuit THIS season
It Depends On The viewpoint.
"HrrH IS q puzzi"r for YOU. writes
An American T"aEu" pitcher. You
claim that IN" pitchers ar" putting less
on tho ball. that tho ball curves less
with tho splitter. sinner and other balls
barred. and that thu hatters can -" the
ball better. think thai il correct.
WHY then. II Il is castor for tho hat
'crs - judge the bail. i9 II NOT easier
for tho umptrNsc have seen NOR" mis-
called balls and strikes this season than
~ any two seasons sine" I hav" he"n
N baseball. either major or minor. Can
You toll NJ" why"
Nnswer-NO.
Copyright 1920. Tho Eell Syndirate)