The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-23
TIE FIRST RASEME.\
American League.
National League,

rru. ma, and =. Louis are OF = the
',dl iu tn. dnn". Wl;.< Er"uN,y" and
Boston close .up aud III" c"st scattering
TIE AIMING thing 20 ne n the study
OF tie dope on the first base position
value - the ,wu Major Leagues IS not
80 mach n the slump -. S"Vcga! IL the
sta}wArJs OF previous doping seasons
b.. the great disparity ut strength be-
tween II. Two leagues.
The National League. ieaCu" which
We believed and hoped. was coming back
and at last going 70 -eviv" and I'LL win
n,w blood shows about the worst
bunch 90 f.rSt basemcU ever assembled
in Major Lcagu. uniforms. II" Amcri-
,da I.ea.,,:" first SI,ksrs Will" not Iu.;"
Ir ~ tar standard II previous years.
vutc.ass IA" cid leagUers.
VITA Caass gone. t"7osed AZ last
from his supremacy "a king OF the t'rs;
hI~rmrut. iha National present very
ordinary ,oc.
The fact that ancient lake pauhcrc
holds the undlsiutrd lead IN the Ma
rCuat - Of itself sufficient commentary
~ course. Jake cato back strong last
season and played far above the form
~ has showa in recent years. AID am
t:morous about givi0G aim credit for
everything his figures claim t1r him.
Last Yea" "" We" w5Si"G wnciliiS N
;ne dnp". because. on the figures of tin"
preceding season no on" could refuS"
10 put Fred MeckIc close 70 The top.
lie had hit at terrific clip the preceding
car. and batt"d the tGIs into 4 "ham-
rionshi2 and last year lie h:t loou; the
10 of his hat. slowed - nothing dHG
looked bad. K - T. TO- n"p.d That
Daubert having rcgalncd his place
among the top nctcAeCs. does not slip.
Moran is fairly we'll supplied with
subs. but Dauoe-c is needed badly.
George Sis!er. os course. shows tho
TOP class IN doDc in the American
League. with StUffy MclHnis clos" W
and with Cleveland and Boston tied in
frs: base strength.
Harris is a wha:H % a man and has
lated his way up t. top honors. Last
YEAR an accidcN, in France delayed his
re;ura - Cleveland Eor many weeks.
and when 10 did got back .a'o harness
Il, was not right for a long t:me.
Il Harris can show the stuff hc DID
toward tho end oc last season all
through the coming yNa-. 10 will make
cleveland tremendously powerful In
tact cleveland probably would have won
Zoe championship rather aaadt!y last
YEAR had Harris been able % start the
season in perfect shape. or in the shape
Detroit shows rath"- unexpected first
s,.,se strength. or course Hejlman can
n... hu; also he has developed 10. VI
,h.n,r IN other lines ard some OF tho
..gr,rrs. especially IN defensive work,
r..h,~ surprised ne n studying his
values.
New York does rot show as well as
-au.a be hoped FOR team which Is MAX
.uE as many preseason claims as the
Yarks are. The position IS efficiently
tn'ed ard the substitute strength there.
rAicaGo has s,umped very badly IN
e.: base strength. and T. should not ,"
-, surprise = the Einal figures, amended
a,.fo-e the season opens. Will show n"
American League champs last in frs:
case Dos!t!o. strength IN the league.
| am 4 5it worried about the Pills
frs, base strength. Cravath. OF course.
has the toughest problem Of any OF the
managers. and has less material and
voorer. with which 10 work than any Of
.na others Likewise his chances OK
~.-,nrthNnlnE tho team by trades or
purchases. Is smaller than that ot any
q tho Others. x seNU,s - DC his plan
20 play PaU!ettc steadily IN the position.
may have to maze several shifts
"a the figures before thN f.ual reckon
faC because i IS nlA!rly evident from
reports from thN framing camps. tha;
several manager are not at al salts
He'd with their first tascmcH. The way