The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14

Baseball in the major league is be
ginning 10 settle down 40 That inc teams
are commencing TO show their rear lorm'
The pace set by cleveland and PITTS
burgh has been n tritlc too last anu
due almost entirely To superior pItchlng
condition. When teams which ordinarily
arc stronger In regular than Others nave
the good fortune To get an entire pllch-
ing stun in working shape this early y
is tough on the league. as II makes lhe
races unc-Sidcd.
Neither Of the leading team may be
expected to maintain such IL gait rs they
showed during the first month OF tn"
season, and the time is at hand FOR Il
sudden drop on the part of washington
especially, in the American league anu
the clubs in the National.
The opening of the first Intersections
series. with the eastern teams or the
American in the west and the western
National teams in the east, marks IN"
real start OF the pcnnant races, IL M"
been difficult TO judge from the showing
thus far the strengths developed by the
various teams, but fortnight from
now we will have Il distinct idca--not
Of relative strengths but OF strengths
on early season form. From present IN
diCatiOnS We must expect the ilahtS "hu
Dodgers to crowd fOrwar - SirhuiI! Tor
the next fortnight, with lhtts0urEn los
ing trihc in percentage but SIN WIN
ming games.
have an idea that on Decoration day
WI, may AS we'll resign ourselves To
sccinr the. National night settle down to
a struggle between Pittsburgh. tn"
Giants and Dodgers. with the Dodgers
gradually slipping back.
The st, Louis Cardinals have necomc
one OF the mysteries Of baseball anu
from the hints and mSinuatlonS coming
from the Missouri city there is some
thing the matter with that bail ciuh
which cannot be detected by any study
Of tho players.
Horc * a team with strength enough
IN run one two three in the National. a
tam with a lot Of punch. with imm"nS"
scoring power and nice speed, rather
second rate in pitchers hut stun with
two men who ought To rank with IN"
best, and still tloudcrine around IN the
tail-end position.
True the team has had 10 tackle three
teams that were in better condilioh una
il has lost some tough games. sun,
thor. WAS no reason for it being behind
Chicago PITTSBURGH and cincinnati III
condition. and in circumstances u was
far less handicapped than the Rcos
were.
Thrrc arc hints and some open
charges in ST. Louis that the DIG tFou-
bio in the Cards lies in the manage
mcnt. and rumorS That some Ol the pa!
ers are dissatisfied.
Curious too. how rumorS that Horns
bv is TO be sold To one Of the rlch
clubs keep bobbinG up.
Evers Works wonders with Cubs
Johnny Evcrs has accomplished won
dcrfu things with his Chicago CUBS
and the showing of that aGgre CATION mas
been almost as remarkable AZ the DAD
showing of the Cards has been. ENcrS
has nut the life and spirit or thancc
old cub machine into Il mediocre huhch
of ball players. and his handling OF the
pitchers has been excellent. hut LOT
/ the fact that Alexander. his pitching
ace. developed bad arm. those NupS
would have thrown even bigger doses
of disappontment into opposing cIuhS.
His team is playing the game. must
ling and hghtinG-and oddly enough
The. Crab" the greatest htt4" umpire
batter of the game as Il ball payer, Is
LAYING off the jumps, and WhIIe or"et
ing his players to battle for games Il
kppDinE them OF tnc uilpilSH'
or course, IL will hc imp"SSlhIc Tor
r,yrrs to keep his team up IN IN" race
with the Giants and Pirates going al
hard As they now are. but h" VIII CIV"
ALI Corners a battle. The team hr"nS
strength in three positions before II can
hone to become n pcnnant rr"Sr"r', "u'
a counlc Of quick trades WouI" u"
enough to let it in for lighting chance
and make it Il team Of big possibilities
for next season. -.
The Giants have settled down I" Inc
Job now after a furry Of poor ritrhihS
and fIawcd attack. Mctiraw was com
pellcd to pitch several Of his rit'h"rS
into condition. tn force them |" E" the
entire route and 10 take big rhah''
on losing games just to condition lh'H
He now has four pitchers working. ana
with Young braCing the outhcId' ana
bancroft in better health th't team Will
be one to beat. as we say at the race
track.
Ed Bradley Realizes Life Ambition
Ed Bradley realized his If" ambition
the other day when his colt Behave
Yourself won the Kentucky Derby with