The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-15

twell. boys the seasoa 10 over. Better
nut in your requests right now t"r Torlo
series seats at the Giant and Cleveland
offices. Because the dope declares tnat
beyond doubt the next world series Is 70
be between tina Giants and the lnotAns
II il were not for the fact that my heao
is too full OF SKIES. fourth and etsnts' an
whirlinE around. 10 90 any further WHO WIZ,
the dope, I'd tell you right now who Will
win the sertss.
All there Ia between the present date
and the world series Is about l.232 bali
games, and the dops has shown me Ak
actly and precisely how many OF those
games each team viii win from each
other team.
The strange thing IL that the Giants
ranking second in team strength. figure
to win the National League pennant
chiefly because OF. the fact that the team
seems able 70 beat It's nearest competi-
tors-Which Is the art OF winning cham-
pionships. Pittsburgh, especially ARM
ed with the pitchers and with every e'e-
nent OF strength that ought to beat
Se~ York, Vas . sucker for the Giants
last season, and its lstt-hsnded pitchers.
who should have broken even With the
Giants, fell worse than the others did.
Strongest Teams Wu win
" well carries out the theory that tho
strongest team will win. Cleveland
figures to capture the American League
championship bY narrow margin. and
after 4 hard fight with St Louis and the
Yankees The Yankee strength. which
Is 20 great on paper, does not apply well
~hsn fitted to conditions. The Yankees
figure 10 break even with Cleveland and
10 win the series from all the teams eI-
cepting 81. Louis. The Yankees still are
paying 70 rtheir blunder in releasing
Shocker, and the payment will bear add
ed Interest this season. The Tanks fis-
ure badly agains. both Washington and
Chicago. each team figurtn: 10 Win ten
games from the champions.
We md Washington figuring TO break
even With Cleveland IN fact. the show
ing Of Washington against Cleveland
American League has been one OF tho
freaks Of the game. The Senators have
keen the jinx Of Cleveland in every sea-
son save one in the last ffteen years
and they have spoiled Cleveland
chances for three remnants at least. and
perhaps four.
otAats raes XA>d Tight
In the National tho dope indicates a
NeTC6 pelOTc inc NflaHNS
their pennant. ST. Louis Is the dam
Eerous team in this league. Just aSit Is
In the rival circuit.
There never has been. 80 long as I
have been studying dope. any league as
consistent in strength as is. this one or
we bar the hopeless PILLS.. The study
Of team against team. pitcher against
team becomes enhancing when We get
down TO Individual cases. AS matter
OF fact the great peril 20 the Giants lies
with the Brooklyn team. The entire
season. so far as the Giants are con-
cerned centers upon their series with
Brooklyn and with ST. Louis. Last sea-
son the Cards gave the Giants a great
deal OF trouble. and during the early
part Of the season IN" Dodgers ran
amuck and mauled the Giants ter
rihcally.
The pitching force OF the Dodgers ah-
pears to hamper the Giants more than
any other stan in the League docs. ho,
when the Giant pitchers get into form.
so that the pitching IS anywhere near
equal. the Giants win regularly. The
Giants amass quite An advantage by
their superiority in the series aSatns,
Pittsburgh. which. however. Is not H.
able to be quite as marked this season
as X was last. There Is no disputing