The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-13
BY HUGH FULLERTON

Major league baseball has reached
the end OF the first third of the season.
Turing the first third OF any season
form and class seldom show to their
full extent. and fighting spirit. pep
and determination count more tnan
real ability in the winning OF games.
l. IS usual. during that period. FOX
teams that are really inferior III
strength to cut loose whatever
strength they have and pile up a Few
victories at the expense OF teams
which. later in the season. would beat
them four out Of five games.
The conditions are changed to a
considerable degree This season. In
the Nationals We find that the clubs
are beginning 10 show just about their
true form and that they are falling
very rapidly into their proper posi-
tons But even in The National ther'
is CNjdeace that the weak clubS pos
SrSS more kick than they were gwen
credit for having, or else the Leading
clubs are having tough breaks IN meet
ing the weak ones AT the wrouS Time.
This condition shows in the case o.
the Philadelphia team especially
Here is perhaps tho worst team II
major league history. a. least since
Earl Wagner'S Washington emo
some o. the later teams that misrep"c
sented 81. Louis under the Won de Al
regime On paper this team is scare
" above the casS o. many seml-pro
IN either New York OF Chicago. Yet
this season il has perSiStentty kicked
some Of the teams which claim %
have pennant possibilities.
Both Kinds Of Luck
On form and on everything else.
the New York Giants ought ~ be
Spread-eaglinG the National League.
They have been very successful
against teams that have claims to
equal strength. True. the weather
has intereerred somewhat with the
r'Ust im0Ortant rest series thus far.
The western teams Of the American
League that are still up in the race
Rave bic ADVANTAGE, and the eastern
teams % the Nationals. having some
over the worst o. the jumps. have the
biz edge now AT least until July 1.
The tact that the supposedly weak
teams o. the eastern division have
tOre so we'll against the Giants. d
team supposedly to uotclass all Others
- the circuit. and the failure Of the
Giants TO cverwhelm Philadelphia and
Boston. is a bit offset By the fact that
the Giants have done better against
rrooklyn than they figured to do.
The Giants have had both good and
Rad luck in the break on the schedule,
They wer very fortunate to hit Brook
lvn when the Robins were going in
had shape and to escape meeting them
after the Robin pitching settled. They
were lucky against both st. Louis and
Pittsburgh. and in both CaSes the
weather seemed to intervene in favor
~ New York But they were IN rough
luck to lose so many Games 10 Phila'
Gelphia. The success Of the lowly
pills was due TO excellent pitching on
The part OF the Phil twirlcrS. and more
70 the sudden slump % tho Gianrs In
both pitching and hitting When 4
team falls of hitting Inst as It's pitch.
ing siumps disaster is certain. and the
Giants are extremely fortunate 10 pe
back home for long stay.
The Chicago Cubs. bv hustlinC and
fighting and bv the uSe Or Young
pitchers are mana Cing 10 HNld Up he
yOnd their figure value. and otherwise
the league is about where T. should b"
a. this time. with the advanf'g" now
standing With 80 eastern dv5-.
Chances Have Cwird'cd
In the American 1.eagUF il locks as
If the New York Yankees have ben