The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-06
THE SADDEsT DOPE STORY Of
ALL IS THE GOING BACK SQUAD
Nv HUGH FULLERTON

This IS the saddcst story and IN"
hardest 10 write OF all the dope series
Also II Is one OF the most important
parts OF the study OF team Strengths
Unless we know whether ball payer
10 slipping or getting to the slipping
point the entire dope may ee SpIuea
once In :, blue moon the dope ~ sp"Ne"
by some rare indy idual romtuS nacN'
as Red FIher did last season. as lF.eE
Is TRYING 10 do this season but X - SO
rare that Il does noc hart. More Ire
QucnQy the Sudden SIP OF sfe"'
player comes and ruins the dope we
must hrure on this in calculating Ne
probabilities OF the coming season.
Rall players seldom wear CT; grad
ualy. More Of them are like me one
horse shay and 60 10 pieces al IN
: day. We can tiGuye on wear ana 'eS'
and gradual depreciation, bUt TINS SUI"
den breakdown $ hurttul 70 the dope
Ii IS = sad thing TO write 3ooui -
lows YOU have known and aom"S" '''
ye.-s--l,ks writing an obituary. Few
Of them relish having II SAID that '"tE
ei,h,r are going back or are liable :" 80
h,ch Yer in this class IN the major
leagues we ind more ball payers IMAM
I'm opv other. There are more veterans
who are approaching 20 breaking po''l
NJ whose arms o. legs are weaNeH'"s
and liable to break.
Where a player IS important e"pus =
TO De figured as a poSS,o'e "lS e"eNH
uron his team. ne should c"aS:ncr II d"
commitment 10 be considered from t"'S
viewpoint; but as matter or t@'t Li'!
do not. although they Will confess at
ANY Kim. that they are liable 10 50 any
day. ~ ,,n,,.
I, This article we want 20 StudE 70"
r,,cb wear and tear has aUe"teu tne
teams and also the men who are ''"'40
to slip. u .hts
Tho list is surprisingly 'arIe '"I9
season. They arc a tremendous num-
Of veterans who ar" rca"h'n~ '"'
OF The baseball string; men Eouhs ~
wears. most OF them. but old ateo'"''e
10 baseball standards. 49,,
To starr with the Giants where we
New Workers always start an" SONIC "
us stop). Mctiraw j. tread'n% upon '"'',
Ice IN fewer places than the N"Jo'!S! ~
,bs managers are. The danger point Is
pave Bancroft. whose heaith' ne,er -"
mos, robust, is 8 peril 20 the Inhe'"'
Bancroft Going Back'
Bancroft is wiry and tough. hut ne
Mas shown signs OF weakening unneE ''e
strain and the necessity OF 1000
nrdcrstudy Is ever present. In ths weak
pitch-ns department ToncH. l'"nk'as anu
Earae9a~e all a bit beyond the average
pitching span OF life. Douglas IS !ia''e
70 20 at any moment. and Barnes can
no, carry his curve FAR. He worked 'er-
rlhIv hard in the last worlds series anu
while he has shown some stun ms
xnrinc. he cannot stana much wor"'
Tuney is rot long for this vale OF tears
aavhnw. Tie is wearing out Slowly
f:y,n&'vn IS aging IN four spots
,yHro, rs!rc past his best. Olson rHr
ra<r ard Johnston overdue. Myers -
rsst his srca;as, usefulness. Mosi "'
,r,Sr cases are those OF gradna' wear
Ard ;ear The braves have IonS over
d., i,sr Il,!h". Kopf. Hank H""hH'
=, r..,. Hruruo"rd and FiihnGim are
49,. .... a.G ~lovln: w.a~ and tear. IN
rr.r w.. f.. "a - HHh" [" ruSi ou'
ra.,,.. ;N.i. e." wear out. I'll" Fhhs are
no, 80 u.a,l IN danger. Fl"t'"e"' Q,
ro,r-s. j. rIsr the pass" sag" an"
~, tx ryrn borrowed ure. as some
~ 80, 40 WORKING. Twu ct tn" pitrhcrS
.rc 9.ou- worked out.