New-York tribune., 1903-04-27
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Bright Prospects for Giants-Other
Timely Topics.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.

AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL.
Il now locks as If the New-York National League
had g team deserving the OF Giants Out OF
the six games played last week the Giants won
Two from Brooklyn and were tied in one with that
team They took TWO out OF three games with
Boston in sensational finishes. The first game
went Boston by a shutout. the only one New
York met with far this season. The Held
.ng and batting Of the home team were encourag-
,ng. and the chances for the championship look
bright.
Joe" McGinnity. 1.-The iron man." has carried
of the honors in the pitchers department. having
won all the games he took part in. His raised ball.
which was so successful with Baltimore and
Brooklyn in his long service with those clubs,
seems be puzzling than ever this year.
Dummy Taylor so far has been showing up 10
Mathewson is encouraging. Mertes, Babb and Gil
JeciaIIy Mertes There have been few rulings
far this season for ball players proteS sting the
regulations seem to have been extremely effective
The New-York American League clubs playing
has not been SO encouraging so far as was ex-
two cut Of the four games played with Washington
and that + they & are away oI10 from e home it would seem
The Brooklyn club has been doing fairly well,
outside of the two games it lost TO New-York The
club PLAYERS succeeded IN winning TWO OF their
To-Day Boston win meet the Giants at the Polo
Grounds while PhiiadelRhia vii faGe BTo9ksn I1eEc
league club viii play Philadelphia at the IatteT's
grounds
The failure Of Schick. the Harvard sprinter. to
appear at the College Of the City Of New-York
games illustrates common evil Of such athletic
meets. The entry OF q prominent athlete is an
77ounced MS past performances are heralded. and
when the contest takes place he IS not TO be seen
Occasionally of course his absence is due to acc4
pete ana bis name was merely used, without his
permission. for advertising purposes Any theaLrl-
on promise Of the appearance Of a star, and then
c2lIy dnc4hce Wilhout excuse ma @ me : ~ F-o71
his patrons. Somehow or other a diferent rule
seems to prevail in the world OF sports-but 1t has
prevailed too long.
The big colleges "a not distinguish themselves in
Saturdays games. Yale showed up best with her
victory over Pennsylvania, made in an errorless
game. But even there the was closer than ex-
pected snd Yale must show consistent ability
bat If she IS TO play the game in baseball she
does on the gridlron. Harvard's defeat at West
Point was due 20 failure TO bat well Gnd hard at
critical moments and TO the fact that Clarkson did
s ,es 80 - @ 7rIyi ToirI1+ have been expected two
men from Nassau had at the hands Of Exeter on
--rainence IN college baseball Fordhams nine did
eTeditahe work in ifs EetoTE over LafaXete Il aTa
Columba's victory over Le1igh was 10 be expected
The track meet at the University Of Pennsyl-
varia- while interesting, not marked by any
especially notable performances Harvard's poor
showing was q decided disappointment TO the fol-
lowers Ct the Crimson. Schick in the hundred
saved his college from going back without first
Yale's victory in the mile relay was expected.
Michigan's victory in the four mile was due TO
AIurphy's desire Try men, but none the
race Pennsylvania made an easy victory in ex-
celent form Of the two mile relay In the special
contests Yale made a fine showing. De Witt, OF
Princeton. was disappointment in the hammer.
the rules and regulations Of football held Sat
urday night at the Reform Club. the invitation
Of Walter s. Camp. representing Yale The meet
ing was attended by Robert D. wrenn. represent
ing Harvard College; L. NJ. Dennis. for Cornell;
Paul DashielI for the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis: J. c Bell for Pennsylvania, and J. B Fine for
5g 81 e @ oIcb 10 mass naving and to fry to provide
IS S an 85 08 one ss and II has Beea sfoT but
announced that nothing had been decided by the
committee
Automobilists Of the various colleges are taking
into consideration the advisability OF holding an
intercollegiate automobile meet some time in June
after the closing of the academic year. Strangely
enough Cutler School appears TO be prime mover in
the plan. Cutler has fiourishing automobile club
of thirty members. each OF whom owns rnachlhes.
These men are anxious TO have an interscholastic
automobile meet, but unfortunately theirs is the
only school that has established club For this
reason they are anxious If possible TO ally them
tfs+ er have opened negotiations with the several
big universities for intercollegiate meet IN June
The r,rODosed meet, il has been suggested may
take place at Brighton Beach, where the facilities
for automobile "a cling excellent ale, Harvard
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Columbia al nave
established clubs, and from present indications are
lumbia has a club Of twenty men. almost Al Of
whom machines. Two or these Were Dllit eh-
rressv for racing purposes and for combined quail
ties of speed and endurance
The games held under the auspices Of the Inter
Retirement Athletic League Saturday evening
was the most remarkable athletic meet ever held
in this city II showed that there was material In
the East side boys TO champions. and that If
the league continued TO hold games each year
they would be cassed among the principals. Never
did z more enthusiastic crowd gather az the tth
REGIMENT A-ruouv than that Saturday even
ing and the spectators had cause TO show thelr
ing The entry list reached the four huDoreo marx,
and considering that IL was the hrst time that
many Of the boys took part IN an sfhetlc contest
Of the kind. IL remarkable how well the games
Of
The runs and tours committee OF the Automobile
Club OF America has arranged q parade to take
place in this city on May L The line will start
from Washington Square ana proceed NORTH To. on
Flfth-aVe, through Central Park and along RIVER
side Drive, returning to the Plaza
Coach Warner. OF the Carlisle Indians to-night
announced the football schedule for next fan.
Ee has secured the famous guard, Bernis Pierce.
as assistant coach Fourteen games VIII be
played as follows: September II, Lebanon VA
ley. Carlisle; September % open al CaFIIsiS
septeInber % Gettysburg at Garas-e. seI-e1-2e- o.