The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-10
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
CLARK GRIFFITH SAYS BRUSH
IS MERELY BLUFFTNG.
New York Americans Ready to Play
Spring series WIN McGraw's Men.
but Brush Wlll Not Accept Shc'lln
May BE Elected Captain ~ Yale Team.

to the newspapers last night puts N sqnarcly
I'D 10 John T. Brush. president Of the New
YORK Nationals. 10 play a epring series lor
the local championship. Several days ago.
when Brush declared that he favored o series
between McGraws men aud the Boston
Americans for tho worlds championship
TO be played this spring. he was met with
6 prompt reply from President John Taylor
OF the Boston Americans who rett sod 10 play
on tho ground that the fan. and not the spring.
was he proper time for such games. Brush was
then quoted a. saying that Taylor was afraid,
although the New York Nationals refused
point blank 70 accept the challenge OF the
Boston worlds champions lat october
Manager Grif1th. therefore. when asked
what he thought Of the tanele. expressed
these interesting sentiments
Never In the history of baseball has a
world series been played in the spring
u is always customary to play 1t in the fan.
when both teams are az their best Mr.
Brush g recent talk OF playing the Boston Amer
leans this spring looks Ike gigantic blum,
IN view OF his statements last summer. that
ss long as he WAS president OF the New YORK
National League cub his team would never
rake part in game with an American League
team, and also because he followed up this
policy by declining TO play = worlds series
with the Bostons In the fall He has changed
his tune since that time because 81 the weight
Of public opinion and the fear OF lost prestige.
and he now wants 10 back up and square
himself with the baseball fans whose wishes
were ignored by him last year. Ny opinion
OF Mr.. Brush ia that he is bu1er and docs
not wish TO play anybody. The New York
Americans did not win the world 5 cham
pionship last year. but We came within one
game OF 1t. and II Mr. Brush is anxious to
test the strength Of his team he does not
have 10 go outside OF Manhattan Island
10 do st. Tho New York Americans stand
ready 20 play him at any time. and he can
name the dates
With the Bostons ont OF g. and the New
York Americans willing to settle the question
OF supremacy ia accordance with the de-
nands Of the local army OF baseball fans,
Griffith has paved the way, apparently, for
Brush TO arrange an interesting seriss in
a sportsmanlike way. II Brush is willing to
play the Boston Americans whY should he
be unwilling 10 play the New York Americans7
The rival clubs in Philadelphia aud st Louis
are TO meet In the spring. and the Cincinnati
Club has already arranged games with the
New York, Boston, Cleveland and Detroit
American League teams The New York
Nationals won the prnnsnt in their league
and the New York Americans lost their pen
nant by one game For that reason base
ball fans are anxious for q local series
When Brush was asked last night Il he
would play the New York Americans Instead
OF tho Bostous, he said
I'VE would have TO cancel several Of our
exhibition games 10 play the Bo-tons: but
as they will not play the incident Is closed
We will not entertain a proposition from
the New York Americans for a spring series
under any circumstanceS. All OF which
prompts the question. VIII Brush consent
70 world sere. n the New York Ameri-
cans win their peuusnt and McGraws men
ere again successful in the National Leaguei
Pitcher Jack Taylor says he will bring suit
for s2j 900 dnmng cs against James Hart
OF the Chicago Nationals for defamation Of
character. Hart i alleged to have sand that
Taylor once threw game. but the mag
nate has since denied maxim the charge
Ban johnson and Comiskey are behind Tay-
lor, which ia conclusive evidence hat The re-
lations between the two big ball leagues are
not so peaceful as the surface would Indicate
II Ban johnson has not yet completed tho
make 10 OF his American League umpira stan
81 might be OF benefit to HIM aud the game ii
he should include Timothy furst For two
years Hurst has been Identified with private
affairs, bur he might br induced TO 10 back
20 the old Job behind the plate There never
was a more competent umpire than Hurst
when he held forth in the National League
he had splendid control over the players,
and his ecisious were emincntly fair Almost
any player viii admit that Hurst was fearless
enough TO give visiting teams an even break
even before the most hostile crowds He
would be an ACQUISITION TO the American
League. particularly 10 Jack sheridan de-
cides to umpire IN California this year.
Few good things have been so ely tipped
as Far West the winner OF the first race Mt
Now Orleans yesterday He was heavily
Sas also supported. il is said In ali parts OF
the country, as Well as az the track Far
West belongs 20 Albert Smons. the man who