New-York tribune., 1906-11-12
SPORTING UMMENT.
Nears and Pieces on Current Topics.
Amateur and Professional.

The meeting between the football elevens of
Yale and Princeton Saturday will be the alb
sorbing topic IN sporting circles this week.
With the outdoor season practically over the
followers OF all branches OF sport will turn to
football drowning man would TO straw
This is not the reason that college football is so
popular and draws such enormous crowds. but 1t
has its bearing. The coming gridiron battle
which Will be fought under the walls Of Old Mas
ssu. gives promise OF being one OF the most
Spectacular ever played between the old rivals.
and the crowd in attendance Will only be limited
by the seating capacity OF the stands. The in
tersectional game in which Pennsylvania will
represent the East and Michigan the West. will
be another feature this week The meeting will
be 81 Philadelphia Saturday. The East Is
none too well represented. Pennsylvania is
not particularly strong this year, but that il the
more reason for enthusiastic support. Outside
OF football the followers OF racing and golf viii
have few more days entertainment but the
end is in sight even for them. The fall meeting
OF the Queens County Jockey Club Will be con-
cluded at Aqueduct on Thursday. while the open
tournament of the Country Club Of Lakewood
viii mark The end OF the competitive golf season
tn the metropolitan district. The important
happenings last week We're the football games on
Saturday, in which Yale. Princeton and Harvard
after hard battles; the making Of new In
door records at the American Athletic Union
championship games in Madison Square Garden
the sterling performances Of Veil. Philandsr
AQueduct.
The permanent organization Of the association
which viii build and maintain private auto
mobile speedway. The death Of Sewell, the
Jockey, result of fall at Aqueduct, was
the sad and unfortunate occurrence Of the week
PROFESSIONAL BAsEBALL
During the long closed season when the base
ball fans cannot indulge themselves something
must be talked about I'll the gap. and that
something usually turns to a discussion OF the
70 oiaSy he rllles hA late
which is sure 10 arouse many heated argu-
naents. has to do with the pitcher and his usual
weakness at the bat. II is proposed 10 exempt
the man in the box from all batting duties and
accomplish double purpose-incrsase the
batting averages and prevent the pitcher being
overworzed. 1t is not meant TO limit the batting
20 eight players. but TO have bench batter
who will take the pitchers turn 1t is hoped
that 81 the suggestion is even considered by the
committee rules IL will be dropped. The
pitcher has plenty OF work in a game it is true.
but he also has plenty Of rest he is not called
on 10 go in the box more than two or three times
a week. except IN emergency To drag a
heavy hitter IN the game under the gulse or
saving the pitcher is not worthy of much
thouCht. Another novel idea has been suggested
by Kid Eberfeld. which. far as can be
judged. would lead only 10 confusion. He says
the first batsman in each inning should nave
the privilege OF either running 20 first or third
nase-in other words. the batsman should be
permitted TO run around the bases IN the oroer
now observed. or II he wished just reverse the
order. going third first, then second, then first
and home. Elberfeld says such game would
he productive Of great excitement, in that IL
would keep every player on the jump trying 10
figure out beforehand just what way the bats
man would run. The privilege OF selecting the
order in which the bases are TO be run is
etricfed 10 the first batsman in each inning. All
the other batsmen in that inning would have 10
follow the order Of running the bases set by the
leader. Baseball is pretty good as il is, and no
tinkering with the rules will help il.