New-York tribune., 1906-06-04
SPORTING COMMENT.
Nezcs and Viescs on Current Topics,
amateur and Professional.

There viii be every opportunity for in
5,,leence I'm the various branches Of sport this
week as the season is now at its height even
though there may be lacking some of the
features which made last week memorable.
There viii be three more days at Belmont Park
and then the racing scene will be changed once
more TO Gravesend, where the second spring
meeting Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club begins on
Thursday The Highlanders have gone west,
and American League Park will be deserted for
several weeks, but the champion Giants viii be
hack at the Polo Grounds tomorrow for a long
stay and over I'm Brooklyn the Superbas will
entertain. There enough yachting. golf.
cricket and lawn tennis fixtures scheduled to
keep followers of these particular branches busy.
while more important college baseball games
must stin be played before that season comes to
an end Never before. perhaps. in the history of
sports in this country has the outpouring
Memorial Day been eoualled and the number of
persons which crowded the baseball parks race
track golf links. and other places where sports
OF one kind or another ruled in the metropolitan
district alone glowing tribute TO the re-
markable popularity Of outdoor pastimes.
conservative estimate Of the local attendance in
all branches Of sport on Wednesday was 100000
persons. This speaks for itself and little further
need be said. The most important happenings
included the winning Of the New Jersey state
golf championship by Archie Graham; the de-
feat OF Yale by Princeton at baseball; the New
York Athletic Club games at TraVers Island;
the Memorial Day regatta on the Harlem RIVER
the breaking OF the worlds record for the pole
vault tzvice-first by A c. Gilbert, of Yale, ana
later by Leroy Samse. Of Indiana University.
who placed the mark ar II feet AZ inches; the |
brilliant playing Of the New YORK american
League team. which worked fits way to the front |
IN the pennant race. and the two victories or the
Crescent Athletic Club lacrosse team over strong
Canadian tWelVes.
PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE BAsEBALL
The work Of the New York American League
team in winning sixteen out Of the last eighteen
games played eleven of which were in success
sdon. and taking first place in the race for the
pennant. is worthy Of tire highest commentator.
On May Is the Highlanders were in sixth place,
and 253 points behind Philadelphia, which led
the league Now they are in first place and likely
10 stay there If they continue to play the same
high quality Of baseball The batting OF the
team has been the chief feature Of the climb up
the ladder. although the fielding has been sharp
and clean as well. The success is the more re-
markable as the pitching has been none too
effective. The team jumped from third to first
place last week by winning six and losing one
game, while Philadelphia was winning two and
losing five games and Cleveland winning |
two and losing four games. The Highanders
VIII have to fight to hold their place, they are
of a long Western trip and Will not be back
home again till June q. The team will open in
St Louis tomorrow. playing four games and
then moving 20 Chicago.
The champion Giants will get back TO the Polo /
Grounds tomorrow and 1t should not take long |
for them TO earn a safe lead again. They are
only one game behind Chicago. All things con- |
sidered, the team has done well enough the |
long trip away from home. as il has been handi- |
capped in small degree. 1t went West on |
May j and since that date has won twelve and |
lost eight games, while Chicago has eleven /
and lost seven. An even break would have been |
acceptable. Last week the Giants four and
lost three games, while Chicago winning
three and losing two games The champions viii
play in Philadelphia to-day and then open an
Interesting series Of four games with Chicago
tomorrow at the Polo Grounds. It will be a
bitter fight for the lead, and the games promise
70 be well worth seeing. Brooklyn actually won
five out Of six games last week, and climbed out
OF last place for the first time since early in the
season. The followers Of the team have taken
fresh hope and are beginning to root again. as
there Is now a good chance for IL getting into
nfth place and heading the second division at
least