The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
NEW YORK WAKES UP
TO s.MUGGsY" AND BRUSH.
Gum Shoe Schemes and Rowdy Tao
tics Laid Bare at Polo Grounds
Sox Continue to Climb.

1hC sc" DIX POLO grounds YESTERDAY
e should convince organized baseball
that the thinning out Of machievel
! liam Brush and the rough-toss rowd,
: Muggsy McGraw is absolutely neces
] sar yif baseball is to be perpetuatec
as a sport for decent people to pat
] ronize, The country at large ha.
: had a surfeit Of Brush and McGraw
The willy schemes Of the one and the
J bull-dozing tactics of the other have
caused the blush of shame to mantle
the cheeks of most ardent baseball
enthusiasts everywhere the National
league has a foothold outside of New
York. Brush knows nothing of true
, sportsmanship and McGraw is not
even susceptible to civilizing inau-
ence.
Unfortunately for the good of the
national game both have fastened
themselves on New York Else
where in the national league their
presence would be impossible. In
New York they have been sheltered
by the innate "insular prejudice"
Their faults have been fashions with
New Workers who have no regard for
the speech of people outside of their
own island. Brushs Shiny trail
through baseball has been regarded
in New York as the triumph Of di-
/ plomacy and the Iawlessness of Nc
Graw has caused him TO be regarded
in his own town as the greatest of
baseball generals.
1t has come TO a stage, however,
where even New York cannot afford
to stand for him nor for the man who
backs him up.
His work yesterday was too coarse
even for the narrowest minded New
York fan to tolerate In his desire
to take mean advantage of the Chi
through baseball has been regarded
Cages, who are beating the New
Yorks to a standstill for the
championship, he oyerplayed himself. |
From all accounts even the rowdy
bleacherites whom he had melted to
riot turned against him and APP
plauded President Murphy and Cap
tain Chance for their snortsmanlike /
stand. He tried to make an in
spector of police act as fall guy
in the plot of Brush and himself to !
bar Umpire tombstone, the attack
upon whom in the previous game
was inspired by McGraw himself.
but the inspector entered an en-
phatic disclaimer.
Even before the game McGraw
was in contempt of higher author
ity by placing himself and another
player in uniform. Me-
Graw deserves the direst punish
ment for what he did yesterday. 1t
remains to be seen if President
Pullman has the vertebrae to hand
it to him.
In the meantime how about the
Sox? Chicago's popular south side
organization is doing nicely, thank
you. The faithful fans who have
stuck to Charley Comiskey through
hick and thin are perking up and {
thinking about pennants, Jones
men are coming like a house afire.
They have taken three separate and
Instinct wallops at the Champion
ohiladelphias and they are at it
gain today. COMFY Mack tried to
tenn the tide yesterday by pulling
n RUDE Waddell but RUDE was
'ad match for the speed marvel Ed +
Walsh, although the RUDE pitched Z
God ball, holding the Sox down TO \
hits. Three hits and shut Z
ut were the Athletics position. r
Walsh was of additional help at the ?
at. The Sox felded clearly and s
armed the game by good all round r
lay. The score was 4 to 0.
Ii IS for me for this hereafter
aid the prize fan of the Conkey T
liant who rides in and out every \
ay Here I've been sweating e
lood every day until the train fC
caches seth street to get one of D
lose final result sporting extras to 81
nd out how the ball games came out "
hen I've had it in my pocket all the B
me. Here's the Lake County Times
hieh ] grabbed from a newsboy be-
re l took the SIP at Hammond. IL
it'll twelve more innings, all told. :,
ian this sheet gives you at 6 o'clock Ic.
hen l set home A" Ev-
1t Is better to wake up some time +,
an not wake up at all, There may In.
few people in Hammond who &
i'll wait for the bunk" sportino n,