New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
BASEBALL SEASON OYER.
Ne7cs and Viezcs on Current Topics.
Amateur and Professional.

centred in the series Of baseball games between
the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers TO de-
eide the worlds championship. Chicago was
naturally the favorite, but Detroit had many
supporters on the strength of its wonderful
game finish in the American League race But
'gameness' does not always win games, unless
the opposing teams are very evenly matched
And such was not the this time. Chicago
won because IT had much the better team Now
that the baseball season is over the fans vii!
have something 10 talk about until the early
spring when the baseball clubs will begin prep
arations for the season of 1905, Football now
holds forth the premier outdoor game The
gridiron season IS now well under way, with the
Dig teams working diligently 10 perfect the
forward pass, the on-sde kick and other plays
made possible under the revised football rules
There was nothing startling in any of SatuT-
DAYS games. This week Will find the big teams
meeting opponents more worthy of their best
efforts.
The most important event in the world Of
golf last week was the womens national cham
pionsnip al the Midlothian Country Club, Chi
caeo IN which Miss Margaret Curtis defeated
her SISTER, Miss Harriet Curtis, the champion, IN
the final round. Jerome d. Travers. the na-
tional champion. kept up his good work by VIII
ming the invitation tournament on the links or
the NontcIair Golf Club. This week the inter
collegiate golf championship VIII be decided.
,Fhoroughbred racing viii continue at Belmont
Park this week. il being the final meeting OF
the season At this course Locally, there VIII
ne considerable interest in the result of the
lawn tennis match this week between the West
Side Lawn Tennis Club and the New York
Lawn Tennis Club to decide the championship
Of the Metropolitan League. With the eXcep-
tion OF racing and football the outdoor sporting
season is nearly over.
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
The Chicago Cubs the champions of the
baseball world. and they established their claim
10 the title without the least semblance OF a
rr-;%1a 1afNr7f
honor for they were game to the last, and
game loser always mas the respect of true low
ers Of sports incidentally, as a balm to their
disappointment the Tigers have $4,000 TO di-
vide among themselves for playing in five games
As general rule. some excuse for defeat can he
offered This time Chicagos victory was so
clean cut that qui6ble would be useless as well
as out Of place The better team won. Chance
has one of the finest. if not the finest, baseball
machines ever put together. 1t worked without
friction all the season and right through the
series 10 determine the worlds championship.
There was never a slip or break OF which De-
trot could take advantage Hughey Jennings,
ss great 4 baseball general as he proved himself.
was forced 70 admit that his team was pitted
against a stronger organization. President Ban
Johnson Of the American League said after the
series: I'VE were fairly beaten by the Chicago
team. They played better ball. OF course, we
Of the American League are disappointed Then
he added that the long strain under which the
Tigers worked undoubtedly told them. That
IS probably true. But il is almost certain, had
conditions been otherwise, Chicago would have
won the championship just the same, although
the Tigers might have won one or two games of
the series. There is enough honor, however, for
both victor and loser.
one feature of the series was that the star
hatters did not show up so prominently as was
10 be expected Crawford and Cobb did not
make as many hits their records for the sea
son would seem 10 Justify. a poorer hitter was
the hero. just has been the case In former
post series In 1905 Billy Gilbert carried off the
batting honors. Last year Rohe was the big
mar with the stick for the Chicago Americans.
And this time ROssman was the star slugger.
The American League Is probably the more
evenly balanced organization bui the result Of
the season would seem 10 indicate that the Ma
tional League has the stronger teams. In St.
Louis the National League team defeated the
American League organization in the post series
and the result was reversed in Boston. The two
Boston teams occupied the same relative posi-
lions. The st. Louis team finished last in the
National League and sixth in the American
League. il was great season for baseball, and
the national game seems to be growing more
popular each year, judging by the crowds
AUToMoBMING.
The latest suggestion from New Jersey TO
prevent speeding by limiting the gearing of
automobiles Is not considered practical by many
manufacturers. Motorists in general are also
opposed to such law, as even those who do
not wfully disregard the speed limits on
crowded thoroughfares like to feel that there is
some reserve power in their cars for use when
required or FOR an eslhilarating dash over unfre-
quented roads in the country when the spirit
moves In speaking the subject Benjamin
Briscce, an authority on the construction Of
cars. says:
1t is 10 he deplored that a few owners of
motor cars so drive as 10 endangeE the lives Of
other users Of the highway and create a preju-
dice against motorists as class. Men viii
openly violate the law with a motor car who
would not think of violating II in any other
way. and this Is partly because the laws they
stand at present are IN many cases absolutely
absurd j is impracticable TO regulate the
speed Of motor vehicle by gearing il that
ft cannot exceed a certain speed say, twenty
FIVE miles an hour. Every one acquainted with
mechanics Knows there is nothing worse for an
automobile than racing its motor In fact II
IS one Of the worst forms OF abuse. and Yet it
has been suggested that law be passed that
would practically necessitate racing "A motor
constantly Speed can be controlled First bv
having just laws: and second, by enforcing
them. Wha1ever1he solution Of the speed prob
lem may he. 7 am confident that It is not the
placing Of a limit on the gear ratio"
GOLF
In winning the wonen's national golf cham
pionship title at the Midlothian Country Club
on Saturday Miss Margaret Curtis. of Boston.
AZ last came into her own To come within an
zee OF the coveted goal on two previous occa-
sions when the championship was all but in her
grasp began TO make II appear as if fate was
against her. The possibilities Of her game seem
almost unlimited In driving she has long been
recognized as in class By herself, and when
getting the tee shots away in her best form
there are few amateurs among the men capable
of making her play the odd With the irons Mis-.
cuTIis Is equally brilliant, and her rare ability
10 get distance always gives the Essex Country
woman an advantage over all other opponents
Distances requiring fun brassies for other play-
err hre only iron shots for the champion wher-
ever distance ia desired Miss Curtis takes a full