Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-04-23
Sporting Summary.

for the Giants on the first game be-
cause the crowd invaded the field, Is
considered by many as unjust, mas
,nrcb az the New York police afford
cd no protection, and in that case
~ ie argued that the Giants were
practically helpless. But the police
say they had no business to be help
4 less. as they should have organized
police force for themselves. This
will have to be done, and 1t is con-
sidered right, as there is plenty of
money in the games and the club can
4 we'll afford to spend money for pro-
\ lection. It would be easy enough to
get II out of the public, as there
would be a liberal subscription on
\ the part of the public, If straight,
orderly games could thus be secured
! when Barney Dreyfus heard that
Johnny King was hopelessly at
loggerheads with Charley Murphy,
] he Immediately wired Murphy to put
\ prica on the reDellious catcher.
Murphys answer threw Dreyfus into
J spasm. 1t read Wagner and
4 $50, 900"
The batch of youngsters that Han
! lon has in Cincinnati are a trusting
b lot. Their battery used signals so
! openly in their game with Cleveland
that the Blues got wise in a few in
, nings.
Tossing the javeline, that good old
4 Greek game, is still being kept alive
d in the west, with Jawn McGraw as
n the target. But Jawn has had the
y iavelin tossed into him so much that
\ he gets fat on It.
Y Barney Dreyfus has been flirting
with the ponies for years past, and
j. has finally gone into the game
= strong. He is now partner in a rae
N ing stable.
N The Cubans have invented n good
= way to bet n ball games. They
"A form a pool of eighteen, and each
u man drawn the name of one OF the
" eighteen players in the game. The
n man who holds the name OF the play
u er making the last run cops the
" whole lot.
Conversational Charley Murphy
III says that his new southpaw, Blaine
u Durbln, has the head of Clark Grit
n fifth, the cunning OF a Ramsey, the
III courage of q Brown and the versatil
II lty OF Matthewson. Yes, and nov
y watch Durbins finish.
! Most or the experts in st. Loui'
u figure that the Browns will finisl
\ farther up in their league than the
Cardinals will In theirs. Mr.. Nc
Closkey OF the Cardinals, can't se'
|. that dope, especially after trimming
the Browns In the spring series.
with the offer made by some New
u York alumni of the naval academy e
A present the funds for the expenses
N of the trip and the prospects of oh
taining Official sanction exceedingl!
4 bright, II is now practically assured
II that the midshipmen's eight-oared
she'll crew will compete in the an
nual Poughkeepsie regatta, to b'
II held on the Hudson river. June 26
next.
II Discomfort In the American Ken
mel club Is reaching a critical stage
n President Belmont has been petition
\ ed by seven club delegates to call ;
4 special meeting to set things righ
\ and form a complete reorganization
or force a lawsuit. In the interes
4 of harmony President Belmont ha,
= suggested that the directors resig,
n In a body. and that the club elect an
other board at the May meeting
Il The committee denies the validity o
II the incorporation.
The schooner yacht Marjorie hat
II been sold by Frank st. John to Johr
ElF. Baudonine. The yacht is al
II Jacobs shipyard, City Island, hayinl
II 25-horse power gasoline engine in
stalled. She is So feet over all, ans
4 was built in 1905.
u The schooner yacht Agatha has
n been sold TO William c. Towen, vice
n commodore of the Brooklyn Yacht
club. by Harry Tobey. The yachts
name viii be changed 10 Tammany
II and as such she will be one of the
Il competitors notably so, in the ocear
n race TO Bermuda in June. She is q
4 flush deck, keel vessel, 72 feet over
n all, and built in 1909.
II T. Bache Blocker has bought the
b fast class sloop yacht jig Step from
f. j. Hayens. The yacht was built
n last year from plans by Mr.. Gielow
and won the championhip of hel