New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
COMMENT on SPORTS
GIANTS GREAT RECORD.
Remarkably Close Races IN Both
the Big Leagues.

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szues Tie fnzl s-1sgie all Lske Sasn1 81 "=
Poo Grounds and ere-y1Aing points 70 e'--1'
victory
u the National League race. the American -e@s-@
<xhr IS 10 less close ard exciting DetEoi- =
1..uiE sns Chiesgs 50 cAose tessissE ltAs- -
,z-se-iex fer any one Of rsez sill make El1eh
sfre-snee n tbesr Standing As sss Pre21cieo Z
-hfs column week ago. the White sSx are noS -
a co-u--s-6f-s postiea. and ~ ins EeIe -1se g
suszE nOz they have Eae chance . cspt-Ie IL
r-sr.r,so<shsp 4 ssrzes fer Ehs seTsdE tie De-
rss@a TIE Giants and The White so1 S1a
--1~t more rreztsole than r eitheE Detroit o. -
LOUIS vas View Fo-s's eppoEsat Wash has mace
9 renzrkzb5e record This season and has nsd
much 70 % zith Ch5czgo's present standing 1he
TEs-z hsndlcspped hy . pitching stan WEIGH
Is rather weak tgr e championship team
IA cszsz -ay have hsd grievance against Aia
Elhe-<sIz- the manager OF tas New YORK A11eEfcza
I.ezze ten Etnes Cz-k Griffith resigned cary II
-k,e s--ru-s- ou-- q Lhe face Of Il mat MAKES
-~-- s-rzss <or rs 6eszrzirg TIE when II y
sz-zEeffnE zIozE En sssr pbzoe, and neeSed more
-fz- q s-v CHER ttzns tEe earnest support anu
hs-d zu-E necessary - PIH Z cst q ne fIiI--
Ike nary c<sas-s hsEe zizsys been { stro1g al
r-E-e- q Gas ard his =on6srfEl playing aoiil1ss-
sre z-zzte- Err 5ese-ns. es=r stood OF & bag II
nny opz-1oz and i seeDs Ta'E that n shollc =
ios1 70 s-szzi1sd sbsseosi for his se-ioa ess4o
Exr<sy rzssa anything el-e- HIS frleaos say uA3N
hs si6 The rnsnly thing o. refusing % erES nis
szsz-y to- half hsaErs1 zors- and that Under the
cfyczrrs-zuozz ne ess56 gre q his sest- Tbs
sounds well and r1zy be the % largs exte-- pst
= would have been more usaElE for CEass 70 e2-
Main Il. situation % Frank FsFrsE. TIE Preslde,
Il a. eEtsb srs work z1th Whole hearted inter
ssr even Il nst n sympathy with the management
No matter shat the reason for MS iezsins tls
team Re stands IN ttse baseball seTAd Is q oe-
ssr-e- IN tie tine Of 1hs clubs greatest Heea-
Frank Farrell. she has spared neither money nor
rsf-s 20 tasfIa ID rennan. winning team for this
city is DESIRING Of better things al the hands o.
MS players The nine began with rush and ieo
TIE peunznt IA the early part Of tie season
mn disaster followed the heels Of success ana z
.ss-s that Il east in championship mould is now
struggling along last Pisoe, and with little or nc
hope Of improving position The pitchers are
eoinE fairly good work chss5ro and Lake par
-sczsisr4y and TIE team made I'D 70 large ex-
seu1 OF reputed il has been hard 70 ancer
s,srd the rezscn for the unexpected and disastrous
: IND zrica has been Unsolgabe riddle for the
greater part Of The season There has been some
weakness e. second base and a shcrtstcp part u
the tine but ass fha; Chase has deserted i begins
u iot as Il disznecton n the ranks is largely re-
s-ousfble fer the Yankees being a. the bottom Of
the ladder instead Of the top Il would BE- neither
fair 5UST 70 pGt tie blame for this conoition
Upon Chase. but for al hat and remembering the
fact that he Is probably OF the greatest players
-hzs ever ds1nsd suit his absence may b bless
ing IN disguise the Iheory that house divided
against Itself csEnst stand The ToFk cf tls team
from ne~ on wifi watched with interest and Il
rhe u1en show disposition get together and bght
their way cut Of pace IN the face OF the most
dlscsrzz1.g conditions the hope IS strong that the
team ziu redeem itself season and repay
Frsrk Farrell snd It's many loyal followers for the
grterous diszppointments Of this one
Racing without betting may be all righ- in
theory. hardly 50 IA practice and II seems TN
fortunate that of the best and most inyigoTat-
ing sportE should depend almost for It's very lie
-, rhe r,rt.flese Of backing ones judgment Up
20 this tine I have not been entirely convinced
that racing would die natural death without
so-ne form ol bookslakng organized betting. but
TIE size Of the crowd the sheepEhead Bay race
track last week can lead 70 only one conclusion,
x-S that IS that racing under strict prohibition
Of betting must soon be confined 70 Dcczsiona!
short meetings IN which those interested in the
thoroughhred for some other reason than spec
tscIs will attend Il iS hard 20 understand The
action Of the ofteIsls Of the Coney Island Jockey
CIub in putting ban on betting, which. under
the ruling Of Justice BischoE- appeared 70 &c ad-
missile Some good may come Of il. but without
s<tnx In thesr-oonfdeBce frank 70 confess that
me outlook was never darker for continuance Of
the sport
Thousands Of persons are as much interested in
me sport Of racing a before the passage Of the
sz-.x-Isr. law or rather. thousands would vel
se-,e It's rehabilitation under The cid conditions,
even without the desire 70 gamble Il IS absolutely
necessary sEdglng from the experience Of the last
<ez dzvs rhst those who go 20 the track must
1scslsze OF .neis1dusze horse in order 20 get
ne keen pleasure that struggle gives Those Who
fra their ps.xsure IN sslf. baseball. lawn tennis
Yachting Or zlrocst any other branch Of the sport
Ezve ss-reLnznx root for, sornetnlng % locahze
znesr Interest = horse race Il Is necessary 70
by a. interest n sonae aorfes 10 U-atie- no~
s-su 4, erS-r 70 co-cenr-sus the attention AID
s,c.x~ t.e .eossss-y Interest t5o-s4 racing urdes
v,sse-t coas.tsoas eatzlls eno.-.o2s outlay. szc
s-~olvex co-blnetsoa % szs.rets a-d pleasure OF
.po-f aak cor ze-c-z fsz between which y Is bard
10 cra1 rAe lne 20. razt reasor. :. 1ele other. i
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