New-York tribune., 1908-10-12
COMMENT ON SPORTS
THE END OF BASEBALL.
Ne.rs and Viess on Current Topics,
amateur and Professional

Meas and Viescs on Current Topics,
amateur and Professional
-vas hard fight TO Iose-that baseball battle
a. the National League championship. It was the
harder because the Giants won the pennant On the
-.,,sl merits Of the play in the regular schedule
mes and only lost il a technicality by being
sa-osd 20 play over game that was truly and
+.+-lv Won Inasnuch as the New York club
tou-ed 70 the compromise decision OF the board of
-ar-o-s Of the National League. and in all sports
-,srshfp accepted the situation, even though cen
x=nces % its unfairness. It may be distinctly cut
NJ Mace 70 revive a subject that is already worn
,r-esdba-e and make any further comments but
7 feel constrained 10 say that in my opinion the
hoard of directors showed weakness in making a
ss-isio- for which there was no precedent and
+f-- indicated clearly that. while compelled from
t5af- standpoint 10 uphold President Pulliam and
rs rr17ires. New York deserving of some
s-AcfsI consideration, inasmuch as II ordered the
rsre replzve6 after the close OF the regular sea
60, The Chicago Cubs have won the National
League pennant for the third year in succession.
.,s al credit must be given 70 team which made
such good fight and which came on 70 New York
and Won the deciding game under conditions that
were al against il; but il may be said that the
-es-7 or rather its manager. has lost more
friends by dependence On a purely technical ruling
.bsn can ever be regained by winning a dozen
championships
4 word may be said in passing Of the remark
able popularity and wonderful hold that baseball
has on the sport-loving public The crowd that
-,,rned out for that allfmportant game OF Thurs
cav when the Giants met their Waterloo. was OF
z size 10 occasion surprise and Of q kind to COM
reI admiration II the face Of vexa1ious and to
large extent unnecessary discomfort in getting into
RE -oynds IN the face Of grievous disappointment
- losing q pennant which the majority felt had
been fairly Won Il vas altogether good natured
and sportsnanlike- The huge majority OF those IN
ne host Of baseball fanatics watched the struggle
Win every show OF keen interest, appiauded up
-oariously when the chance came TO tie the score
n the seventh inning ard finally fled out olsal'-
z,o.r-e6 but satisfied that the team had mace d
gallant Il losing fight There were few q
course. with sense % fairness, 10 say noIhlhs
of 1-oprierv who did their best 10 cast blot on
--e shin Of New York fans; but, fortu-
-arelv they were in a decided minority and were
Quickly suppressed although not before 2 slight
injury had been inflicted upon Chance, the man
sze- OF the Chicago team, which. OF course Is 70
n 5e7iored. The Giants. and all, fought the
Eood fight and deserved 70 win. and II Is safe 10
say that even in losing they have made more
friends than ever before IN the history q lne
sport IN this city Even now the outlook Is bright
for a championship team next year little
s--enzr henirg here and there Is all that Is neces
szrr and with that hope the fans must content
themselves until another playing season rolls
around In the mean time. hearuest congTatua-
tons can be extended 10 McGraw and his band
for working so long and hard to bring long over
due pennant 70 this city
Tie plans made by Harry Payne Whitney, Her
,nsn B Duryea, John E. Madden and Thomas
Hitchcock IT, 10 ship some of their horses abroad
~ Saturday Go not mean that they viii desert
TIE .-< II this country the time OF its greatest
need Il there is racing n this state next year
Is there is no reason this time to doubt their
colors VIII be represented together with those OF
August Belmont, James R keene and other OWL
ers VINO are IN racing largely for the love OF the
sno-- The men who maintain breeding farms and
race big stables are none the less sports1nen IN
their desire 70 break even, go far as possible
zu5 i = with this end view that scne OF them
u-u snip abroad, where the value OF the stakes
and purses Is more in keeping than Il Is likely 10
De here with the enormous expenditure
Truav De said il passing that whereas the sport
IS -ow al its low water mark n this state there
Is reason 20 believe that the end has not come
zn1 that Il caa be built up again, once the courts
have interpreted the new law 50 that those IN
control q the Jockey Club and the many follow
ers . racing wiI know where they stand and how
10 lay their plans. There Is the chance, Of course
tha- TIE may oyerrule Justice Blscho1s de-
cson as 70 oral betting in which case the various
racing associations might acknowledge defeat, but
there e the same chance that the courts viii rule
that the law was aimed only at public bOokInaking
and zoo selling IN which case il is felt by many
trienss of racing that the sport can slowly but
surely b. built Up AGAIN when freed from police
censorship and the constant dread Of arrest
The fall meeting Of the Westchester Racing As
Eocia-oa AT Belmont Park has four more days 70
The end viii come Saturday and with IL
tne last of th= rich and historic fixtures which add
50 mach interest a prograT TnTne. Racing will be
continued At Empire City and Jamaica, but a. the
la-te- course. least. the card viii be made up
cf overnight races for small purses. which will not
attract the stars OF the thoroughbred world The
outlook particularly bright for the closing days
a Belmont Park The chief interest Wednes-
osy VlI centre n the running Of the Harbor Hill
Cup Steepl-,hs for thr=eyear-olds 10 which Clar-
ence Z Eackay adds S3.gpo and a silver cup The
Champagne Stakes with s5.oiD added is also on the
programme that day and promises well. among
t1ose eligible are James 2. Keene's Maskette, the
FctG-irv winner; Harry Payne Whitney's Perseus
1zd Sea Cliff, T a Forsyrhe's High Private and
: C. HudreIh's Fitz Herbert The distance is
sever f1riorgs and II is a real test for the young
ktsrs On the roll OF winners are few who have
not developed into great horses later on.
AUgusL Belr1out-s Fair Play, which added more
iEStre u MS fame by his brilliant performance in
ths Municipal Handicap Saturday. viii 20 10
ne post 81 the Belmont Park Autumn Weight-for-
Age race al two and quarter miles, on Saturday.