New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
COMMENT ON SPORTS
UNHAPPY BASEBALL DAYS
Nezcs and VSetcs on Current TONES,
Amateur and Professional.

Ne5Cs and y SetCS on Current IOplcS,
Amateur and Professional.
What with rain and other things, the Giants the
Yankees and the superbas had anything but
happy time last week, that the least said the
sooner forgotten The Yankees went on playing
the same high quality OF baseball which has
marked their work since TIE season opened but
they had little of what may he called The luck of
the game in the last few days. No fault can be
found, even with defeat however when the men
played they did when beaten by Detroit on
Thursday and Chicago on Friday. It may be said
further that it is disgrace 10 go down before
such pitchers as Mullin, Of Detroit. and Big Ed
Walsh. Of Chicago, who are ranked, and deserved
II. among the great pitchers Of the day. Both had
TO pitch almost perfect ball. however 10 hold the
Yankees in check Walsh, it must be remembered,
forty Of the ffty-fye games he pitched last
year, while MGn has eleven straight victories TO
his credit this season. and is after record, which
IN all probability he will be unable 10 get The
record for successive victories is now held by
James Mccormick. who in 1886. while pitching for
the Chicago National League team, Won twenty
four straight games Second place is held by Luby'
oE Chicago. who twenty straight games in
1896 Mulin has long way TO go 10 equal or sur
mass these marks The White Sox Will be al Amer
ican League Park for two more games this Week.
and then Cleveland viii wind up the western N
rasion with three games on Wednesday IhuFsuaS
and Friday. WaShin gto1 VIII be here loT one game
m Saturday and one the following Monday follow
Ing which the Yankees must make snort ulP
around the Eastern circuit
TIE Giants will be back at the Polo Grounds from
their Wes.ern trip week from tomorrow pu'
-, have rIentv Of hard work before them IN the
mean time They VIII wind up the Clncinrau s7'ieS
today and then jump to Pittsburg 70 hsh' II oul
,,frb The league leaders in a four game SERIES
.,tob be75ns On "Wednesday. Much depends on
ror The Giants fare in the town OF smoke as INC
Pirates are racing along in the van IN q way -
indicate that they viii be hard 10 pea. IoI N
,,ennar1 An even break VIII be acceptance, VIC VIC
4.rea ol,t Of four would cause much re3o'ciis-
T7hjadelphia and Brooklyn. which gave plot-. t1
eerlz- IN The season Of being strong enough u ny
New York indirectly in its pennant hght nv % hoiu
ing Pit+sburg and Chicago in check, have la--eu
lamentahly-
X ( vosburg the official handicapper OF me
Jockev Club. has proved his skill so many Oines -
the allotment Of weights when on the race %
-,a-e sr,r,earea 10 he lust for criticism tha1
- r,s, ro- h4 altogether fair take him 10 TASK
for his treatment of Restgouche, IN the SuouI ua"
Fgzndican at one nile and quarter Whlch VIII o
-,1r on The opening day Of the spring heellH6 "a
the Coney Island Jockey Club al aflee4lSileAu o..
On June p In point OF fact, however II Is hllghCS
rs5 :, reconcile his action in putting seven pounos
on Restigouche TO only three on King James "'eH
the latter beat the Of Commando a Ien6Ii AZ
The Brooklyn Handicap, which, under the accep'eu
standards Of handicapFng- amounts 10 about lhTee
,,o,r5s In nv opinion Restigouche ran the best
race Of his career in the Brooklyn and could nara
" be expected to improve much on that enort- he
bore the brunt Of the fight and while e. Burns ms
rider allowed King James 70 come through on the
rail the son of Plaudit defeated him oeclslFey-
YET Festigo,.che is asked take up four POUNDS
rlcre than his stable companion over the weights IN
that race Further than that, the official handicap
rer sees only six pounds difference between hing
James and Celt on the running Of the BrookFn'
tut a ten-pound difference between Restigouehe
and Celt Il looks as y Mr- Vosburg had made
mistake or is CT the opinion that Restgouche
should have won the Brooklyn Handicap by
length more
IT is cause for general satisfaction among race
Eoers that P. J. Dwyer. president Of ihe BROOKLYN
Jockey Club, decided 70 put on an extra day tfrs
week There viii be four, OF necessity, the foiloW-
tnr v-eel, as programmes have been arranged for
Monday and Wednesday at Gravesend, just pre-
xious 20 the change of scene 10 Sheepshead Bay on
Thursday June q, when the Suburban Handicap
viii be decided. Following that, four days and
rossblv Eve viii be the order. Chief interest this
week centres In the running OF the Gazelle Stakes,
fer three-year-old hllies, al one mile and SIX
teenfh. OF Thursday. and the Brooklyn Derby, Tor
thTee-year-olds. mile and a half. on Satur-
dsy Racegoers VIII have & chance to see Maskette
James r Keene's Futurity winner last season. in
the Gazslie. Remembering her easy victory in the
ladies' Stakes at Belmont, il looks as though she
had the race her mercy, those most likely 10
meet her are August Belmont's Field Mouse and
John z. Madden's Lady Bedford. both OF which she
took into camp in her previous race this year Joe
Madden winner of the Belmont Stakes; Fayctte,
Practical a fun brother TO the unbeaten Priscillian,
and Tltimus the last Of the Commandos, are the
probable starters in the Brooklyn Derby
Es1tveu. the Jockey. deserved severe punishment
fer easing up Hilarious in the Carlton Stakes on
Saturday and drawing the finish 50 fine Horses
have beer beaten by just such careless OF over
confident riding and the stewards would have been
justified in setting Butwen down for the remainder
Of the meeting an object lesson 10 those who
may follow his example.
The Importance Of a baseball team a foot
bau team making a natty appearance the field
was called TO my attention I'm a rather forcibe
at a college baseball game last. week. The team in
question PLAYED fast, snappy baseball. but the ef-
fectiveness and cleanness Of the work were almost
lost sight Of because Of the sloveHly appearance
cf the men on the field Grace and freedom in
ton are heightened a large extent by the neat
ness with which PLAYER Is dressed, and there is
absolutely no more excuse for soppness and care
lessness IN appearance than for sloppiness
lessness IN the execution Of plays. II lot Of
or boys offend the sight any Of the other
Of the onloOkers they cannot expect have the
proper support and good feeling that essen
tai success 1t matters not that the suits
soiled old show the marks Of hard usage.
there could still be neatnes and a general natty ap
pearance. This pleasing effect is lost, however,
when the trousers hang halfway between knee and
ankle while one man a jersey cut low in
the neck. another one nigh and a third perhaps
d baseball shirt a sweater. There some,
perhaps who may think that all this is much ado
about nothing. but deserving of the close con
sideration Of the manager and captain of every
4oothaT baseball any athletic team