New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
COMMENT ON SPORTS
YANKEES LOOK STRONG.
Ne,rs and Tic1rs on Current Topics
4matcur and Professional.

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c,,o. rro. time the honor Of being elected
-lass rropret was heaped upon me oiu ui7 0
-. ,,,- si,,ra then ] have had an aversion 20
,,,,- IN the predicting line. unless percilallce
,,,a 47stte- myself that 81 approached pretty co
= conclusion from stated facts After seeing TIE
,,eu1v constructed New York American 41eaeu
,earo on Thursday. however. feel teiIpueu u -
5t,, that George Stallings the new manager mas
laid the foundation for first division C'uO' - ~
reI,nant winning one. j. was the hrst uihe ii''
seen the men 2 work this year ana was n
,ts, iu,rra-ssed with the way they went ABOUT o@-
>,s,,,,- washington. II long way 10 OCTOBER
hut I for one will he sadly disappointed II ulo a.
kees are not fighting along in the van most oi @ l,0
time Nv friend B0zeman Bulger describes i-iie'''
The big Aaxen haired left fielder, as man VINO can
hi. es with ? darning needle and drive it through
q club seudWicll. ] was quite ready 10 believe II
vyheu saw him lace the ball If Engle goes on -
he has begun there Is likely to be second HANS
Wagner in the world of baseball The cther ne"
men particularly Knight at shortstop. speak Vol
unes for the skill and judgment Of George SIalIlAS
@zho has an onviable reputation for turning out
cl,an7rior1s7ip teams like way knight handles
himself and if he does not develop INTO slar Il
will Be because the sun foTSets 10 shine
Quinn who pitched the opening game before a
soodIy crowd like a veteran may not be a secohu
Amos Rusia as is claimed by his friends. but he
Is likely 70 be the find of the year If a find he
rsn be called Quinn has pitched losing game
since 1907 and he has been idle. either as last
season he pitched his team in the Virginia state
LEAGUE 10 victory fourteen consecutive times That
ss something Of record. even though the batsInen
fe faced were minor league players On Thursday
Quinn showed that he had good shoots, plenty or
speed. excellent control and cool head when IN a
sight place. Those the qualities that stamp }
titcher. If Joe Lake and the others will hold their
end up the Yankees viii be strong enough in the
box 10 keep the other teams fighting hard al tHe
sway. There is question about ElherfeIds aolll1y
20 play third base but it seems pity that curb
80 r,~r--n Tg /
seemed 10 have A feeling of uncertainty when the
ball was directed toward Laporte at second base
on Thursday. and felt that if there was a weak
spot in the inied il at that important bag
Ball vas back in that place on SsturdaS- however
and in all probability viii stay there Chase was
not missed So much first base as expected and
Mcconnell deserves great credit for filling his shoes
go acceptably. The followers Of the team will re
soicc hoE-ever. when Chase reports. he inspires
the rest Of tie with confidence
, The Yankees worked their way 10 the front in
the American League race on Saturday thanks 10
she Senators whose feeble efforts TO hold the home
team in check laughabe. This is satisfying.
ifn view Of the handicaps Of vaccnated arms and
other trifes. The weather kept the Giants idle
most af the week and they played only three
games winning 1Ro and losing Nap Rucker
was the cause Of their downfall, and il is no dis
grace 10 be beaten with him III the box The cause
for chief concern lay in the fact that Bridwell was
spiked His loss for any aPpreciahie time would
be felt Doyle too was missed. Ills batting might
have saved the day. Boston viii be at the Polo
Grounds for four days this week, while the su-
yerbas are in Philadelphia and the Yankees in
Boston
IN the old days. when the City Han was reason
ably near the centre Of greatest activity in this
city the custom to hoist flag over the Astor
House to indicate whether racing would or would
not be held on account OF the weather. In recent
years there has been necessity for this, for the
reason that racing was conducted rain shine.
rizrar he
old custom so far as baseball games concerned.
The need for this emphasized on Wednesday,
when three four thousand persons made the
Journey 10 American League Park in spite Of the
fact that every effort made by the club TO
spread The news by way Of the ticker and the
evening papers that the game had been postponed
Arrangements might be made At no great cost TO
hoist A faC indicating no game three sky
scrspers in various parts Of The city. which could
be seen from any reasonable distance This would
work both Ways 1t would save a trip To the
park when wet grounds necessitated postpone
nent and would more than make up for the cost
10 the club by increasing the attendance on days
when no doubt existed game being played.
While speaking Of suggestions feel disposed to
second made by several others that The bat
teries be posted on the score boards at the Polo
Grounds and American League Park. Again, the
would be little nothing compared 10 the
advantages TO be gained in the way Of increased
enjoyment and satisfaction TO those who do not
sit within hearing distance of even such far-reach-
ing voices OF the umpires possess 1t is
all well enough for the fans in the grandstand
who can hear the announcement OF the batteries
any changes in the lineup but those I'm the
oleachers who familiar enough with th'
PLAYERS 20 recognize them the field must Do
without the added pleasure Of knowing What pitcher
ss at work the box j. would not be necessary
10 increase the size Of the score board as the bat
teries could be posted for say two innings, eveI
printed on with chalk and then removed It il
hoped that John T Brush who has done so mucl
to provide for the comfort and accommodation o
the fans by enlarging the stands this year, VII
ACCEPT The suggestion and add just one more grain
Of pleasure afternoon at the Polo Grounds
and that Frank Farrell vii do the same on tn
hilltop.
The college baseball season. with the so-calle
championship at stake. was fairly launched on Sat
urdsy. Up this time the majority Of the game
have been cf the preliminary practice order. ant
can hardly be accepted having any bearing Il
determining the winner Of the title. Teams repre-
senting Georgetown and The University Of Virgins
have proved wonderfully good trial horses, I
speak. for the mines representing Yale, Cornell
Princeton, Harvard and Pennsylvania. Both team
more thar held their i'm the games played &
cate. but be remembered that both wer
further advanced thsn the teams which dow
from the North. Further than that, Georgetown
and Virginia blessed with one good pitcher each
CantweIl established the remarkable record in hi
first three games for Georgetown Of not giving
single base halls and striking out thirty-on
men. while Carl walker, Of Virginia has been won
de-fuIly effective all his games and esablishe