New-York tribune., 1909-09-06


and Herzos is linlping around on scarcely healed
ankle broken some weeks ago.
These are some reasons for defeat Others are
the lack OF one more hard hitting outfelder,
want caused by the loss of Donlin and the lament
able weakness of the pitching staff Conditions
are just as they were a year ago. Wiltse and
Mathewson are the only dependable pitchers, and
'he former should not play more than one game
week. Ames is erratic. and seems to have bad
luck, no matter how we'll he pitches Raymond
is far from steady. Marquard is errattc IN the ex-
IRENE Ihere IS no reason why these weak spots
should not be strengthened before the season of
1910; there Is every reason why they should be
The present microscopic attendance should suggest
reason to the club, although as a matter of
fact every effort was made to guard against them
this year Possibly McGraw would do we'll to go
back TO the methods Of inside baseball sacrificing
and scientific. rather than reckless base running
which won two championships for the Giants
It seems that Detroit is likely To win a third
American League pennant, and TO try 10 vrest
from Pittsburg the honors Chicago won for the
Natlonal League in the worlds championship series
last year. The champions after a losing streak
that pulled them down 70 second place, met the
invasion OF the Eastern clubs by making a clean
sweep Of the four series with the travelling mines
They established new seasons record bv win
n ng fifteen straight games tied the sixteenth and
then lost two Saturday in one afternoon The
Athletics may overcome the lead the Tigers now
hold. and Boston is within striking distance also
and the Eastern teams have the advantage OF I'm
ishng home
umphs in the West on their last trip and held
their own only in Cleveland and St Louis They
will be home after short visit TO Boston, Phia-
delphla and Washington, however, and should do
better here There is no fault 70 ind with them
They have done much better than year ago.
seem sure 70 finish no worse than sixth and will
still make strong bid for place in the first
division.
Mike Thompson's first appearance here as an UNI
pire for the American League is being awaited
eagerly. He is likely to he a revelation to those
who not familiar with his sharp methods. Ger
tanly it is 10 be feared that will not follow
the play
The East is much better represented at Chicago
in the tournament for the amateur golf champion
ship, which opens to-day, than the West last
year AT Garden City. fact which may furnish
food for thought to the Western Ccif Association
Jerome n. Travers. IT, as is reported, he is
the top of his game; Walter J. Travis, Fred
Herreshoff, Tom Sherman, John NJ. Ward. Gilman
P Tiffany A. ". Tinghast and the rest make UP
a formidable team, team II be called. H
Chandler Egan. Chick Evans, the Hunters, D
E Sawyer Mason Phelps, Warren X. Wood and
several others will uphol5 the honor of the West,
and fine golf is surely TO be expected
America seems destined 10 be the victor in the
series OF races for Taft and Draper cups which
have been providing such fine sport for the sender
class enthusiasts off Marblehead There is some
thing inspiring the clean, healthy sport pro-
vided by these little craft, the spirit of good
fellowship engendered by the races between Ger
man and American sailors is wholly admirable
The Germans. if they lose and that they will
is not vet certain, have made fine fight, and il
must be remembered that if have won off
Marblehead they turned the tables handsomely OF
Kiel HERBERT.