New-York tribune., 1910-05-23
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Records May Fly at Big Track
Meeting This Week.
YANKEES MAKING FRIENDS
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Amateur and
Professional.

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intercollegiate track and field records
are IN danger at Franklin Field Philadel-
fhia, on Saturday, II the track is fast and
she weather conditions are favorable
Never. perhaps, in the long history Of these
annual games has the outlook been so
bright for brilliant performances and hard
fought struggles. Some stars stand out, 1t
IS true in PAUL. the fast miller, and Bur-
dick, the high jumper of Pennsylvania; in
Berra the two-Inile record holder, Of Cor
nell; in Horner, the good. all-round man
and clever shot putter. of Michigan; in
Nelson and Gardner, the skyscraping pole
Vaulters, OF Yale, and in Foster, the dash
,ng sprinter, of Harvard, if he is in condi-
ton 10 run The stars are fairly well dis
s-ibuted. however, among the different col
leycs. and there are so many athletes who
are above the average, and who. on the
whole, are so well matched, that 1t is
puzzling problem to pick out the coliege
most likely 10 carry off the honors- IL
Franklin Field is not packed and jammed
10 its full capacity on Saturday it VIII De
surprising, as an athletic feast is in store
As an indication OF how closely the battle
for points VIII be waged, it may be re-
called that in the dual games TO date Har-
i
ton by 10 points and Princeton beat Cornell
10y points. Pennsylvania had an easier
tine with Cornell. winning by 7e 2-S points
80 441-s. and down IN Philadelphia Mike
Mrrphy's men are being hailed as the win
ners Of the point trophy. A year ago one
OF my able assistants, In a forecast pub
sished in The Tribune, named eight out OF
thirteen winners, four men who fnisheo
second rwo thirds and a fourth Harvard
uon the meet. with Yale second, as pre-
ds,ted, the former scoring 80 1-10 points as
against the suggested 80. 1t was clever,
almost an amazing, piece OF work. and the
same man is now working over his forecast
this year, which VIII be published IN The
Tribune some day this week, probably on
Friday. Under the circumstances can
safely avoid posing il the role OF prophet
There We're thrills enough at American
League Park last week to rouse The vcriest
ressirnist to enthusiasm. and incidentally
the Yankees endeared themselves to lhe
hearts Of the fans by winning six
straight games in most OF which they
came from behind TO pull out well deserved
victories. The men are playing good base
hall but, bstter yet they are playing Win
never-say-die spirit that shows plainly
that every one is working with the best
interests OF the club in mind. In spite OF
The remarkable run Of thirteen straight VIC
tories by the Philadelphia Athletics, the
Yankees are right their heels and safely
lodged in second place Cleveland VIII be
on the hilltop to-day for one more game,
following which the Chicago White Sex,
who are having q stormy time on their
Eastern trip, wili be entertained for four
games, which winds up the Western in
gasion Washington will be here on Satur-
day, playing over Memorial Day, after
which the Yankees will start for their first
saunt irto tie enemys country.
As 10 the Giants. blame il on the comet,
for there is other way to explain their
disastrous and unfruitful trip through the
West. The correspondents travelling with
the team say that the men are in excellent
condition physically, which makes IT the
harder to understand the deplorable show
ing In St Louis the pitchers could not
pitch, the felders could not field and the
batters could not bat, but some credit must
be ziven to Roger BreSnahan and his crew,
as. after taking four straight from New
York. they followed up their success by
winning three straight games from the
Phillies, who have been travelling along at
p pretty good pace. Fortunately for the
Giants. the second division clubs have been
winning more than their fair share OF the
games, and as d result the leaders are still
pretty well punched It is the what might
have been if the New York team had held
its form that is cause for chief regret. The
Giants have three more games TO play with
Pittspurg this week On Friday they will
be in Brooklyn for one game, following
which they viii go over TO Philadelphia TO
spend Memorial Day. The flag viii be fly
3ng at the Polo Grounds on Wednesday Of
the following week, with Cincinnati leading
the vanguard of the Western forces
Russell Ford and Jim Vaughan are more
taan bearing out all the good things said
about them in this column from time TO
tine. II begins TO look as If the Yankees
had a second Matty IN one or both Speak
sag Of pitchers. Suggs, OF Cincinnati, a new
star OF the West struck a snag when the
Giants took his measure on Wednesday,
after he had won five straight games.
Matty, by the way. was his opponent IN
ihe box. and Matty brooks no rivals.
one day last week, after the Philadelphia
Athletics had Won their twelfth or thir-
feenth straight victory, Connie Mack, the
ssfute manager OF the team, was quoted
as saying: IF my men continue at the
present pace they will land the Ameri-
can League pennant in Philadelphia Con-
ME Mack is conservative, to say the least
If the Athletics continue at the pace they
have been going, they viii land the Phila-
dclphia fans in Bloominsdsle or some
asylum nearer home.
II seems a pity that Lester Channelrs
Introduction 10 major league baseball should
have been cut off so sharply. through the
unfortunate accident at American League
Park on Tuesday, when his leg was broken
In sliding 10 third base. 1t was an un-
lucky day for Channell. also an unlucky
day for the Yankees, as he appeared TO he
needed in left field, and was playing IN a
WY 10 indicate that he would be fixture.
Some days ago Dean Briggs of Harvard,
5n ais report as chairman OF the athletic
committee, made the statement that in
his opinion there was more need OF re-
form in college baseball than in football.
ia commenting on this The Harvard Bull
lesin" says editorially:
II is interesting TO see that Dean Briggs
Ia his latest report as chairman Of the
athletic committee states his belief that
there is more need OF reform in college
baseball tsan in football. In support or
sllis opinion he alludeS TO tripping op-
posing base runner, ''rattling'' a batsman,
breaking up" pitcher and a visiting
team, and otner practices which have been
carried ON in college baseball for years.
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