The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08
TOPICS OF THB DIAMOND
EAST vs. WEST nov m THE
BIG LEAGUES
lIlghlAndrrs Nm Try 10 RepvI western
Invaders. Giants WIN Rattle IN Ene.
myp Domain OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ne
tween Gle, elnnds and the BFoNns.

I NH~HAsAHA @AAANA WV AA-NNAN ~ NV
my's Domain Observation-Disclosures Ne.
tween Gle, elaRds and the BFsNns
/ The two New York baseball teams nov
are face 10 face with a different lot Of Op,
ponenis from those that have heen ongag'
I ma them since the season opened In tins
American League the Western teams open
| In the East tomorrow. while the Eazteri
cnntinaent Of the National League to-day
begina an attack On the Western array In
the laners own stronghold No game IN
either league % scheduled Tor New NorA
, tomorrow. and loCal hall patrons. VIA
could stand baseball ak days a wrek with
out gpttinE anricted. will have to put Ia
Monday Watching games over the ticker.
The Highlandsrs viii he a. home con.
/ tinuouslY from ncxt Tuesday TO June 1
During that stretch they meet opponents
In tfe following order Detroits for four
days ~ Louis for four days. Cleveland Tot
| -four days. ChicaEO Cor four days and then
4 Washington for three days One Of the
Washington days win b. Memorial bay.
with two games. Whirh. With a double
headeg 70 be played, makes hve games With
Warrington. In all there are tweniy-one
games on the bill Tor the HighlAnders be-
fore they leave for their first Western tTip
The Giants Itinerary Tor the present
aunt yhloago tour day.. ~ louis
/ four days They MAY n philadelphia on
Memorial Day. which makes twenty ~
game before they &C. back on June !.
They open with the Wat. represented By
5s S q on s%"s s.m Rof IN .dsT %
The New YOrk Amsricans will no, nere--
sartlr peet barber loi Of oppOnenis during
m ne enS ssre esS They sSTs p ssS
MaahlngtOnS are a. stin opposition col
leciively o. the Cievelands, Detrolts. chit
cagOs and Browns. Tho New Works more
than held their 0yn With the thpe Eastern
teams and that after being on the Tosd as
much ~ AZ home. Including last frida y
they had broken even with the strong
Athletics and Won more games from the
Bo.tons and WashingtOns than they had
lost. ThereioFe " there - anything IN
WAst thew have done they may ge expected
20 keep up the GAIT aga INST the WeAlernerS.
That = Y they 60 contrary 10 past history.
Which shove that they have harder time
In any event the apparently new found
strenEth ~ the upland men "a nov con-
iTonted With tho annual test 81 Western
opposition for the first lime this ycs
u alwavs i the case with teams except
hose few Of proved Hrrngih and which
have not been weakened from the pre-
vious wear. that suhstantlal line on their
ability u not complete until they not only
have met al seven riyals but also have been
all over the Circuit. When the Highlander
Get bark from the West nett month they
vii b. more IN the way Of known quanti-
ttes SO far they have kept 40 the encouT-
aring woTk There hasn't been any sign
that the effective boz work 81 their young
pitchers was not Consideub bly, more than
q fash in the pan In truth the young
pfchers have done shout all the winning
and three Of the new pitchers. Ford. Frili
mms m With ,Ssy have pSFsieipa,ed
Quinn and WarhOp are not exactly new
pltchers, but they are young ones. Man
ming and DOYLE n the veterans have done
practically nothing.
with the New York MAI lonals the siiua-
ton h somewhat different The 0hnts
have won their spun more ireaUsntly than
their fellow town.men. having 9een con
besn their mana ser, Tor q full pennant
term Last year mi-ht he called an eNcep-
tion, for the Glants did not do vel Tor them
IN 1000. but u h plain that they are going
better this spring than last In tho games
played TO fate they have shown superiority
10 their opponents. but unlike the sitlmtiun
IN the American IleaEue the National
League presents more strength IN the West
tho strength y moFe evenly divided bet seen
the tWo seCtions Chicago. pittshurg.
Cincinnati and 81 Louis loom 40 moro
iormidably - whole than Philadelphia.
no road WORK, however. the Giants don't
have 70 take hack seat for any body. snd
they arr looked upon 10 ain enough game-
on this trip TO ~ in q good position when
they return should they he a. goud ne
third shsn they Tet bach there 40 ~ no
fault to End but they ought 20 do that veil
They have been pla vine better hall. irre-peU-
tive Of Opponents than any Ms.ieln con
clnnSi and 81 Louia yin he stronger IN the
long pun than BOsion and brooklyn. but
they havgn't shown any vast superiOrity
a. yet and % date there hasn't been a great
opposition encountered BY chicago and
PittaburE from Cincinnati and a. LOUIS
than by New YORK from Rosion and brook
Ign, That can he judged better When East
and West come into direct Opposition.
In passing t may h mentioned that when
he scores 20 ~ az American League
PARK showing that the Giants are winning
here always are lusty cheers from %
lockers. but when scores 70 % AZ the Iolo
are winning there isn't q sound IN Response
What sort Of civic pride. what sort N
spOTtamanahip j. this Are therc still
duellers In this town Who aren't broad
enough 70 root FOR both teanis, 20 desire
the welfare Of BOTH
Including Frlday's same. the Pirates and
Cubs have met seven timeH. and that Pitts
burg vas tin IN the lead after seven bat.
are ont for business and IN a far way 10
b. NJ In tho race all season The Cubs. on
the other hand, have been a disarpOint-
msni % date. Their Fane' % far a. can BE-
form OF the days when they were P-nnant
winners Few expect them not 10 be
strictly IN Il. but 10 do 40 they viii have
10 Improve on their PLAYING ~ fag. The
Indications In the National IseaEue are that
Pittsburg. NeW York and Chicago will b.
The first three. With Philadelphp or Gin.
sinnatl likely 70 b. fourth, and Boston.
Brooklyn and ~ Louis hlling the last three
such doesn't happen Il will BE- a surprise,
ADD surprises In baseball are Of pretty IRE
1nent Occurrence too.
The Cincinnati club has been a dlsap-
so.aiuent Father PIG hing NeLs lookcd
bat the team has been sadly lacking IN
steadlncss and reCupsratlveness In q game
IL V taking looking team indy idually
except IN The boz an important exception
Cincinnati a prone 70 expect too much ~
he start. 10 overlook the fact that when The
'eam Of city has heen down In The ruck
Tor years Il i veil 10 sit hack and ie, the
aegEcgation prove hs Hrensth Nope
,pFinKs eternal, hut times are few and Tar
between when a team suddenly flashes INTO
1snnaut form a. did the old Orioles The /
Reds. llke all the other teams have lots ~
lime ~ come up u even the rosy Ntnci nnhtl
sNpscgations bat n should b. remem hered ]
hat they have further 70 come than two or
lhFee teams Of established abNlty
The bic dlenppointments In the American
.eagtie uD 70 the present are The Bn.'oEt
Poor condition Of several Of the best men u /
reason given for q lack of dash and get I
here Whrh was Huch q winning quality
with the Red sOx last season The speed
10ya have been OufHreeded n wouldn't
-, -, 81 .nyfhi,s ~ "A ,gitb ~
.eam's showing Temporary disability .
POUNDS like a remarkable explanation. for 7
he Red Nox hre a young team, not Old |
enough 20 have lost any u their natural |
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