New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-25
Comment ON SPORTS
No Lack of Calamity lanes" in
Baseball World.
QUITE ENOUGH OF. Killing
News and Views on Live Topics
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Professional.

weakest team in the National League. the
weak kneeo Calamity James" could be
found on every corner John J. McGraw
old not know has business. John T Brush
was trying 20 make a few paltry dollars
~ the expense OF buying players to
strengthen his team; Seymour Doyle. Dew
In and others were back numbers: there
was not player on the team who could
be depended upon 10 hit the ball in pinches.
and on and so on. When the Giants
won two games from the Boston Doves at
the Polo Grounds last week these same
persons were the first 10 shout their praises
snc predict IN loud tones that the pennant
would be hying over the Polo Grounds next
October. The Inconsistency Of the average
baseball rooter is beyond understanding,
but II II was otherwise. perhaps. much OF
the interest and enthusiasm would be lost.
It requires something more than a perfume
tory interest in anything TO lead 10 fault
finding while bitter criticism-one might
even say abuse-is one way ~ letting on
steam and easing the tension Of over
wrought nerves II does not do any good.
hut neither does il do any great amount Of
harm.
As a matter Of fact. John J. McGraw,
than whom there are few II any keener.
SHARPER managers. Is working with might
and main 70 turn out a winning team. john
T Brush has spared neither money nor
pains 10 strengthen his team. but the other
owners are working 20 the same end. and
no stars have been or viii be on the mar
loet. Seymour, Doyle Devlin and the others
may he veterans OF the game. but they
are fast. headv BAH players. and have not
outlived their usefulness by several sea
sons The ability 10 hit the bah when hits
mean runs may be lacking, but il is Far too
early as yet 10 pass judgment There is no
good reason 20 hail the siants as cham
rions, but neither is there any reason 10
condemn them 90 the second division with
out a fair trial. The season is young ana
the race is not always 10 the swift
Thomas J. Lynch. president Of the Ma
fional League. did well IN warning john D.
Killing. the brilliant catcher OF the Chicago
Cubs, who only recently was reinstatea ..
tbe National Commission. that he could
not make a bulieSque Of the national game
by appearing in vaudeville one week Tor
the sake OF earning enough TO pay his me
of 500 King has lost many friends IN
the last two weeks by playing fast ana
loose with Charles W Murphy and The
National Commission. and IL is high time
that those in au; shorty should put an end,
A. possible TO his being a press agent ior
his billiard room in Kansas city AT the eN-
repse Of the sport The game can get
along very well without John J. King,
Mike Donlin and players OF that stamp.
Unfortunately. nothing can prevent King
going on the stage for one week, or ten il
he reports 10 Charles W. Murphy. ana the
latter gives his consent but il is hoped taat
no will think better Of the plan and cancel
has contract II a contract has been made
As FOR Mike Donlin. the story from the
West that he had applied for reinstate-
rnent sounds like one last whirl Tor pun
licity The time has passed TO accept
seriously anything he says or does Ia me
baseball way.
The pitchers Of the New York Giants are
Going more than their fair share OF the
work In winning games. and. strange 10
say not only by their pitching. but by their
i hitting Mattys home run IN Boston set
fled the first game won by New York;
pvntse drove in two runs on "Wednesday
with crashing drive that helped a lot in
tanning the Doves: Vanguard opened the
WAY for two runs on Thursday with a time
lv tuo-bagRer. and Crandan came 10 the
rescue on Saturday and pulled his team OUT
with a long drive into the left field bleach
ers-a hit that spelled victory. Pitchers are
not strong hitters a rule. but there are
happy exceptions
Williams College appears to be a thorn
An the side OF Princeton In 1905 when the
Tigers won the intercollegiate baseball
Championship. so-caIed, the Williams nine
took their measure by a score Of TO ,
rast winter. when Princeton won the inter
collegiate hockey championship, the team
feu a victim 20 the fast Williams seven in
a preliminary game The baseball teams
of the two institutions did not meet last
season, but on "Wednesday Williams de-
feated Princeton in brilliant thirteen
snning struggle by a score OF ? TO Q. The
victory was the more credit8ble inasmuch
as Il was the first game Of the season for
the Williams nine. whereas Princeton had
played eleven games and Furthermore had
had the distinct advantage Of two or three
weeks practice with the Albany team OF
the New York state League. the manager
OF which was acting as coach for the
Tigers.
Princeton has strong well developed
team this wear as was clearly shown in
the game with the Yankees at American
League Park. concerning which something
was said in this column last week. on this
lire the Williams nine. II IL goes on as IL
has begun. should make a strong bid for
the honors this year. The chief credit FOR
rhe victory over Princeton belongs 10
Tenpleton, who. by the way, pitched VIII
,an1s 20 victory over the Tigers two years
age In Wednesdays game he struck out
thirteen men, gave three bases on balls
END allowed only Six hits He was opposed
IN the box by r V White. PriDoeton's
star pitcher a year ago.
F~r-svl~ari0 docs not appear 80 formida-
BE - IA ago z the defeat by Colum-
bIa con be accepted IS true line. while
Cornell after making good impression
on the Southern triT showed signs 81 weak
ness D. falling a victim by a score - s
&c 70 Hoiy cross. q team which Amherst
defeated by q score ~ 20 I. Yale is al
most sure 20 settle down. but pslpabie
weakness IN the box makes the outlook
none TOO bright for a chsmpiOnship team.
Prov,n. although shut out by Princeton on
SATURDAY. md Dartmouth are going along
sairly well giving promise OF future
strength. while Amherst viii be 3 hard
team % beat. especially with Mcclure in
the box. VINO in ny opinion. b. one 81 the
best pitchers fn the college world. Ford
hsns g. strong. and can 0Oss; Of brilliant
pitcher IA Mahorcy. ard the victory over
Columbia on "Wednesday Viii count when
the final summing up Is made. Al this
writing however. Princeton, Harvard and