New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-18
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Baseball Ruling Not Open to
Unfavorable Criticism.
GIANTS STRONG IN BOX
News and Views on Live Topics
OF the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

uYnrires a. the recent conference IN this
city 20 bar photographers from the playing
field sitter THE game began. The impression
appears 10 20 general that Mr. Lynch took
n uDon himself 20 establish q drastic rul-
ing. When as "a matter 81 fact he was simply
calling the attention ~ his umpires 10 Rule
-. which reads.
No person shall be allowed upon any part
Of the neia during the progress oi Inc game,
except the PLAYERS ln uniform. the manager 4
OF each side. the umpire. such Ofncers oi
the law As may be present in uniform ana
such war-impn ~ the home club as may
he Necessary 20 preserve the peace.
Mr. Lynch is a stfckler for the rules and
Demands ~ his umpires that they shall be 4
enforced 20 The letter Under the circum- 4
stances De had no option in the matter and
consequently fs not deserving 81 adverse
criticism. II some important game should
D. lost by an infeIdpr stumbling over a
photograph who was trying 10 snap
play q protest uo doubt would he fled with
the president ~ the league and be would
fe forced go rrire in favor Of the complain
ing side and call the um0ires 50 task for
allowing me rule 10 be Violated According
To John HeydIer. secretary Of the National
League any club owner has right 10 take
responsibility from unpres by so declaring
themselves in writing In an probability
some nriyileges viii he extended 20 photoE-
raphers on most Of the diamonds in the
National League
n Is safe 20 saw that when John J. Nc
ts~au fraaacer Of the Giants. begins weed
ing oyt bis small army OF pitchers Drucke
and Dickson of the new men are almost
sure % be retained Dickson is = young
fellow who may need a little more eE-
perience. hut after seeing rim work against /
Newark J an quite willing to predict that /
eTF Ks-ifr Ia
q chance before the season is over He has
q pleasing style. and appears to be as cool
and Sclf-poSSesSed under fire as an OLD
hand The Giants should he strong i'm the
box. with AIathevson. Wiltse. Anes. Ray d
rnoud. Vanguard. CrandaU. Drucke. Dick I
son. and possibly lNsviiter on the stan.
The Giants win open their home season AZ 4
the Polo Grounds to-day in a game with 4
Boston. and the fans" are counting on an
other baseball holiday and another baseball 4
feast They win hold forth on their own .
diamond all this week. four games being
scheduled with Roston and four with Brook 4
lyn before "a jump is made 10 Philadelphia. .
The Yankees left Tor Philadelphia yester- .
day 10 play -four games with the Athletics, .
aId from there they viii journey 10 Wash .
iuEron for four games with the Senators 4
before returning 10 American League Park .
Invasion af the Western clubs.
The Suue~bae also win be Ar home to-day .
for The rusuiug game at Washington Park, I
Erookyn with the Philadelphia club They .
have "a score 90 settle. as they lost two out .
81 three games To- THE Philies last week. 4
The fans" of Brooklyn are a loyal lo; anG F.
Tho stands should he crowded to the limit .
III was mN pleasure 90 see Yale play
against the Chants and Princeton against
the Yankees "a few DAYS ago, and while
comparison ~ this time q the season is
worth little or nothing when the two teams
Go not meet in their championship series .
until June It must De recorded that the
Orange and Black team looks far and
aRsv tho stronger captain Dawson OF
Princeton has tie chance Of bis life 20 turn
out "a winning team. The men appeared 20
have plenty - natural ability and showed
Tho efests 81 1oo2 coaching against The
Yankee last Monday. AS d matter of fact,
they PLAYED finished game and viii be
hard 30 beat q they Improve as the season ,
gccs on. Dawson's throwing to bases and
general work behind tHc bat were exception
ally strong Reea and :. B. White cover a
lot OF ground in the indeld. while SJerrett
struck me ss being an able man al first
base. Cunningham and Granger had moth
himself star On making seven pretty
catches of hard bait halls Most 81 the play
ers stepped ur so the han too. I'm batting
fn "a WAY tn indicate thar they will prove
dangerous 10 any college pitcher
waves play against the 1iants week ago
last SATURDAY was hardly iair measure 81
me men an-iif ana @Nii. iiiilzs oI'hs
Badly. ana fie' man. who started ." 30 the
pitching was l1t s' ffe'iy' I'm The third lH-
ming tnat fT" game was spoiled. - large
eNle'f N...' ''.i'1 '' '''dt' 'ap Il"
precision. Mcintyre iS almost sure 10 de-
weldon f-fo "a star FL eocoud base while the
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at .'.3' p. l'I..'i.'ir. WHO ili'."d fedtF
eSHr'tlt IsIl when ho took Freeman's
r,ara .- -ra Hon II would DO a r1liS+alx 10
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ac't. lI" ''II' '' 'i"' taiIie 100 Ae'I"0Sit'
IS sutgrug fr4u other games DaVed this
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Rings
Harvard showed strength ia holding the
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DAY. According 10 "a BOSTON critic. Young
refeF- "a clever game and showed = throw
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