The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
GIANTS AND HIGHLANDER
WELL MATCHED, 1T SEEMS.
Pans Resdy for POst-seasOn Series Bs-
tween New York Teams-Hsw the
Players Instructions %
seconds seldom Needed By FiEhters.

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seconds seldom Needed By FiGhters.
The playing Of the poet season SORES
between the Giants and Highlanders has
been put sauarely up ca Prs sident Brush
and Manager Mc0raw President FARRELL 81
the Highlanders II ready 90 arrange the
series and the players Of both teams ar-
eager for the fray. The fans are display
ing extraordinary eaEerneas for the games
Defeat for either team. IL N pointed cut
would not mean the permanent los u
prestige hut would simply settle for the
time being the much discussed question
OF supremacy
The rival New York teams appear to he
| well matched. Zach can show some Of the
hest players in tho hiG leagues. New ioTksTs
| who have been asked to express an opin-
ion say they do not care To predict a winner
OF the proposed series but would welcome
q chance TO see q pitchers duel between
Mathewson and Ford. for instance. as thesa
boXmen are practically the best in either
league. With Mc'jraN depending on
| Mathe wson. DTucke, Ames and Wiltss In
a series OF nins games. and StAllinEs using
Ford. Vaughn. warhop. Quinn, Hughes
or Fisher. IL 10 believed there would he
= great struggle for pitching honors AmeTi-
can League paTtisans beliSve the High
landerp. In Sweeney and Criger, have bet
ter oAtcheru than Meyers and Bchlei Of the
tiiAnta They also say there IL no oompaTi-
| son between Chase and herkle at nrst base,
which 10 true. A. second base the Giants
admirers insist that Larry Doyie 10 . bet
ter all around player than either Gardner
ar LAports.
Then at third base Dsslin and Austin.
! n IL argued are about even up. the latter
beinE a faster base runner. BridWell ~ .
more brilliant shortstop than Jack knight.
1 say the experts. but the latter IL the heavier
batsnAn. Daniels. Cree and Wolter. the
1 Al. r. Nal
with DeVore. SnodGras- and Murray, with
the exception that SnodRrass 10 a bigger
hitter than any Of tho StAllinEs tho. Method
In team work would cut an important
1 figure IN the series, II IL thought, and the
! games might narrow down to q question az
to which team Possesses the greater amount
| Of gray matter President Brush IL eX-
psctsd here this week and may reach .
decision In ths matter. New York fans hope
that he will welcome te-'.
while talk Of new baseball league pro-
motsd by Cincinnati men seems 20 he hot
air. II h amusing II only for the reason that
/ the plan set forth Includes only four cities -
New York. ChicaEo, Cincinnati and Pitts
burg--tnstead Of eight. The vouid-he
promoters say they will have enough berths
In these cities TO attract tho star plsyers
tn both big leagues. all Of which remind.
one OF the dsv- OF the Brotherhood war In
Isso. The NstionAl League had swallowed
| up all Of the brotherhood clubs except those
! In Boston ana BROOKLYN. Charles A. Prince
| owned the Boe,on club and Edward v.
IAnton was the chief Brooklyn stockholder.
ihinss over Baseball men realized these
club va: IN :.gTsS asssa1, ae
dollar somebody Hsked Prince this question
ASy CAP r.. BrotherhOod live with only
why. that easy. replied the BostoniAn.
sSsS .: s1f hsFV ssSss Ssr. pay h:s
come over 70 srOoEl . and psa w seHs dnsy
ssysd n railroad I'D sSpsasss . ~ anu '
Prince was serious too.
The Giants. CIeveIAnds and Cincinnatis
hs H,, asked ArASS HIN ne e. h nan ,st
team Sl Ne Srlievss in sTatitSds. he says,
and Sxs: nnch Of his prssept s1ec cSs, to
TO hunt up new material whsn other club
:o"Tf (. AVN & 1 Rsrs
mates word u a SUM lent guarantee Of good
f1i,h, Ths scoat vii! draw down q tat
I illustrate Of his good work u may be said
/ that he bought Daniels for s2So and got
| Cree cos, o. ,co1 and tiardncr .! .ooo Farrell
cou "a sell these siN players to-day for 80 90
AZ least
How some pugilists forget the instruc-
tisns q their handlers the moment they
! by Al Kaufman IN his bout With Bili Lang
/ IN Philadelphia In the fourth round With
/ left which caught the Australian sauATely
betw cen the eyes. The blow split the bridge
followed by a hard right hand swing which
landed Just under LAng- ear The Aus
a ciinch and hung on until the round ended
When kaufman came back to his chair
Billy Delaney said TO him
step in close aud mir IL up. When this
round starts rush to Close quarters an pay
h1rt you Get him over near the rores or
in a corner and then let him have q with
panehins until you've put ii' him TN down. DO
SURE. replied Kaufman with a draw
sure. Bill III do what YOU say Then
the gong rang and kaufman came out Of his
eorneg slowly; Lang. on the other hand.
away lie stood Nth hi head ~sli back
r rH@ %SSsS B s , n.c Hs s sRs
bad reSained his strength and kAntmsn
the picture % disgust durins The rest Of
the battle.
Delaney kno~s hoW to instruct puEr-
~, and We doe. y n 9a,s s.i nannsa ~,
pays attention 20 the cries 81 advice hurled
al him from the ringside. boxer hsS
too much on his mind when in action To-
hear What Wild eyed seconds say. As
matter Of fact seconds have no right under
the rules 81 the ring 90 open their mouths
during the rounds, and referees Who know
how 10 conduct hghts seldom fail 20 In
Slst upon decorum. Some Of the advice
offered To fighters by thel seconds bet wten
rounds 10 absurd A. local club recently
boxer came 20 his chair IN a srogEy state
Hs almost collapsed A. he sank back With
his head and arms the ropes Aftef
the ammonia bottle had been used with
eject the boxer had Jus, time enough %
gong. Hts second had been too busy 10
Offer advice prior TO that moment but a.
the boHsr started forth 10 certain defeat
be heard these words OF wisdom behind
just 90 in and kick the s,ufin out Of
him"
After much haEgling Pal Moores mans
ger. Jimmy DE fores, says he has Arranged
three bouts. each Of six rounds. for the
Quaker marvel. all to take PLACE In Phlis
delphia Moore : opponent. viii be Tommy