New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08

son will reach its height with the South
ampton tournament this week. AS always
this meeting is the final prelude to the ma
tional championship at Newport, and the
entry list this year is as full Of promise
as ever Just week from to-day the play
for the championship viii begin the
historic Casino courts al Newport and
speculation as to the outcome is already
rife The Californian element that made
so startling an invasion of the East last
year is still in the ascendant. and il would
surprise few followers of the game should
Maurice Z. Mclaughlin and Beals c.
Wright fight at Newport. as they did at
longwood for the right to challenge that
nestor of the courts. William A Larned
Barned beat Mclaughlin at Longwood, but
only after a hard fight after the Westerner
had defeated Wright without much appar-
ent difficulty. Melville II. Long, who went
to Australia with Mclaughlin and Wright
last year. is on his way East. and stopped
off a Omaha 10 win the first holding of the
national clay court championship. instituted
last winter after a hard fight by the West
erners. Hachett and Alexander. moreover.
must defend the twin cups symbolical Of
the doubles championship against Two more
Californans Thomas c. Bundy and TTOw-
bridge Hendrick
Taking it by and large the week just
past was none too pleasant a one FOR the
baseball enthusiasts of New York Theo-
retically it is still entirely possible for
the Giants to win the National League
pennant But the actual winning of it is
not a matter OF theory-it requires the
performance Of specific acts and the meet
ing of a definite condition. The Chicago
Cubs are condition; the Giants met that
condition last week, and the result, in a
way, speaks for itself. The Giants. be ii
said. never played better baseball than in
that series Every man on the team
seemed 10 rise TO the emergency, and,
KEYED up to concert pitch, played wonder
fully
But the Cubs. going about the mat
ter with calm precision. accomplished re-
suits in the way of winning games that
the Giants were unable to do There was
in the play Of the Cubs none Of that ner-
vous effort so plainly evident in that of
the Giants. McGraw's men played in more
spectacular fashion. Some of their indi-
viGual work was not equalled by the Cubs
at any time, but the machinelike regular
lily, the deadly precision, was lacking
One might pick the series 10 pieces in an
analytical way and be no nearer an exact
explanation of the differences between the
teams.
II is enough to say, however. that no
one who saw the four games will be I'M
willing TO concede the superiority of the
Chicago nine. The crushing victory of the
Giants In the last game was due simply 10
q smashing, overwhelming attack concen-
trated in one inning that was too swift
TO he stayed. The ability to hit the ball
as II was hit that day Will win good
many games, but the ability TO make runs
when hits are scarce. by sacrifice hitting
by clever base running and by scientific
play, won three pennants for the Cubs
end bids fair to win another.
The Yankees are In different ca Sc from
the Giants. Less is expected of them. for
one reason. The team is not trying to come
back TO a championship; it is a group OF
youngsters that is being made into formi-
of first place at the end Of the race, but
third. would satisfy most Of the friends
Of the team. and either is well within reach
or StallinGs and his men. The Cleveland
series was disappointing. for. after winning
the first tw" eames. the New York team
was beaten by belated rallies.
Robert A Gardner is no accidental golf
champion. He prov ed that on Saturday
when he beat ". J. Travis In a thirtv-
seyen-hole match. HERBERT