Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
SPORTING COMMENT.
BY J. ED GRILLO

While there is apparently an uprising
against the holding Of the fight in EN-
eryville, Cal, there is no great danger
Of the affair falling through. nor that L.
will not take pace In California. The
law on the subject is very plain. Gov.
Gillett has explained it several times since
he has been east. Boxing contests o..
forty-five rounds duration are tolerate.
oy the law Of California. and there is 10
way to determine whether the Jeffries-
Johnson is a boxing contest or prize
night until it has been fought. Just
where the line can be drawn Is question
abe The men wear boxing gloves and
the articles OF agreement call Tor box-
ing bout.
With that element which opposes con-
tests of this kind growing active, 1t Is
out natural that the onlclais should &c.
busy and find out just where they stand.
Distr.ct attorneys will examine The law
and probaoiy decide long before the Gay
of the fight that they cannot interfere
It will be better to do this now unan u
nave The contest interfered with at the
iast moment, SO too much credence mus.
not be placed In the efforts Of the author
lties to prevent the bout. It looks mor~
as ii an effort was being made to clear
the way for it.
While Tex Richard would undoubtedly
De Il IIiOSI SAILS idCtOIy " iCiSi &C thC
night. yet his selection cannot be taken
as seriously. He was undoubtedly CHOSEN
to put stop to the dispute between the
lighters for the present. Richard can
easily refuse, for the articles of agree
ment give the promoters Oh the analr The
privilege to select the referee if the prin
clpals cannot agree. There is no reason
why Richard and Gleason should not
exercise that privilege. There are any
number of competent men reaay to accept
ho in
Interested with the affair wouio look
much better as the third man IN the r.ng
than to have one OF the promoters fill the
position.
Richards integrity is not to be aues-
toned. but it leaves room for the dis
gruntled to set up wall should some
Thing out of the ordinary happen or
should il be necessary after fOrty-five
rounds OF fighting to give decision. 1t
would therefore be better to have dis
Interested individual
One Of the essentials in the present
system of playing base ball is the sac
ririce hit. Just as many games are lost
by tue inability of some patsman to
move base runner up as the absence
OF the timely hit.
Yet it is only on rare occasions that
when he is UP to sacrifice. Usually II
he has two strikes as the result of foul
ing the ball he will hit at the next over.
thus either failing to advance his maa
OF hitting into a double play, ana of
course. occasionally gettins a base hit.
! But TIE percentage is against his hitting
safely, so why should he not try to punt
the third time? If he strikes out he has
eliminated the possibility of a double
play. He stands just as good cnance
TO amt the third ball as the first. and,
incidentally, he stands a chance to beat
u.t. Tor win two strikes tie
infield always moves back. beca-se a
HIM 10 nt tAa nd tl,o Ion DO
, rolled down either base line ev n an
Cru.nary runner could beat the throw to
first.
the Nationals against the eastern and
western teams, the impression is growing
that the cast Is much stronger than the
west this year. In the four games played
have won three out of four. a much bet
ter showing than they have made at any
time this season. True. there has been
a big imp. ovement in the pitching. which
may be responsible for the victories. but
on the face OF the whole proposition tile
eastern teams seem to have a shade on
The west. Detroit seems to be the only
team In that section which has a look in,
and even the Tigers are not as steady as
they were last season.
1t now seems ce. tain that the Nationals
are not going to finish asst in the race.
81. LOUIS seems TO have tat berth
clncned, ana as result many OF the pes
simists who can't see anything good in a
Washington team will be s.i arat.d from
some of their money. for there We're quiIe
d numbe. Of bets made this spring that
Washington wou.o again tnlsn iast.
With every vict.ry the Ath etics d.
ve.op more stIen.th. Every pitcher
that c. nme MacA IS using sh W. ct e
with eve. y same. lid II is tnGe d be- m
ing the genera. b. lei .ha- I, e Athl Il j.
are aoing to make q runaway race OF 1t
But then, of course, it IL \ onz route
from new to Octcbe-, and the ie de. =
will have a hard hgat on their a d
when they st -rt on thl ad BY thA
time the Weste n cams vii. have set
tied d, wn and it IS certain tn 4 the Ath
letics will be up a., ainst hosd pitchers
every day. fer 1t has always been the
rule in base ball to s.ve the stron ges :.
pitchers for the leaders IN The race I.
trip with an even break 1t Il hard to e.
how Connie Mack is g ing b. kept
from partic. pa ing in the wor series
this fall.
Miss Minerva Logan. ninety-one years
~ 40 n, 10,