New-York tribune., 1911-04-06
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
President of National League at
Home in New Offices.
TALKS OF COMING SEASON
SAYS Six of the Eight Clubs Have
Good Chances to Garry On
the Pennant.


the turmoil Of mundane Broadway and out
Of contact with the busy marts OF men,
rhomas J. Lynch received his friends yes
terdav in the new headquarters OF the Ma
tional League. The suite is in every way
superior to the old rooms in the St James
Building. There are private offices for the
president and John A. Heyder. the secre-
tarv. a room for the stcnoGrapher hesiueS
p small reception hall. The president Of
fec in the corner overlooks Madlsoh
Sn,are and Broadway on the west, whie
the view 10 the south is a vista OF SKY
scrapcrs In this cerie. where the cooi
breozos ever blow and the sunlight never
fails except when the clouds come down
and envelope the tower. the pain OF the
fovercd baseball brow may he assuaGen'
on The whole. no better place could he
IMAGINED FOR a verbal set-to between Chaf-
lie Murphy and Garry Hermann.
Throwing superstition to the winds the
nrc>dcnt Of ,he league crossed the rubicon
hold and selected a Suite on the thirteenth
floor Whether the National League play
ers will approve Of such a step is unknown
for there is worlds pennant 10 he won
hack this year. and the weight Of INK
or hoodoo in any form 's hardly welcome
Those who arc troubled ny such matter
NAV he reminded that the Metropolitan
tower has two floors underground so that
I'm reality the headquarters are on the NJ
tocnth floor
New offices have been under consideration
bv the league for some time As matter
of fact. plans have been made to move on
another coming up 10 interfere The new
suite ~ rooms was selected several moh'hs
ago After showing off The new Offices Mr..
lynch talked Of the opening OF the season
now only ain days off. and said;
The race for the National League pen
rant will he the closest and most keeniy
contested m many years. No one cino mas
the flag cinchcd. and any one Of six has
p good chance TO win Rarely nave the
teams presented a more 'ven front thah
they do this year While ST LOUIS ana
Boston do not seem 80 he as strong as the
other clubs still you never can tell What
. crowd If young PLAYERS VIII do. ana
Tonny may surprise the baseball world
this season.
As for tie other six clubs. II is Just
about an even thing. The Giants look sood
and are stronger than at this time last
year Those who think the days OF the
Cubs are over may have cause TO change
their opinion tefore the season closes
The- arc no weaker than last year ]"
nv opinion IT was because tho Athletics
were so much faster than Chicago that
tho worlds series resulted - 1t did. Tic
team is well supplied with youngsters.
Take the purchase Of Shesn. that was
good stroke Of business. Evers may last
p whole season. and may not last week
Nh Murphy has q second baseman 10 step
night in there. If that happens. you are
likely 10 hear people begin 20 talk OF
chicago luck and how fortunate It was
that Shcan was around 40 luck about u
II was planned beforehand.
"A letter reached mo the other day from
the Pittsburg camp saying that Leach,
Clarke and Wagner. the big trio, We're
never I'm better condition and that Adams
and Camnitz werc putting them over in
great form The men are playing together.
and tho old fighting spiri. is there. ! tell
you that Chicago would not nave had such
an easy time winning p-nnant last year
had they not got the jump in the carly
months Tho Giants did not begin to hit
their stride until the latter part of last
season. ard Pittsburg a. well took long
time 70 get started II will be different this
spring unless all signs 20 wrong.
Both Philadelphia snd Cincinnati we're
strengthened ~ the trade made last fall.
II does a player a lot Of good 20 be shifted
around II puts more life in him. ami
many times a man who mas PLAYED only
average ball with a team gets in with
lot # hIstiing Youngsters ard becomes a
star. The fans like 10 SOC new faces. too
and applause X as sweet to players
ears as il is 20 an actors When man
steals second tage and is heartily cheered
ne wants TO steal third right away. Both
the Phillies and the Reds VIII be factors
IN the pcnnant race this year. Neither
can Brooklyn BE- counted out. From all
reports Nj Ebbc,s has secured some
Youngsters who will give = good account
OF thcr selves this season.
Every season in baseball seems to be
greater than the one Immediately pre-
ceding I do not think that this season
viii prove an exception and look for the
biggest year and one of tho closest races
IN the history Of the game"
Harry Stenfcldt tie veteran thild base
man Of the cubs las been sold 10 the ST
the famous inhcld. made up Of Steinfeldt,
Tinker Evcrs and Chance. has been broken
Up Some time ago Cincinnati refused TO
waive on the player whereupon the re-
quest for waivers was withdrawn Now.
however all clubs in the National League
have summed the once great third base
man, and he has passed to the minors
king Cole. who came 10 the rescue OF
thc Chicago Cubs last year by winning
twenty games and losing only four. is suf-
fering from what the doctors say is a mild
case of malaria. He will rest Il few days
in the hope Of being ready for the opening
Of the season
Tom jenkins. Onctime heavyweight cham
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