New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23
TIMELY BITS 0F SPORT
Many Athletes in Quest Of j,lai,,
Track Titles.
PITTSBURG LOSES PROTesr
President Lynch Interprets =.
Rule of the Playing Code
in His Decision.
PITTSBURG LOSES PR01rc

on 10 Travers Island Ia tho s'o7,.
the ambitious athletes ~ tho da,-io.
the annual renewal ~ tho iInio. r.,
politsn championship games A. fho -.
Iner home of Tho New York Athloil. Il,
tomorrow An entry list ~ mora ~.
~, individual competitors h-ings uat.,
for the various events vol a owe n !.
given fair weather. several new ree.5'I
are expected.
Promptly AZ 2:3o o'clort tne sprin,sr,
the first heat Of tho i00-yard dash III
break from their marks and tho ri.s i
NJ probab bio winners in rho diro--rt e.....
is q puzzle The New Ycrs. lr.sh.An.-
can. Mohawk. Pastime. Flatuush ard u.
IT, clubs are represe nted hv their stro-s,,
teams, and before The 1nal event hscor.,
part Of athletic history some thrilling 70.
formances may he anticipated Tie q.
tional championships ~ Plttehprc are n. :,
one week distant. and that. of course al
spur the Youngsters on ~ greater eyo-,,
10 qualify for the hig fixture ~ the vs.,
Winner 81 the trophy - three poi,,,
last year. the New York Athlete Club :,
confident NJ winning again hut this m,
by a more substantial margin m, No.
curry Foot will he carried rs ono n ii.
strongest teams In recent years S,rs-,I
college stars and rot z few scholar,
athletes Of note will be seer running mo.
tie standard Of the Travers Island orss,.
zation.
\ feeling ~ supreme confidence also r..,
vades the camp Of the lrish-Americ,,
Athletic Club Lawson Robertson. ush,.
Of the Winged Fist contingent. rs.
quiet, is Of the opinion that the men ~,
beat his charges will be entitled to o,
banner and medals.
The race Of the day should hs tire a..
mile run. Twenty men VIII break NJ,
the line. and all are capable pertorms,
TAD White. onetime winner ~ the Bsr,
mile in the Garden. is the favorite u,
figures TO win after a bitter aght WI,
Dave Noble and Frank Rugeerio, &, ~,
Pastime Athletic club. The sensation,
schoolboy runners. Goulden and Van rt
will renew their own little foud bit y.
though both are capable 81 ! fo- ~.
distance. neither is conceded more iAs,
a fghtirg chance for victory
Action galore Is promised IN the SPIRITS,
Thrty-s,X Rave entered. and the nsi,,
may he accounted for b. Pestein, u n.
New York Athletic club. J J. Douohu. 4.
the Irish American Athletic club, AT
Fred Good win. Of tho Dominican LYce.-.
Picard. Of the Flathush Athletic Club. ~.
been showing Wen in l,cal meets and III,
furnish an upset.
Mike Mclaughlin will take lot Of ia,
ing in the sso-yard run. but Harry Ia.
wood and Granger will keep him mm.,
2. all times II he hopes n win McIs1.
In Is capab bic NJ i:5S for the half. and ).
may he forced TO Guido his best Agu. .
order 10 win
The hurdle races are made 70 order q.
7. J. Lowell, Of the Irish- American Az.
letic Club. Paul Terhune. the Barrrsr
High School boy, will start. and is lksi
n make Lowell extend himself. Per-
Haywood and Granger should fight II Ct
in the +O-yard run.
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who established A new American r.,r.
for two miles at the INTERCOLLEGIATE gs-g
starts in the three-mle run the o:hsI
entered are almost sure 20 take his iI
The Pittsburg Pirates have lost arofs
protest. President Lynch Of the Yst,ol
League announced yesterday tina, he ts
decided against Pittshurg in the game VIC,
by Boston on June 10 by score Of s 70 :
Fred Clarke contended that decistl
made by the field umpire should h.v.
been made by the umpire behind the ta.
The protest was based on Section d.
Rule 81 OF the playing code which pro.
vides that in the case Of runner 5sss
caught between third and home with nor.
than one base occupied the umpire s
chief shall make the decision OF the ".
ner nearest home. President Lynch az.
that the umpire in chief IS only cart.
uron to decide play under this rule v.si
man is trapped and run down between
third and home
II would have been a shame, afte. a. Y
Boston had been deprived Of one o. II
few victories
II is frequently charged that halt 4
Mathewsons success Is due 70 MS luck .
having the Giants take a substantial LEAD
early in nearly every game he pitches vhit
other twirlers are forced 70 fight upsl
games This is often the case. but IL 10 as
true that when Matty does have len
is something he nurtures most careNa'
In Wednesdays game with Boston TIE W
ants tailed three runs IN the frst iani4
and Matty shut out the Terriers by So'
Of 10 o. New York did identicaly "
same thing for Drucke yesterday. w. y.
faced Boston at the start OF the same ~.
a bank account OF three runs; Ns'e: 80.
less Boston won by a score or 70 :, ~ -
is the difference between the great -
the near great
There was something uncanny about s'..
feldt's home run which defeated me ". :.
Yesterday. No matter what UNIFORM 80
wear. the former Cubs seem 70 hsw
the Giants Luderus, Of the Phill"' 80
broken up a number OF games WIZ -
York. notably the opening fray. Vice.
cracked out double 10 beat Ms'ne
Truly hath the poet sung:
You may break. you may shat'ef'
The Cub il you Will.
But the faint OF Chicago
Will hang round him still
Especially so far as the Giants arc '"
cerned.
Waivers on Mordecai Brown VIII -,
next step in the dissolution OF the e,
CHICAGO machine unless the tnree'N =.