New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Just a Last Word on a Great
Struggle in Baseball.
NEW BOXING CODE NEEDED
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.
Connie Mack. with his hard hitting. sharp
fielding. quick witted band OF baseball play
crs. well earned and richly deserved the
highest honors i'm baseball. won after bit
ter struggIe-bitter at least. except for one
aame-with the New York Giants last week
Moro effective pitching and more consistent
batting. which i'm a measure go hand IN
hand tell the story. but cannot subscribe
~ tho opinion expressed by some, that the
Giants did not class with the Athletics. ~
was my privilege TO see every play made
in what ! consider one OF the greatest base
ball series in the history of the. sport, and
while ] believe that the worlds champion
ship was fairly won. and by the better
team on tho merits of this particular
series. 1 am convinced that the Giants. or
at least some of them, did not perform u?
20 their true standard. In the first place,
Matty was not quite the Matty that has
made him king of all pitchers, in the sec
ond place, "Rube" Marquard suffering
from the effects or Il most strenuous sea-
son. or from an attack of nerves and ap-
peared 10 lack the confidence which aided
SO materially IN his winning twenty out Of
twenty-six games in the pennant race: I'm
the third place. Red Murray. the clean
up hitter was in hopeless batting slump,
Ealing 10 make a single hit; while the
other players. with the exception Of Larry
Doyle and Meyers. proved little stronger
with the stick.
Post-n ortems are unsatisfactory at best
and more particularly when the verdict
L Sc not my.
purpose. under the circumstances. 10
enalyze closely the various games. but In
asnuch as 7 felt so confident that the
Giants would capture the worlds cham.
rionship pennant a short glance backward
does not seem ont OF place. II is not rea-
sonable 10 believe that Bender, Coombs
and Plank. such brilliant pitchers as they
are. could consistently puzzle such good
batter as Murray has proved himself TO b.
IN six games unless the latter had lost
rs eye and the confidence 50 necessary.
Murray simply was Of no value 10 his team
and Charley Faust could have done N"
worse, so that as q matter Of fact tho
Giants practically played with eight mon
against nine. This may sound like a punr
effort 10 excuse defeat but such is not the
case II is only mentioned 10 cmphasz"
of detracting one whit from the credit due
inc victors.
unfortunately for the team that mad"
such a good fight that last dreary and
depressing game. when the baseball struct-
ure so carefully reared hv John 7. McGraw
torpled and crashed. is the one that has
Impressed itself IN the minds of tho big
majority or the so-called supporters. II
seems 10 Inc that every second person J
have met I'm the last three days has had
eor1etnin= to say about that awful slaugh-
ter. with TO thought. apparently. ~ that
dashinc uphill night the day before. when
tho Giants I'M the face Of sure defeat,
foucht their way to 4 brilliant victory.
one week aco 7 called attention 10 two
games that stood or in my mind with I'M
Usual force. but now , must add q third,
as iu an my experience no struggle OIL
diamond -ridiron. track or water ever
stirred M so deeply or aroused such
feeling Of keen oxhilaration. II is hard.
then. 10 appreciate and understand the
disposition ON the part of 90 many TO con
Cemu tho loser and applaud tie victor With
ont thought Of how IT all cam, about
The baseball season Of 1911 is dead and
buried and I'm passing il may be said that
2 more successful one has never been OK
Ierenced. no matter from what angle
viewed The amazing interest in the great
national game was clearly indicated 10y the
thousands who turned out 10 sec the battles
for the worlds championship. When one
stops 10 consider that l79S5l persons paid
an aggregate OF close to half a million
dollars. $342.35i 90 20 be exact. TO see six
games no words are necessary TO enlarge
on the ever growing popularity Of baseball
To all appearances the sport is on a hrmer
and safer foundation than ever, with moth
ing to check it's wonderful growth.
Billy Klein. one Of the arbters iu the
National League. will never shine as
diplomat His uncalled-for statement that
the winning run scored 10y Captain Larry
Doyle Of the Giants. I'm tho tenth inning OF
that remarkable game on Wednesday was
illegal has brought down upon his unsus-
pectng head many words Of sharp criti-
oism. They were deserved, 100 The game
was over, no protest was possible and
nothing but harm could come in rakinS mp
q what-might- -havc-been, when not more
than two or three persons, at most, knew
cor saw that question could oe raised. II
did some harm. too. I'm that IL cast discredit
on a well deserved victory for the Giants
IN the minds Of some and cast a reflection
uncn the keonncss Of the Athletics one o.
the best baseball teams that ever took the
hsic
one must admire Connie Mack for his
srortsmaulike View Of the question. lie
Yointod out iu a clear and concise way that
winning baseball games on mere technical
iIcs is no part Of his system. Connie Mack.
lv the way has once more proved himself
one Of bascbalrs greatest friends He plays
tho game hard. but plays IT fairly and has
thoughts for the conquered even when the
pleasure Of winning is the kcencst
II strikes me that the boxing code sUg-
ec,ted Boy Jack Skcly, Of Yonkers. is worth
careful consideration by those most inter
ostcd in the sport. ~ the present time the
leading clubs i'm this city are working at
Cross purposes and doing their best so far
As can be judged. 10 cutwit and get the bet
Ter Of each other for purely selfish reasons
4 central organization is sadly needed 10
control and govern boxing i'm this country
Apart from the state Boxing Commission. it
would be the business Of this organization
and "a most important business, 10 frame
rules on the order of those suggested By
Skclly. Weight limits should be absolutely
fixed. and provision should be made for on