New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-12
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Promise of Another Challenge
for Polo Cup Satisfying.
NOBODY WANTS MIKE OOnLIN
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

wear at least n is 2 pleasure - oongrs'0.
late the members n The American team for
their skill IN hitting their daring rolhk-'l''
their clever Clipping II the bail IN hRh'
places and their almost marvellous morse
rnanrhip victory was not easily Won
Captain Lloyd Lieutenant EDWARDS ah'
the other member % The hnghsn team
turned ont m - a more determined an"
worthy Zoe than the practice games ia"
led fhe critics % believe Iney mace
stubborn resistance and veI deserved 'ne
hish praise 81 freely expressed on AT hiof'-
They proved themFelver brilliant exponent
Of tho game and oy their sportsman ~
and fair dealing made many friends VINO
will he glad % sec them back again IN an
o.s.- .no-, nov promised from Hurting
ham n lift" tho trophy. n had been ny
r.grpose ~ tell - what Harry Payne VIM
rev has done FOR polo in this country ih
fhe last three years bat II seems mat NJ
g. opposed ~ being pointed out as me
rsfron - ir; u tho sport. 80 that under the
Circr-r,faroes fho 'casf sad TIE better
,faof credit reIongr To r. r. Herbert W
Hazard. August Belmont and o'he'
rnernbers ~ tir Polo AssociatIon VINO
worked Pm hard and effectively. IT mas. 10
fald In managing me matches. ana hR'
r~sfse is Due = $50 tho member ~ tine team
-V-titre- fhe two WaterbIrTs ard NIL
f-rr FIR 'heir lonc hours - preparation
a7d their brilliant plsv 4 word must D.
!,stf foo FOR The substitutes. who ~ para
.rtrs,e. oulr stood ABOUT and waited Sto'-
lesr6 Ksere and The others worked 0ui'e -
iravd ir practice and made quite as many
.,3crifo.. % get In condition as did he men
'vho fought vo weH In holding he trophy
7. ras privilege 70 arc those Two inter
National matches. and do not hestate 70
rre6icf that I'M wears % come that team %
meadow Brook VII be talked - ~ the
greatest that ever rode ~ hard earned VIC
.orv r. BE- ss'-fving that Inc promise ~
ianotfer challenge las been made Again
7 DO not hesitate 20 predict that p capable
1esn uIu 30 developed 10 defend the cup.
.srer 4 fle ranks Of the present one are
sfroker The game to-day - mixed forr es
- sure 20 ne worth the journey 20 the field.
'Thc Excitement. ono might say glamour. -
The international rnatches ~ill 10 lacking.
t1t hard Struggle and some dashing polo
can be- expected
Nobody seems 10 want Mike Donlin once
End not so long ago tho observed ~ all
baseball observers. and coveted hy every
club In the National League because Of biz
ility IN pulling down flies and slamning
he ball t0 far corners and over fences.
~ least nobody seems 10 want him ~ tho
price John y McGraw ig asking Tor hts
Tecslcitrant ouf0eidcr who has been ont ~
~. game for two years There is dfpO-
suon apparently 20 fight shy ~ come
backe" since James J JeNries failed so
fngioHo1ar ~ Reno. Ner.. asst July ( In
~ prohahil.'r DorUr v'' stay with The
Giants ~ pinch hitter. as r. 's extremely
doubtful about his crowdine any - the
Terula- ou'feidoro and forcing one ~ them
:, tho bench
reosI. ae do thousands 70 Others NJ
doubt. certain April dav In 1908. when
Tlonlir PLAYED an even more leading Dart
-fhan ~ has On vaudeville The Giants
v-f-e entertaining fho Prookiyn superhae
g. fbe OPENING game ~ tho season ~ the
ToIo Ground and tho stsnde were banned
T-e last half NJ the ninth inning rolled
around and the Giants we're ~ bat With
Fred reruev dancing On second two ont
and tho scorc . 20 IN favor n Rrookvn
vren 10 -torred Michael Angelo Donlin as
-he crowd begged for anv sort NJ ~
rDo strikes and two balls we're called h.
fore tho then captain ~ Tho Giants. cool
prd relf possessed az n nothing depended
rircn hie efforts rickod ont ono - hie
licnr with hone almost dead he drove
70 sphere over thc diamond srd far away
end did not efon running until he had
rounded the circuit and New YORK had
reon Ie win be remembered always for
that mighty drive
= was an o1d and unusual came that
ecew York won from Pittshurg last Nednes-
DAY rhon tho Pirates established q now
baseball record hv making 'wenty-eight as
hist for twentv-eeron put quite N0t Sin
igle 90 hall went o. tho out6eld. and the
oniv chance FOR = put-oui without an az
rist vont for nothing on an error bv Flynn.
rhe old record ~ tventv-so,"n assists was
RED hy Tho Cincinnati Reds and tho one
srsde hv tfo Pirates is iikelv o. stand 'o~
cesrs 70 rom"
II there rs ono team in The National
League that thinks well ~ tho plaving
strength 81 BROOKLYN IL must % tho mi
rego Cubs The SupeTbas we're instru-
yrertsl IN pulling The cubs Of their lofty
serch on Vednesdav which enabled the
Giants 70 take the lead once more and
yrsir on Fridav they BUNDLED Frank
t,hsnce', crew As booster for Inc Giants
ste BROOKLYN team is certainly bowling
Yu~,ess n has lent p helping hand On
snore than one occasion this wear. As was
sac weak ago. the Superbae lust love
she Giants. too. bccausc az those nine
ffraight defeats
The race for the Nsnona Lo1eue pen
rant re- crowd maker and p revenue
builder The Giants tho Cubs the Philie,
end the Pirates are PLAYING 10 crowded
tfardg. and viii continue 20 DO so while
.he leaders are hopping about between
fist AMI third places with such bewilderng
sreoucncv The lass of = Single game
makes quick change iu tho stardinc. and
fhoro has been no telling overnight which
riuh would re leading the league ou the
sc1t day II is altogether satisfying TO
she enthusiastic followers Of New York that
she Giants arc doing SO well ON their first
onvasion 81 the West. with M" cubs and
.he. Pirates safely uchnd them. and the
record for tho two series standing five
games Won and three lost the outlook is
bright for a return 10 tine Polo Grounds In
,r.r place or close enough 10 make the
acnnant chances look brighter than ever
The Yankees had a stormy time last week
ppcakine in the literal sense. The team
Nas Idle for three days on account Of the
rain thus piling up future trouble in the
VA, 81 double headers. while even Russell
Ford was beaten ON THURSDAY and de
feat FOR the star pitcher Of the Yankees
has been 20 unusual last year and this