New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27

The Giants will do double duty to-day |
and MAY tvo games with Brooklyn. the |
first beginning al o'clock. Two victories |
will nut the New York nine half game in |
front oven though the Cubs take game |
from the Cardinals. who are sure To put up |
a pretty stiff battle. judging from their
present form. If lIcGraw can pick two
pitchers 10 do a good job to-day, the Giants
will return 10 their partly refurnished home
at the Polo Grounds tomorrow with rec
ord Of fourteen victories out OF twenty
three games from their longest trip on the
schedule.
The Giants missed two chances last week
TO climb into first place but they took adj
vantage Of the third and smilingly looked
back at their rivals. at least for day
The Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs on
Thursday and again on Friday. but for
about the tenth time this year the Nemesis
Of the cubs hung over the Giants. New
York was obliging enough 70 lose on the
same dates-once 70 the lowly Boston Ter
riers. thanks partly 10 a home run drive
bv Harry Steinfeldt. not so long ago WITH
Chicago in the ninth inning, and again 70
the almost equally lowly Brooklyn SUI
perbas. who previously had suffered nine
straight defeats al the hands Of the New
York men Then came the jump TO the top
on Saturday Brooklyn was disposed or
while the Pirates. who are right on the
heels of the leaders and travelling at Il
great pace. defeated the cubs for the third
TIM. in succession. on sunday Chicago
turned the tables on Pittsburg and crawled
al, 10 share the top rune Of the ladder with
the Giants
such a race has rarely been seen in the
National League. Five clubs are right in
4 bunch. and IL is well FOR the Giants per-
haps that they will do most OF their fight
ing in the next four weeks on their own
diamond They will be home tomorrow 10
cpen the Polo Grounds and when II is re-
called that they have been forced to play
an Of their games except two on foreign
fields. TOO much credit cannot be given for
their forward place in the struggle for the
pennant
Larry DOYLE. Of the Giants f. leading
the National League by a wide margin IN
tbree-base hits He has thirteen 10 his
credit FIVE more tran Hans Wagner who
is second. Schultz leads in home runs
with seven Wagner having five and Doyle
only TWO.
Ous Crandan. some time pitcher. some
time shortstop, some time outfielder and
always consistent hitter. Is one OF the
most useful baseball players ever developed
in the major leagues The Giants are fort
innate in having "a man who can MI any
position ON the diamond with credit TO
himself and his team. IL Is said that
Crandalps chief ambition Is to become
catcher. and be- II said he can handle the
elusive shoots OF Matty and the cannon
ball delivery of Marguard Ike a second
Johnny King With BridweH and fletcher
unable to play on account of injuries
Crandall has been MING IN al Sn i3l 81 na
recently and in a way T. Indicate that ne
is "A natural ball player traidiI Is toy
good pitcher. however, 10 be shunteu
off 10 other positions where there Is DAN
Ger of injury 10 his pitching hand or arm.
In this light MCGraW would 40 Wen lc
strengthen his team with another efficient
utility player. one = needed, and needed
badly
sam Iangford who thinks that he Will
whip Jack Johnson if he ever succeeds in
getting the champion into a ring. will ar
rive here to-day 10 put on the finishing
touches for his bout on Thursday night al
the National Sporting Club with Jack Fitz-
gerald Langford Is always in such good
rbvsical condition that day or two IL al
that DEE needs 10 put him on edge lie
has. however. been IN active training for
some time ont West Fitzgerald Will re
main az his home in Philadelphia until the
dav Of the bout He Is confident that he
will bee able 20 score ON POINTS
Honey Melody. at one time welterweight
champion Of the world. will meet Joe
stein AT Browns Gymnasium this even
i'm In the last bout Stein although
out Of condition, had little trouble in out
pointing the former champion. and several
times had Honey bordering on the knock
ont.
Cl-velaNd is trying 20 build up. Three
new players have been purchased I'm the
last few days-Swindeil. pitcher who has
won fifteen games and lost only two in the
Carolina Association. Goodman. a third
basemau and Chapman, shortstop
Abbot 2 Mills. captain and third base
man Of the Williams College nine this
year. also has signed with the Maps, and
will report to-day.
The 81 Louis Browns and the Washing
ton Senators failed 10 win game in the
American League last week. The Boston
Terriers and the Super1as managed 70 win
one each I'm the National League. and at
the expense OF the Giants IN each case.
The return engagement between Sailor"
Burke and Ted Nelson. the Australian
r1iddleweight. at the Twentieth Century
club next Friday night. is awaited with
interest by those who follow the sport about
tb.. civ The men met at the Olympic
Athletic club of Harlem two weeks ago,
and after a bitter battle Burke knocked
out his opponent with a blow which the
referee and many others declared 10 be a
foul At all events. Burke was promptly
disqualified and barred from further COM
petition I'm the cluD.
Frank schultz. right fielder Of the Chi
cago Cubs was married in Chicago yester-
day 20 Miss Mabel Kirby. Schultz IS the
last II the veterans Of the club to become
a benedict , ,t t
his age as twenty-cilnt years and his home
as Rirghamton. ~. Y. The bride confesses
IN iWcnty-ninc yeara. and gives Chicago
as her home She viii accompany her hus-
band on the clubs Eastern invasion.
FINED FOR HITTING MANAGER.
Cincinnati. June Civilian Klein. VA
tional League umpire. has been fined so by
President Lynch for his part In an alterca-
ton with Roger Bresnahan. manager OF the
St Louis team In a game here last week
PrcSnahan started for the plate 10 protest
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