New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-01
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Feast of Baseball in Store for the
Home R00terS.
YANKEES PRONE TO ERRORS
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.


and Professional.
Unless all signs fail. feast OF easeoah
As in store for the fans the first three
DAYS this week, as the Yankees VIII con-
I tinue TO entertain the worlds champions al
American League Park. while the Giants
will prove an extra magnet over In BROOK
lyn. on Thursday John J. McGraw ana
his men will go to Boston for four
game series. while the Red Sox will come
here TO do battle with the Yankees on the
hilltop Following that comes the hrst
test between the Eastern and Western
clubs as one week from tomorrow the chi
Cago Cubs will invade New York for
most important series with the Grants
while the house OF Chase will storm De-
troit in an effort TO stop the voracious
TIGERS. who have found Cleveland. Chi
cago and ST. Louis such easy picking.
Bill Dahlens Superbas have score TO
settle with the Giants. Those -four straight
defeats Of ten days ago ranked deep. and
fuel was added 10 the fire on Saturday
when Matty proved too much for the
BROOKLYN batsmen. The fast going Phillies
struck more or less OF snag at Washing
ION Park, as the Superhas broke even IN
the four-game series last week, and ii Is
quite possible that the Giants may hit the
game snag before starting for Boston. The
Yankees PLAYED loose ball most Of the
week, and the team fielding record suf-
fered a blow from which II will not re-
cover in some time. They won their fair
share OF games, breaking even with the
Dod in Int CT
the worlds champions on Saturday made
the team look anything but finished. and
errors were plentiful in two or three other
games, too. A change for the better must
come IL Hal Chase expects to hold the
whip hand over the Athletics. from whom
three straight games were won as a starter
for the season.
After losing six games out OF seven the
Athletics woke up TO the necessity ot win
ming few games last week. and did so
we'll that the calamity howlers decided to
give up writing their obituary for the
present According TO James c. Isaminger
Mr.. Mack's Newlyweds played with the
wit, dash and sustained strength that
caused such q panic in the American
League last year." in winning three out
of four games from the Washington Sena-
tors and one from the Yankees on Satur-
day. The sight OF the American League
pennant raised last Tuesday is offered as
the reason for the sudden change for the
better.
Charley Ebbets says Il am going TO
make the Brooklyn fans take their hats
off to me before / get through with base
ball" meaning. no doubt, that one OF these
fine days a National League pennant will
be raised In Brooklyn. Some of the loyal
rooters across the bridge will take off their
shoes and walk TO the park for such q
happy occasion.
With baseball. lawn tennis. golf and other
sports in command. and football dormant
awaiting the cool days of carly fall any
comment on the great college game ap-
pears slightly out Of place, but I was
struck by a letter from r. A. Derby, in the
current number OF the Harvard Alumni
Bulletin. which reads in part as follows:
A short time ago wrote a communica-
lion to The Crimson attempting 10 point
out that football. as played at American
colleges ana universities. was an exclusive
rather than an inclusive game: that from
tho opening Of the season in the early fall
the whole tendency on the part OF the
. coaches was 10 eliminate from the squad
the. physically unfit and TO concentrate
II their interest and energy on only those
men who would be useful in the final
match game with tho rival institution: that
rs result only handful of men out of
the whole number of eligible players of the
university derived any exercise. fresh air
and benefit from the game. and that this
handful of men were the ones who needed
fresh air and exercise least Furthermore
r,1a gI "a,
America. football gave 10 the players a
minimum Of actual playing, fresh air and
exercise and maximum OF preparation
blackboard lectures and signal drills: that
the whole process savored OF the profes-
sional and spectacular spirit. and that from,
national point OF view football was de-
yelopinS far more young men strong in
holding down hleachers and putting pipes
and cigarettes than strong in sinew. wind
and limb. As remedy J would suggest
that an agreement be made between three
or four leading American universities-Sa
between Harvard. Yale and Princeton-to
postpone the selection Of university foot
ball squads until November /; that sys-
tenn Of clubs he inaugurated at the three
universities similar In general outline
among which A series Of intra-university
games would he played throughout Octo-
her; that after this series was completed
the university squads should be selected
and the inter-unversity games be held in
November, as usual
Granting that the premise is a fair one,
Mr.. Derby has built up reasonably
strong case. but IN my opinion the premise
IS not a good one and consequently some
other remedy must be discovered TO bring
about greater participation. II would be
well, OF course, TO encourage college men
20 get out and play for the love Of play
but the fault at present lies with the un-
'dergraduates themselves. rather than with
the sport or with the policy adopted in de
velopng varsity team. Football Is no
more exclusive than baseball or any other
sport and the only reason that fewer men
turn out is because it demands greater sac
rifces in getting into proper condition. Mr..
Derby's suggestion does not strike me as
either sound or practical. IT would empha-
size still more the value OF the final games
It would discourage TO large extent inter
collegiate competition with other teams
which makes for good and IL would only
delay without correcting the tendency OF
concentrating the fun strength Of the uni
versity in one team.
In point OF fact some stimulus Is needed
TO arouse the interest of men and boys 70
a point where they will throw aside the
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