New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Giants Look a Bit Stronger than
the Chicago Cubs.
RACING GRIP STILL HOLDS
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.
7, has been said and reiterated many
times. that one Of the greatest charms OF
baseball lies H. It's uncertainties on Iues-
bav the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs ana
there was great rejoicing among the
.fans"; ON Wednesday the Giants peat
these selfsame Cubs by one-sided score
and the critics did not hesitate to pro-
claim that the great Chicago baseball ma
chine had run down and had lost 70 d
large extent Is wonderful efficiency. On
rhursdav the Cubs beat the Giants ana
the setback was accepted by the rams
with good srace. with the oft repeated say
ing 1--WE can't win every day on fTluaN
,he Cubs beat the selfsaIne Giants again
and the critics felt almost Wiling 70 dC-
gnowledge that the great Chicago baseo@ll
machine was working as smoothly as o.
old Truly. baseball IS an uncertain game
su. the followers Of tho Giants can contenl
themselves for the moment, with the as
.urance that while tho two teams broke
.ven on the series the comparison. so far
a. was possible. favored McGraw ana MS
men. The National League pennant WIN
pers last year are TO be feared. Ihey
,ror,ise 10 make another strong night Tor
ths coveted niece OF bunting. but the facl
,anains that the great inield IS broken
Nm with Steinfeldt gone and EVers on inc
stick list while Frank Chance Is PLAINLY
worried over his pitching staff, a. lho'-
Gated bv the fact that he has asked Toy
waivers on two Of HIS veterans-Ed kue'-
bach and Jack Pnester-both Of whom nave
been backward in getting into condition
Man for man and team for team the
Giants look tho stronger az This time.
Tho 81. Louis Cardinals VIII he on me
Wilton fer three more games this Week
and following them the Pirates must DC
entertained. Fred Clarke's band OF ouc-
caneers were travelling at pretty lively
race until they landed in Philadelphia last
mock brt the loss Of three games ont or
so,,r 20 the Philles established the fact
,bat they are not so dangerous as indicat-
.d by their games I'm the West 1t may
To ernphasized at the same time that
charley Doom was not far wrong when he
Ioasted before the season started that nc
had a team built on championship lines.
The Phjllies have shown no signs as yet OF
The predicted "blow-up." and II begins 70
look as il those four straight defeats ad-
,uinistered % the Giants was due 10 some
,bing more than the luck Of the game. as
,ome would have Il.
The Yankees are not suffering from
poor management. but from lack Of man
sgement" This statement was made early
last week by man whose judgment must
to oil
hall bur IT led to a somewhat heated argu-
s1rent which. ike so MANY arguments.
ended IN almost everybody present thinking
Is he did before the fun started. There
may have been some basis for the asser-
zion. but J. for one. am not willing 10 sub
scribe 10 II as yet. believing that Hal
Chase has been seriously handicapped by
circumstances over which he had no con
troll Illness and injuries have been play
ing havoc with some Of the regulars, and II
must not be forgotten that il takes some
little time to get what amounted 20 a new
,nfeld working smoothly. There appears
20 be no excuse for some OF the loose and
headess work on the bases, and Chase
might do we'll 10 give little more thought
and attention TO this important feature Of
the game, but il does not follow that be-
cause the new manager IS lacking In out
ward signs Of aggressiveness he IS not CIV
Ing OF his best efforts 70 develop winning
combination in his own quiet way, even II
results are not so visible that all may see.
The Yankees deserve all credit FOR check
ing momentarily the runaway Tigers last
week in breaking even on the four-game
series An easier time is IN store this
week, II past performances count for any
fling as the Cleveland and 81. Louis
teams look far from formidable. With the
same kind Of baseball that marked their
play at Detroit last week the Yankees
should win at least four Of the six games
they must play before moving on to do
battle with the Chicago White sox
The striking success Of the three amateur
hunt club meetings held this wear IS cause
for satisfaction and in tho absence OF tho
regular professional meetings much Is being
done 10 stimulate and keep alive interest
ST. the thoroughbred horse. The size and
fhc quality Of the crowds which have
turned out for the meetings az Ccdarhurst,
belmont Park Terminal and Plainhed fur
yished 2 tribute to tie sport. which speaks
-olumcs Personally. 7 feel optimistic as
90 tho future or racing in this state be
licviue that relief viii come in time from
tho so-called directors, liability law, which
fhose interested closely IN the government
- the turf declare 90 bo ambiguous and
unfair. That law is now tho stumbling
block hut If II IS repealed or the courts
make q reasonable Interpretation there is
every reason 20 expect that the gates of
The various tracks viii be thrown open
ouce more. In the mean time the amateur
meetings arc doing great good IN filling
much needed want
Polo is having its inning al the present
time. or course. the approaching matches
for the international challenge cup were
bound 10 bring about such state OF af-
fairs. and those who appreciate the faScina-
tion Of the whirlwind galops and smashing
hitting Of the game rejoice IN the stimulus
which has been lent 10 the sport Ever
since the Britons won the cup at Newport
3n 1886, there has been desire on the part
or polo enthusiasts 20 bring IT back. and
this desire was eliminated when Harry
pavne Whitney led James NJ Waterbury
1r.. Lawrence Waterbury and DevereauX
Afilburn 10 birmingham two years ago In
q successful quest Of the trophy. II Is a
Noticeable fact that this same four in al
probability will defend the cup at the end
Of this month at Meadow Brook against
a.. best that England can muster led by