New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-03
TIMELY BITS OF SPll|
t-SeasOn Games in Easts.
League Come TO an Enu
BARROW PUTS FOOT DOW,
Chicago Halls the Giants :,
Winners Of the National
League Penn1nt.

League Pennant.
Edward c. Barrow. president OF >.
Eastern League. put his foot down vs-T
day with a bang. As a result. The =.
season baseball series between the Ro',
ter team. three-tlne winner OF the Eas,.'
League remnant. and the all-star nins /,
by Jack Dunn. Of Baltimore. came IA
untimely end. Mr.. Barrow said ths, j
weather was too cold for baseball ana =
clared the games Off. but another ress.
comes out OF Rochester.
The statement is made that Chsrla.
Chaplin. owner Of the Rochester club \,
grievance, and refused 20 allow q.
teams 70 play on hts diamond yes,ers,,
He says that under the agreement n,
games were to be played in Rochester. y,
on neutral ground and the others. IL ZEE.
sary, IN Rochester He contends that ).
tie game in Newark on Sunday ia =,
count. and that II should have been plavs
off on another neutral diamond before \
return to Rochester. President Bar,,
had planned TO play It or in Buffalo D.
day but now the fun IS over.
As II turned out, the all-star team va.
two games 10 one for Rochester. the fo.r,
being tie. The players who were 70 sh,,
in the receipts OF the first four games "a
not get wealthy, as the prize money N
be divided as follows: Each player on a.
star team. $3.50 20; each player on Roche
ter team, 81 %. AS TO the Eastern Lean,
we'll II went IN debt 70 the tune Of ~
and each club will be assessed sl21 D
make up the loss So endeth the frs, pos.
season series I'm the Eastern League.
Threatening weather and cold breezss E.
duced the management Of the New Y0t
Yankees TO POSTPONE the game Nth T.,
Boston Red Sox that was scheduled 70 /.
PLAYED On the hilltop yesterday afterno0.
Consequently, a double header IS set 70, .
day. the first contest being called al Is
.. m. BY their victory over Detroit L.
Cleveland Maps prohted by New YOrh
idleness and drew further ahead IN t.
fight for third place Although the tesa
has only a handful Of games left 70 pa,
Chase still has a chance 70 land the "a.
KEGS in front Of the Maps The last boa
game Of the season will be played a, u
hilltop on Thursday.
Under the caption, Giants Finally Tn
Needed Gamo from Cubs and Win u
League Flag" Harry Daniel. in The q.
cago Inter Ocean" OF Sunday. says:
Card Of Thanks.-We wish 70 thank "
Red Ames, Larry Doyle, G. HerZog I'g
Devore. MUcgsy McGraw and others Vi
so Kindly assisted as pallhearers az q
funeral exercises rendered In honor OF "
recent cubs from Murphy's morgre 70
terday No crew Of pallbearers could La
operated in heater style. We hereby re-
ommend them 10 any one wanting ~
class pallbearin2 done on short notice "
are comfOrted in the thought hat mays
we can pallbear In the same classy sly
AZ the Giants funeral next year Membe
OF cur order are requested 10 wear the
faces at half mast till they feel better
II IS hard 10 decide whether 10 laugh .
cry over this complete surrender OF @
cago critic who loves the Giants even .
McGraw loves O'Day. the umpire. II M
be said in passing that group OF U
New York players IL published In the san
paper. under the caption: New f&
Giants. Winners OF the National LEAFS
Flag" Chicago certainly is progressA.
but New York may be pardonod, ever
the fulness Of Joy and certainty, for va
ing until two more games are won osio
sending up the scream OF victory. The oq
IS approaching. but IS not here yet MM
come in Brooklyn tomorrow. but II mig:
be delayed until Thursday or even wa
Friday at the Polo Grounds.
big Ed" Walsh. the star pitcher OF ~
Chicago White Sox. established a SH
worlds record on Saturday evening &c
fungo hitting. He drove the bail w 'G
u inch. breaking Mike Mitchell's Old mari
Fungo hitting is the same thing as estui'
ont 70 felders in practice.
Jimmy Austin. once Of the Yankees es
now with the St Louis Browns eqgais
the worlds record OF 3l-o SECONDS lo .
bunt and run 20 first base.
The Superbas are signing contracts 10
next year. Tooey. Higgins. "Cy' Barge
Hummel, Coulson and Dolly STARK "a"
drawn the pen and settled themselves "
another season. Bill Dahlen says Way
Rucker will pitch against the Clan. !"
Washington Park tomorrow
Young Willus Britt, the famous ~
manager" need have no complaint for lAl
of action. Eddie Mack. manager OF fs s
Meehan. read the sweeping chalense '
Britt I'm The Tribune last week. ana y
lieved his tortured brain of the iolo"'Hs
81 read in your column where iV-.s
Willus Britt was looking 10 tgh' an!
pound boy In the world. In oeh@H
Paddy Meehan. I challenge Britt 70 "
before any club. and will BET nun .
amount that Britt cares 10 risk on 'n' a.
sult Meehan IS a clever. tough niue -
low and will meet any boy his "eis"' a,
the country" Britt had better DC COZ
in his challenges.
The Twentieth Century Athletic C"s
negotiating for a match between ,,sy,,
Iangford and Tony Caponi, the ~
HEAVYWEIGHT. with whom sam v,r,
..draw, in winnipeg some time ago .s.,
tho name of I.angford Is always d ',1,,,s
card II is hardly probable that tne ~, a
cons" here would rush to see MN "
nam Of the calibre OF Capom
Bob Vernon. who journeyea ga ,ssa
Nm, nm a white nope but iou'. ,.S,rs
srarce Is stin on the lookout ana =" Jss
that he will yet find a man 10 roar,
Johnson. Bob will never forse' ~, ,.er,,s
Of July OF 1910 Neither Will JIM D..
,,o,,, tho West thal ~