The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-21
SPORTING NEWS LETTER
BY e.. III. ZUBER.


Cincinnati, July 81, 1911.-Local fol-
lowers of the game are on the qui vlve
for the return of the Reds to their own
pasture next Sunday, July %. They
are wondering just what sort of line
up will be offered, and whether Mana
ger Griffith, who has been at the steer
| ing wheel of the locals for nearly
! three years, will be out on the third
| base coaching line in uniform, as of
yore. The past two weeks have been
extremely strenuous ones in the his
| tory of the local team, and it would not
be surprising to see considerable new
talent offered the public for inspection
when the first game after the present
trip is called on the local lot on Sun
day. with those strenuous Cardinals
opposing the Reds. Rumors have been
numerous as to prospective changes,
and while none of these reports have
been verified as yet, there is likely to
be something doing along those lines
before Sunday. One thing is certain
the owners of the Reds are not salts
Fl ed with the manner in which results
have not been obtained of late, and
the lovers of the sport can be certain
that the last half of the season will
see much higher grade of sport offer
ed by the Reds than was vouchsafed
them during the earlier portion of the
season.
The best drawing card in the Nation
al League today is the aggregation
over which Roger is holding the reins.
When the season opened the st. Louis
team was not taken seriously. 1t was
made up of number of men who had
been gathered here and there in the
big leagues with sprinkling of COM
paratively unknown youngsters. A
place near the end of the line was the
best that was picked for the Cardinals.
But with the cast-offs playing better
game than heretofore, and with the I'M
known pitchers delivering superior
and consistent grade of goods. the
| Cards have been moving right along,
and now are so near the top that they
must be considered in the race for the
| flag. The fact that the team contains
quite number of players who were
formerly r eds makes their advent
here'doubly interesting, and the fans
will flock out to see them during their
engagement here, as well as to see
what changes the local management
contemplateS in the teams lineup in
order that it may make hot finish.
1t is doubtful If any pitcher ever
had the Indian sign on an opposing
team with greater persistency and
consecutiveness than has Christy
Mathewson on the Reds The locals
have not won game from this mighty
twirler in nearly three seasons, he
having total string of twenty con-
secutive victories over them, with not
even ties lme to break the monotony
of the de1aets. There is no doubt |
that Mathewson is the big noise in
keeping the Giants near the top of the
heap, and his work this season indi-
Gates that he still has some good work |
left in him. Mathewson expects to !
add to his record over the Reds when
the New YOrks come next week. fol-
lowing the Cardinals. The Brooklyns
will succeed the New Yorks as local
victors, one of their games being
scheduled for Sunday, July 80, while
the Phillies will wind up the second
visit of the Eastern teams with a
game on Sunday. August 6, and three
games subsequently.
Our chocolate-colored friend, Jack
johnson, seems to be out for the coin
in real earnest during his present visit
to the British possessions. Following
the announcement that he will fight
Paddy Currau. the Irish champion, for
a purse of $25, 600 and a side bet in !
august, comes the additional news
that he has signed up to do battle with
Bombadier Wells, the English heavy
weight champion for a purse of $40, 900
and the worlds championship, this
battle to take place in England in
September. johnson must be pretty
confident of wailoping Curran, for he
did not hesitate to make the match
with Wells without any stipulations
regarding the Curran battle. Betting
will be all In favor of Johnson, despite
his immense overweight, for neither
Curran nor Wells has ever shown
reason to be considered in the same
class with the cOlored man SO far as
fighting is concerned.
Both Packey Mcfarland, the Ameri-
can, and Freddie Welsh, the Welsh
man, are anxious to take from AID
Woleast his honors as lightweight
champion of the world. Both have
seLt IN challenges. Welsh's being
backed by some $40, 900 put up by his
British manager, wnhile Mcfarland
claims to lave as much money at his
command as Wolgast can cover. There
seems to be some doubt as to McFar-
lands ability to make the lightweight
limit of 1873 pounds. but he himself
declares that he can do it, and that
ae'll weigh in or below that figure if
the proposed Thanksgiving Day match
s arranged. Wolgast says he's will
lng to meet both men in turn, and to
give Owen Moran. who is complaining
If his recent defeat, another chance