New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Baseball Test Comes This Week.
When East and West Clash.
GIANTS OFF FOR ST. LOUIS
Yankees Home for Long STAY
on the Hilltop, with q :
Chance to Climb.

OH tuo 1aIiItoP, Win a
Chance to Climb.
The Eastern and Western clubs -,
clash this week IN baseball for tina a.
time this year. and by the time that 49,
club In the two major leagues has h.h
whack at each other club the complexior
Of the pennant races is likely 10 s.
changed. The Chicago White Sox NAV nos
loom up quite so boldly In the Amer,c,.
League as they do at present after v,,,>
ing Washington. Philadelphia, Boston Ana
New York, as they must In the next f.,
weeks, while the Cincinnati Reds also M,
strike lower level in the National Lea,u.
after entertaining Philadelphia, Brooklyr
Boston and New York in turn. The R.d.
will have an advantage over the Witt
Sox, however in that they will be on tbe,,
own diamond.
The Giants will leave for the West n.
night. to open a four-game series with the
Cardinals at st. Louis tomorrow. From
that city they will go to Chicago on Fri.
day, and after four battles with their mos.
hated rivals must jump to Pittsburgh ard
then to Cincinnati, where they will wind lin
their Western invasion on May %. Much
depends on this first test between the c,ub,
East and West When IL Is over the critics
will have more material than at present on
which TO base their comment. The Giant,
will not go West In the lead. as the Red,
have refused to be dslodged. but they ar.
good second in the race, and II nonld
not be surprising II they took Command
even I'm the home of the enemy. The team
is working smoothly and the pitchers. 10 all
appearances, ar. In md-season form.
RUDE Vanguard is still unbeaten, Matty ia
not lacking in his old cunning. Tesreau 4.
living Up to his high promise and Gran.
dali is the same dependable man that hs
was year ago. With such a STAFF saying
nothing Of Wiltse. Ames and Drucke, IL Ia
no wonder that the fans" here are conf.
dent.
The Brooklyn Superbss are on their ray
West from Boston and will open their drst
Western series In Pittsburgh tomorrow.
They will then visit in turn Cincinnati, ST.
Louis and Chicago. Bill Dahlen Is no Whit
discouraged with his team, and believes
that it Is on the high road for first d.
vision berth. Nap Rucker, rated one Of
the greatest left handed pitchers In the
history OF the sport, has been more or less
disappointment this year, but when h.
settles down TO his best form, as indicated
on Friday, Brooklyn must be feared By
every team in the league.
The Yankees will be at tine Hilltop to-
day for 2 stay that will extend 10
June 1. With this advantage there IS every
out OF last place and work its way pos
siby into contending position The Red
Sox will be here for one game tomorrow
on their way TO Boston. but on Tuesday ths
81. Louis Browns will put in an appear
ance a the advance guard Of the Wester,
invasion. The Detroit Tigers will max.
their bow on Saturday. following whom
the Cleveland Maps and the Chicago WHITE
sox will visit the city. Harry Wolvero,
is not sulking over the bad start OF ~
Yankees. The team has been sadly hand
capped by illness and injuries, while ths
luck 81 the game, which Is quite factor
also has broken badly. Hope springs eter.
nal. however, and IN ell probable thsrs
will be lots OF good sport for the fans q
the Hilltop in the hext three or four weeks
Damlco. the Newtown High School pitch.
er who IS making a nams for himself n
school baseball, will enter Princeton mex;
fall. where in time he !s almost sure %
make the team. In the Bryant game this
year he allowed only one hit and struck on,
eighteen boys. while against TOWNSEND
Harris Hall he also allowed only one BIT
While a good pitcher. he is also clsTef
third baseman and strong hitter.
Bacon. Wesleyan football captain. IS
pitching good ball for the varsity rine tha
spring.
With Otis Crandall nursing a sore throa:
and Red" Murray a strained side, ihs
Giants will be without the services Of tso
good men for few days. Fortunately.
John J. McGraw is we'll fortified With ul!l'
ity men who can All in without weakening
the team.
Some ink seems 10 be pursuing Gamer
the clever first baseman OF tbs Detr0t
Tigers He was lost to the team last ysp
at a most critical time because Of q broken
bone, and now he Is suffering from
strained ankle, which may keep him out Oh
the game for two or three weeks.
Salmon, who lasted one-third Of an n
ming for the Athletics on Friday. Is ms
player who went TO Princeton last fan oo'
dropped out after one term. and also %.
man whom Roger Bresnahan. manager VI
the st. Louis Cardinals, made such has1
fight to sign, appealing even 70 the W
tional Commission.
Tho South Atlantic record Of 81 As for ta'
ouarter-mile run was broken at Balt!me''
on Friday by Carter Glass. jr.. OF "en'
ington and Lee University, who se' "'
mark at 81 rs seconds. ..-.
Word comes from ST. Louis that the coz
dition of Roger Bresnahan, who IS suns
ing from an attack OF pneumonia Is Nv
serious. but that he will be unable 70 ies'S
the hospital for ten days or two "se~
Tho Cardinals will miss him.
Walter Johnson, the brilliant pitcher
the Washington Senators, Is nos'
himself this spring. To show now NC
moving down the batsmen, 1t may oe
called that not long ago he pitched t"'n"
two consecutive innings without ms.
crossing the plate. This includes 'he 80"
four frames In the first game with I M.
de,nbIa and then nine innings against w