New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Giants Off for the West to Face
Cubs in Their Lair.
YANKEES HOME FOR A TIME.
Leading College Baseball Teams
Lose Players Who Will Be
Hard to Replace.

! IL would De asking 100 much or the Giants
to ride roughshod over practically all oppo-
sition on the Western trip this time as they
/, did on the first round of the circuit. but
John J. McGraw. whose appetite for win
ming has not been appeased said just be.
his team will begin series with the Cubs
tomorrow. that he saw no reason why the
race should not be maintained. He pointed
OUT that all his men were in fine condition.
and that he was we'll fortified with substi.
tutes In case Of any accidents. The little
manager who confidently believes that he
has the best and fastest team in his long
experience, has reason to be optimistic, but
the fact remains that the Cubs and the
Pirates have settled down and are playing
much better baseball than was the case
four or five weeks ago. which means that
the opposition will be stronger.
Five games will be played in Chicago In
four days, and the Giants will move to
ST. Louis on Friday. Pittsburgh and Gin
cinnati will be faced In turn, and the team
will be back at the Polo Grounds or July
90 to entertain the Western clubs In their
second invasion Of the East. Needless to
say, McGraw's team has enjoyed another
profitable week. in spite Of the sputter and
| loud explosion on the glorious Fourth,
when two games were lost to the Superbas
in quick succession. On that day the
players showed a disposition TO slow up
In their work. as II the strain was begin
ming 10 tell, but they were quite them.
selves again on Friday, when they de.
feated Brooklyn without nalt trying, by
a score Of to 1.
With the Giants on the road the Yam
KEGS will do their best to entertain the
fang on the Hilltop. Unfortunately for
| Frank Farrell, the team has been going
so badly that lovers Of baseball will Geek
| other forms Of amusement rather than
| tourney I'D through the heated subway and
congested outlet to American League
Park. No game will be played tomorrow.
| as II happens to be one OF the few of days
| Of the season. but the Detroit Tigers will
arrive here on Tuesday. while the lowiy
st. Louis Browns will put In an appear.
ance on Friday to fight II out with Wover-
tons men for last place In the league
standing Under the circumstances. seats
are not likely to be at a premium On the
Hilltop this week.
Earl Gardner, who has at times played
brilliant ball around second base for the
New York Yankees, was sold yesterday TO
the Cleveland Maps. 1t was an outright
sale, the sum Of money involved not being
announced by the club.
Russell Ford, the star twirler OF the yam
KEGS, and Miss Mary II. Bethel. OF Reds
VILE. n. c., were married IN Washington
on Friday night. Ford celebrated the oc-
casion by pitching on the hilltop yesterday.
Unfortunately, he lost
The Boston Red sox wound UP critical
series with the worlds champions IN
Philadelphia yesterday and started homo
with four of the six games played tucked
away in the winning column. II was a
| test that counted, and Jake Stahi and his
men will now continue the race for the
American League pennant with more conn.,
dence than ever.
The Phllies have signed q new pitcher.
named King, from Sacred Heart College,
of Denver. King has record OF striking
out twenty men in one game. and his
average strike-out record last season s
said to have been fourteen to a game.
Joe Tarbell, who pitched for the UNI
versity Of Vermont this year. has signed
a contract with the Cleveland Maps.
| Cast.otts from the Yankees now with
Washington did their best TO smite their
former team mates last week. Jim
Vaughn pitched the Senator'S into VIC
tory over New York, while Roach helped
to their undoing in another game with
home run.
Raw Caldwell, who was called second
Walter Johnson by Gabby Street IN the
spring training season, thinks the indeh'
mite suspension and fine of $3.50 BY Harry
| Wolverton, manager OF the YANKEES
pretty steep when he is suffering Win
lame arm II may be suggested that VOL
verton is slow to wrath, and no DOUBT ih'
punishment was richly deserved.
| Jack Johnson Is quoted as saying: =
never want to see another pair OF boxing
gloves, either in private or In public. on
| hearing this a close follower or boxihs
remarked: For $4,000 Johnson would
put on the gloves and fight grizzly beaI'
| Williams, Princeton and Brown, winch
put such strong and well-bal anced oaseos"
mines on the diamond this year ana wers
ranked close together in the order nanleo'
will have 10 do a lot OF building next sea-
son, as all three teams suffered the loss %
men by graduation who Will be nard I"
replace. williams will have to do without
| the services Of four or five players, ineIuo.
| ing Davis, one Of the greatest pitchers o.
| the college world Ayres, strong ana
| capable man In the box; Otis, one OF ~
hardest hitting outfielders Of the season.
and Shons, who not only was good batter.
but played through the season just closed
without an error. 1t will be hard, indeed
| 10 replace these four men. The brown
team will face a problem almost as hafu.
| as Captain Nash, brilliant inneluer' aHo
| both Councilman and Warner. the enecu'e
| pitchers, who rank with the BEST "ei'
graduated last month. All three were con
! sidered good enough to get trisi wiz
ma Tor league clubs. which indicates ho.
they will be missed at Providence neA'
spring.
or the eight men who played regularly
with the Princeton nine, not including wv
pitchers this year. four were lost by sraau.
alton. and they included such stars as sam
White. the dashing shortstop. who HAD ths
happy faculty Of accepting opportuntle'
that came his way and turning them TO 'ne
advantage Of his team; Captain sterre"
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