New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Giants Now Out for Record Sci
by the Senators.
DREAM POINTS TO RUCKER,
High Praise for Gandil, the New
First Baseman of the Wash
ington Senators.

ington Senators.
When the Giants passed safely over their
hoodoo number on Friday and, by winning
two games from the Boston braves huns
up their eleventh consecutive victory, an
enthusiastic fan" in the grandstana
shouted Now Wen go after that record a
seventeen games in a row by Washington.
and beat IT, too" Those in hearing shouted
their approval Of the somewhat boastti
prophecy, and there was reason, too. "a
the Giants had been playing like the great.
est team in the world.
McGraw and his men are facing whas
looks like another reasonably easy week
as the Braves will be at the Polo Grounds
tomorrow and Tuesday, while the Brook.
Ign Superbas will be their guests ON
Wednesday for a fve-game series lnclud.
ing two on July 4, morning and afternoon
on Saturday the two teams will migrate
across the bridge and play the last gans
at Washington Park, while on Sunday both
will take the road for their second West.
ern trip, the Giants going to Chicago and
the Superbas to Cincinnati
Brooklyn may prove a more stubborn tos
than In the last series, as the team ha,
been playing better baseball than was tn,
case on the return from the first Western
trip. Nap Rucker is going great guns
and IS quite likely TO win his game from,
the Giants, unless perchance Marquard or
"Matty" opposes him in the box, in which
case a remarkable pitching duel can bs
looked for. Somebody dreamed the other
night that Rucker cut Marquards renark-l
able winning streak so that II McIrawl
believes in dreams it might be We'll for hinnt
to match "Matty" against the star left
handler Of the Superbas. Perhaps. how
ever, both McGraw and Marquard will p,n
their faith to the old saying that dreams
go by contraries Changing the subiecs
slightly, It may be suggested that, given a
fair, bright day, the huge stadium under
Coogan's Bluff will be none too big on
Thursday afternoon to accommodate the
holiday crowd.
Chief interest in the American Leagusl
this week centres IN the series Of hval
games which begins on Wednesday be-,
tween the Boston Red Sox, leaders in the !
pennant race, and the Philadelphia Ath,i
letics. worlds champions for two years.
Much depends on the outcome, as the
series may be the turning point in a race
which is mighty close and exciting. Thsi
Yankees will be in Washington while thai
Red Sox and Athletics are fighting II out,g
so that unless Wolyertons men turn oyerl
that new leaf so long expected the sena-l
tors are likely TO pick up a few valuablaj
points The Yankees will wind up at Wash-i
ingtOn on Friday and return to the Hilltop!
on Saturday for a final game with thsl
Senators, preparatory TO entertaining thsl
Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, July 9, Who'll
will arrive here as the advance guard III
the second Western invasion.
J. Ed Grillo, of Washington, who ranks
among the leading baseball writer's andi
critics of the country, cannot say enoue !,
about Chick" Gandil, the clever FIST
baseman recently purchased by Clark G-f-l
fifth, manager Of the Washington Senators,
from the Montreal club Of the Interna- /
tional League. He calls him the equal &c
Hal Chase and gives him credit for being
largely responsible in winning three out ot
seven games from the worlds champions
a few days ago. GandH, no doubt, is d.
serving OF all the good things that may b.
said OF his playing. He certainly ''mads'
good" on the jump, but it Is quite possible !
that he will not shine TO the same extent
at the bat once the pitchers in the Ameu-.
can League learn his weaknesses. II lie has
any. Grille says:
Almost a month has passed slnct
"Chlck" Gandu Joined Griffith's forcesJ
During that time he has been confronted,
with about every possible condition that "
ball player can encounter in his careers
and in not a single instance has he oeeli
found wanting. That Canal was STets
ball player was realized from the outsesl
OF his start with the team and there u
no hesitauCy now to assert that he IS hN
far the best first baseman, all things con+
sidered, in the American League. Hli,
hitting has been hard and consistent He'
has faced all pitchers and has loOkeii
equally good against them. II mas oeefl
hts stickwork which has kept his team IA
the race.
brilliant has been. his fielding, and
above all, he has displayed that spiuT
which makes winning teams. lncident-I
ally Gaudil gave an exhibition OF gameTi
ness during the series in PhiladelphlL
that few other players could have done,
With the right side of his face badly
bruised and his nose fractured Gandi res
fused 10 rest and remained in the game
Not only that, but he played remarkably
ball, being responsible Tor every one OF
the three victories the Nationals won,
from the champions. Hal Chase has thsl
and there is no doubt of his ability, but
Gandil is his equal in that respect and
IS a much better man for a baseball team
because of his ideal disposition.
Dick Lewis. the new captain of the VIII
Jams baseball team, and one Of the best,
IN the college world. has dacldedl
to play with the South Orange team "a
the Amateur League this summer, as ia
did a wear ago Lewis Is a fine type OF AM
athlete, as he IS a high ranking scholar, IS
well as an all-around man in other sports
than baseball.
Frank J. Navin. president OF the Detroisl
club of the American League, who has Is"
sued q statement which indicates sur
prisng lack Of confidence IN Hughey Jen'
uings. seems to have forgotten that the
manager of the Tigers led his team 10 TIRES
American League pennants in suecessloh'l
in 1907 1903 and 1909. Many club in eiiher
league would welcome Jennings. He knows
baseball from the plate out
Sportsman" in The Boston Globe" goes
back to 1875 TO recall that Boston once
boosted of a team which did not'lose q
single game on its own diamond during
the season. lie says:
I'VE have been following with suc1
marked interest the successive games won
by the Washingtons as a team and by
'Rube' Marquard as an individual that
il may be we'll 10 remind you that Boston
once had ball team that played an en-
tire season without losing a game on inc
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