New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Giants Will Wind Up Their Jov
Ride Through West This Week.
BACK IN EAST ON FRIDAY
Question Raised as to Awarding
Chalmers Baseball Trophy
This Season.

uP 'heT "estcrH INVASION In Cincinnati IN
Wednesday. and In a sense will be HON. =,
Friday for series OF four games with N.
Superbas in Brooklyn. Their march throu..
the West has been a triumphal tour. as r..
to Friday they were unbeaten in min.
games played, the nearest approach n /.
defeat coming in Chicago when one n.
game was played. They captured ,ou,
games from St. Louis, stwo from the Chi.
cago Cubs and two from the Pittsburs,
Pirates, and landed In Cincinnati yesterdav
to beard the Reds in their own lair betors
a crowd which filled the new home OF HAM
C'Day's men to overfowng.
The important series on which for N.
moment hangs the lead in the National
League race will be continued to-day. Tia
FANS have been looking forward to tbi,
test with great interest. The brillia,,
work of the Reds under the direction a,
Han ODay, the former umpire. has bee,
one OF the wonders Of the present seaso,
The machine has been running almost a,
smoothly as the one built I'D by McGrav
and the record Of the two is much IN.
same. Both teams have met every othe,
team In the circuit, and II has come dow,
to clash between themselves to settl.
the question Of supremacy for time q,
least. II the Giants continue to ride rough
shod over the Reds as they have over IN.
other teams in the league there will no,
be a baseball critic in the land who wifi
not throw up his hands and concede an.
other pennant to New York.
The Cleveland Maps will wind Up thei,
series with the Yankees at American
League Park tomorrow and depart 10,
Boston, to make way for the Chicag,
White Sox, who have been carrying all be.
fore them this season and romping out N
front In the American League race Il viii
be surprising If the Yankees do not plsy
before big crowds most of this week. a,
followers OF baseball are keen TO see N.
White Sox In action and Judge for them.
selves OF the quality of the team made q,
as 1t is OF so many new men.
1t is quite possible that the Yankees Will
rise TO the situation and check the fast
going team just as they did d year ago 70
Detroit, when they proved to be thorn In
the side of the Tigers, who were trying
to make a runaway race. The New York
pitchers have been going badly, but they
may settle down TO their true form at any
minute, and once they do no twirng staff
In the league will be more dreaded. Hal
Chase may be back at first base also, and
that Is likely to make a big difference
Shall previous winners OF the Chalmers
baseball trophy be eligible in the compeu-
ton this year? This IL a question which
is now interesting members OF the trophy
commission. The discussion was started
following suggestions from Ty Cobb, Of ths
Detroit Tigers, and Frank Schultz, OF the
Chicago Cubs, last years winners, tina,
they be eliminated from all future comps.
titon and that the rules Of the commission
be altered so that man who has once
won the trophy shall not again be eligible
Harry =. Edwards, of Cleveland. and "
| +. Parker, of st. Louis, were the first N
| take a stand in the matter. Both have
| suggested in letters 20 Rem Milford. tie
chairman, that Cobb and Schultz be CLINT
| mated from competition for the majcr
prize which is a motor car. Both Ed
wards and Parker feel, however that all
players should be voted upon, and that 4
| Cobb and Schultz are Judged the most val
| liable players In their respective leagues
again this season they should get some
recognition by the commission. In d letter
! TO Mr.. milford, Commissioner Parker
says:
The proposition to eliminate the men
who have already been awarded machines
is all right, but In my estimation II would
be unwise to prevent their being voted
upon. The Chalmers trophy Is popular De-
cause Il IS the best method yet emploFeo
to decide the real supremacy OF basepi'
| I'm an individual way. To do anything -
impair this feature would be 10 lessen ia
value. would suggest that the voting BE-
! done without consideration OF where ma
chimes have been awarded. Then II woud
| bs POSSIBLE TO award the automobiles 70
those receiving the highest vote, provo
| ing they had not previously won the trophy
| or. In the case Of their having preViousE
| won machines, the cars could be gwen 10
those nearest 70 them. In case the cnolce
should fall on a player who had slreadY
won a car he should get a cup, shield o.
medal suitably inscribed so that he wouh
get the honor OF his achievement and ths
machine would so to the nearest man u
him. This would still leave the Chalme"
award showing the real champion pia!e
! OF each season.
Two fines OF 500 each were imposed on
| the Philadelphia club OF the Nauoh''
League by the National Commission !s'
terday. ..u.
The first was imposed for the cluh raw
ure TO record the contract OF Johh
Feaster with the president OF the NauOu~
League and for releasing him without
ouesting waivers OF him from al o'"
! National League CLUBS. . s,,. dsrelic.
| The second fine was imposed ~. ths dis
ton on the part OF fnildu'eilpati"rs with the
! charge of contractural oollsauous eagus
! Snoksne club OF the Northwestern ~ V,n.
| in regard to Kippert, player ho" -
| couver
| ,oA pascber the Cincinnati outhe,muesrw;
| TO- hem ordered out OF the !mpot'aD; mt.
/ York series by his physician. ~, Il net
fering from chills. but his cohui''o"
! serious.
| Hawthorn. the unbeaten brown ,,'.
has been sold by G.. ii. Coyle' OF ',,,' Cor
70 e. +. Buschcmeyer OF Louis'iI ,I ~
,,oEno Hawthorn is two-year-o'' 49,,
Ias,;rps-White Thorn. lie was O.'1
,va,,st Belmont at the Nursery S'uo' s,r
| ,,,a,or and Mr.. Coyle bought MN
$50 Hawthorn has won every Mr.
eisht starts. including several s'a .ss,,cLy
Ruschemeyer hopes TO win the MIN
Derby with the colt
Josh Clarke, brother of Fred ''a' -,
osor Of the Pittsburgh club of the Na'' ssll
League, who has been PLAYING ,shl ,o,,,,on
Cor the Kansas city American ASso o'.sod
team has been released. lie was or, - N,
uIans ON the New orleans nine u
Southern League, but refused
| So"'''e -, rs.,,rd-