New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Cubs Will Arrive to Do Battle
with the Giants Tomorrow.
CALLAHAN C0URTING A FINE
Rumors Flying About That the
Manager Of White Sox Is
Profiting by a Pull"

| Giants and get revenge for two defeats and
tie game in Chicago on New Yorks
Western trip. John J. McGraw and the
! fans be It said. not the least bit
uneasy Frank Chance and his men will
mako their appearance at the Polo Grounds
tomorrow afternoon for the first time this
season. and now that ii begins 20 look as II
they would be the ones after all to give
the Giants most trouble IN the quest for
another pennant some interesting and
hard fought games are assured. The Cubs
will be here until Thursday, when they will
! give place to the Pittsburgh Pirates. who
will wind up the first Western invasion IN
! a four-game series, which ends on June 49,
! While the Cubs are fighting II out with
the Giants here the Yankees viii, he strria-
clinc with the White Sox I'm Chicago. The
first of four-Came series will he played
to-day. weather permitting. and unless the
unexpected happens the American League
leaders will have chance TO recover some
Of the ground lost by the sharp assault or
the Washington senator's who won three
games in quick succession. The White Sor
| are working under a handicap at this time,
and it is possible that the Yankees will take
a turn a pulling them OF the top runs NJ
the ladder From Chicago Wolverton VIII
lead his team TO tackle the lowly ST. Louis
Browns for the last series If the first West
ern trip, winding mp in that city next Srn-
day.
Eumors which cannot he run down con-
tnue to float about concerning the trading
Of Hal Chase by the Yankees. The latest
has Chase and Ford going TO the Chicago
White Sox for Zeider and Big Ed" Walsh.
Perhaps. but moro probably perhaps not
\ series of elimination races 10 decide
the professional championship Of America.
with the wider object of later matching the
winner against {. R. Collier. champion o.
Europe for the worlds motor racing title'
will he feature Of the Stadium-Motnr-
drome meetings at Brighton Beach this sea
SON beginning with the opening races on
June 30.
Commenting editoriarv on tho action -
John 7. Brush in demanding another vote Of
tho Fans" on the destion OF an earlier limo
for starting the games Al the Polo GROUNDS
tine Sporting News says:
John T. Brush. Of the New York National
League club, is not satisfied with the de-
cisior Of Tho court Of public opinion as 20
No. rrona, bom. FOR starting bali games at
the Polo Grounds, ana Tx" the lltlgaht WIG
has lost his case IN court; ne .aS ag y,ns
; ground upon which 10 ask rehearlhs.
. ! Admitting that the vot" upon winch 10
, agreed 10 base his time OF starting was an
average Of more than so per r'ht Ior an
. | early hour he las made the plea thar the
| attendance was so small and lacking IN rep
70 resentation at the dates or voting that J.
. was not a fair test ana announces lnal w"
. test will be continued until July D. ~ nas
-. hot oil -
the controversy that wants the late nour'
and the decision IN grant a 'rehearina re-
minis ono ~ Wall Street methods III court
exactly.
, If indications count for anything me
! fans" again will vote for an earlier start.
, The 1880 o'clock turnstiles are much more
populsr than the o'clock ones these days
: Yelled charges are being made among
! American League clubs that Ban Johnson
, president Of the league. Is faVorlng Jimmy
{ callahan. manager Of the Chicago White
Sox. because OF his friendship for Charley
Comiskey, the Old Roman OF paseoail
joe s. Jackson. we'll known critic says
in The Washington Post under date OF
/ June ;:
| Iimmie Callahan again played for the
. ! Soy Yesterday. His continued appearance
i'm the game IS one OF the thiilss tHdt w
| puzzle the lay mind. No man lH tts Al.i..,
lean League has had more u0uOIe 49,
| u,pDires i'm any year than Callahan haS
had this spring. and reports from nsdso
! make /: appear that MS oUence OF Hol
day is ono that could hardly be overlooked
Taking all Of this into CONSIDERATION anu
! concentrating the SoA manager course IN
| the East IL would appear that the ChiCsEo
! leader is one especially favored. McBrlhe
said few words to an umpire here ana
vas benchcd for three days. Callahan
mas been chased of the lot a half dozen
times. and has drawn only one three days
sUSDpnsion
SNobodv zrudges the SoX their hope for
rho championship. There il no better
sportsman than Comiskey and no more
lovable fellow than Callahan SUI ia.
is no reason why the SoN and their leader
| should have an edge on any cluo that ~
hghting for the flag. or for position II
is to he hoped that Griffith will not torsss
his resolution. framed before he left home,
10 make his ball PLAYERS protest Just ~
often as Chicago might. ana to rush unl-
pires with the same vim There is no rea-
son why any. one club should have IT on
another. i'm this sense. As n stands. tue
SoX have something on all contenderS.
It does look as II Callahan was going
too far I'm his aggressive ways in trying
to keep his team in front. and Ban john
sons patience may he tried TO the break
ing point on the neNt offence
OF the eight men who Won overweight
points for PENNSYLVANIA in the interco'le-
eiate track and fcld meet on June Eve
men repre- ,ertinE seventeen paints, viii
return TO college next fall Mercer. winner
90 the broad Jump and second IN the 22H-
ward dash: McCurdy, second IN the two-Iria
run. Edwards. second IN the hurdles, N2
de,ra third i'm the one-mile run. and CirNf-
fifth. fourth in the hurdles, viii be eligiN''
IA represent the Red and Blue This VII
make a strong nucleus for the Pennsylvania
, tenn
The Quakers also are fortunate in that
the freshman class OF this year VIII
s,renrthen tho team next season in those
| events I'm which they were weak mis- year
~ Patterson and Bipplncott Pennsylvania
viii gain two sprinters who show great
promise. while in the quarter-mile run
| Craig is expected tn make the Red ana
Blue factor.
PENNSYLVANIA men are disappointed IN
! tJcir crew ~ tho beginning Of tho year
there was nothing sensational about the
material and the loss of Tom Reath was
severe blow. but at the same time there
WAS no apparent reason To expect a
Iamcutably weak eight The races with
| A,,uapolis, Columbia and Princeton, how
ever. proved that Pennsylvania has one "f
| tho noorest crews in her history. crew
that was as completely outclassed by these
rivals as would he high school baseball
team I'm a major league race.
Since then Ward has made changes, NOV
ing Walton from bow to stroke. raising
Wotrous from the four TO bow and ousting
DE Long. veteran Of two varsity eishts,
thns hnG