New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Giants Profit by Another Full
Day for Rest.
RED SOX REACH CENTURY
Charles II. Ebbets Takes Out a
Mortgage for 100000 to
Finish New Park.

The Giants seem to be IN luck just at
present. Four days OF absolute rest has
beer the portion OF tho champions owing
to the copious fall Of water recently. II
the pennant were not so We'll in hand the
delay might be the cause OF worrlment.
but since II has come down 20 case OF
only two more victories. or even one VIC
tory, provided the Cubs lose another
game, McGraw's men have 10 reason TO
feel nervous and can profit by thu rest to
the utmost
Eleven games remain 10 be played TO
work the Giants UP into condition for the
worlds series. After the short vacation
OF the last four days IL is improbable that
McGraw will think it necessary to take
his regulars from the lineup. and it Is
likely that Mathewson. Tesreau and Mar
guard Will pitch big majority of the
remaining contests.
As q double-header with the Boston
Braves has already been scheduled for
this afternoon, yesterday game Will nave
TO be played OFF In a double-header to-
morrow afternoon. Tesreau and Mathew
son probably will work to-day, 50 that
Big Jen' can come back on Saturday,
leaving Fridays double-header for Mar
guard and Ames or Crandall 10 take
care Of
The Boston Red sox reached the cen
fury mark yesterday. at tho expense OF
haN
games and lost 10.
A mortgage for 5000. 600 was recorded
IN the County Clerks office IN Brooklyn
Yesterday TO cover IL loan made by the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company TO
Charles II. Ebbets. president and CHIEF
owner OF the Brooklyn club This money
win be used TO complete the new home oil
tho Superbas, now being erected OIL a plot
bounded by Bedford avenue, Montgomery
street Cedar Place and sullivan street In
Brooklyn.
Mr. Ebbets had planned TO open the
park this season. but unavoidable delays
IN construction made this impossible. The
diamond and stands however Will be
spick span and ready for the opening
game OF the 1913 season.
According 20 Charles ". Murphy, presi,
dent OF tho Chicago Cubs, remark made
by Barney Dreyfuss. OF Pittsburgh, after
the pcnnan, race Of 1909 set him thinking
and finally brought about his determlna-
ton TO pr .hc ban on drinking and cigar
cite smoking Dog ris players next season
The remark made by Dreytus was:
Drinking too much liquor cost your CLUB
tho rag" Murphy was quoted az saying
yesterday ia Chicago.
I'VE went into tho first game with
Philadelphia I'm the worlds series in 1910
with confidence. Then ono OF our star
PLAYERS misJudsed Hy that a boy could
have caught and also struck out the first
two times h. went 70 bat I traded this
PLAYER on. but / did not know until lstei
that tn. man came into the hotel iutoNi-
Gated ~ 80 o'clock In the morning OF the
day Of tho game.
when was In Cincinnati learned
that certain individuals there were IN the
habit OF taking some members OF the Chi
cago ball club ont 10 roadhouses at night
and getting them intoxicated In ordcr TO
weaken orr PLAYING strength.
"Th'res one other thing continued Mr..
Murphy. II am not going TO have young
men debsuched by joininS my club w
are constantly bringing I'm young men be-
tween eighteen and twenty years of age
aud hereafter On the Chicago National
League team they are going TO BE- started
on right. II a youngstcr sees a veteran
drinking ~ CNcegy tho examine Ia bod
Among tho sporting queries which came
To the sporting desk last night one from
Cincinnati read as follows Garry Herr-
mann OF National Commission fame has