New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
GIANTS MAY SNATCH
LEAD IN BITTER RACE
Clash Comes with PhiIIleS This
Week for First Place in
Pennant Dash.
MUCH HANGS ON OUTCOME
Feast for the Fans" on Fri
day, When AL Three Local
Teams Will Play Here
to Celebrate Fourth.

IeamS VIII RAY mere
to Celebrate Fourth.
the heels Of the league leading Phillies.
and with a good chance OF going to the
( front too within the next few days II
these same PhiIlies can be beaten on their
own diamond
There has been talk before this Of the
I series critical. and all that sort OF thing,
and the same talk will come again. The
/ National League pennant will not be won
I in Philadelphia this week Many more
games which are likely to have distinct
{ bearing must be played before October
I rolls around. but FOR all that tho lead. so
/ far as tho moment goes. is sure TO hinge
on The battles which begin tomorrow be-
tween the men Of McGraw and the house
Of DOOM.
II by chance one team or the other
should win four games in a row, as the
Giants did in their last meeting with the
! Phi!ies at the Polo Grounds, or as the
Phiies did in the first clash with the
Now York team earlier in the season. the
effect on the race might be lasting. As
/ both teams are playing, however, this
condition does not seem probable but in
/ any case the series OF four games. run
ming through Thursday. will hold the in
! terest Of tho fans" not culy IN this city
and Philadelphia. but all over the country.
Charles II. Ebbets could not have ar
ranged the schedule more 10 his liking n
he had framed IL himself and then jus-
3 glod the pawns about to work up 10 the
particular situation which now confrouts
the fans" here. with the Fourth Of
/ July coming on Friday and 4 half holiday
/ the next afternoon.
/ This all leads mp % the fact that when
| the Giants get through with the PhilIies
they will come back TO BROOKLYN for two
| games with tho Superbas on July ( Eb-
J lets Field will be packed and damned "a
never before. That goes without saving
/ The stock of the Superbas las risen once
more. and tho Brooklyn fans are not
7 behind their New York brothers iu LOYALTY
| 20 their own team Up 10 this time Dan
+ Inns mon have the advantage of i've
games 10 three PLAYED with the Giants
and after checking the Philies last week
/ they are once more oNuding confidence.
Before facing tho Giants the supcrhas
viii play four games with tho Boston
braves this week. and by Friday they
az, Ukcly To De close enough 10 tho Giants
/ to add special intcros; 20 tho SERIES The
team begins a long home engagement at
Ibbets Field tomorrow.
The Yankees will be home this Veeh
. for a short stay on tho eve OF their sec
ond trip through the West As a matter
P of fact all three home teams vii he IN
action here on july T. A. tho Yankees
viii facc the Washington Senators IN two
games on that day az tho Polo Grounds.
. Tho Philadelphia Athletics vii hc here
! Tomorrow for % four game ,cri'- and
should prove an attraction. as close fol-
lowers ~ baseball 7ilI 90 mp 10 got better
/ acquainted. if such a thing is necessary.
! with the players who seem SET or vim
/ ming another American League pennaut
san, FELTON, who was the pitching
! rlI.nstay Of the Harvard nine this season.
has refused an offer TO join the profes-
sional ranks The offer came from Garry
! Hermann. owner of the Cincinnati Reds.
and was said % 10 unusually large for
| college pitcher but FELTON,. who Is
wealthy. could not be tempted FELTON, is
/ quoted as saving
"Nlthough the offer made 10 me- by
! Garry Hermann is generous, ! am not
going % accept When 7 pitched against
/ Nalc AS saturday IL was the last big
/ game that Will over pitch. and l VIII
! never turn professional
Davy Jones. the veteran outncldcr re
/ Gently released by tho Chi'ag1 White Sox
10 Toledo. has rcconsidcrcl his determi-
nation not to play iu the minors and has
joined tho Mud Hens.
/ The Cleveland Maps have purchased
! league. southpaw tUirler. from Pa
Iuoah, Ky.
Ario Latham who once drew salary
from the Golfers OF tho New York Giants
. for amusing the fang with his antics
/ on the coaching limos has lost his place
ON the umpire star Of the New York
/ state League. Ari"s work. 81 is said.
! was not satisfactory TO the players or
/ fans
Jack Coomhs SAYS he will bo in condi-
ton To pitch for the Athletics in the
/ worlds series Coombs is optimistic
when looking far ahead
Claude Derrick the inheldcr sold 10 the
philadelphia Athletics by the Yankees on
Tbursday probably will be- turned over
IN the Baltimore club Of the international
League by Conni, Mack. Tho manager
Of the Athletics is interested in tho Bal
,i,,oro club and It IS said that he pur-
chased Derrick for the orioles
The story which came from Chicago
carly last week that Walter Schallcr
,oung outdolder. had been sold to Wash
,,oton proved somewhat premature.
Jimmy Callahan asked for waivers on
schallcr and Washington refused. The
chicago club then set a price Of 500 on
Tho plaver and Clarke Griffith decided
that he could get along without him.
Mike O'Brien. An umpire I'm tho Nc"
ENGLAND League. has discovered new
r,otbod NJ hurrying games along. During
, recent contest a dangerous batter OF
tho Portland club stepped To the plate
with the bases occupied. The pitcher
ri,ch.d two balls TO the batter and the
- tho Nyorca sfer club finally de-