New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
THE BRUSH STAIRWAY
A GIFT TO THE CITY
Mo More Mountain Climbing
for "Fans" at the Rear OF
Polo Grounds.
BORTON SHUNS SHELTERS
Hans Wagner Scouts Sugges-
ton That His Days on the
Baseball Diamond
Are Numbered.

The Brush stairway" gift OF the late
John T. Brush. president of the Ne"
York Baseball club, which extends from
Edgecomb avenue between 10Th and loSth
streets to the Speedway in the rear OF the
Polo Grounds. was formally opened yes
terday with appropriate exercises.
The stairway was accepted on the part
OF the city by Park Commissioner Slower
who received the deed of gift from II. ~.
Hampstead, now president of the Giants.
The opening of the new stairway, lead
Ing from opposite the rear entrance Oh
the grandstand, is boon TO the WASH
ington Heights fans" who heretofore
have had to do sUne mountain climbing
to reach the heights above the grounds or
else walk all the way across the neld' out
OF the front entrance at Eighth avenue
I'D the elevated railroad stairway to the
viaduct, and then up a steep grade
through l55th street
Alderman John Ii. Boschen. OF the go
District, before several hundred rams
members Of the Giants and others, VINO
filed a stand erected at the foot OF the
stairs, introduced President Hampstead,
who in a short address handed the deed
OF glft TO Commissioner Slower
The Commissioner In return handed Mr.
Hampstead 81, the legal consideration
and thanked him for the gift.
Then the 7th Regiment Band played
several airs. and after this most Of the
spectators went into the Polo Grounds to
help root for the Giants, who won
their fourteenth straight victory In beat
ing the Chicago Cubs for the second tline'
Baker cBabe') Borton. sold on Monoay
by the Yankees to the Jersey City cluo
OF the international League, has told some
of his friends that he will not report, and
is said TO be on the way TO his home In
ST Joseph, no.
Borton came to the Yankees With Rollie
Zeider three or four weeks ago from
the Chicago White Sox in exchange Tor
Hal Chase. He did not play up to ex-
pectations and Frank Chance turned him
over to Jersey City as part payment IL
was understood. for Jack knight.
Borton was with the ST. Joseph CLUB
OF the Western League before being pur-
chased by Chicago last fall.
Hans Wagner, der capting OF the
Pirates. who has seen eighteen years OF
service on the diamond and ranks as the
greatest shortstop i'm baseball. and one oil
the hardest hitters, scouts the suggestion
that his days as a regular player are
numbered.
They say I'm all in as regular.
laughed Wagner In Philadelphia, yester-
day. Huh. well, III show 'em. They
said the same thing three seasons ago
when | broke an ankle in Brooklyn. But
didn't / come back as strong as ever In
the succeeding season?
II hurt my knee this spring while slid
ing on the soft soil al Cincinnati, and l
have had 10 favor it ever since. There's
no use trying 10 force nature and nj
not going to do 1t.
The reason I'm not in the game every
day now is because | never save myself
when PLAYING and Captain Clarke knows
well enough II ! get out on that held III
likely TO put this old starboard silt OF
mine on the blink again, and then I'll be
out of the game for sure
Just give my knee time 10 mend and
III show these wseacres that | can de-
liver the same brand OF ball as | have
since first joined the National League.
John Heydler. secretary OF the National
League. made one correction yesterday In
the list of postponed and tie games. the
dates for which were announced OF Tues
day.
Only one game will be played at Pitts
burgh between the Pirates and the Gin
cinnatl Reds on August Il, instead of a
double header