New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-15
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Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day

not dead. but it Is suffering from dan
gerous relapse
Whatever else betides ir, polo. good
craftsmanship is a FREEDOM 0tins fac
tor. The postponement of the irst game
Of the international series on Tuesday
in the ace Of many considerations that
cried out against II was rightly ap'
plauded far and wide. Anything when
throttles the win al any cost spirit IN
tensifes respect for winner or loser. Inc
committee Of the Polo Association dlu
we'll 10 set aside all else out Of courtesy
and consideration 10 the challenging
team when Captain Chcape was injured
Not only rolo. but all international sport
was the gamer
Racing at Belmont Park has only one
more week to run, and this is cause TOT
regret. as the surroundings arc so much
more attractive and picturesque imam
will I've the case al Aqueduct. where inc
curtain will be rung up on June -
There is certain atmosphere at Bel
mont Psrk, created largely perhaps by
the roomy. tree-flled paddock and the
broad lawns before clubhouse and grand
stand. that is lacking i'm the narrower
confines at tho home of the Queens Coun-
~ Jockey Club. This purely sporting at
moSphorc carries an appeal 10 many.
There is another side Of the question
however. which perhaps is worthy OF
more consideration. 4 change from ono
track 10 another not only here in tho
old days, but in England, has proved
beneficial TO the sport, II freshens ana
revives tagging spirits, so 10 speak, and
for that reason the directors Of the
Queens County Jockey Club and the En-
pirc City Racing Association which later
will conduct q meeting near Iorkcrs'
must be congra tulated for the part they
are playing in the uphuildlng once more
Of the sport. The racing at Aqueduct rs
sure TO be quite as interesting as AT Bel
mont Park. even If the surroundings arc
less attractive. and after all the racing
is the thing
If the Cincinnati Reds and the Pitts
burgh Pirates continue to he so accom-
modating AS recently. when, with one or
two exceptions, they lave been thought
ful enough 10 lose when the Giants lost,
McGraw and his men will find smooth
going TO the fourth National League pen
nant in a row. There has been little or
no change in the standings since week
ago. and the Giants have held their place
in front not so much by virtue OF their
own good work in overriding all oppo-
stion, but because their nearest rivals
have found the going no easier.
\ letter came to my desk last week the
burden of which was: Whats the mat
ter with the Superbas? They have
championship team on paper and sec
ond division team on the diamond" 1t is
necessary 10 beg the question as TO why
the Superbas do not win more games, be-
ing quite too complex and difficult 10 ans
wer. 1t could be suggested, nevertheless,
that it is better after all TO judge team
by what it does on the diamond and not
by what it ought 10 do on paper. The
Srandoldope is an awful snare.
Hans Wagner, the captain Of the Pr
rates. has banged out three thousand
hits and won many a game thereby
since he first swore allegiance 10 major
league baseball. Now il is said he has
ambitions to reach the four thousand
mark. 1t is a hard task he has set him
self, and one that hp will have to forego
unless, perchance, like Tennyson's brook,
he goes on forever
The Yankees have not been enjoying
happy time out West. The heat has been
prostrating the defeats more prostrat-
ing