New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-14

Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day

These should be charged against the
team and not Vanguard. Mstty in all
his glory could not win a game with no
runs behind him.
The Giants and Braves played to
90 900 fans for three games in two days
az Boston last week. Wonder figures,
these. and record figures, too. 1t may
be pointed out also that in six con-
secutive days the Giants played to Il
total of $4,000 fang, and away from
home. Surely interest in the great ma
tionsl game is waning!
When George S. DAVIS, the Williams
College player Of tSo years back
pitched no-hit game for the Boston
Braves on Wednesday he found him.
self in most select group. II is no
small honor to pitch a no-hit game IN
the major leagues, but, not content
with this, he hammered out three hits
himself, lust TO show how easy IL was.
II seemed natural TO predict bright
future for Davis when he signed with
the Yankees after being graduated. As
a college pitcher he had few If any
EQUALS and helped put Williams on the
baseball map. II looks now as If the
prediction would come true.
Owners have not rallied TO the sup
port of the fall meeting At Belmont
Park with much enthusiasm. The fields
have been small, but, fortunately. pretty
we'll balanced, A change for the better
may come this week, or so it is hoped.
but TO all appearances most Of the
horses are being rested for the tail
campaign on the Maryland tracks. The
meeting at Belmont Park will close on
Saturday, but few days of racing may
be enjoyed later at the Empire City
track and at the amateur meetings.
John T.. Madden says Iron Duke,
which made his bow on Friday, is the
best horse he ever bred. This is Il
pretty broad statement, but the Master
of Hamburg Place is still much alive
and not prone TO talk for the sake Of
talking. lie also says that Iron Duke
will be shipped TO England to fill his
engagements in the Derby and other
fixtures if he has to race him in his
own colors Iron Duke is of the virile
Maggie b. b. family, from which thc
following horses among others have
sprung in the direct female line: Iro-
quois, Uncle, BClviderc, Sir Dixon. Col.
Bill. Bohemia, Lady Amelia, Whisk
Broom and Trojan.
j. ". Cannon, the mentor of Dart
mouth athletics in this city. sent me the
following cheering clipping from Han
over paper last week: "Cayanaugh has
announced that the players will be num-
bered this year, starting with the first
game. Dartmouth discovered last fall
that the numbering of the players helps
to bring them into closer personal
touch with the undergraduate spects-
tors, pleases the public generally and
also helps the field officials 10 avoid
injustice in penaliGing fouls" 80 is
a long fight for real football reform
almost won. Dartmouth must be con-
graduated
Football is crowdng on the heels Of
baseball. but the candidates must con
tent themselves for time with much
hard work and mighty little calcium.
Yale and Princeton men arc just
FLOATING over little news item pub
Tyhcd last week: Charley Brick!cy
has been South most OF the summer,
drop Kicking
II. ]. ". Pittsburgh peat inc N'aHIs
on Flag Day, June 10, by score OF
3 TO =.
LIMB Sheldon Lejeunc is credited
With tho long distance throwing mark
If a26 feet 6 4 inches. "Chicf" Wilson,
Of the 81. Louis Cardinals, and Clarence
Walker. Of the Browns, are being
rroomed to 60 after the record. IS
laid 1000 wager hangs between the
two