New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-06
Comment and Gossip
on Sports OF the Day

men IN the league. This is heartening
and Chance ought to know. as he ranked
with the best when playing the bas him
self and knows every little trick, angle
and qualification In the games against
the Superbas last week Williams showed
far more finish than was the case last
year.
Dick Egsn is almost sure TO be popular
with the Brooklyn fans As utility player
for the Cincinnati Reds last year he did not
have much of a chance TO shine but now
that he is assigned 10 a regular place at
short with the Superbas ne is fairly work
ing his head off. Joe Tinker may not be
missed. after all. The Brooklyn infieid,
by the way, looks more compact than at
any time in recent years. Cutshaw may
yet rank with such second basemen as
Eddie Collins Johnny Evers and Larry
Doyle.
Its pretty early 10 talk about pitchers,
but the way King Cole worked for a short
time against Brooklyn on Friday brought
much satisfaction to the followers of the
Yankees.
The four-mile relay team OF oxford Uni
versity will not lack for opposition at
the Pennsylvania relay carnival. Ten or
twelve American college teams will be
on hand to do battle, among which will
be representatives. from Cornell, Harvard.
Princeton, Michigan, Dartmouth and
De-, 1tr,, l.
send a team.
Connie Mack offers Shibe Park free o.
cost to bring the ArmyNayy game to
Philadelphia was the statement 7 read
in an exchange last week The cadets
and midshipmen do not want free parks,
but they do want seats for forty thou
sand persons or more. Connie Mack is
safe American League Park in Phia-
delphia seats fewer persons than Frank
lin Field
It's good wager that the Army Navy
football game will be back at the Polo
Grounds next fall, where II was so easily
and so well handled last December.
Fred Clarke is not claiming the Nation
al League pennant for the Pirates. but
there are some enthusiastic souls in
Pittsburgh who are raising their voices
along those lines.
The Washington pitchers are display /
ing a wonderful form" says a baseball !
writer Of some renown. The fans would
rather hear about the inielders. Every /.
body knows Walter Johnson
Charley Herzog says he will work hard .
to put the Cincinnati Reds in a good posi- /
ton in the pennant race. OF course he I
will That's the type Of the man.
Big Ed Walsh back in form is the /
that's true the White Sox will bear I
watching.
Somebody was bold enough TO make the I
statement that Charley Weeghman, chief I.
owner of the Chicago Feds, had refused I
$4,000 20 withdraw from the outlaws. /.
Then Weeghman pricked the bubble and I
proved that he was not yet approaching 7
his dotage by denying It all. Everybody
is getting in the habit Of talking big .
money these days.
one Of these DAYS John !. McGraw will
turn and refuse TO be a punching bag for
those who have fancied grievances TO set .
tie He did much for baseball. however,
in not seeking personal revenge, which .
seemed more or less justified in both the 4
Brennan case last summer and the Pat
- fau de.
It's brave man who can, for the good of /
the sport, restrain his temper for foul ,
blow struck.
"The ST. Louis Browns need a lot OF .
practice" MARBLES critic. Maybe, but
why rub it in?
Thanks are due my argus-eyed friend .
Fred Wenck for pointing out in "The
Evening Mali that blundered last week .
IN spelling Defiance. one Of the yachts
being built as candidate for the defence
OF the Americas Cup. with an "R" and /.
an "l" instead Of ID" and an a." But
having picked the mote out Of my eye he
failed TO remove the beam from his own. /
He tells his anxious and palpitating read /
ers that Wilson Marshall owns the third
cup yacht which only day or two ago
vas named the Vanitie. Mr. Marshall one
day may build a cup yacht as he is a
most enthusiastic yachtsman but, as
most everybody else knows Alex Smith
Cochran Is spending his own good money
in building and equpping the Vanitie. All
Of US make mistakes; none Of us are al
ways accurate.
Walter J. Travis seems perfectly iusti-
fed in asking the United States Golf AS
ISOLATION why permission was refused on
the suggestion that he would like 70 take
team Of American golfers 20 Great Brit
ain as his guests. when all he wanted 10
know was what effect IL would have on
their amateur standing. II seems that
the United States Golf Association evaded
delicate question in assuming that Mr.
Travis was altruistic enough to spend
5000 or more Of good American money for
/ the glory OF golf
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