New-York tribune., 1919-05-08

another twenty-four hours The h.
eminent squire of Flatbush, was gu
Charles likes to make hay while the
spring sun Is shining, and next time
Jack Coombs and his Phillies appear
they may be better prepared than now
to give . good account of themselves.
The Dodgers, as we'll as the Giants,
were cheated for the time Of prospec-
tive easy prey.
There is ray of sunshine for the
Braves, but little hope for the Phils.
Precedent is running stronger and
stronger every day for Boston. No big
league club has gone an entire season
without winning a game; It is in the
law of averages that the Hub outfit
must win eventually. Messrs. Stallings
and Grant hope and pray it may be
soon-this afternoon, for instance. Be-
sides, George Washington Grant has
canned" his brown derby. But as to
the Phils-well, Coombs has just suf
fered knockout more stunning than
the loss of Tuesdays game to the
Dodgers.
The Phillies will be without the SER
vices of Shortstop Dave Bancroft for
long time to come. Indeed, this sensa-
tional inielder, the backbone of the
Philadelphia inner line, in fact, may
not play again all season. He may
never be himself again. For he was
injured much more severely in Sun
days game at the Polo Grounds than
was at first supposed.
One Of the major bones in Banny's
ankle was Clipped. 1t was such an in
Jury that ruined Harry Wolter at the
height of his career as Yankee out
fielder; just another such an accident
as crippled the great Larry Doyle for
more than two seasons.
The severity of Bancroft's injury
was not developed until the clubs
physician had examined the star in
fielder at Philadelphia yesterday. An
X-ray developed the chip. Bancroft
was sent home from New York Tuesday
night He is in Philadelphia hospital
be reduced the injured ankle will be
put in plaster cast. His physician is
hopeful that the joint may mend with
out permanent injury or lameness, but
such recovery is always the very, very
great exception to the rule. Bancroft's
physician was in telephone communlca-
ton with President William F. Baker,
who is in this city, yesterday afternoon.
He said there was absolutely no posi-
bility of Bancroft being fit for service
within a month or six weeks, at the
very earliest; it is improbable that he
will be ready before the lapse Of two or
three months, if at all this year.
Next to victory, yesterdays rain
tumbled George Washington Grant in
the way of something cheerful. The
postponement will be played off at the
Polo Grounds on Sunday, July 27, thus
utilizing one of ten Sunday dates re-
manning to the local National Leaguers.
When the schedule was being framed
at Washington, and with the probabll-
ity of Sunday baseball for New York
State, Ban johnson and John A. Heyd
ler, presidents of the two major cir
cults, divided the available Sundays
equally between the Giants and Yam
Giants-May 4, 1S and 25. June l
July IL, 20 and 81, August IL and "a
and September and %.
Yankees-April 27, May II, June 8,
Is, % and 80, July 6, August 3, 10 and
81 and September IA and 21.
This schedule later was ratified by
Charles A. Stoneham and Colonel Jacob
Rupert, the presidents of the inter
ested clubs and co-sharers of the Polo
Grounds. The Yankees got little the
worst of it only because of April q
The City Fathers failed to validity the
necessary city ordinance that early IN
the season. :,
Charles H. Ebbets, of course, gets all
the best of the Sunday breaks locally
as he shares his ball lot with nobody
and can make every possible Sunday
count for open dates or postponements
However, the schedules of both leagues
will have to be reratihed. Naturally
every rival club is enxious to horn int
New York's Sunday pot as frequentl!
as possible. The big question arises a.
to which club should have prlorl,t!
right-one scheduled already. for tn
succeeding Monday or club thha
might wind up series on Saturoa.
with a postponement unsettled.
Mr.. Heydler declared committee
from the two major leagues would NEE
as soon as possible to straighten ou
this point. There might be occasion
later for discrimination in favor of
prominent team. 1t is known, for in
stance, that the worlds champion Re
Sox, who have three local postpone
ments already, would furnish bette
gate attraction, perhaps sunday mex M
than Washington, which will play her
by virtue of being scheduled the earl
part of next week.
stronger argument crops up Il
favor of Boston, as Washington ca
play Sunday ball at home. Ban John
son, however, has ruled in favor o
the Senators. Griffith is sure Of NOR
money in New York than he woul
draw at home.
The mystery surrounding the where
abouts Of two Of McGraw's vetera
pitchers, Poll Perritt and Fred Toney
and Of Miller HugginS's stray, Dutc
Leonard, is impenetrable as ever. Non
of them has shown up or been hear
from. A dispatch from New Orlean
yesterday said Perritt had gone to Gin
cinnati on business and that he had n,
intention OF reporting TO the Giant!
Toney, however, had been expected 70
the last couple Of days.
Miller Huggins, who camc back fror
Philadelphia after yesterdays gam
was postponed, said he had heard moth
ing from Leonard whatever. The pre-
sumption that Dutch" intended to re
port was based on letter from tn
GRANT southpaw to one of his friend
with the Yankees. SO far as the Ne'
York club is concerned, Leonard's cas-
is a closed incident. He has had tn
final offer, which he may accept or re
fuse as pleases him. In no case wi
he be sold or traded.
President Grant of the Braves ad
mstted that McCraw had made over
lures for Southpaw Eehf, but tha
nothing was likely to develop unles
Mac presented q more alluring proposi
ton.
Zone Of our great weaknesses is lac
OF hitting strength in the outfield.