Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

- cago Cubs and the Philadelphia
Athletics may take crack al
H. past attendance records before
H the season Is over. All four are
sure to be big attractions throughout
the entire season. and it is almost a
certainty the Cubs will set another
home made mark.
These four clubs will be big money
makers. Both st. Louis clubs should
have big seasons, and Pittsburgh will
do well, extremely well. If DOME Bush
can keep his people in sight of the
leaders.
Just how the others will make out
depends largely on how long they hang
around with polite base ball society.
Once they are well out of the race the
rabid fanatic loses most of his Spring
enthusiasm.
Boston will do well, with some
thing like q chance. There is no
better bali town anywhere on any
circuit, soul for soul.
The wonder is that any fans have
survived: when you inspect the stand
ing of the clubs in the two leagues
for the last few years.
1t takes fanatic wilder than a
dancing dervish to subsist on tail-end
fare and like it well enough to keep
repeating Lne QlSn.
In spite of another wet, cold Spring,
1929 gives early evidence of general In
terest, East and West. Only those with
Eskimo blood enjoyed the April show,
but WARMER weather will again see ca
pacity In more than one park as the
campaign begins to steam up.
There Is always some early gossip
about base balls waning popularity, but
there isn't any waning taking place in
those cities that are lucky enough to
have the first division set.
The Old Rivalry.
AS far back as 1906 the feeling be-
IA tween Giants and Cubs was none
too friendly. In 1905 the Giants we're
champions. In 1905 the Cubs came
along with o club that won 116 games.
For the better part of five years they
removed the spotlight from the Giants,
in the days when Matty and Brown
were rivals. When the Cubs were
stopped in 1910 the Giants bounded
back again in 1911.
With the exception Of one year-1909-
Giants and Cubs. one or the other, won
every National League pennant from
1904 on through 1918. They ruled the
older league for 10 years.
The Cubs have had a hard time
working back to the old days of glory,
and with the chance they have this
season the Giants again seem to be
their main opponents.
They were locked in hot fight down
the stretch last season. but it may be
even warmer this Spring and Summer.
The Cub invasion of New York is GER
tain to be the start Of q rabid duel
where any one series may, be a decisive
factor when the final count Is written
down.
Sports Largest Crowd Fuller.
NIONE other than Mr.. Steve Hanna
IN gan reports that the seventeenth
running of the international motor
race at Indianapolis, late this month,
will again break all records for crowd
attendance.
Foot ball and boxing have crossed
100000 in the way of crowds, but the
500-mile swish on the Ea-mile concrete
and brick merry go-round has drawn
10000, and 1t will draw that many or
more this Spring to pile up another
record.
Europe on this occasion is banking
on Chiron, the Frenchman, and his
DeIage. 1t is no simple matter to
drive somewhat faster than. 100
miles an hour through a traffic con-
gestiOn, such as you might see on
any suburban road on sunny Sun
day afternoon.
This race after IL years. has now be-,