| Show new york post WN U service cubs giants feud tale of diamonds diamond S sharpest rivalry T THE HE dogged fight between the cubs and giants for the national league pennant this year is reminiscent ini scent of bygone days when their feud was a tale of baseballs sharpest and most enduring rivalry the only difference is that while the competition is just as keen this year the bitterness is pone gone the story ot of the rivalry of 0 the cubs and giants practically writes itself it stretches far beyond the years ol of mike donlin and the one and only matty it embraces other hard bitten giants of the youthful bus riding a brick tossed way from hotel to ball park to defend the baseball honor ol of the nations largest city there are memories of lantern jawed little johnny evers thick muscled frank chance shouting bitter taunts at fans tight packed within old wooden grandstands once more you see see mordecal mordecai brown tobacco flecked ball clutched within three fingers warming up for the greater baseball glory of the nations second largest city pages could be written about other never to be forgotten incidents of tar far off afternoons of happy years when the giants merely knocked off the dodgers then Super bas in their stride and saved their best hate and sharpest spikes tor for chicago invaders you showed your colors then every man was an enemy and so regarded unless he could display the proper ribbon and could mingle dire insult with high praise in correct proportion remember that glowing baseball year of 1908 when feelings were running at their fullest anyhow then chicago baseball writers arrived at the polo grounds early on one heat waved afternoon to view with bitter astonishment a notice posted upon the press gate above the sprawling signature oi ot a man who never hesitated t to 0 name his enemies it stated simply and sta starkly my that by order of john J mcgraw no chicago writers would be permitted to enter the park of 01 course that was long ago mcgraw is gone now evers Is a plumpish white haired upholder of the law their heirs the terrys grimms hartnette Uart Hart hubbells Hub flub bells and demardes De marees of today seldom permit feelings to flow as violently for the sake of a mere ball game yet there is a grim about present meetings just the same so tar far this year the national league race has been a nip and tuck aff affair air between the cubs and giants truly enough national league pennants have been won most often in recent years by late season spurts but there is no copyright on the procedure the same methods by which modern yankees and tigers have triumphed in the other circuit could coul d prevail as easily there are other angles indeed far too many of thera them for this limited space to this story which practically writes itself yet as might have been mentioned at the start I 1 have been sitting here thinking about something else about rogers hornsby in fact act ren fen years ago lacking only a month tie he led the giants on a surging I 1 victory ad adorned orned trip through the west still a great second baseman and hitter the man who had wa won n st SL louis first pennant a season previously y h tie su sub b le f for 0 r the e ail il ing mcgraw as manager and almost brought another flag hornsby y to new york that was in 1927 mcgraw es leemel rH hornsby thornsby above all other baseball men at the moment for the first time in bis big life was speaking proudly of a successor seven years ago we stood tor for almost two hours talking on a crowded broadway corner hornsby had just taken charge of the cubs was making a bustling fighting team out ot of a collection of stars who hitherto had looked at life too gayly that was to in 1930 the late william wrigley bubbled with pride whenever he thought of his new manager was making grand plans tor for the years they would have in baseball together and now while the cubs and giants carry on their fan an warming feud the man who might have managed either of them wanders around in the prime of his bis forty one years out of a job NOT IN BOX SCORE THOSE HOSE two well publicized but friendly enemies mike jacobs and jimmy johnston shortly will announce a partnership controlling the world prizefight prize fight situation at least that hat is the buzz along broadway where it also is whispered the new merger will leave madison square garden with nothing to do but hold bold the bag keep an eye on georgias torrid football team earn this fall the bulldogs take the geld field with practically an all veteran outfit jimmy the little brooklyn italian who used to shave jack curley in a forty second street barber shop each day has been unable to work since the death of the famous sports promoter incidentally he spent his entire weeks salary buying flowers to honor the memory of his departed patron pretty swell gesture that one jack would have liked far better than the phony car gs on of more eminent persons tony canzoneri who has been an almost daily visitor to the race tracks is getting ready for another fling at the boxing game harry turner boxing and wrestling promoter is the pop ot of an eight pound baby boy fort jay football followers are cheering because lieutenant joe Stan cook the former west point ace who was slated tor for duty in the philippines has been permitted to remain with them until christmas did any one note that rony Pt ansky the olympian from georgetown is doing a swell coaching job at williams one of tonys products Is young tiffy cook who may surprise all the quarter milers in his final campaign jersey city directors are giffing a trifle one faction wishing bill terry erry would put casey stengel in charge of the he club and buy babe herman for the outfield maybe the giants regulars do not know it but one of them will be with cincinnati next year its part of the deal in which the reds a sent e n 1 brennan B r 0 w n y ca S e stengel and dwyer to J C the american association mailed out engraved invitations for its it allstar all ail star game on july 27 dodger tans fans may adore their players but when van mungo phoned for a table on a brooklyn hotel root roof the other night the reservation was put down for van mogal ted breitenstein of cincinnatus Cincin natis once famous pretzel battery of breitenstein and peitz now Is a watchman in a brewery irv witty N Y U basketball basket baU star is keeping in shape tor for next winters campaign by acting as a sports councilor at camp equinunk in pennsylvania jules bender who led the eastern collegiate point scorers while at long I 1 island U last winter is similarly occupied at camp windau in pittsfield mass while preparing for or a pro court career and while on the subject is it true that long island is taking their athletic scholarships away from bender ben kramer leo merson and red norton although they have not yet finished their courses and could the reason be that the four our able youngsters have played their allotted tour four years of college basketball and room must be made for new talent united states control of the national hockey league is almost complete with only les canadians Cana Canad diens lens and To maple leafs to be left in canada next season cleveland where printing ink magnate al sutphen has his million dollar stadium all set will get the montreal ma boons franchise with ex ranger bill cook as manager tommy gorman veteran maroons marcons Mar manager probably will stay close to his racetrack interests as manager of the be montreal forum of course theres no hint of syndicate hockey but its a fact that oits jim norris owns the red wings has a big piece of the americans controls the chicago stadium home of the black hawks and holds stock in madison square garden which owns the rangers who in turn apparently have taken good care of the be younger cook hockey moguls incidentally still seem squeamish about giving big bill dwyer the works N no 0 matter how much they gossip about forcing him out the fact that be still has an option to redeem his bis N V T americans if he be can assemble the proper coconuts new yorks small outdoor fight clubs have had their worst season since 1929 too much rain not no enough local attractions and jimmy johnstons popular priced garden shows have ruined the little fellows bill johnston has offered henry jeffra to fight indian quintana in a 15 rounder aldo italian lightweight scored two one round knockouts in his homeland and will return here in the fall enrico venturi also writes from italy that he is counting the days until he gets back here and resumes his lightweight activities kat sumi japanese bantamweight who boxes quintana at coney island is known as kats to the fight mob close friends insist that in spite ol of the bags of gold being dangled before his eyes don budge will not turn pro until the united states has hag defended the davis cup success fully at least once kerr petrie dean of new york golf writers was wai born on the fringe of carnoustie Carno ustle where the british open was clayel played this year |
