The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29


eral years Mr.. Davis now has a reputation
as tennis player or great ability that eX-
teDCs from "bloomink' London to the Pa
citlc Coast. This season he will represent
America In the international contests for
the Davis trophy. in both the singles and
doubles. and lie is looked upon rs ,h.. com
ing winner Of the single championship
which is to be decided at Newport next
month. Mr.. Davis has not played tennis In
ST. Louis for some time, and this has
brought about deal OF discussion as 10
whether any of the youngsters hereab0ui
would stand any snow against the brilliant
Harvard man. Some good judges say that
Ralph McKittricll is the only local player
who would stand ghost of chance with
him. Yet the ma iority claim that there
would be nothing but love sets scored. with
all The love across the net from Mr.. Davis.
David Francis. Jr., was the star of last
years football team al Yale. and his great
work in the Harvard game was
praised by the best critics In thu East.
These same scribes know the game and u
man must be a crackajack to receive even
slight mention from them. Unfortunately.
Mr.. Francis graduated in June. and as it is
said that he il engaged to be married. he
has probably donned the harness for the
last time. Mr.. Francis always could put
the shot little farther than any other man
in Yale.
Tire stocky. but powerful, Jim Wear an
other Yale man. Is a Jack of all trades In
athletics. AS a freshman. he won his ~
on bicycle. defeating some NJ the best
men in the East. He was captain of the
football! and baseball teams for his class
that same year. on the former team were
some of the stars of last years varsity
team IL Is well known that in the HaT-
yard-fale freshman game Jim Wear was
the only man ON the latter team VINO was
able to walk off the field unaided when /;
was over. The Crimson heavy weights
simply wadsd through the Blue babes. and
Wears display OF uradulterated gam"Gcs-
mad. him one of the idols oi New Haven.
Last year Jim was /. substitute on tue DiE
team his light weight alone keeping him
out
In baseball he played several games on
1aie rrst team. 1t IS certainty that he
viii make both the football and baseball
much time for tennis at college as he does
at home Yale would probably regain ths
honois that IL has lost III thar line to is
great rival in Cambridge.
There are other Wears. you know of
course Joe Wears record as a bah player
at Yale is well known OF young Arthur
Wear people have heard V ny little. ami all
through his Nervousness. Art is about the
tuition. ard is left handed batter Of NJ
mean ability. AS there is always "A de
nand Toy the latter. he would have made
the big team two years ago. but he Is Tath-
er young and consequently very nervous
when In an important game. Next yCar he
should be used TO the strain of an fntercoi-
legiate CuEtes, and uphold the fine record
made by his elder brothers in college base
bail.
Talking of college baseball always brings
to ST. Louis minds Billy Steiuwender 81
Princeton. who played second base TeEuiarl-
ly Tor the Tigers last spring and he'd TIE
ton. hany people have wondered at The
success, Of the fast Little Billie" claiming
that Jim Wear could play all around riin
In the old Smith Academy days. WHEN J IN
WAS captain and second bas.maa with
sieinwender playing short FOR him. Tie
reason for this Is easily explained BY Wea.'s
versatile record al Yale. the latter devnti-s
his time 10 cycling and football. as well -
10 baseball, while Billy did absolutely moth
ing in an athletic way after entering college
bu; play the national game. This is no.
meant to dctTact from the Princeton man =
honors. as he is undoubtedly a great h,lr
player, and to-day has Wear outcasse-i. in
stead Of vice versa was the case four
years age.
Princeton claims the honor Of educatia:
two other 81. Louis boys I'm baseball as We
as IN the classics. They are George Priest
and Dutch Meier both Of whom pIaye..
on Wears smith Academy team. Priest
started out great gus in his freshm n
year. pitching and winning a closely co..
tested game Tor his class against Harvard;
later on ne took to society and has failed
10 do himself justice ever since.
Meier was pitcher and a promising ore
when he left here. but at college he trieI
for the short field. and after one failure he
Won the coveted position this spring ami
put up a very strong game for the orange
and black.
John II. Overall Mas the star of this
years bicycle team NJ Yale and. like Jim
Wear, he finished ahead OF some very good
m In sha Int
many points for the Blues. Ii Is to be hoped
that he will not try everything else on the
card TO the detr.ment OF his cycling
Overall has not yet done his best work on
the wheel by any means; he Is a seif-rnada
cycle racer. as some four years ago ne
started in at the game and had not par
ticle of natural ahility-he would not give
up. however. and his plucky determination
has won for him well deserved honors.
Cornell University I'm Ithca comes in for
q good share Of attention from st. Loulsaus
as this town has always had a number q
athletic representatives I'm that college. and
good ones. too
Estelle Ferris. an old High School boy,
Ithica. winning many points for his coll
leRe that he has been fixture on the team
for the last three seasons.
Henry Farris another High School grdslu-
ate. entered Cornell in the fall OF 80. and at
once made hit ball player. making
hrst base on the freshman team with ease.
Henry has the makeup Of a star and should
be heard OF very often in his three remain
ing years at school.
The real star OF the St. Louis men at
Cornell was James Richardson, il. As a