The Washington times., 1905-07-16
AMERICANS FAIL
IN OLD ENGLAND
Tennis Players, Oarsmen,
and Riflemen Went Down.
RECEPTION FOR vEsPERs
Philadelphians to Show Their Appre-
ciation Of Crews Game Efforts
at Henley.

NEW YORK, July To- These have
can spor.smen abroad. and with the
single exceptica of that marvellous
young woman tennis champion, Miss
May Sutton, the Americans who sought
glory abroad have had to content them
selves with near victories.
The Vesper crew was not quite good
enough to beat Leander, the New York
rif1emeu did not make quite so many
bull rs-eyes as the British militiamen, and
the tennis team failed TO get what they
went for. Even Marshall, the -Ameri-
can chess champion, is among the also
rams in the chess masters tournament
This is not as it used to be. While
in all these branches of sports the
American made most creditable show
ings they failed to bring home the goods
with the exception above noted Miss
May Sutton Is undoubtedly the best
woman tennis player in the world Ii
the Eagle Is to shine in the sporting
world something must be done.
1T Is gratifying to know that the defeat
OF the Vespers will make no diffe renee in
their reception by their fellow club
members. There will be things doing
next week in the Quaker City when the
boys come home. AS one rowing enthu-
siast put it.
Instead of returning to Philadelphia
by the back door, the reception commit
tee will welcome the crew as all good
sports should Although defeated, the
eight caused all England to respect
American amateur oarsmen. They were
h,p fnr1
practically the pick of all Great Britain.
The outcome of the test was no disgrace
The crew made mistakes, of which
judgment should be suspended until the
true version is learned. Their pluck,
spirit, and modesty were praised by
Englishmen generally, and their defeat
was felt just as keenly by the American
colony at Henley as it was on this side
of the Atlantic. The crew did its best.
but the Maroon and Gray's best was
scarcely equal to the Furnishing pace set
by Leander. There is a welcome never
theless. due the vesper crew because,
By their behavior, they won a multitude
OF friends for American amateur oars
men,
With this spirit back of them the Yes
pers are liable TO go over some time and
bring the Grand Challenge Cup bone.
In the world of college athletics K IS
between seasons. Rowing and baseball
have gone into history, while it is too
early and too hot TO think of football
vet
The close of the college baseball sea-
zen among the teams CT the Big Six
WAS made conspicuous by the great
finish Of the Yale nine after an early
season that failed to forecast anything
like the rally made by the New Haven
players. Despite the objections raised
by many Yale and Harvard alumni at
having the so-called championship
awarded as q result of one game be-
tween the Crimson and the Blue there
is no question that it was as fair for
one as the other Captain Bowman ard
his men arose TO the occasion at the
end of the season in magnificent style
and after the eleven-inning tie between
the two teams the captains decided to
settle the question in one game Another
year different arrangements will be
n; &c for college baseball Is too uncer-
tain to permit the awarding as rule
CT title as the result of one game.
The standing OF the Big Six on the
percentage basis follows: