Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-27

by youngster. Liberal handicaps are be-
ing given by Sprague Abbott the official
Handicapped, to induce more novices 20
enter the big contests. The cups and
trophies pledged to date are the tourna-
ment committee cup, 4. L. Reed trophy,
sportsman trophy, G. w. Wattles cup, /.
A. Cudahy cup, Wedgewood cup, ]. A.
MoShane trophy. Love-Hamilton trophy,
Luther Drake trophy and the championship
cup.
Much time and attention of the police
| court has been taken OF late in hearing
cases against the auto owners Of Omaha
who have been accused Of driving too
fast. These arrests have been made in
the most part where travel is heavy and
where there was constant danger to pedes-
TRANS who might be crossing the streets.
The conclusion OF these arrests and the
fact that most of the men arrested have
| pleaded guilty Is that this speed must be
Requested. Here Is an opportunity for
| the Omaha Automobile club to make it's
| usefulness felt in way seldom offered to
club to assert its usefulness. 1t has a
mission to perform which, II carried out,
| will relieve more disastrous consequences
than can now be imagined. It devolves
| upon the club to see that the rules which
are now enacted are enforced The pres
ent membership of the club does not en-
brace every automobile driver in the city,
but 1t can see that it's own members
rigidly observe the law and that those who
are not members are forced to do So VIII
the club come to the front and assume
this responsibility II the automob ilists
themselves are not willing to assist In the
avoidance OF a repition of some Of the sad
| aNcidanta which hap % LAD no
may they expect from the public? The
Omaha Automobile club is on record against
reckless and fast driving, but It should in
augurate an active campaign against such
nuisances.
American tennis players who are to go
| to England to try to wrest the Davis
cup from the present holders OF the trophy
do not seem to be oversanguine that they
will bring it back. The principal reason,
therefore. IL the lack Of practice. Our
tennis does not begin so early as It does
on the other side Of the ocean, and the
American players do not feel that they
will be up to their full swing when they
are called upon TO play in the first of the
preliminarfes. That may be true, but, on
the other hand, II is tolerably certain that
the Americans will md better tennis
I weather IN the early SEASON IN England
than they would II the games were to
take place later. AS spring runs into sum-
mer in England. the climatic conditions
are more trying TO American athletes.
This has been frequently demonstrated in
various competitions In which Americans
have entered So It may be that lack OF
practice may be less a bugbear than a
heavy. sluggish climate. which is desper-
ately hard on the American constitution
which is accustomed to drter air.
It is the opinion OF the national cham
pion that only an extraordinary brace on
the part OF the Americans could possibly
pull them through this year, for even with
the best OF practice at the Crescent courts
he thinks they will hardly be up to in.
ternational form. Wright pointed out thai
the first match. beginning June / at Liver
pool, was against the French. II sue
eessful the Americans will then meet the
Australian team. which includes the two
great players. Brooks and Wilding, al
! Newport. Wales. the following week Thli
viii be the hardest match, Wright declares
and should the men show rapid improve
ment. which may be the case
and which he hopes for, they will
be equal TO meeting the English defender.
, upon something like even terms. In fu
) ture years Wright believes that only IN,
best results may be hoped for by Ameri
: cans by arranging to play the interna
; tional competitions a month later, as wa
; at FIRST scheduled for the year.
II is announced from the University o.
J Chicago that a higher standard will b,
: demanded from the foot ball players anC
} athletes in general hereafter IN the mat
I ter OF studies. The new qualifications ar,
rated one and one-half times as high a.
j they formerly were. A man under tn,
former rules was eligible for athletic sport
, II he were carrying at a passing grade tw,
: major studes-that is, those that cali 70
reeitations four or five times a week-ba,
no conditions and no iunks from his pre-
vious two terms. The new rule Is that
! man must have nine major study credit
: before he Is eligible for competition; tina
. he must be carrying three studies at
I passing grade throughout the season an,
l that he must continue carrying this mum
= Der after the season Is over. Any let
down in his work will debar him from
= subsequent competition. This new rulinl
! is expected TO &C into effect next fall and /
2 Il does IL Is feared that many men vii
3 fall by the wayside In foot ball seasol
5 that they win cripple the track and has
{ ball teams for the following spring As