New-York tribune., 1907-06-24
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
COLLEGE ROWING WEEK.
Nezcs and ViezcS on Current Topics.
4matcur and Professional.


centre oF interest in sporting circles this week.
although there VIII be no lack OF entertainment
for racegoers in the continuation OF the suilliei
meeting of the COney Island Jockey CIup at
Sheepshead Bay: for the baseball FANS as the
.T5snrs and Superbas VIII be at home and for
The vachtsInen golfers, lawn tennis players ana
sricketers Seven varsity eights, five freshman
sights and four varsity fouTs are gathered at
Poughkeepsie for the intercollegiate Fesd'td'
which promises TO be one Of the greatest spec
racles ia the history Of college rowing in this
country. Three races viii also be roWed al Ne"
London between the varsity, freshman ana
four-oared crews Of Yale and Harvard SO that
rowing enthusiasts have a feast IN store faie
1s q slight favorfte over Harvard while Cornell,
Annapolis and Columbia are held in most re-
spect for the varsity race at Poughkeepsle
The victory Of Nealou in the Suburban Handi-
cap Was the feature in the sporting world last
week, while other happenings of interests in
eIuded the winning of the open championship or
the United States Coli Association by Alex
Ross; the rather poor showing OF Alec smith.
our open champion last year. who finished
twenty-fourth in the open golf championship
tournament of Great Britain: the trial races and
final selection of three yachts in the Sender class
10 represent this country in German and Spanish
waters this year; the victory Of Harvard over
Yale in the first baseball game Of their annual
series: the brilliant performance Of the Queen
an beating the Ingomar in the Seawanhaka
Corinthian regatta and the remarkable showing
of forty-one cars in the sealed bonnet contest of
Ghe Automobile Club Of America.
COLLEGE ROWING.
The Navy eight-oared crew is the dark
horse" IN the intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
leepsie on wednesday. 1t will be the first ap-
pearance Of the midshipmen IN the big race, and
their presence lends an added interest. The
Navy crew has proved well nigh invincible in
the last two years in races at two miles, and
the critics who have watched the various eights
at work on the Hudson In the last ten days are
Of the opinion that the Annapolis crew will be
q worthy opponent in the longer and more
gruelling four-rile race. Cornell is a slight ia
Vorite-uore perhaps, by yirture Of her many
victories on the water, this years crew is
hardly up TO the standard If reports can be re-
lied Columbia and Syracuse are the most
fancied Of the others, although the followers Of
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgetown are
not discouraged and hope for victory. Taking
Harvard as trial horse there is little to choose
between Cornell and Columbia, as the Crimson
eight was defeated by both crews over two
miles. Following the same line, however the
Navy crew beat Columbia, although those who
that race were of the opinion that IL was
hardly fair test Of the two crews, and must
not be considered too strongly in reaching
conclusion. Wisconsin also beat Syracuse out
West, but the critics are almost one in the opin-
ton that the decision will be reversed on
Wednesday. Columbia has gone TO Poughkeep-
sic year after year with high hopes, but there
is more reason for ii this year than ever before,
as the crew has shown excellent form on more
ludn one occasion, ano seems deserving of a
forward place IL the men able TO hold their
form over the fouT-Iile course. Rice has worked
wonders with his men, 70 all appearances and
unless all signs fail they are in perfect physical
condition Syracuse has been growing in favor
The last Few days, as the shell has been running
smoothly in practice and with plenty Of power
Since Courtney weakened his four to strengthen
his varsity. the Cornell eight has also showed
improvement, and the sturdy Navy men have
q taking way about them which tnspIres conf
things l.
promised, that is likely TO be fought out over
the fun four miles. and it amounts to little more
taan guess TO suggest that Cornell, ANNAPOLIS
Columbia and Syracuse may be the order Of tba
finish Of the first four crews
While Yale IS a slight favorite oyer Harvard
sor me race at New London there seems TO be-
itue ground for the preference as both var
sity crews have been showing excellent form In
9Facuee' II anything, however. there seems to
oe more dash and power ia the Yale boat while
the men could hardly be improved phvsicsIly,
II looks count for anything. Yale has the de-
1eat OF lasr year 80 avenge, and Il for no other
reason Yale IS to be feared.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
A Tribune reader, signing himself "a Prince
tonians' takes exception to the ranking of Cor
neII over Princeton for the so-called intercol-
ieglate baseball championship He holds that
the comment On college baseball IN this column
a week ago was incorrect OF the ranking of
brown above Princeton. he says, ''The state
true,
for have not kept any track Of her games "
Ihat settles Brown. Then he continues. az
nouce that you quote games or scores to
back up your statement, while, on the other
hands support Princeton's claim TO rank above
Cornell By the following games, which NAV
have escaped your notice: ID Penn State
when Cornell tied. Princeton defeated: (2)
Harvard, who took one OF two games from Cor
nell lost two successive games to Princeton;
CD Columbia, whom Princeton decisively de-
'feated, beat Cornell. Victory tie or defeat
are the three methods OF judging compare
tive scores, and all three certainly entitIe
Frlnceton TO rank above Cornell" In the first
FpIace, The Tribune ranked Princeton as the
champion Of the big Four" but contended that
Cornell was entitled to first honors in the East
The games quoted by the correspondent did
not escape" notice in this column. In deter
INNING The Standing OF the various teams their
entire records for the season must be consid
cred. and here is where The Tribune contends
that Cornell ranks above Princeton Penn
State oto not play a -tie' game with Cornell
rDutp IN fects beat the Ithacans by the score of
to after seventeen innings of play. There
are several other games, however that must
be considered With Susong pitching Virginia
defeated Princeton on May by the score of
3 TO 2. With the same pitcher In the bor
Cornell beat Virginia by the score of 3 To ?
On April II Lafayette defeated Princeton the
score being to 2 Three days later Cornell
defeated Lafayette by the score of to q On
April Princeton lost TO Fordhau CornaiI
won two games from Fordham. The game in
which Columbia beat Cornell came at a time
when the local team showed its only fash Of
form during the season Cornell decisiyely bea,
Columbia q few days before. Although Har-
ward won one game from Cornell, the Crimson
team did not get a single hit. Taking all the
games OF the season into consideration The
Tribune gtll holds that Cornell has q better
record tnan has Prineeton- Frequent comment
has been made IN this column of the good work
done by Brown. but once again the Providence
team must be congratulated on it's brilliant .ec-