New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

strong enough TO beat them
This week the important tournament at South
emnton will attract attention, and Miss May
Sutton is expected TO make her first appear
ance after her second conquest of Great Britain
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
This week the professional basephAl scene
changes again The New York Americans pe-
gin their Western invasion at Cleveland to-oay'
while the Giants complete their Western trlp at
Pittsburg There will be no game in either Ne"
York or Brooklyn. Both National League teams
return home with much better records than they
made on their former trips Chicago. as usual
proved a stumbling block to the Giants When
they reached Pittsburg they played better ball
II was we'll that they did, for Pittsburg had
pretty strong grip on second place, and 1t looked
for n while If the Giants would nave 20 De
satisfied with third place. This series Win
Pittsburg has demonstrated that New York Is
rho herter team It seems pretty sure propo-
sftion that McGraw will swing into the long
home stretch in good working order and that
The Giants will be runner-up to the Cuos
BROOKLYN is playing consistent ball, though 1t
may not be brilliant The Superbas are WIN
ming the ma iority of their games, something un-
usual for a Brooklyn team while on the road
There are few managers in either league VINO
can boast of a pitching staff the equal Of Dono-
vans Had his team got better start IL WouIu
surely be fighting up in the first division IL
NAV not have the class but 1t Is made up or
real ball players and can put up an interesting
fight with any of its opponents the men are
well
chance to break into the first division What the
Yankees will do on this trip is question Thls
team has furnished more surprises than any TWO
others One day it plays championship oah'
the next YOU would think il q bush league ae-
gregation Some of its best games are played
against the leaders in the pennant race When
Il strikes a second division team 1t Is just a9
likely TO lose by a big score. Tiff the Brown
pitcher who made a great record "hlie III coi-
Iege had a chance to show what he could DO
last
"made good" There nothing sensational
about his work. He was cool and dehpefa'e'
had speed and good control. with some fhoie
experience he will undoubtedly prove valuable
ACQUISITION to Clark Griffiths pitching stafI'
which certainly does need bolstering up
AUTOMOBILING.
Chief among the automobiling events of the
week were the annual festival, with Its thIee
days of beach racing. at Atlantic City, and the
record breaking twenty-four hour enoulai'e
contest at the Brighton Beach racetrack
At Atlantic City Guy Vaughn, in a Stearns
car lowered the worlds record for stock tour
ing cars, and this car, with Vaughn or Leiallu
driving performed other feats which testlIy 10
fits great speed. II showed well at Brighton
also, winning less than four races. The chlet
of the minor events at Brighton was the one
hundred mile race. which was won py tne
Lozier car, a 6O-horsepower machine WIN
Minchenor driving.
The twenty-four hour race was startling
affair, rnarred by serious accident 1t was
surprising that there We're no other mtshaps, as
the promise of adequate lighting made by the
managers Of the contest was not kept, and
there were failures to arrange other details OF
the affair properly. The Thomas flyer broke
all records in winning the race. covering only
three miles less than a thousand IN the twenty
four hours. The Lozer made q fine show
ing being second. with 972 miles. and Jack
son car was close behind. with 966 miles TO it's
credit.
From England, through the columns Of ''The
contests providing for the inspection OF the cars
TO their condition, II is said that many
in tours like that for the Glidden trophy fairly
limp into their destinations, but the rules make
penalzation impossible provided that the car IS
within the time limit and the rules of the con-
test regarding replacements have been obeyed.
GOLF.
The activity in golfing circles continues un-
abated, and there is no lack of sterling per-
formances by amateurs and professionals alike
The Western amateur championship, a sectional
affair in entries as well as in name. was de-
cided the Wheaton links and II. Chandler
Egan showing some OF his best form and with
the aid Of some phenomenal putting, earned the
title d. E. Sawyer. the holder of the title was
most Unexpectedly beaten by II. F. Jones, who
succumbed 10 Egan in the final. The tourna-
ment produced some fine golf notably by Egan
and Sawyer, although the medal round was
marred by fifty mile gale, with rain squalls.
AT ShnneCock Hills the surprise of the tour
of Raltusrol, who, after being of the four
leaders in the medal round made Walter J.
Travis play his best to beat him by a single hole
He viii make Travers and Herreshof and the
other crack youngsters look to their laurels II
he continues to display such form.
FOOTBALL.
Some weeks ago the announcement Of the
West Point football schedule was commented
upon in this column. it being remarked that the
Army had been induced, by the defeat in
the Navy game last year, to make this years
schedule somewhat easier. That the Navy does
not agree with the views OF the Army on this
point is made obvious by it's schedule. Harvard
is added to the list OF opponents and although
this game really takes the place OF one with
Princeton, efforts for a game with the Tigers
have not been abandoned Vanderbilt, Lafay-
ette, Pennsylvapfa State and other strong teams
are to be met before the team lines up against
the Army. and the eleven will have been thor
oughy tried out when the climax of the season
comes. That game should show the wisdom or
folly of a hard schedule for the government
schools.
Yale and Harvard will meet in football this
year under a special agreement, the old five
year agreement covering every branch of sport
not having been renewed. Whether or not this
fact has any significance does not as vet ap-
pear. There has been less friction under the
five year agreement than ever before but the
events of this year may be expected TO take
place smoothly as heretofore
Instead of the usual plea from Yale OF weak
ness New Haven sends out this year stories of
certain triumph the gridiron. The Blue,
thanks TO the rule fOrbidding freshmen to play
on varsity teams. had "a cub team of unusual
strength last year. and not unnaturally looks
to these youngsters to bolster up the first eleven
this year. The varsity could have made good
use of one or two of these freshmen last sea-
son. and a victory Princeton might well !
have taken the place of the scoreless tied game