New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-15
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
QUIET WEEK IN STORE.
Nezcs and Vie7cs on Current Topics,
Imatemr and Professional,

This viii he quiet week III sporting Circles
relatively speaking. There are no big fixtures
scheduled, such as the amateur golf champion
ship the New York State lawn tennis cham
pionship and the Brighton Handicap, which
made last week one Of the red letter ones of the
season. There viii be no lack Of entertainment.
however. for racegoers, baseball fans yachts
men cricketers. lawn tennis players, golfers and
automobsts. although they must he content
with the more ordinary, everyday run Of events.
The continuation Of the annual tour Of the
American Automobile Association for the Glid-
den and Hover trophies the coming of the
Chicago Cubs to the Polo Grounds and the rae
ing at Brighton Reach will he the features.
The important happenings last week included
the winning of the amateur golf championship
by jerome y. Travers; the sterling performance
and tgiant victory of Peter Pan in the rich
Brighton Handicap; the start Of the Glidden
automobile tour; the holding of the New York
State lawn tennis championship by Harold II.
Hackett; the strong play Of the Giants and the
Improvement they made in their standing: the
defeat Of Wright and Behr in the first matches
at lawn tennis. IN England. for the Davis Cup
and The winning OF the Welsh lawn tennis
championship by Miss May Sutton, of Cali
fornie, who previously won the All England
title
Il begins 10 look as If the Davis Cup viii go
out Of England but to Australia and not 10 this
country. had been hoped when the Dougherty
brothers the leading players in Great Britain
at lawn tennis Wright and Behr We're worthy
Representatives Of this country but their de-
Feat on Saturday the hands OF Brookes and
Wilding. respectively. the Australian team. left
little hope for success. It is just possible that
Ehey may win the three remaining matches, but
Srookes. who the All England champion
ship few days ago. is playing in such brilliant
form. according TO reports that victory for our
team seems remote If the Davis Cup goes TO
Australia, it may go there for good. as il is
aong. long way To send a challenging team.
GOLF
In winning the amateur championship title
of The United States Golf Association at Cleve-
land Saturday Jerome D. Travers Of Mont
clair. reached the goal which he has coveted
ever since he first began to swing the driver
and iron. If a man came by his honors
fairly IT was Travers Incidentally he is now
triple champion, having previously the Met
ropolitan and New Jersey titles. From the time
be drove off in the qualifying round last Tues
day morning till he hoIed the put that made
him a winner against Archie Graham IN the
final round on Saturday he played sound golf
the kind so essential TO success in a tourna-
ment where the cream Of the amateur golfers
Invariably gathers. Erratic golf, when a brill
sant round IS supplemented by one of mediocre
description, cannot last long in national COM
petition these days. Unless one is ION his game"
all the time he stands little chance Of winning.
1t is difficult even 10 qualify as f. NJ Byers.
the 1906 champion, can testify
When at his best Travers comes nearer 70
that standard maintained by the worlds lead
sng professionals than any other player in this
country He does not seem 10 know what II is
% lose his nerve and this enables him to play
his best game when most needed. His sensa-
tional match against Warren K Wood was
illustration Of this. II the luck of the draw has
been kind 10 Trayers in the past. certainly moth
Sng like easy matches favored him Euclid.
What more trying ordeal could be asked Of any
one than TO work his way through a half of the
draw which included such men Of class as
II Chandler Nod Ga awe
and HerreshOff? OF these Travers had 10 meet
Eerreshof. Wood and Byers. after having first
disposed Of Stickney- Truly, the young
from AOItclair is a great golfer and il is doubt
ful if the mantle could have fallen on one more
deserving. In passing, e word Of congratulaton
10 that sterling player Archibald Graham VIII
not be amiss. To reach the final round Of a ma
tional tournament carries with almost a
much honor as to win the title. Graham's easy
style has long been admired, and his ability 10
figure prominently in important competitions
ever recognized. His home course at the North
Jersey Country Club IS only few miles from
DAontclalr. where the new champion resides.
THOROUGHBRED RACING
That the stewards Of the Brighton Beach
meeting are determined to follow in the foot
steps Of the stewards at Sheepshead Bay In an
effort 70 stamp out rough and foul riding was
plainly shown on Thursday, when two horses
were disqualified. For this IaudabIe action race
Boers have only words Of praise, but il brings
out forcibly once mora the crying need for an
amendment TO the rules Of racing bearing on dis
qualifications As told in this column week ago
and referred to several times previously the
stewards have no recourse but TO disuualfv n
horse if In their opinion there has been any in
reference or rough riding. It makes no differ
whether the interference had any bearing
the placing Of the horses or not and II is this
which has caused SO much faulthnding among
racing folk in the last two weeks.
In the case Of Brookdale Ny7nph at Cravesend
Of Biskra and Cedersrome at Sheepshead Bay.
and Red Leaf at Brighton Beach last Thursday
the interference which resulted in disqualified
tion had no particular bearing on horses which
finished behind them. but under the strict letter
OF the rule the stewards must needs disqualifv
and so punish those who had Wagered on the
various horses if they took cogniZance Of the in
reference. The same good would result I'm the way
OF preventing rough and foul work in the saddle
by Furnishing the rider with a fine or suspension
without disQualifying the horse unless the inter
ference prevented some other horse from reach
Eng place IN the race which he deserved Many
facegoers have expressed themselves on the
subject within the last few days, and almost
without exception are agreed that the present
Tules disqualification absurd and made
quate and far from equitable. The stewards are
20 be congratulated the active stand they
have taken this most important question
Of foul riding. but II seems A pity that they
should be handicapped by rule which causes
more or less dissatisfaction among racegoers, in
that disqualifcations are unpopular and add 10
the difficulties Of a game that IS hard enough at
best.
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
All three local baseball clubs made gains in
the percentage columns last week The Giants
made great strides and decreased Chicagos lead
by forty-One points The fans are beginning to
take fresh hope that McC5raw may land another