New-York tribune., 1907-09-23
COMMENT ON SPORTS.
FOOTBALL SEASON HEhE-
Nezrs and Tie7rs or Current Topics
amateur and Professional.

.rs, co,,eee football season Of 1907 has fairly
,c,,,, ard this week will mark its formal open
sng in almost every college IN the lahu- Jus
snp from the eagerness with when tAe cary
news of the teams is read and talked ABOUT lIe
,onularstv of the sport has in no way aoateu
bu. rather is on the increase. The new 1ootpdli
Is cleaner and more spectacular ana Is ~ ~oeSeIt
ing of greater interest A number OF ihliloI
games VIII be playea on saturday anu VIZ ",1
most Of the games for the next three weeks VIII
DC of the practice order. they will be watched
with the hope of discovering the latent strehslh
OF the teams which later on VIII batIe loI
championship honors- While the IooIpaI en-
sh11siasts are living in anticipation 10 a large
xxtanr racesoers will find plenty TO entertain at
eraveserad. the baseball fans can go up 10 see
ihe Yankees play at American League ram
,,,ofor boat enthusiasts have a treat in store IN
sbe carnival on the Hudson; automoblllSts are
hooking forward to the meeting of the Morris
Park Notordrorne Club at Morris Park, while
golfers lawn tennis players and cricketers VIII
fnd something TO do.
OF the many important happenings last week
none perhaps worthy Of more particular
comment than Sonoma Girls brilliant perform
snce in beating her great rival, HlghbaA' III
rich stake at Columbus and frotting at the same
time the fastest mile in competition TINS year
She covered the distance in 2:0534. George I
equalied this time day or two later, when gave
the fiorsemen something 10 think and talk ABOUT
Kentucky Todd's victory ia the Kentucky STOCK
Farm Frturity in record time for three-year-
old getdins was also a good performance
The friends of the Giants have almost Iost
hope Of second place in the National League
race ss Pittshurg is playing such fast, consist
ent aIl that it seems impossible supplant the
Pirates In the American League pretty hght
Is in progress which will maintain interest 70
fhe e.1d even though the Yankees are trailing
Other events of interest last week were the
victories of Celt and Ballot for James r Keene
sn the rich stakes at GTavesend on Saturday;
,he r-sunirz Of the international chess touTna
snent by RHbInstein. of Russia; the victory OF
Miss Day Miss Elizabeth Moore for the
VVornen's New Jersey lawn tennis championships
the consistency of Jerome d. Travers the ma
fional champion. in winning the invitation tour
nasnent Of the Morris County Golf Club, and the
brilliant showing Of the Marylebone cricleters
:n their match with the All-New York team, in
which the draw spelled nothing but decisive
victory
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS.
Il the Amateur Athletic Union follows the
Recommendation Of the Metropolitan Association
and prohibits the participation Of college ath-
1etes IN track and field games as representatives
Of athletic clubs during their college career
long step will be taken in the right direction.
The prcsely-tizing evil must be stamped out. and
the sooner the better for the good OF amateur
sport 1t seems unfortunate that some man
ehould be forced TO give UP a natural affiliatlon
with an athletic club in which he may be in
terested. but halfway measures are pos
sible IN treating the present case. and a hard
end fast rule IS required to prevent commercial
ism and maintain the proper standard. The
Amateur Athletic Union has worked hard and
diligently TO make the various clubs under its
control live up TO the spirit of the rules bur
:here have been SO many loor3holes and evasions
that the time has come 70 act, and with a strong
hand II is hoped that the resolution of the
Metropolitan Association at fits annual meeting
last week win not have been in vain.
GOLF
h 4 discussion arose during the invitation tour
" naraent at the Morris County Golf Club last
IA g-eek TO the most effective and at the same
time satisfying stroke at golf when some diff
Guilty must be overcome The running down of
g long and trying put, the clean recovery from
harassIng bunker. the bringing off Of a clean
stroke from ugly lie were all referred to as
arousfng the greatest pleasure and satisfaction
bus "to cheat the wind" as one player put il
the thing above all others that ap-
pealed 10 the majority of golfers. BY this was
meant TO play a shot into the wind exactly as
intended, and so overcome one of the great
est hazards OF the game. Some years ago when
Harry Fardon. that prince of all golfers. was in
this country he brought off a shot against
cross wind that opened the eyes Of many Of
those present In talking of the stroke later he
said that IL had required study and prac-
tice 10 acquire than any other, and Vardon was
master OF the finer points. In q recent issue
of "The London Field" the subject was dis
cussed as follows:
considering that wind is the most universal
and omnipresent OF ali golf hazards it IS sur
given 10 the overcoming of its disturbing infu-
ence fn play. The general disposition of players
is to ignore its presence completely but il re-
fuses 10 be left cut Of account in the golfers
scheme Of pleasure. If Il Were the intrusion
of an III bred and unlimited guest at a cereno-
nial feast And the wind takes its revenge for
The lack Of golfing courtesy shown to It In
sheer way-ward caprice its conternptuous e1lsts
magnify hundredfold every trivial fault in the
golfers scientific arTlory, If to say, You NAV
profess 10 ignore me, but will teach You some
thing useful il the resources OF your much
vaunted solfing art Is there any rule of play
therefore, by which the frequent distresses
caused by the wind may be circunvented? The
only safe one is to play al shots easily without
any attempt to force than. whether the wind he
blowing against the player hurting him for
ward from behind. Lock ahead and note the
character Of the ground. then mark the direc-
zion Of the wind and play the ball into the cur
rent, SO that when the force of the shot is be-
coming exhausted the wind may carry ii very
near the spot originally marked out. BY making
constant OF the force Of the wind the ina
art Of pulling and slicing at will is inseDsibl,,
ecQuireG- To be able to cheat the wind by grad
ing stance, grip and swing TO suit the condi-
tions OF the moment is without doubt the higb
est perfection OF the golfers art"
AUTOMOBILTNG.
The meeting Of the board Of directors of the
American Automobile Association last weelx
should make for good. It seems to be tha
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