New-York tribune., 1908-06-22

three weeks ago. From a place at the top the
Yankees have slipped back and back until now
they almost two hundred points behind Chi
cago. which has worked to the front with a long
string of victories. The men have suffered from
the heat, according to reports, and the team is
disheartened and almost demoralized. A change
for the better must come soon or the chances Of
hoisting the flag over American League Park
will fade away. The Yankees will be in Phila-
delphia tomorrow for the first of four games
and viii be home on Saturday for series with
Boston.
Princeton. by virtue of the eleven-inning vic
tory over Yale at the Polo Grounds last Tues
day. the undisputed title TO the intercol
legiate baseball championship 1t a close
CALL however, following a brilliant season, as
Yale did not suffer in comparison and in some
respects played better game than the Tigers in
the deciding battle. Yale must make
hard fight for second place, Harvard, which
was the victim of any old team in game after
game eanly in the season, has suddenly to
life. and is playing the kind of ball that is hard
to beat. The Cambridge nine beat Yale in the
first game of the series last Thursday. and vic
tory tomorrow at New Haven in the second
game would push Yale down three pegs.
Not in many years did Harvard team begin
season with brighter prospects, and the early
showing is quite beyond explanation. Victory
over Yale would make up, however, to Harvard
men for many disappointments, including two
shut-outs at the hands of Princeton.
IL @nnual regatta between the varsity,
freshman and four-oared crews of Yale and
Harvard at New London Thursday and the
intercollegiate regatta Poughkeepsie
Saturday. in which crews representing Columbia.
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Wisconsin
will ta-e part, viii hold the interest of college
men this week. Never, perhaps has there been
more uncertainty to the probable winners.
Up to week ago Harvard a slight favorite
over Yale. as the Crimson crew, which made
show Of Cornell and beat Annapolis was looked
on as one of the best and fastest ever developed
at Cambridge Since then. however, Sidney w
Fish, one of the strongest and most valuable
men in the boat, has suffered suspension by the
faculty for an infraction of the rules in remov-
ing a book from the college library to aid him in
his thesis Cutler, who took his place,
is good oarsman, but the loss Of man at No.
. who strokes one side of the boat, is serious
one and likely to be felt in the last gruelng
mile. when break in the form would be fatal
Yale has a good crew, which has been showing
steady improvement in the last ten days, so that
a close hard fought struggle is promised. In
discussing the suspension of Fish and Morgan
The Harvard Crimson" said editorially:
To lose man from the crew through Illness in
the last period of training is one thing, TO lose
board of the university is another The board has
squad for infraction OF the rules of the college
he case against them E was perfecfy ciTae ana ana
be full of sympathy for the offenders, and perhaps
be upheld in every well regulated community, and
1t has been Our sympathy would be less embrac-
enf nature 1t was rot a case Of dshonor or i'm
morality or Ticiousness but one OF wou thought,
n the eyes OF the board is Rgnishabs In the
neted out seems heavy. No serious moral flaw can
be found in the act, and the board has not made
its decision the grounds of dishonesty in any
but it has dealt with the case sternly
gro ground that strict rule has been broken and
punishment is deserved. How strange it is that
it in sport or what not, are willing TO jeopardize
themselves and the chances OF the men they repre-
sent by such thoughtess act.
Up at Poughkeepse the feeling is growing that
Columbia and Cornell will fight 1T out in the
varsity All the critics have wholesome
respect for Rice's pupils they have been
showing excellent form and good workmanship
in practice There is plenty of power in the
boat too, and the shell runs smoothly between
strokes, which indicates that the men have
overcome the check which initiates against
speed. Cornell was badly beaten by Harvard
and while Courtney has been working hard
since then to build up a winning combination
the critics not entirely satisfied that he has
succeeded.
Willie Shaw, the jockey. is going abroad once
more to ride in Germany. He will not be missed
as he seems to have outgrown his usefulness in
this country HERBERT.
At THE GARDEN.