New-York tribune., 1908-04-13

Of the best in the country the accommodations
are of purely secondary consideration. The
open championship is held under the direction
of the United States Golf Association, and any
grievance the professionals had should nave
been laid before the governing body OF the
sport in this country. 1t is hoped that the
pros" will reconsider their hasty resolution
and not take a step which will lose them many
friends and cast reflection on their sportsman
ship An English exchange says on the SUBJ
ject:
coIf goyernment to learn from the American
papers that there is an agtaton in progress aTs b
years championship in America dIs Appafssnn fsem
the % b m hs soas make
ing something of hasco by abstaining from en-
5fe eed II doe o 4s not ia seem 4 to be very
at least from the point OF view az cfn %nfn There
may, Of course be more real cause OF grievance
ing friction between the American
and the club authorities British prIiss thssa
complications. The arrangements for the open
championship work so smoothly as t rule syerS %a1ls
nerve to make the professionals comfortable and
comes from the professionals who have competed
On the contrary. our professionals are Invariably
fesies and kndnesses shown to them. They are
imbued with the instinct OF true sportsinsnsnrb s hs
fixed more upon the struggle which edSs % as
victory
ing from restricted or imperfect accommodation
The Harvard athletic committee will consider
the advisabity of abolishing all intercollegiate
contests during the winter months IN order 10
save. 1t would seem. the cutting down of the
football and baseball schedules. The under
graduates realize that this is another menace
TO Harvard sports just when they were breath
ing easier, and that the faculty recommenda-
tions for general restriction is still being con-
sidered The minor sports in the winter are not
so dear to the hearts OF the undergraduates as
football baseball rowing and track athletics
but those who opposed to the restrictive pol
icy cannot but see a weak compromise If the
athletic committee decides TO sacrifice the minor
10 the major sports. President Wilson of
Princeton at a recent dinner in Chicago said:
I'VE have been mistaken in supposng that ath-
letics absorb the attention of undergraduates
and keep them from the more serious and i'm
portant duties OF the university" This is rather
refreshing after all that has been said recently
about the evils of intercollegiate athletics. Per-
haps some other presidents and faculties will
view the subject in this light in due time
The automobile carnival last week was dis
tinct success, so far illustrating the wonder
ful strides which the industry has made in ten
short years and it is hoped that results in
general stimulation of trade conditions will
follow, as the manufacturers have every reason
TO hope. The big parade Tuesday evening
was impressive a spectacle and instructive
as an object lesson in showing the evolution of
the modern motor and its present impor-
tance in the commercial and social life OF the
day; the hill climbing contests on Thursday
were impressive as a spectacle and instructive
as an object lesson in the remarkable efficiency
oraG 1{ohfi
safe TO predict that the first automobile carnival
will be succeeded by others in the years to come
General John T. Cutting and his associates on
the executive committee be congratulated
for work well done. some OF the seed must
have fallen on fertile ground
Yale showed decided improvement over week
ago in the baseball game against the Giants
on Saturday. The try for everything
handle the ball cleanly and throw to bases well
Van Week showed signs of being high strung
and erratic, but he has a deceptive slow ball
and some good curves 1t was something Of a
feather in his cap to strike out the mighty Dom
lin was disappointed in Cushing's work, but
he is likely to settle down. Peck at third base
will be heard from. while FeIs and Tad Homes
know how to hit the ball. Harvard began with
q defeat and Brown had to bow again which
indicates weakness where there was great
sUength year ago Pennsylvania keeps on
winning and has the making of a strong team
princeton and Cornell had easy games and got
good practice
Not satisfied with his defeat in England last
year Eustace Miles came TO this country TO
beard Jay Gould in his own den at court tennis
and met a second defeat. The visitor proved
hlhser good sportsman and a good loser. and
one might almost wish him better luck another
tiihe. Gould is in a class by himself among
amateur court tennis players, and considering
MS "ee' the more credit Is due HERBERT.
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