New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-11

,,..-.o,I.ssa+s soorts r~hs faculty members who
represent their colleges delegates should Do "a
less sympathy with athieucs' sho ns.e
an intimate acquaintance with thu men who make
nm the teams and the CONDUCT OF ports al theiE
various institutions. Again. l was saoly oisAp
pa,lted with the report OF Dr.. Williams. Chairman
OF the football rules committee. After tono"ihs
se l.g ootb-H games oie sey last fall. and stuoy
s,s- t aniI,t,r, OF the rez- rule governing the
few ID pass Lad looked forward 20 nearing an
expa.t's view on the sGJject bat Dr. Williams rao
little or nothing TO say TO the practical worAs
Of the new rule. anG mighty little to say Oh inc
question Of football as a whole
The best au. mobile show ever held In this CITY
according TO Robert Lee Morren ana other men
qualified to express opinion. came TO an emu on
Thursday. The greatest automobile show Oh ear III
according 10 the promises held out VIII open IN
Madison SQUARE Garden Saturday Judging
frol7 reports of the Palace show. cars were never
IN such demand, and the buying paHnc II not
backward in placing its orders TIE same con-
dit.en will obtain. however. at tire iarden snow
which indicates clearly that the automobile fever
Is raging in virulent form. Truly, the boom Gays
have arrived The show which came 70 an emu iAst
week opened ell eyes once more to the remarkaoie
strides which have been made in the eVosuuoh VI
the motor car in short twelve +9ars To COM
pare the paIatiaI, smooth running. luxurious ma
chimes Of the present day with the cramped- Jerky
honelv and occasional running car o. ten year
ago forces one to look forward with s0ne oesree
of confidence 10 flying across the continent III an
other ten years Twelve years ago there were just
fourteen cars in this country, and the drivers were
looked on with mingled feelings OF amusement
pity or contempt. Now there are something Ike
a hundred and fifty thousand cars ACCORDING 10
latest statistics The novelty has worn on ana lis
actual necessity for their possession has aflseN'
The show at the Palace only the first course
~ an automobile feast for New Workers. and the
Garden SHOW following 90 closely, VIII hardly sat
;sfv the voracious appetite Of those who are inter
ested in the modern motor car
The hockey season is we'll unCer way. and II De-
gins to look as IL the owners Of tie ST. Nicholas
Rink would have to enlarge TT building Inc
games last week were of kind O make aodluoha1
converts to a sport which Is likely 10 grow In popu-
larity point that will closely approach us lola
in Canada The international game on THURSDAY,
in which an alI-New York team played the strong
seven from Montreal TO tie, speaks well Tor our
| players here. Il begins to look a. II my preulc-
ton Of weeks ago, that the New hork A'h
lettc Club seven would win the Amateur Hockey
League championship title, might come true Inc
team found 1t an easy matter 10 beat ST Nicholas
in the opening game of the series Foho"lns tile
three straight defeats Of Yale by Princeton al
PftrsbIrg during the holidays and Harvard's VIC
tory over Columbia, It begins to look as II the
Crimson would win another championship
Judging from q report from Chicago the West
will not accept the amateur championship as palm
for its injured golf feelings Secession VIII De
urged by the radicals and declared, II pos
sible but hint also comes that wiser heads VIII
prevail and that the revolutionary motion viii be
tabled. Let the golfers here wait for the crash
Can Brooklyn win the National League pennant
with Lumley at the heln7 Perhaps not, but Lurn-
ley has the material for first division club and
II is hoped he will make the most Of his chance
to shine in the baseball armament
In spite Of the passing Of the famous ReadVlhe
track there appears to be no occasion to worry
about lack Of prosperity in the trotung ana pac-
ing world. There is strong demand TOT gooo ma
terial Minor Heir the sensational PAGER was
sold for s45, COZ last week.
When Maloney and Fowler meet in q Marathon
run the amateur record is in danger snrnoo may
he fayorite over Longboat after his briillant per
Torrance on Saturday. HEhbhh1' r