New-York tribune., 1910-08-29
h5 = R1 = Yachmo = Golf = Yacht Athletics 4 Other Sports

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bv leading team destined to restore the
Davis cup to America The Dchertys took
the Gun away in 1908. and all efforts TO re
cover II in England or Australia have thus
far been vain. Now the prospect is bright
er. however.
In Thomas c. Rundy Larned met a foe
man worthy of his steel. The Californian
gave the champion the stiffest sort of q
match in the challenge round He had had
a. stiff match with Wright the day before,
but he was able 10 force Larned to play
five sets. and that alone is measure of his
worth Beals Wright. striving desperately
II prov that he could come back, played
with a fash of his oldtime form, when he
won his way into the semi-fnal round by
heating Maurice E Mclaughlin in straight
SETS But he nearly succumbed TO young
Whitney in the semi-fnals. And he was
really no match for the alert and resource
fuI Rundy in their match Wright disap-
pointed himself and many Of his admirers
hv his failure TO win the right to challenge
Issrned, but no less keen was the dlsap-
pointment Of those who have been hailing
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this country.
NcIouehlin. as a matter of fact. seems
10 he in a transitorv stage. He has ap-
rarentlv lost some of his marvellous speed
in an attempt TO gain resourcefUlness and
variety in his attack AT Longwood he
wore Wright Gown by the dazzling swift
ness of his game but found that that
stvle of play made little impression on
I.arned who held him off and beat him
2 bout as he liked. Larned took McLough-
lin in hand after their match at Longwood
and has been coaching him assiduously-
The Californian has never shown himself
in his matches here 10 be a master of back
co1jr+ plsv hut had relied upon his speed
10 make 1Ip for that weakness LaTned mas
baen coaching him to develop his shots
for placement and his play from the back
Of the court Mclaughlin in his match
with Wright showed the effects Of Larned S
coaching He Is not at home as vet in the
new stvle of play. and some of his speed
las been lost. for the time being, in his
careful efforts to follow instructions. But
he will get his speed back ere long. and
Is likely then 10 Justify very fully the
faith that Larned ard others have put in
him.
1arned. Bundy. Mclaughlin, and. pos
sihlv. Melville H. Lone, who won the first
class court championship at omaha, seem
likely to be named to make the trip to
Australia As il stands now the British
team may come here again for the pre-
lirninary matches. although ii was thought
that Americas strange refusal to play in
Great Britain had made 1t certain that all
the matches would be played in the An
-ipodes The playing Of the preliminary
matches here would reduce the time barned
would have to sacrifice for the voyage,
and would he good for Americas chances
for that reason.
: broke swav from racing and went fish,
ing AZ Lake George one day last week
Had 4 guide five kinds of bait and
motor boat. with which we moved about
from shoaI to shoaI and from grass 10
weeds from = o'clock in the morning. an
lIr7saernIv hour for a morning newspaper
man TO arise, until o'clock in the after
noon Cot hack to the camp al which l
was being entertained with plenty OF bait,
4 fine s,Inhurn and firm conviction that
If there were any fish in the lake II was
fast dav Then came a rude anG distress
ing awakening Hardly had the guide been
dismissed and the fishing tackle put away
when two fishermen anchored a boat in
our own dooryard. so 10 speak and rlght
before my eyes landed three plckerel which
weighed about eight pounds apiece and
two fighting black bass With insult ADDED
70 injury I was reminded that the early
bird does not always catch the worm;
neither does 1t pay TO GO seeking afar for
something that may he had AT home.
would Ike 70 see Jim Riley. formerly
the worlds champion sculler, and Jim Ten
Fvck. the well known coach. settle their
differences on Lake Lonely, Saratoga
Springs. to-day as to which is the better
oarsman Both men are young, if health
and vigor count for anything, even at six
tv-four and fifty-eight years. respectively
Truly. age has no terrors for those who
give proper thought to the body and prac-
,iea What they ureach. HERBERT.