The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
Cricket Title Is Only lnterna-
tionaI Championship Left
to Our Cousins.
BECKLEY WILL TRY TO
BECOME MAJOR UMPIRE
President Lynch Making Tour
of Western Part of Circuit
in Interest of Game.
BY MANHATTAN.
Leased Wire 10 The Tribune

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune
NEW YORK, May THE University
OF Pennsylvania has revived cricket and
will attempt to make the sport popula.
IN this country. Deep down IN the heart:
of the cricketers is the hope that the In
ternational championship may be taker
away from England, which will leave
Great Britain without an internationa
records have been beaten; they have lost
the polo cup; they are minus the yacht
Ing cup and the sculling championship
is held by g. New Zealander. They have
no worlds champion fighters and even
in the tanner branches OF sport they are
deficient.
The University OF PennsylvanIa has
imported NJ r. Hush from oxford uni
versity to mold the American cricket
team into shape this year. Mr. Hush
was coach at Oxford for nine years,
and before that he had charge of many
English county professional teams.
The first intercollegiate cricket in this
country was played between the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania and Haverford
IN America was played here by British
army officers In 1777 during the revo-
lutionary war, according 10 tradition,
Jake BecRley, formerly one OF the
brightest stars in the National league.
Is going TO attempt TO attach himself TO
one OF the major aggregations as an UNI
pire. Jake has reached the end of his
professional days and could easily get
middle west, but the lure or the big cir
cult attracts him too brightly. Jake is
as years of age. and was recently re-
leased from the Kansas City professional
teen1. Beckley commenced big league
playing in 1885 and had twenty years OF
II. He was seen in the uniforms OF the
Pittsourg. St. Louis, Cincinnati and
New York clubs He was a crack first
h6Ee1nan heaviest
handed hitters in the league.
The University OF Oregon Is trying to
make canoeing popular as college sport.
The president OF the university super
vised the formation OF an undergraduate
team of canoeists. and TX the northwest
ern team is successful, there may be
an intercollegiate canoe meet some day.
Unfortunate Baseball Injuries.
The unfortunate number OF injuries SO
far in the baseball season has led some
ball, but this is foolish thing, Base
ball players are rarely hurt. Indeed,
this seems strange for the big league
pitchers are developed 10 point OF speed
and curves these days that they can
heaye the pellet. as though 1t were shot
from a cataput-
Hughey Jennings is one of the famous
players who came dangerously near cash.
ing In from injuries in a ball game. In
the old DAYS when Hughey was playing
with Baltimore he hugsed the plate
closely when batting and courted being
struck so that he might get to the base.
When Baltimore was playing New York
Rusle hurled the pin one day with a
quick inshoot that Hughey couldn't
dodge Jennings hovered between life
and death FOR five days. Indeed, Jen-
nings seems to bear a charmed life, At
Cornell he dved head first into the con-
crete bottom OF an empty swimming
tank. but was saved by his powerful con-
stitution.
IT the schedule carries out, Frank Beau
repaire, the champion swimmer OF Aus
SnnnstiVt csa1,a; VII be seen in America in open
eompetition. Beaurepaire plans TO come
TO America after the international swim
ming contests in Brussels He has ar
rived IN England accompanied by r. NJ.
toin toiiins. honorary secretary Of the Vic
has mapped out an itinerary for the
swimmer which covers about eight
momths, mon new York is on the list for
WISH, and this is only natural as it is
home from San Francisco. How long he
VIII taTry here Is not stated, but no doubt
ne WIFE stay long enough to test what
perts. Ca
IT is very. likely that the A. A. U, Mt
tnelr annual convention next November
VII adopt new rule prohibiting amateur
ornclals from acting as professional fix
tures, There has been a growing ten
dency in that line OF late. James 10. Sui
livan. formerly head Of the A. A. u. saws
mat there is nothing In the present code
or o. ,ns organization to stop the practice.
VERY likely this thing will be stopped
next November. II NAV not be verv
WRONG proceeding for an amateur off,
cisi 10 De seen at professional meet, but
II does not look right II Is the feeIing
OF the "A. A. u. national board OF gover
nors that men who are regularly selected
at amateur meets should not be seen In
the same capacity among the profession
ais. There ought to be, and there arc.
act for the professionals. Some time ago
the A A. U. board OF governors hinted
through the public press that IL did not
Ike the idea OF men belonging to amateur
clubs officiating at professional meets. but
the appeal did not stop the practice the
least DIT AS long as the men will not
stop for the asking 1t IS better to have
rule on the point. and then any man
VINO cares TO officiate at professional
Lynch Makes Tour.
Manager Jimmy McAIeer of the Wash
lngton Americans has registered a solemn
Encyclopaedia Britannica that ne will new
er again dispute the decision of an UNI
pire. Jimmy has been suspended the
greater part OF the season so far for
hghting with umpircs. Although Mac
used TO be an umpire himself he hadn't
been In the managerial position very long
until he began TO take his former side
partners TO account.
II have warned all my men to cease
taking exceptions to decisions no matter
how rank" said Jimmy, "and ! am go-
ing 10 do the same myself There is
nothing In fighting an umpire but defeat
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