New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15

rival OF the Englishmen big crowds nav
followed the practice matches. Natuidh'
there has been considerable In and out play
and II is doubtful II the Britons nave
shown anything like their true forih' ou'
the same. although not so poih'eui'' '''''
DO said Of the Americans
Partisauship seems to have run h'sn
among the American supporters Tor waists
have been recorded at 10 on the success
~ the American defenders and pracucalN
the same odds that the Britons VIII ho'
win n game of the series OF three.
ODDS. however. are hardly borne ou' ~
the general conditions. as the Britous a.
seasoned and veteran players, apt 10 "oi"
the UNEXPECTED on the field. IL seems ~
me that TO would be nearer the colIeC'
figure. and then one appears TO be IarseH
backing the superiority Of the American
nonv rather than the skill OF the players
II &c safe 10 predict al this time that the
match on wednesday. May 81. at Meado"
Brook will be the greatest ever held II
this country.
In discussing the college baseball STU
alton n week ago I said a ranking al uliS
time IS a pure guess. but 1t looks TO me p'
q study Of the scores 10 date as II tHe ar
rangement Of the first eight teams shoulu
be about as follows: Yale. Pennsylvania
Brown. Williams. Harvard, Princeton
Dartmouth and Cornell" This called forth
a storm Of protest from various readers
and one, Princeton graduate accuses mo
OF being BIASED. His letter is APPENDED d.
a sample:
In the column given over to 'Commen5 on
Sports" In the issue OF lhe "uo't 10, Va.o
(Nfav 8, one finds an article on couege
baseball \ ranking Of the first eight Teams
is given. and Princeton is awarded SKIN
place. To my mind this seems 10 oe
rather BIASED opinion, 10 say me go
You say. defeats by Williams and br0Wn
will count against the TIGERS IN the nnal
summing MP, but Pennsylvania II sven
second place and vet Princeton won rom
her on Saturday May b. by score on ~ .t 20
s Does not this defeat count against tue
Ouakers? Also by what virtue is part
mouth ranked ahead Of the sons of OLD
Nassau? Trusting NCu can rnd space III
your valuable paper 10 publish ms I''''I
and an answer 10 the same, etc etc
In the first place. Dartmouth was not
placed above Princeton I'm the purely aroi-
uary arrangement Of the teams, and IN
view Of the fact that ] did not call It
ranking no defence should he necessary.
q tried TO make fl clear that ! was simply
expressing my opinion, on so little data as
WAS obtainahlc. as 10 how the teams had
impressed me as 10 their uniform strength
and development. / have absolutely no
reason TO be biased 7 was graduated from
Union College and unfortunately. I could
not find a place IN the first eight for the
team would Ike % SEQ we'll 10 the front
There is bound 20 be difference Of opinion.
even over final ranking when one comes
az the end Of the season. That l will be
willing 70 defend to the best Of my ability,
but for the present too much space would
he required 70 explain an arrangement
which is not governed entirely by actual
results
To he frank. my opinion has changed IN
one or two cases since week ago. Will
Jams has beaten Yale and Princeton has
turned the tables on Brown. The Tigers
have shown improvement IN their last few
games. and no doubt may yet carry out
previous prediction o. mine that they would
land az or near the top when the season
passes into history The Williams nine IS
travelling along at remarkably fast and
even pace. q. ~ IS worthy of comment
that victories have been earned over two
such strong teams az Princeton and Yale.
Williams has comparatively few men 70
draw from, and vet year after year the col
ege IN the Berkshires turns out a nine
that e worthy TO do battle with the best.
Better yet. 4 appears Il be bred IN the
bone a. Wilianstown 70 accept victory and
1efeat with the same spirit, and under the
it is an added pleasure 10
Comment fevorably upon the work OF the
.eam which IS making is presence felt in
no small way this season
II I had delayed purely arbitrary ar
Of the teams week IL would
read as follows: Williams. Yale Pennsyl-
vania, Princeton. Harvard. Brown. Dart
niouth and Cornell More "howls" are
1ourted
Princeton men are looking forward 70 Q
gala day on Saturday Princeton crew
will take the water IN an intercollegiate
regatta with Yale ana Cornell for the first
time in years. while Harvard and tho
Tigers will cross bats in the only baseball
game Of the season between the two mines
Somebody has suggested that just retri-
button has fallen on the head Of Johnny
Evers, the willy second baseman Of the
Cubs. who IS suffering from ner-
yous prostrauon. II Is true that this same
Eyers has been responsible for many mild
cases OF the same afiicton experienced by
tho fans" in this city.
IT turns ont that Byron Bancroft John
son. czar OF the American League. talked
too much in meddling with the affairs OF
the National League-at least. $1,000 too
much. Talking is oftentimes an expensive
luxury HERBERT