New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-29
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Manyamportant Fixtures Crowd
Ingson Heels of Others.
POLO TEST NOW AT HAND
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

Judging from my own experience "iOSN "
the sporting editors are growing gray mars
The latter part Of the week just closed was
marked bv the winning Of two important
COLI. titles the intercollegiate games, tht
.ne-,can Henley regatta and host OF
other interesting events, but the feast i
10, over One Of the great sporting holi-
DAYS OF the year comes tomorrow an'
,,,der favorable weather conditions thou-
sands upon thousands will turn OUT u
ea,isfv their lust for baseball. golf, lawn
,er,,s racing track and field games
vachtins etc. while the 5o-mile automo-
~ s,Ysens,akes. which promises TO be the
....s, roce for motor cars in the history
:, $500 trials will be decided at Indian
anous Then comes the first game OF three
fo- the international polo cup on Wedhes-
1av and nv that time most everybody II
,s boned will be content TO settle DOWN
ID res, ND for a few days. or else turn
,h.ir attention 10 buying or selling STOCKS
potatoes. or what not.
Without meaning 70 borrow uouoie
cannot help but express the hope thal 'ne
bir automobile race al Indianapolis VIII
,o, he marred by any fatalities II sceiiis
almost as II the managers Of the meet anu
,he drivers themselves. who apparently 90
not know the meaning Of the word .iedi >
are eving in the face Of Providence anu
inviting disaster by starting forty-sN cars
AZ the same time with the explosion VI d
fornb. for a mad dash and Whirl ABOUT
banked circuit OF only two ana NAH
miles With $4,000 ~ stake the pilots are
ifkelv 10 he more daring and reckless IMAM
usual. and II makes one pause TO thlhh VI
the high powered racing cars, capaoie OF
developing q speed close 70 two miles
minute sHirling about the huge saucer aV
n sneed Of from seventy-hve 20 eighty miles
an hour The Vanderbilt Cup race the
Grand Prix and other road contests pale
almost into insienifcance. and vel theS
provided their dreadful toll OF death ana
injury. Once more. here's hoping that me
winner will not leave behind him tran
Of smashed cars and crippled and dying
drivers
n the form OF the American and English
MILO teams in practice can be accepted as
= fair measure Of the strength Of the two
sours TIE international cup. brought BACK
from England two years ago by Harry
PAYNE Whitney and his men after repos-
.ng th.re for TWENTY-FIVE wears will STAY
IN this country subject 70 another challenge
from Great Britain The necessity Of sub
.titutins Captain Wilson for Captain Bsr-
r.t, az back for the English team early
last week on the eve. one might say. Or
the struggle indicates structural weak
r.ss IN the challenging team which bodies
81. II Is not surprising ell things consid-
cred that the American team. made IN as
9, IS Of the same four brilliant PLAYERS
Harry PAYNE Whitney. DevereuX Milburn
y rras
bury, ir-who went IN quest q the cup %
such good purpose in 1soe. should be such
? strong favorite II IS Just possible that
rational pride and q wish that IS father
n the thought are leading those who must
wager astray. but from what little 7 have
seen Of the two teams in action 7 cannot
do otherwise than predict q triumph for
The American four.
Interest in polo-I mean interest apart
from those who know and love the dash
ing, strenuous rame-has reached its high
water mark IN this country The demand
10Y tickets a. the sporting desk Is sure
indication Of how the wind is blowing
This demand has rarely been exceeded even
for worlds championships baseball series,
Suburban Handicap or q Yale Harvard
n polo game IN their lives will get their
first taste Of the great game tomorrow or
Saturday and while the cost Of playing
and maintaining stable Of ponies IS a
natural bar 70 the sport becoming gener-
ely popular. the fact remains that the
International matches have provided a
much needed stimulus the good results Of
witch Will he felt for some time 70 come.
Cornell men have reason 10 he proud
Of the performances on track. field, dia-
s=ond and water on Saturday. Such a
clean sweep has rarely II ever come 10
-any college on tht same day and, better
vet. there was finish and brilliancy about
some ~ the Victories that made foi
wonder John Paul Jones stood out above
his fellows and wrote athletic history in
bold letters In breaking Tommy Con
neNs long standing amateur world :
record Of 4l5 3-5 for one mile, he placed
himself on a pinnacle from which he may
never be dislodged The new mark Of
.152-5 will be talked about written about
end pointed 10 for years 70 come unless
miss my guess 4 week ago in this
column picked Jones 10 win. but ques-
toned hts ability 70 set new figures. J
was wrong and am elad of II. and ~ is a
pleasure 20 extend 70 him. with thousands
Of others my congratulations for per
tormance that was as deserving as " was
brilliant To Jack Moakley. too the
trainer Of Cornell men. 7 doff my hat.
The Giants have been playing good.
sound baseball for the last few DAYS and
did about as we'll az could be expected in
winning nine out Of fifteen games from
hffa hnf
own in the West. as there IS no reason 10
doubt, they should come back 10 their
own home al the Polo Grounds on July 6
.,n a position 10 give the fans" little
cause for worry. Even without Wiltse
rhe team is strong in the box with "Rube'
niarquard and Sir Arthur Raymond show
9ng the form OF which they are capable,
and with Matty, Crandal. Drucke and
James to depend on. Once more the en-
4husiastic are counting the pennant won,
as confidence has returned following the
muck climb last week The record last
week was FIVE games won and one lost
Matty winning three games. as in the re-
cords he is credited with the victory on
Friday although he pitched only one in
nlng and part Of another.
II the Brooklyn Superbas can hold the
pace so well maintained in the last ter
DAYS. there IS still an excellent chance Of
their landing I'm the first division IL has
taken Bill Dahlen some time TO get his
machine working smoothly. but better late
than never The fans in Brooklyn may
yet welcome the opportunity Ito take then
hats off 10 Charley Ebbets'
Jack Knight has proved himself wonder
fully versatile ball player. He was ranked