The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-02
Sideline Remarks
on Sport Topics

When It comes to enterprise the
West surely takeS the palm. oak or
laurel. whichever you choose. The
farther West you go the more enter
prising the enterprise. When you
come to San Francisco stop. You
can't go any farther. You're SO far
West then you just merely sit down
and wait for the East to catch up.
1t never does, however.
All Of which is preliminary to the
remark that San Francisco has put
In d bid for the worlds championship
series of 1915. Yes, 1915! Sure!
Panama Canal Exposition year. San
Francisco does not wait until 1915 to
find out II they want the series. The
omen on the job, headed by Bill
Lange, are discussing attractions. Bill,
who used to play on the Chicago
White Stockings team with Baby"
Arson, Billy Sunday Kelly, Gore,
'Dalyrymple, GARRISON, Mccormick,
Old Silver Flint. Burns, Pfeffer, and
Williamson, and Flynn and Moolic.
thinks of baseball. naturally.
Worlds series," he exclaims.
Sure thing" chorus the others. and
they send wire TO Ban Johnson at
once. Which also shows that San
Francisco recognizes that Ban John
son is the big chief OF modern base
ball.
For once johnson is polite. I'll
see what ] can do he wires back.
And then he adds: IAN ] can do is
to put 1t up to the National Com
mission"
Now that would certainly. be a
grand idea. The time, the place, the
weather and the occasion ought to
suit admirably. But what oh, what
teams will contend? McAleer's outfit
versus Cincinnati? the two st. Louis
teams, Browns and Cardinals? or
Will Connie Mack and Frank Chance
be on the job again? It's more than
four years away. and the youngsters
of this year viii be good old veterans
and many of the veterans will be In
the minors or out OF the game alto
gether. -Four years may see the last
of Lajoie. Wagner. Eiberfeld and
many another who is approaching the
aged class. New heroes Will have
arisen. just as famous as these grand
players. 1t will be interesting to note
who will be the baseball kings of
1915.
Speaking of course. a few days ago
as grand old English sport, IL In
noteworthy that the contest for the
Waterloo cup has just been held In
Great Britain. Sir X. W. Buchanan
Jardine's dog Jabberwock won this
year. defeating silk and Scarlet. own
ed by A. ]. Humphreys Silk and
Scarlet went TO the fore at the start
and at the first turn led by two
lengths. Then Jabberwock steadied
s.A trhR a
with a brilliant kill. 1t is plain the
unfortunate hare did not take Its par
ents' advice: beware the jabberwock.
my SOM" Besides capturing $500
cup. Jabherwock earned S2,500 prize
money. Pretty nice sort Of dog TO
have around.
The. old Longwood tennis courts
between Boston and Brookline have
to go. The club Will build new courts
in connection with the Chestnut Hilr
Club, probably near the Country Club,
where the big amateur racing meets
are held. as well as the big golf tour
naments.
The Longwood grass courts were
unsurpassed in this country. Phila-
delphia can show nothing better ex-
cept In the size OF the grounds. The
grounds were not fenced in. and many
a championship game has been watch
ed from the roadside.
1t was at the Longwood Club that
Dwight f. Davis offered the cup now
recognized as the worlds prize for
premier honors at tennis. Every not
ed player in the country has appear
ed on the grounds Of the famous old
club from the days of Dick Sears.
Howard Siocum, James Dwight and
Phil Knapp down To the newest star
In the first ten. Beals Wright go,
his first lessons there. So did Malcolm
probably the best player
America ever produced. Larned has
suffered many reverses and scored as
many brilliant victories there. and
the Engiishmen--Gore and caves
and the Doherty brothers have show