New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-03

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change in the rowing system at New
Haven. The appointment of am advisory
committee this year was step in that
direction. A more radical change would
not be surprising after the "disgracetui
defeat" as one Yale man put II, on FRI
day.
Harvard had a good crew-perhaps
great crew. II was not put TO the test, so
the question must go unanswered. II was
a crew. however. of which Harvard men
can feel justly proud; II was a crew that
was we'll coached and well trained by jim
Wray. 10 whom Harvard owes so much In
the remodeling of somewhat lax rowing
system and in the building OF strong
navy. Captain Cutler and his men were
finished 'oarsmen on Friday. They knew
how 10 row. how to apply the power and
how 10 get full speed out OF the shell.
There was more reason than victory over
Hale for Harvard men to shout In JOY.
Rowing has been established at Cambridge
on firm and enduring basis, and In the
will give added prestige 10 the conqueror.
II is satisfying that the long line of
victories in the open golf championship ny
imported professionals from England and
Scotland has been broken at last by an
American born golfer. 1t was bound TO
come in time, and j. ]. McDermott. from
Atlantic City, can be congratulated on
being the first homebred to win the open
title So far as can be judged, It was not
a mere fash, or startling upset. that mace
it possible for McDermott. who is hardly
more than a boy. to carry on one or the
highest gofng honors Of the year lie Is
not lacking in skill: he plays SOUND go1
from tee TO green. and he is blessed witp
a temperament which means much In the
heat Of conflict He has the utmost conn.,
denCe I'm his own ability, and never mas had
the slightest doubt that he was strong
PLAYER. remark made last summer is
str.kingly characteristic of the man. 1t
came Immediately after hts finish in the
METROPOLITAN open championship tourna-
ment In walking off the home green he
was told that Alec Smith had beaten him
two strokes. His Jaws came together with
a snap. and. sticking out his determined
chin. he growled: "Ill get him yet He
did
II IS high time that Park Commissioner
Higgins should take the bull by the horhs
and establish a hard and fast rule for the
nublic links at Van Cortlandt Park on
the question Of skipping the hill holes and
plaving only the meadows. Numbers should
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week as is done now on Saturdays Sun
DAYS and holidays. The sport has become
81 popular and the links are so crowded
even on week days, that the congestion
al the seventh hole. because OF the fact
that so many cOnine their play 10 the
meadows is as irritating as IL Is unneces-
sarv II is unfortunate that the course is
So arranged to make this breaking-in pos
sible. but if those golfers who do not see
the Justice Of the contention Will not rear
I've the importance of beginning the round
at the first hole when left 10 their own
devices then Commissioner Higgins should
assign a man TO the course each day 10
prevent the irritable congestion at the sew
enth hole
Fred Clarke. manager Of the Pittsburg
Pirates. IS carrying out 20 the letter MS
avowed purpose Of protesting every game
which his team loses wherein the umplreS
make technical plumbers. Four have been
decided against him. but his fifth was hled
last week and is still hanging fire. HIS
purpose in making protests on any pre-
fence is to compel action along the INES
that games should only be declared void
where wrong decisions by the umpires al
feet the actual result OF the game. Clarke
did not accept kindly the decision by Presi-
dent Lunch Of the National League in
favor ~ the Chicago Cubs, which robbed
the Pirates of a victory on the morning
Of Memorial Day He does not defend the
ruling of Doyle-which, by the way,
brought about the umpire's suspension
hut he does contend that the ruling had
no particular bearing on the result. Con-
seduently, he is sparing no pains TO even
the score. or at least to establish prece-
dent which the executive Of the league
will he forced to follow in the future II
strikes me as a rather puerile way 10 air
a grievance.
, John J. McGraw and his Giants are fac
ing n critical period in what up 20 this
I
the National League ponnant Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Pittsburg, which are
right on the heels Of New York, must be
faced in turn, and If the Giants can IN
crease their lead, OF even hold their own
at the expense Of these three teams In the
next ten or eleven days their chances Of
PLAYING for the worlds championship in
October will take on a rosy hue. An eX-
cellent Judge Of baseball form. who rarely
misses a game. and whom l have found to
be unbiased in his opinions, said to me on
Friday: 1.-The Giants will win the pennant
by hundred points. The team is well of
I'm pitchers the mon are playing well to-
gether and batting fairly consistently, and
what they have been able TO do on strange
diamonds they are sure TO repeat on their
own" ! cannot help but agree with him,
but baseball is a most uncertain game, as
has been proved times without number.
and if anything should happen 10 Matty
the outlook would not be so bright as IL is
at present. This IS not said in croaking
/ spirit hut simply TO warn the fans
against counting their chickens before they
are Matched.
Hundreds. one may say thousands, OF ath-
letes will compete for prizes in the various
! public parks and Fairgrounds Of the city
| tomorrow in Mayor Gaynor's and James
| T. Sullivans monster carnival and safe
/ and sane Fourth 1t proved success last
! year, II should be even more successful
/ this year, with the experience gained in
! handling so many boys. The efforts or the
! committee in charge have been directed