The evening world., 1912-09-09
itWin Be Harder for America to
Win Back international Motor
Boat Cup Next Year.
copn,ss, 1919. y ne rS,s ,rrnOll.hlsr Co.

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T1ERE II much talk Of building fas'
ter motor boats to try to take
Z hack the International Cup mex
year. The boats will be faster. no doubt,
and II 10 to be hoped that In another
year we'll be able to build gasoline en-
gines that will run. In the deciding
race Of the recent series two American
boats were faster than the English WIN
ner, and easily showed superior speed,
but both broke down, one OF them only
three miles from the finish.
Next year II win be harder to win.
Its always harder for the visiting boats.
Here at home Q motor boat owner can
hsv, q floating ma chine shop ready to
take care of any necessary repairs with
out loss OF time. lie knows Just where
to get everything he wants. on tho
other side things will be little differ
ent-strange course. strange conditions.
delays. trouble and expense.
That's Why II would he a good thins
for motor boat builders. during the next
year, to improve their power plants so
thai they will run. AS far az speed
hulls are concerned. America seems able
TO turn out the best. by far. Baby Re-
lance. q twenty-foot boat. was faster
than Maple Leaf. the winner. although
Maple Leaf was OF double her length
and half q dozen times her horse power.
<<WI HAT would you think of an
w actor who went out on the
stage and stopped through his
lines careiessly. satisfied with getting
the money a. easily as he could?"
asked night fan while talking over
recent tepid ring exhibitions given by
vAriouS Champions and near champions.
HE wouldn't last long ~ an actor"
me. and neither will some Of the
hampions last long The trouble with
these fellows Is the same thing that
anlicts some OF the actors. I've seen
actors who we're 80 insufYerably con-
ceited that they think their slightest
gesture ought to bring down the
house The comedians think every
movement Is q scream" The regular
actors strut and imagine that they have
eir Henry Irving looking like a scene
shifter. Conceit 70 the trouble with
some OF them. They 20 from town to
town after becoming champions and are
met BY interviewers who want 70 tell
the palpitatlng public all about the new
champ. from his initial arrival "A the old
farm house down In Ohio or Indiana or
California or Michigan or III nois. and
they are appiauded and petts5 until they
think they are somebody--and some
body . whole lot more important than
any one else. SO when they accept d
few thousand dollars for fighting q ten.
round they actually think they're doina
the spectators a great favor by appear,
Ing At oil. They go out and stand on
and make their opponent miss, and the,
Gdestep and duck and then look arounC
= the crowd expecting to get a grea
round OF applause for their smazni
oltvernets. Forgetting that every pre-
Mminary dub can run and cover up
They smile ana fool and make funn,
remarks to their seconds while II
efinehes snd'make a joke OF their bout
generally. And then they wonder VIII,
some people crlucise them"
The commlssion had something to ga
70 Abe Attsli about getting the none
Ter nothing here In New York. 81
months ago." suggested the second figh
fan.
, .Sure." said. the nrst; and IL the com
mission will send some Of the comedian
back TO the stage. where they belong,
might be q good thing for the ring"
CONGRATULATIONS to Mike Mu
ply. with his new five-yesr cor
tract to continue as athletic coac
Sf-Pennsylvenia.
The world never knew a greater at,
istic coach than Michael c. Murph
Wherever he Mas done his work gre.
Athletic teams have appeared. 1t Is
hrting thing that public opinion shou