New-York tribune., 1912-01-08

c suntry than the crushing delcal Vi
team which went in quest OF the D"ls"'
+. Davis international cup in far OH Ne"
Zealand last week. 1t seems futile at l'i'
time TO comment on the stunning surpiISe
II is almost beyond understanding th"I
William A. Larned. seven times winner "
the national championship in tiis 90 ntrs'
should 20 Gown 50 easily before TOO hed ~,
vourg player WHO was no. 'oh7I'
Formidable on the English c urts last sell
H. when nc was teaten In me .o~l
ment for the all-Engllnd champicnsHi di'0
ether fixtures. Personally, am ol l"'
opinion that Larncd NAV hav' heen Su
ing in that mitch from tie STRAINED 'eI'u ~
which, according to re orts, preVenteu "''
filling an engagement 10 meet Br- oKs II
the singles on the third day, when Ma 'rlee
Z. McLoughlin was ubstitut' d. Cl.mauC
conditions may have teen aGai7st Inc 'ea'i'
too. and ir ary case It. would te well u
hear the players side of the story oefo'e
passing judgment.
I have been surprised at the uniavoranie
criticism. both written and sooker. i ,"'
last few days Some have not hesitatcu lo
rake up old scores in finding fault with ths
raining Of BeaIs c. Wright for the team
ard in resenting what they rresume 10 al
an unfair and unsportsmanlike attitude OF
Ia~ned and Wright in falling to play 'he
singles matches on the third day aiter any
chance of regainirg the cup had been l"s'.
The message by cable sad that Larheu
had strained a tendon and that Wright was
indisposed. U'ntil something more deHiu'e
is learned il Is unreasonable to accuse the
p,ayers Of quitting and of acting In way
to cast discredit on this country. some
persons even have questioned the judgment
Of Larned in decid ng on Wright, Instead OF
Mel IouchIin. to represent this country IN
tho singles This is absurd Larncd, as
cantain of the team. was on the grounu
and in better position to decide oe'"ee"
the two players from their work In prac-
tice. That Mclaughlin made shghlS
better showing against Brooks than NI'Sn'
did is beyond question. Both were pea ZEN
but Wright was under an additional suai"'
a. he was playing for the cup, whereas the
cur WAS lost when Mclaughlin TOOK tue
court in what was purely an exhioiuon
match to round out the series.
hold no brief for the team. nor is 1t my
purpose to make any excuses but II seems
to me that unfavorable criticism shoulo NC
withheld for the present The quest ioi
the LOW famous trophy was unsuccessl uI'
ard the appointment was the heeher oe-
cause the return Of the cup was so conn
IDENTIFY expected. 1t is quite POSSIBLE now
evtr. that young Heath on his own Coui t'
is developing into a second AnlhohE +.
Wilding, while Reginald f. Brooks is wei
known as a player OF the top class. Under
the circumstances, our payers may hd'
besn beaten on the strict merits OF the
came In which case all credit shoulu DC
given the defending team. Certainly uhe
Australians are deserving of all cohSratu'
Iotiors. This country was represented by
lis strongest team, but this should not
move discouraging in considering future
,onnuests. and the players here must not
rest until the cup IS returned.
Frank ". Cavanaugh. coach Of the Dart
mouth football eleven, made bod state
ment in Chicago on Thursday evening II
correctly quoted. in saying: Walter camp.
OF Yale, is twenty years behind the times.
The day is coming when he no longer VIII
bt, the dominating factor just because he Is
Walter Camp He goes into the committee
room with couple of members, and ihe
rules are changed as he suggests As
matter Of fact Walter Camp needs no de-
fence against such absurd charges, and 1t
Is hard for me 10 believe that CavanauSn
IS correctly quoted. As to whether Yale 5
football strategist is twenty years behind
the times or rot is mere matter Of oDin-
ion. but | happen to know something about
the makeup of the rules committee ard its
fourteen members. and | know that wnile
Mr.. Camps opinions are respected he
comes a long way frcm dominating. Most
Cs the members Of the present unwieldy
committee are strong minded enough to
have ideas Of their own and 10 fight Tor
them This Is the reason for the hodge
hodge code which the game has been strIg-
Cling under for two or three years. Too
many cooks will sroil any bowl of broth.
The confidence Of those who suffered most
in the legislation that aimed to stop public
Lookmaking and almost killed thorough
bred racing is refr, shing. FCrty breeders
most of them now on a small scale, made
no fewer than 375 nominations for the Fu-
turity Of 1914 1t is hoped that by the time
that race is due the owners interested viii
have the sail faction of seeing their two
vear-olds run for the rich prize
Speaking Of racing, have reason TO be-
lieye that the gates Of at least some OF the
tracks in this state will not remain closed
this year, as was the case last season. An
earnest effort will be n ade 10 rchdbilitate
the sport.
For the first time in many years the name
Of James r. Keene did not appear among
the ,noninators for the Futurity. The
breeding Industry has lost one OF its hard
st workers. but the turf can still count on
ms support
If GOOD wishes could cure the ills Of the
body James T.. Sui ivan. the hard working
and efficient secretary OF the Amateur y "a
letjc Union, would be back at his desk
Tor, hwith 1 have had many Inquiries as
IN his progress in the last few days, and
have been glad To report that ne IS getting
better
IL is cause for regret that Fred Tenney
has been depOScd as manager of the BoS-
ION Terriers but II is cause for salts action
that Johnny King should get the chance
10 nrovc his skin. lie has picked out a
hard row, but tNat means the more reason
For applause II he succeeds He has been
a great catcher. Then why not good
manager? hFhhfhl'