New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-23
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Connie MaCk's Faith in Worlds
Champions Strong as Ever.
COLUMBIA SPLINTER FAST
Jacobs Timed by Bernie Wefers
in Better than Ten Seconds
in a Trial.

in Better than Ten Seconds
in a Trial.
Connie Mack. the astute manager OF the
Philadelphia Athletics, is optimistic con-
corning the ability of his team to repeat
for the third time in winning the American
League pennant lie is quoted as saying:
Chicago has a great ball club, but we
have the best team in the league. man for
man. ! think the fight at the finish will
develp between the Athletics and the two
Soxes. with Chicago the better team be-
cause of its stronger pitching staff and he-
cause Ed Walsh is a horse for work
My team has not spurted at the start
because the pitchers we're slow I'm rounding
into form. When Plank. Bender. Morgan,
and particularly Coombs. get into condition
We are going TO be just as hard to beat
in 1911. Last season we made a won
derful squirt from the rear and while do
not look for repetition of that, we Will
play better average ball all the year round,
and that will even things up.
1T will take us a. month at least to get
into the lead. and when we do we will keep
UP our gait. for cannot imagine the White
hoH SUNS OF tiltii plcocIt pd'o oIi thO SN"
son. 1t is too soon to show such class. and
they will have to come back to their field.
Repeating is one OF the hardest things
IN the world. and that is what we have to
contend against Why. even Washington
and II. Louis save their best pitchers for us,
for they know that we are the one team
that they surely have to beat, and so II Is
all over the circuit. I have confidence In
the Athletics from what they have shown
me SO far this season, and I see no reason
10 believe that they will not be at the top
when the race is over"
Bernie Wefers. coach OF the COLUMBIA
track team, is counting on Ii. n. Jacobs
the best sprinter Columbia has had IN re-
cent years. to score in the intercollegiate
games on Franklin Field. Philadelphia. oil
June l. Wefers timed Jacobs on Wednes-
day I'm a trial, and caught him In 3 40 sec
onds for the 100-yard dash. This Is excep-
tional time over the South Field track, and
Wefers may have made a slight mistake
but II is safe to assume that Jacobs at MS
best can run In even time which Will make
him dangerous II Marshall, OF Pennsylvania.
has not fully recovered from his temporary
breakdown at Ithaca.
Columbia must be considered. with four
such good men as Babcock in the broad
jump and pole vault, Bonsib In the quarter.
Jacobs i'm the dashes and Beatty I'm the shot
put.
Chrsty Mathewson's pitching in Cincin-
natl yesterday was easily the best seen IN
the big leagues this year. II not the best
I'm years Other pitchers-not this season
have allowed fewer hits. but none have
combined light hitting with absolutely per-
feet control Matty allowed only three hits
and did not give pass. 1t is almost neeE-
less TO say that he did not make wild
pitch or hit a batsman. Only three men
reached first base during the entire game.
The one error committed by the Giants
was made by Doyle when Meyers threw TO
catch a runner stealing. Not man sa"
first after the third inning. and In seven OF
the nine Matty retired the side In order
James T.. sullivan, secretary OF the
American Olympic committee, received
request Yesterday from w. A. Zieeler ana
r. l.. LANCE. Rhodes scholars at Oxford
University. to he entered az members OF
the American team In the Olympic games
nj Stockholm. Sweden. In July. They state
that they have been training hard ana
have been first string men in their events
for oxford against Cambridge for the last
tvo wears. and were asked 10 try out for
the English team. but later found that
non British subjects were not eligible for
selection. LANCE is a good Splinter from
oklahoma and Ziegler, from Iowa, Is
crack weight thrower, and no dount they
will he entered 10y the American commit
tee.
Eight marksmcn have been named to
represent this country at the Olymoic
games I'm Sweden as tho result OF the final
try out at Winthrop. Md. The names OF the
mon who will make up the team follow:
Captain &. l.. Burdette, OF West virginia.
Sergeant 4. II. Jackson, of Iowa; Sergeant
II. L. Adams, 4. S. A; Captain A. H.
Briggs. L. s A.: W. A. Sprout. hospital
steward. L. S N; Lieutenant {. I. osborn
l.. s. ": Captain +. n. Hird. Of Iowa. and
Ensign II. ~ Bartlett, u. 5. n.
According To Harrison B. Townsend. pres
ldent Of the new Philadelphia Athletic Club,
an effort will be made to hold the olympic
games OF 1870 I'm Philadelphia Cleveland
also is after the attraction.
Mol Sheppard IS planning to start against
IIedl,Ind and Reilly in "A special l,Oo-metre
race AT the games OF the Post Office Clerks
AT Celtic Park. on Sunday. 1t may be his
final test before the Olympic tryouts at
Cambridge on June g.
7 f. Meredith. the brilliant Mercersburg
Academy runner. who a few days ago
edualled tho intercollegiate quarter-mile
record OF IS IS seconds and who has turned
the half-mlle in l:55 rs. is among the 2]9
bovs entered in the Cornell interscholastic
meet at Ithaca, on Saturday Others who
are likely to shine are Ezra Wenz. of Ro-
sells High school. who holds the prepara-
tory school record for two miles; Low. OF
,he Friends School, Washington high
school jumper with record OF feet, and
Robinson, of Mercersburg, who runs the
100 yard dash in 10 seconds fiat twenty
.eyen schools will be represented.
Tba local lIghtweights will have to look
to their Isurels. for Willie Richie. Of Chi
cago. who recently outpointed Ad Wolgast
I'm San Francisco, Is I'm the city looking for
engagements Richie is especially anxious
to get bouts with Leach Cross and KNOCK
OUT Brown. while Tommy Murphy and the
others will also be looked after In due
time.
YALE WINS AT LAWN TENNIS.
New Haven. Conn, May 22.-Yaie easily
defeated University Of Pennsylvania In the
annual lawn tennis tournament to-day By
score of to O. The results follow: