New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-11
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
coIIeue Swimmers Prefer Rug
by to Soccer Water Polo.
GALATIANS PLANS FAIL
roe Wood, Hot on Marquard' S
Trail, Ducks a Meeting
with Ed Walsh.

nh. effort being made by advocates Of
Itch or soccer water polo 10 have the
:, =, their choice adopted by the ANA
100. Athletic Union in place of the Ameri-
came has given rise to the rumor
-. several Eastern colleges were ready
..oord the motion and would attempt
,,,,oduce the change in the tourna-
Is of the intercollegiate Swimming
ASSOCIATION
s,cb is hardly the case. In fact, eau
= ~ the various universities holding
membership in the league has shown that
,rith one or two exceptions the college
swimmers are opposed TO interference
r,b the style OF play now obtaining
,,b,ch has proved satisfactory, and that
Wv Man to alter the present rules Will
IA votsd down by a sweeping majority
~ can this be wondered at, for the
came has become popular with both
nl.vers and public, and managers con-
Ia that they cannot draw crowd Tor
-. meets unless a water polo match Is
an the programme.
q
ou5ng 10 frequent disputes and roush
rork has been largely eliminated, THANKS
"a tho appointment of competent referees
o,d for a couple of seasons there has Deeh
.o;bI,g To mar the fine exhibitions OF SIKH
IA GOOD workmanship in college games.
The league authorities are consequently
most unwilling to see any change take
place. oooor u.,,,
snd many followers among those college
.a4,o,oers who are either unfit physically
sor The banG-to-hand encounters unavold-
.A,s IN American water polo or merely
rnvfng 10 enter so strenuous contest
and as the rapid increase Of interest III
citation is furnishing plenty of materiai
.h,,s &c a chance that Pennsylvania ahd
prnceton and possibly Columbia ana
CITY College will have ooth rugby anu
soccer teams in the water.
Kistler the Pennsylvania coach IS an
ovDert al the English game, aud has al
rssdv in the past turned out players VINO
haze held their own against the besI
l,.h esvens while Frank Sullivan, or
princeton. SAYS he will welcome the op-
nortunitv of initiating his pupils IN
r..,i,,a that will serve 10 develop speeu
ana endurance. particularly among those
Who do not fancy the American game
7, is likely. therefore, that soccer VIII
no much in evidence during the comih6
winter. The New York Athletic Club anu
the civ Athletic Club have for some time
,I.,s5 the game spasmodically, but lack
a. opposlng teams has precluded the pos
sibilitv of active competition Win tlree
NJ four Of the leading colleges addeu u
che Geld and a championship title al
stale there should be opportunity ana
inducement 10 develop soccer teams
MAY Ritter. former international
swimmer from Germany. VIII captain ana
coach the City A. G. squad ana QUO
Wable. Of the swimming committee OF the
Amateur Athletic Union, will devote MS
energies TO developing the team or the
New York Athletic Club, when ne hopes
c. " Daniels will lead
Joe Wood is now within four games OF
the worlds record for consecutive games,
held BY Tim Keefe and Rube Marqnard
at nineteen. lie made it fifteen in a TO"
a, Chicago yesterday, but not at the ex-
pense Of Ed Walsh.
The story goes that Jimmy Callahan
manager Of the White Sox, considers
Walsh a greater pitcher than either Joe
Wood or Walter Johnson, and that he
had challenged Jake stahl to sanction
duel between Walsh and Wood In the
box. the game 10 be played on Thurs
day. II appears, however, that Stahl was
not willing TO upset his pitching order, so
that Galatians well laid plans 20 fiji his
stand to overlowing went for nothing. IL
is not likely that Wood will pitch again
before Saturday OF early next week.
Frank Schultz, who last year won the
Chalmers automobile for being the most
useful man 10 his club in the National
League is not sulking under his suspen-
sion for violating the training rules. He
quoted as saying;
I have no kick over Chances order. l
broke training rules and deserve the pun
ishrnent. The long strain Of the season
vas broken IN Cincinnati, when we lost
mat last game, and when we were virtu-
ally out OF the race II was then that
broke training for a few hours. and
chance caught me in the act. ! need
good rest before the Chicago city series,
anyway, and, although I have to take II
az my own expense want TO show
Chance when he returns TO Chicago that ]
am IN condition 70 play against the White
sox and give him the best that is In me.
This is the first trouble have. ever had
With a manager Of baseball team, and
perhaps It will be big Lesson TO me to
walk the straight and narrow path. MY
only hope is that he renstates me In time
FOR the city series"
Chick Smith. left-handed pitcher,