Evening star., 1912-01-09
@ Can Develop Two More Pitchers Team Will Have Chance

hesitated to rake up old scores in finding
fault with the naming OF Beals c. Wright
for the team, and in resenting what they
presume to call an unfair and unsports-
nhaniike attitude OF Larned and Wright
in failing to play the singles matches
on the third day after any chance OF
regaining the cup had been lost. The
message by cable said tiiat Larned had
spralned tendon and that Wright was
lndisposed. Until something more definite
Is learned, it is unreasonable to accuse
the players of quitting and Of acting in
way to cast discredit on this country.
judgment of Larned In deciding on
Wright. instead of Mclaughlin, to repre-
sent this country in the singles. This is
absurd. Larned. as captain Of the team,
ton to decide between the two players
from their work in practice. That Nc
Loughlin made a slightly better showing
against Brooks than Wright did is beyond
question. Both were beaten. but Wright
was under an additional strain, as he was
playing for the cup. whereas the cup was
lost when Mclaughlin took the court in
what was purely an exhibition match to
round out the series.
i hold no brief for the team, nor is 1t
my purpose to make any excuses. but it
seems to me that unfavOrable criticism
shouid be withheld for the present. The
quest for the now famous trophy was un-
successful. and the disappointment was
was SO confidently expected. 1t is quite
possible. however that young Heath on
ms own courts is developing into q sec
ond Anthony F. Wilding. while Reginald
the top class. Under the circumstances,
our players may have been beaten on
tne strict merits of the game, in which
case all credit should be given the de-
rehdlng team. Certainly the Australians
are deserving of all congratulate This
country was represented by it's strCnge st
team. but this should not prove discour-
aging In considering future conquests.
ana the players here must not rest until
the cup Is returned
Frank Cavanaugh the Dartmout h
coach, has come in for a great deal OF
criticism because of his arraignment of
Waiter Camp some time ago in regard to
ms attitude on the foot ball rules. A
New York paper discusses the remarks
attributed to Cavanaugh in the following
vein:
Frank w. Cavanaugh. coach OF the
Dartmouth foot ball eleven, made a bold
statement in Chicago Thursday evening.
If correctly quoted. in saying: Walter
Camp of Yale is twenty years behind the
times. The day is coming when he no
longer will be the dominating factor just
because he is Walter Camp. He goes into
the committee room with couple of
members. and the rules are changed as
he suggests AS a matter of fact, Wal
ter Camp needs no defense against such
absurd charges. and it is hard for me to
believe that Cavanaugh is correctly quot
ed. As to whether Yale's foot ball strate-
gist is twenty years behind the times
or not Is a mere matter of opinion, but
happen to know something about the
makeup of the rules committee and its
fourteen members. and know that, while
Mr.. Camps opinions are respected. he
comes long way from dominating. Most
of the members of the present unwieldy
committee are strongminded enough to
have ideas of their own and to fight for
them. This Is the reason for the hodge,
podge code which the game has been
struggling under for two or three years.
Too many cooks will spoil any bowl of
BROTH