New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
TIMELY BITS OF sport
S. C. Lawrence Likely to Smash
Worlds High Jump Record.
WoLvERT0N AIMING FOB TOP
Yost, Michigan's Football Coach.
Sets His Approval on the
Changes in Rules.

Worlds I1gn Jump record before the wa,
is over, as good Judges do not hesitate !.
predict that he is capable Of clearing N.
bar at s feet inches Michael J. svsA,.-
set the outdoor mark several years sgo !.
s feet 5ss inches, and there is no doub, ,h..
| his name is i'm danger OF being yipsd ~,
| the books. just as II was when lauren.
| established new figures indoors al tSs Re-,
ton Athletic Associstio games few dsy.
ago. Sweeney held that mark, also a, :
| feet 80 inches but Lawrence smashed ~.
| figures and get ne new record at 6 feat AZ
inches, record which Is quite likely -
stand for some time to come.
Oliver tombstone, Of Worcester Acsdemv
| Is not far behind Lawrence in skin ana
ability so far as high jumping Is cor.
cerned, but his name has not yet become a
! household word among lovers OF athletes
! The fact is, however. that he cleared
| feet 2i5 inches at the Boston Athletic As.
| ISOLATION games, and there is no telling /,
what heights he can go with more age ana
greater experience. lie and Lawrence are
almost sure to make the Olympic team
which will represent this country at Stock
holm, Sweden. next July, which should
/ "'onh oolle sure points lot tHs Onited
States.
Harry Wolverton, the new ma mayer OF the
Yankees, who Will lead his team 10 rhs
Southern training camp at the end Of this
week. says that he is not predicting any
pennant for his men, but that he has al
ways made II point TO aim for first plscs
and to fight for first place until there IL
not an earthly chance left. II Woyerton
inspires his players with the same conf.
dence that he did those who heard him
make this remark, the Yankees are not
| likely to be trailing along in the second d.
vision In the gray days Of next October.
II has taken some time for Fielding n
Yost. the clever and farseeIng football
coach of the University of Michigan. TO ex.
] press his opinion on the changes in the
| rules. but II has come at last, and he An.
proves them most heartily. lie says in
part:
! Under the system OF 1911 the break OF
! the game, which embraces fiukes and ths
! luck OF chance plays vas 70 per cent of
1 the scoring result. Under the present code
/ these clements Of chance will not 20 beyond
20 per cent, and in the proportion that luck
mas been eliminated. science. speed, versa.
|
chance 10 shape results.
These changes, as / view them, will not
| Work against the lighter and smaller teams
OF ability. The granting OF four downs. the
| lance and for ten yards in goal, have given
the light, fast team a far better chance 70
WIN upon It's merits than this team ever
| mad under the previous rules.
| Under the old regulations il was almost
impossible for light team to gain consis-
tently by rushing the ball. and so they
were forced almost entirely to open field
work. Heavier and stronger teams, finding
a close defence unnecessary. we're able 10
SHIFT back and thus easily block this open
field PLAY. A light team has every chance
to gain ground that It ever had, with sew
eral other chances added. and 10 IT'S op-
portunity for scoring must of necessity s.
! greatly increased
As the rules now are the heavier team
will be forced TO concentrate its defence
more than ever before, and with most re-
strictions lifted from the forward pass an
alert, shifty eleven should be able to do a
double amount OF execution.
! There Is no reason to fear any return 70
the old pushing, smashing game as long as
the rules require seven men on the line Of
scrtmmage when the ball is put In play,
and where the runner cannot DO in any way
| assisted by his teammates. | would ike
10 see play devised with these two re-,
| duirements Of the rules In force that would
In any way initiate the old mass play.
| have always been in favor Of a game
|
\ In favor OF game where the rules ara
| such that I'm the open game the chances
of scoring are entirely eliminated, except
| I believe the public will be more pleased
with the game of football in 1912 than az
any time In the past, and that the gams
sible 10 make the game Of football There
will he more scoring, more varied attack
and more scientific work. r-aF
James r. Sullivan, secretary Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union, has received q letter
from Richard Coombs Of Sydney, Australia
stating that hopes are high for sending
team TO the Olympic games. at Stockholm.
which will properly represent that country
1t will necessitate the men being absent
from Australia for the greater part OF six
months. Mr.. Coombs has been president oil
the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia
for fifteen years, and recently attended
meeting of the union which was held al
New Zealand 300 miles from sydney.
Joe Allen, OF Harlem. is out with a sweep
ing challenge to box any bantsmweisht In
the world. Eddie Sherman preferred. Sher-
man was matched to meet johnny Daily al
the Olympic Club a few days ago, but when
the latter was taken Ill Sherman agreed 70
face Allen. At the last minute, however,
Sherman thought better OF the asreemen.
and Chick" Roskin was finally A'sS
against him.
Bobby McLain, of Chicago swept all Do
fore him In the skating races at Clevelano
on Friday evening. lie won at go yaros
half mile and one mile. This makes nm
the amateur skating champion for the yed''
| +. ]. Noonan, formerly Of Holy Cros"
has been engaged as coach OF tho Wesleyan
University baseball team. Noonan n@s
caught for the Athletics, the White eVN
and the Browns since he was sradualeo "a
1901 Last season he coached the UniversiT
of Maine nine.
Bert Hart has signed contract 10 u'H
pire in the American League this year. az
cording to Ban Il. Johnson lie mace
good impression IN the lnternauo
League last year. 1t is said that John "'"
len Will change places with Hart.
Aten-mlle match race has been arrshs'N
for wednesday evening at the Metropo,''a,
Roller Rink between Percy SmalIwooo' -
Wales. who boasts OF several records uVn
ten TO twenty miles, and William Vueas
Alexandria Bay. the champion oiS''
| runner of America.
| cm1rr1 WINS AT BAKERSFIELD