New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-17
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Yale Men Hopeful of Victory
Over the Harvard Crew.
COLLEGE PITCHERS STRONG
News and Views on Live Topics
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ward at New London in the annual eight
Dared shell race on Friday, but IN my
opinion It will take another year az least
before Jim Rodgers and Bob COOK VIII
be able TO develop a crew capable OF deled'-
',rs the one wearing the Crimson, and for
the simple reason that Jim Wray, the har
ward coach, has tho advantage or a seIIl'u
stroke and a settled system If form anu
appesrarce count for anything the Aa''
crew Is better balanced this season thdh lo'
several years and indications point 10 MOI y
power i'm the boat The stroke LONG, srn'o''
md even, is patterned after the one use"
nv oxford i'm England. where Mt LOON
spent some two months early IN the spI'ue
tThe Harvard eight. however, looks q"''' 40
s+ronq, and We'll balanced year ago an"
unless the unforeseen happens VIII DC
bard crew 10 beat The record time r""
On Friday was an indication OF great po"ei
and of what may be expected
In talking with former Vale stroke
'sev- DAYS ago he said that I'm 1910 the elE"I
An which he rowed had broken all Yale rec
.rrds from one 10 the full four miles III prd'-
flee hut recalled how the oarsmen went u
,,,eces in the last half mile. after nelhE
coached and instructed 10 win IN the III ~
Al, sucb will not 10 the case tins year, Il
o,o.e ,tud,- of the training method counts
FOR ANYTHING But from Observation
..Ant,,re the prediction that tho coaches have
gone 10 the other extreme. as IN snort
.,rir+e the nresent crew lacks q finish
shown st a lower stroke. If It IS the plan
70 trail along the greater part or the as
'sence and bring the race down 10 'he ''s,
l,nile Harvard is likely TO be better prepared
for the final sprint at a high stroke assul"-
Eng. Of course, that the physical conuluon
Of the two crews is about the same. As
setd before however. optimism reigns IN
the Yale camp and among Nalo men VINO
have watched the crew and It's deNeIoplheH''
One thing is sure: If tho crew continues u
Improve up to the day Of the race as II mas
IN the last few weeks the Harvard men VIII
know that they have been in a race Wheh
the finish gun booms.
Unless all signs fail the crews OF Corhe''
and Columbia will again fight It out IN the
b,z regatta. at Poughkeepsie on June -.
wear ago I was bold enough to predlct tHel
Columbia would win, and up 10 inc 'aS'
quarter mile. when one Of the oarsmen COZ
1apsed. II looked as if the prediction "oHIu
come true. I have almost the Same CUM
derca in Jim Rice and his men TINS yedi'
hut will defer further comment upon 'h-
subject until 7 have last look at '"e
crews this week. Columbia undergrddud''S
are remarkably confident, ana II "oulu
cen with reason. but Courtney is such
q. wizard and the Cornell crews Keep OH
summing in such a consistent way that IT
-. .1r,os+ like flying in the face Of
providence to suggest that the men from
The West that Wisconsin has higher hopes
,hsr usual. and personally hope that the
Stsrford crew. even in h borrowed shei''
nil make a good showing to repay me
,.,s,,,a, for their good craftsmanship ID
,o,,,,no ALI the way across the continent 70
test their strength with the crews or tAe
Fast But after all, 1t is Impossible 10
look bevond Cornell or Columbia as the
nroba BILE winner. more particularly as Penn
sv1yania and Syracuse do not appear TO ne
I'D 10 the average.
1f all the fans" who have been roofing
for the Washington Senators I'm the last
few davs could be gathered together IN one
Mace. the Sahara Desert would be none 700
roory Interest I'm the remarkable strlHs
of victories has grown TO such an extent
that even IN this city which boasts the
Giants the first question asked has been
.,Did washington vim" Day after day
the answer has been; Yes.
clark Griffith. the old fox Of baseball,
Du he the biggest man in Washington to-
,,orrov not excepting President Taft,
uben he leads his team out TO do battle
,,i,b the philadelphia Athletics. To win
SIXTEEN games in a row on the road, be-
.r,Gy In, q
enerv's country is d record that has rare
=, - over. been cqualIed. Griffith and his
men deserve full credit and all the words
- nraise which are being showered from
This side and that. The American League
80 has been full Of sensations this year,
hbut not even the wild dash OF the White
Soy carly in the season can equal the mad
rush of the Senators IN the last three
weeks which has landed them so close TO
the front. The pennant may not fly IN
washington, but the other teams have
learned to respect the house of Griffith 10
win every game on d Western trip will be
something to shout about in Washington
Tor days and months 10 come
Yale lost all chance in my opinion OF
finishing better than third in the struggle
for the so-called college baseball cham
pIonship because Of the crushing defeat by
fPrinceton on Thursday in the third and
t6eciding game of the series. Unfortunately
EIartweJI and the other Yale pitchers had
an of day, and while all credit must be
given 10 the Tigers for their clean, sharp
hitting the fact remains that the chief re-
f,ponsjbility for the absurd score Of 10 10
must be accepted by the Blue twirlers.
Judged try the work Of the season, 1t was
not Yale's true form, but the defeat
counted heavily just the same.
Princeton has enjoyed most successful
season, and no doubt will be credited with
the championship by some critics because
of the victories over Yale and Harvard.
The defeat by Williams, however. is
black mark which stands out with more
prominence than It did year ago, because
the Williams team has continued TO play
the kind of ball which stamps It remark
ably strong in every department. l cannot
ssy at this writing just what the final
ranking will be. but 1t looks as II Williams
NAV earn the much coveted place at the
top.
Captain sterrett. who, It Is hoped, will
develop into as good catcher for the Yam
KEGS as he did for Princeton, faced hard
task at the opening Of the season, rs two
of the strongest pitchers I'm the college
world had been graduated and the box
material looked none too strong. Lear was
developed, however. into ono OF the best OF
the season and the whole team, after
rc1 90,