New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Missed q Chance in Olympic
Swimming at Stockholm.
so SAYS FORMER CHAMPION
Shrieks of Demented woman
Prove a Jinx to Marquard in
Home of Cubs.

The outcome of the l,50o-metre swim at
the Olympic games in Sweden has caused
good deal OF comment among prominent
watermen here and strong FEELING pre-
walls that IL the aquatic section OF the
American team had been properly handled
the United States might have picked up
some points in the distance races
1T was decided mistake" said for
mer champion yesterday Ito take the I'M
warranted stand that Bud Goodwin and
James Reilly, OF the New York Athletic
Club. had no chance in the l,50O-metre race,
and so compel them to try for the relay
quartet in order To obtain positions on the
team. Goodwin won the half-mile national
championship last summer, and Reilly the
one-mle title. and this alone should have
qualified them for the squad, since the
committee had publicly announced that the
championship winners would be sent
abroad. Instead, both were advised to train
for the furlOng, not their best distance
with the result that Goodwin did not show
and was left behind. while Reilly, our only
representative in the longer races, had
done nothing but sprintng and was totally
unprepared for the longer distances.
The poor wisdom Of this course is now
apparent The fastest time made in Swa-
den i'm the trial heats was % minutes .
seconds. by George Hodgson, of Canada,
who led home William Longworth. of Aus
tralia bv eighty yards. and this means
that Hodgson's time for one mile would
have been about . minutes and Long
worth's over % minutes. Hodgson won the
final heat in % minutes. new Olympic
record, but, considering that Reilly did the
mile last summer in = minutes 40 seconds.
in rough water, with a strong cross tide
running. and that Goodwin finished on his
heels in - minutes 40 seconds, II is logical
to believe they would al least have forced
Longworth out, and this is the more likely
in view of the fact that HOdgsOn only de-
feated the pair 10y the naTrowest kind Of
margin when he competed in New York in
February.
Competent judges went on record long
before the meet to point out that the
American marks were lot better than the
figures showed owing to the extremely bad
conditions under which they were estab-
Ished and IT was great pity that the
authorities failed to take the hint.
ne Hll'hblu l'i i'l liidlla'N VI 'Ai
sprinters in the l00-metre race confirm once
more the fallacy Of placing too much
weight on the comparison between foreign
and nome records, and one must regret
keeny that the opportunity was not
grasped when we had the chance to add
couple Of men 70 the team. few points
scored I'm the middle distance races might
have altered the entire aspect OF things.
Most Of us here feel that the interests
% the swimmers were not properly at
tended to
Word comes from Chicago that a mighty
ink. IN the way OF demsnted woman,
PLAYED part IN RUDE Marquard losing
his first game OF the season on Monday.
after pitching the Giants TO victory IN
nineteen straight games This IS how the
story reads
While q huge crowd vas watching the
Giants and cubs do battle at the National
League grounds. much OF its attention was
directed upon woman perched high in
tree outside the park, but overlooking the
PLAYING held. Her shrill shrisss could be
plainly heard at frequent intervals.
Take him out. knock the cover on the
ball. come on you cubs. and similar
shouts came from the woman IN the tree.
and the waving OF a big shawl occupied
the woman When Vanguard was taken
out at the end OF the sixth inning, and
walked with detected mien toward the club
house. he had To walk near 10 where the
woman was perched She looked down
upon the beaten pitcher. and shouted.
ON, you big bum. I'm certainly glad
YOU got yours
park II encountered crowd almost as
large al Polk and Wood streets. The
woman IN the tree was the centre OF
tremendous mob. which she entertained
with her jeers and jioes. Soon the FIRE
department. was called and the woman was
forcibly carried down a ladder and sent
70 the detention hospital for tho insane.
Marquard said after the game.
That poor woman certainly proved 10
be a jnx. Her shril shrieks affected me
more than the cries Of all the fans inside
the park
Charlie Faust. the celebrated mascot OF
the Giants has turned up In Cincinnati 10
press 2 claim before the national commits
sior He declares that the New York club
owes him years salary. AS Faust was
not officially placed on the roster OF the
team. IT is unlikely that the commission
will give an attentive ear to him.
Harry McIntre and Jack PfIester have |
been un conditionally released by the Chi |
cago Cubs Phcster for several years held |
magic sway over the New York club and |
v as known as Jack the Giant Killer"
Clif Curtis the Philadelphia pitcher, has |
been claimed by Brooklyn under the waiver
rule. while Peaches" Graham has been
shipped to Toronto. according TO President
Lynchs announcement, made yesterday. |
Roger Bresnahan has suspended Mowrey, |
his third baseman.
Norman (Kid) Elberfeld has ended his |
baseball career I'm the major leagues.
has released him 10 the Mont |
gomery club of the Southern League, &C
cording 10 the official announcement OF
President Johnson
Harry Wolter. the star right fielder of
the New York Yankees. who broke his leg |
In sliding To second early I'm the season.
has been suspended by the club. This
means that he will draw no salary until he |
Is able TO play again.
Lefty George. the pitcher. who was Sc
cured by the Cleveland Maps from st Louis |,
IN exchange for George Stovall. is the vic
tim OF a midsummer housekeeping by |
George Davis. manager OF the team. George |
has been released to the Toledo Club OF |
the American Association.
Because OF the illness OF Tom Jones' AID |
Wolgasts manager, the articles for the |
lightweight championship battle with Joe |
Rivers on Labor Day were not signed on |
Wednesday in Los Angeles, as planned. II |