New-York tribune., 1913-07-28

Parke The young Harvard player has
made a favorable impression abroad
where from all accounts he has steadily
,nrroved his game, and there seems to
he no question as to his courags lie
proved that in battling from behind 10
heat cne OF the Australian players here
and again on Friday when the discouras-
ing moral effect of Mclaughlin S defeat
failed to unnerve him, even with the run
realization that he was standing IN the
breach.
II strikes me that Herbert l.. Bourke 5
singing criticism of Harold II. Hackett
in Yesterdays Tribune must have been
exaggerated. II is hard TO believe mat
his game vas "slovenly and unfinished.
He has played too long and too well here
IN holding the national doubles champion
ship four times with +. =. Alexander
Then. too. the very fact that he with
stood the brunt of the attack and I'M
proved as the match progressed indicated
that he was not such a weak reed as
represented. Further. the Englishmen
failed in their purpose to make him re-
sponsible. and nothing was said OF Nc
Loughlin poaching and being drawn out
Of position in an effort 10 support his
"wavering" partner. The point score Is
another object lesson. The Americans
earned 64 points by placement to 50 points
by the Englishmcn while I'm nets Nc
Loughlln and Hackett had the advantage
50 10 73. In outs the totals were 81 to 81
D. ,,l "A EliEnt
margin. II would be interesting TO know
the actual division of errors by all four
players, but from the totals Hackett
would hardly show much worse thah
either one or the other of his opponents
unless McLoughlin was really the acme
Of perfection" and the eptome of hu-
man magniflcance." over here the lawn
tennis lovers will be proud Of Hackett for
sticking to his guns and fighting on even
II on the defensive for part Of the time.
Thoroughbred racing has earned
foothold even without public bookmak-
Ing. and those interested in the revlNaI
Of the sport, which was undertaken win
some misgivings. have every reason TO
feel satisfied and repaid. The cro"ds
have not been. overwhelming, as in the
old days. but have been of good average
size, and while the association has not
made much, II any, money. neither has
It lost any. from all that can be
learned. In all probability the season
has closed so far as the metropolitan
district is concerned. but a beginning
has been made. The associations which
Ic saint meetings
at Belmont Park are not likely 10 open
the track this fall. The way has been
made clear. however, for continuation
next year. as according TO District At
torney WysonG Of Nassau County no
evidence could be obtained that the law
against bOokmaking was b1inS violated.
While the season has closed here, to
all appearances, a full month Of sport
and rare good sport, too-can be had al
Saratoga Springs. where enough horses
OF class and quality are stabbed to in
sure some of the best racing ever en-
joyeI a., the picturesque and attractive
course up the state. The meeting VIII
open on Saturday and run 10 August 80.
OlIt MCIh dED Al4t -lid dJbA ~ ~ ''''''''-
critics having despaired of the Phillies
and the Cubs. turned 20 the Pirates, who
had been booming along and winning
thirteen out Of fourteen games in their
dash through the East az the ones 10
force the Giants out in the race for the
National League pennant But what
difference few days makes. The Pi-
rates arrived at the Polo Grounds on
Tuesday. and in three games were smtten
hip and thigh and saved from possible
fourth drubbing only because the weather
gods took pity on Thursday. This blow
was fatal 20 any chance that Fred Clark
and his men had TO fight their way to
within striking distance Of the leaders,
or 50 il seems unless an earthquake
shakes the baseball world or a cyclone
hits IL. Now those who do not cOncede
the third National League pennant in
row 10 the Giants must turn once more
70 the Philies as the only ones likely 10
Interfere with a worlds series feast for
the fans of this city.
The Giants owed their proud position
IN the race largely 20 their own efforts.
They checked the mad dash Of the Phil
les by capturing four games in row on
The eve Of their first Western trip early
IN June, and then having slowly but none.
The less surely closed up the gap While
Playing over the far end Of the circuit
they came back East and, catching the
Phillies, a bit discouraged from drub-
olng by the Superbas. Knocked most OF
the fight out OF them by winning four
more games in succession, and in Phila-
celphia. too. It was a case Of striking