New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03

This is not written 20 discourage those
who are crying for the return Of such an
exhilaratins sport as racing. but rather 70
counsel patience until such time as those
most interested can reach definite con-
clusion and formulate their plans. The
problem is not easy Of solution. Meetings
would be conducted az loss and no SIN
slc association could be expected 20 as
sumo the burden without some assurance
OF cooperation and protection. No doubt
a fund will be established by those who
can afford 10 place the sport above mere
dollars and cents TO insure such asso-
Citations as conduct meetings against loss
This was cone after the repeal OF me
Pcrcy-Gray law, when racing struggled
along for a time under the system OF oral
betting, and viii be resorted 10 AGAIN II
the sportsmcn who stood so manfuiIy 10
their guns before have retained the same
Interest. Some definite announcement can
10 expected any day, but as yet the track
owners have reached no final conclusion.
Herr Horace Fogd is threatening to say
dire things about baseball If anybody VIII
accent him seriously enough 10 publish
what he writes. They can't muzzle me-
bo sbouts IF they could not force the
gag down my throat when l was on inc
inside. how can they hope 70 do II "hen l
am on the outside" u sounds like per-
fectlv reasonable question. The truth Is
tina, the onetime president Of the Philiies
was not only silenced but forc!ely elected
from the councils OF the National League
-
,ions on the honesty Of the sport in when
he was making a livelihood. lie adus
also. in n naive sort OF way: Murphy
will get all that Is coming 10 hinl' the
same as the rest. for his inSrautude ano
double.crossing OF me. l proved my graf
,,ude n him 20 the end 20 save him, Dut
am through. being no longer his goat
Fool q, least. is honest with himself II
he is propcrly quoted. He insists that ne
hos ,runkful OF evidence OF the docu-
n4n,arv kind and srmor plate proof OF
VIVA, he VIII say that will expose the
inner working OF this frigbtful baseball!
monopoly. No doubt he VIII get hearers
and believers. too. for The world is iuil
Of those who just love 10 rol DAINTY ht'ie
morssls OF scandal about their tongues
On the whole. however, his attack on
baseball will be much like a bombardIneht
Of Gibraltar with popsun and peck OF
peanuts.
jim Thorpe appears 10 be impressihs
the baseball war correspondents al the
front. McGraw may find IL hard 10 ma
a regular place for him on the team put
It looks Ike a safe wager that he VIII
stay under the big tent, II for no othr
reason than to serve az utility base
runner. Unless ] miss ny guess. the UNI
pres will be called on 10 announce more
than once this year. somewhere arouhd
the seventh or eighth inning: Thorpe.
running for Meyers" The big CHER
is rot the slowest man in the word. Out
Thorpe will learn TO whane out three
oageers long before Meyers VIII learn 10
cover a hundred yards in ten SECONDS
Nov that Princeton has applieo ior
membership in the National CohesIa'o
Athletic Association. IL remains TOT lar.
and Cornell TO see the importance OF
lending their wide influence ana neiP !"
the good work which is being done 10
Improve the morale Of college sports Inc
association will welcome Princeton as
the admission OF one Of the leading uni
yersitles IN the East will tend 20 broadeh
It's scope and enlarge It's usefulness ~
may be mentioned that the association IS
row made up OF seveniy-eight regular
n.en1ters seventeen Joint members ana
ut M n