The evening world., 1913-09-06
sok % q Popular Game ls Grow.
ING Every 0ay-Kraenz'ein to
Coach Germany's Athletes.


e i tIS. Nv y I Yorl World .S'" o.
~ HE game OF golf 10 growing rap
idiy IN popularity In this country.
= particularly In New York. Yes
oseaay At Garden City. 3.sco people
eraiisd the ssmi-nnaiists In the national
amateur championship tournament
watching every move OF Travers. Evans.
A1dsrson and Hsrrsshon At times With
breathisss interest. Five year, ago
gallery Of one hundred was considered
extraordinary. So fast has golf grown
right here In our own vicinity. that
there AREN'T enough clubs to accom-.
aodats all who want to play. For In.
stance. 1t the wykagyi Club thers 10 .
Waiting list OF applicants nearly year
~
Nearly everybody that can AFFORD the
time 10 playing golf. Even two or three
Of NcGraw's Giants have taken TO the
gams with such enthusiasm that their
manager for . time feared Il was taking
their minds OF baseball and made thsm
cut down their trips to the links.
1agland 10 % much interested In the
gams a. played on this side Of the
ocean that three Of her newspapers
have sent representatives all the way
here to cover the Garden City tourna.
NEAT with an allowance OF $1,000 each
eoe expenses .or the comparatively short
6lA OF course. England had some
representatives In the original held Of
starters. but even though they droppsA
cut during the early rounds. the Interest
% far - the Ensiisii correspondents
ere concerned hasn't abated.
II Q ring side bog at the recent
Psissr- Moran nght the Garden City golf
tournament was discussed In much the
~ Giants world series chances talked
u.
"Hev did Jerry % so-dsyr' asked
Ooo. ''Fins." replied another. Hes In
IN strids now and Will win sure" The
lem In question WAS Jerome Travers.
tho rolf champion. who was In danger
Of Soing eliminated from the tourna-
1sai in the medal play round. And
tAsy uso 70 say golf was an old mans
game
a cCORDrN0 to reports from Chi
~ caeo. A. q. Kraensiein. who met
Z = the German athletic commission
ero Shsrs, has signed . five years con-
es>st 70 prepars 0ermany's representa-.
dives for coming Olympic mests. II 10
eaN xrssuslsin viii set $4,000 for hls
esrvioes.
ne 0e.ses part Of the contract. how
svee, y TO b doubted. according TO
IAvsoa Robsrtson. trainer Of the irish
ADee4caa A. c. track and field tenn.
IAVpoa vas offered the German Job
eeos tine ago. With . three years con-
tsuee at about Sa.too Q year. This In
sovAal Q house 10 live In on the other
~. bst Lawson couldn't go II.
Iavuon calls attention to the fact that
an ne European countries who are en-
eagaag trainers pick native sons. While
Xsasasisia isn't . German BY birth. he
0any In Itself. When Sweden needed .
naiaR she snsassA Ernie usrtbsrg.
EsaSnaistn has been . wonderful attn
~ II he early ninsttss be vac nrss
essa b New York - . msmbss OF the
06sAGo A. A. team which came Mast
- esmpsts In . dual nsst With tbs
Sgsv Yssk 4 c. There we're other good
asnDseo h shs paSty. including Johnny
lGn1b0yy saA J. c. Crum. Xrasnslein
0e1e sAoas - . hurdisr. aftsrward tool
- 6oaA jumping ana then to ail-round
aahietica Come ef his esoords still
0onol Ne was . big. hsevy.sst char
vteA Q wonderful pair q legs. He nsvs'
eoUDl Iay claim to being the most gracs'
nj athlete IN composition. but he wAs Z
0eolAr at getting over the ground.
H satsrsl the uaivsrsity Of Penn
Glvaaia and - Q member Of the tract
90 ftsid team In me intsrcolisg!Atsl
VSo many . point for the Blue an<
n. Kraenxiein y now . very sue
oeossui dentist. but ne has never los
~ intersst In athisticA He viii sal
abepaA shout Sept. 3.
- DoYNNrNo nsst Wednesday. Sep
Il follower of thoroughbret
- ra0lns win have enough to keel
ehsa tntsrssted throughout the tonl
VaatSs and we'll into spring. whom prspa
soADns viii b under way for tho 70
nsvai Of the spost At the Jockey ciu'
eysshs. Tor instance. on Sept. 10 [
eVoo4y DAY meeting viii bsGin nj Havr,
q osacs. with tbs stakes ana the pri ,e
dAailsol there - Of y0re: Pmlic'
~ follow With q twslvs-dAy session
vaAss the pari-mutusi system: then vii
asms Laurel with thirty days Of con
tinssus racing with the bookiss 0su,l
enhohlting the prices. Juarsx will 70
naam,o about Thanksgiving time to con