New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
n aur Baseball x Comment Thoroughbred Racing Boxing = (ych
Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day

Viry and practically trcloss. viii b" VIII
ing. 10 doubt TO play in three Of the FIVE
matches n the fun number should he
necessary but il strikes me that II VouIh
be asking a hit too much although u y.
Wrcnn and his associates Oh ~" commit
tee arc far better qualified than anNhod'
else 70 pass Judgment on this somewhat
delicate question. II must not b" forgot
ten however. that individual skill does
not make W for the lack of practice IN
team play in = doubles match.
II has not been my pleasure To sec
much 81 the polo practice this year. hut
a thoroughly good Judge tolls mo that. in
his opinion. the Tnglishmcn will carry
home the international cup. lie o.
pressed Willingness 30 wager small
sum. too. which proved that he had the
courage Of hts convictions. So far as ]
can see tho invaders are not much
stronger than two years ago. whom boat
en- I'm two straight matches. I'm all proha-
hilitv tho Meadow Brook four will he inc
same which so successfully defended the
Gun in 1911 There is this difference how
ever. tho members OF tho tcaw-lIarrN
Payne Whitney. DcvcreauX Milburn ana
the two Watcrburys -havc had far less
practice together than two years agO-noi
enough. IN fact. according 20 some critics,
to insure their proving such powerful
combination. This OF course. Is matter
of opinion. and while there Is little or
nothing on which To base q prediction }
have much confidence i'm the ability ct
Captain Whitney and his mon TO defend
the cup in the same dashinS way That
marked their play on the previous In
vasion. Here again climatic conditions
and home field will operate against the
challengers.
While a firm believer in taking sport
seriously and giving full attention 10 al!
the little details SO necessary in "orkinS
up to top form. I could not help but ad-
mre the way in which the chalcnSors
and defenders have helped in providing
the necessary practice for each other. II
was refreshing TO sec DcvcreuX Mhourn
PLAYING against the English team. and
Harry Payne whitney acting &c referee
while substitutes for both teams have
been able to learn all there is to know
about each others play. This makes Tor
good craftsmanship.
Williams College can boast OF nase-
ball team that not only beat. hut actually
shut out. the wonderfully strong laIc
nine on Tuesday in game that to al
appearances. neither deserved 10 lose.
Too much credit cannot be given 10
Hodge the freshman pitcher from VIII
Jamestown. who stood up so manfuli|
against despairing Yale rally in the
ninth inning and a perfect bedlam OF
cheers. He showed not only the Skill but
the nerve and composGre OF which great
p,tcbers are made Gle who allowed
only four hits and struck out thirteen
men. has hardly pitched a better game
this wear for the Blue. bur he had the
misfortune OF seeing two Of these four
hits bunched with a little loose play
, which made all the difference between
winning and losing. or at any case ueihg
and losing
! The crushing de,ea. which Williams suf-
/ fered at the hands OF Princeton earlier
I in the season is almost forgotten IN inc
prestige gained By beating Yale, Out i'
such a game the men OF New Haven I"s'
nothing. They PLAYED too well 10 suffer
any IN comparison with their worthy OPP
ponents. The defeat may turn out lo'
the best. too. as Harvard looms up IN
dangerous way and the second Prince
ton game must be played. The strain oil
irving 10 maintain their unbroken str'nS
Of seventeen victories NAV not have be- N
apparent. but strain there must have
been. and a moynentary relaxation. with
out any discouraging features. is almost
sure 10 make for good.
Hal Chase may or may not he missed
: nv tho Yankees. but It would be well to
defer Judgment until such time as Frank
| Chance has fair opportunity to carry
out his carefully laid plans 70 build Up
winning team Any change AT ms tlme
/ looks for the best, as the Yankees are III
( A desperate condition.
/ The Tigers. as suggested week ago
rose 10 the needs Of the Yale game ana
/ carried their dearest rivals 10 ten innings
before victory rested with the Blue. II
must have been good samc 10 watch
| The college baseball season now has
/ only two weeks TO run, but there VIII DC
plenty Of action before II comes 10 an
end. Harvard has two important games
his week. one with Williams. on Wednes-
/ DAY, and the second game with Brown on
/ Saturday Yale. too VIII be busy as
! Holy Cross Will be hard to beat on
/ Wednesday. while the second game III
| the Princeton series will be played on
! SATURDAY at the home Of the Tigers In
the week beginning June Is tho Yaie-Har-
ward series will be the centre OF interest
| Browns victory over Harvard last week
! keeps the mon from Providence second
/ TO Yale a place not likely 10 be lost
! Willie Hoppe seems TO be Jake Schae-
| fer. A Frank Ives and 2 George Slosson
rolled in one Truly he is a wizard OF
billiards. and his worlds record average
I NJ a S-l2 for a match game Is likely TO
stand for years TO come for other players
! TO shoot At.
BELMONT ENTRIES TO-DAY.
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