New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-03
Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Dav
e'ght associate members. and every cor
nor OF the country IS represented

eight associate members and every cor
hcr OF the country is represented.
MAJOR Palmer t. Pierce. one of the
founders Of the National Collegiate Atm
ieuc Association and its president for five
terms. until forced to resign last year 10
30 abroad with his regiment. writes ne
from Ticn-Tsin. China. that sports are
hourlShing IL that far-on corner of the
world. : was rather amused at his refer
ence to golf. He says the course is laid
out IN Chinese graveyard. and one Of
inc local rules reads: any ball falling
into an open grave may be picked out"
lie adds that il Is a necessary rule too.
but neglects TO say whether the golfers
carry scaling ladder as parl Of :he
equipment. or Just an ordinary step
ladder. Speaking OF sports in general.
Major Pierce says:
am much interested in athletics in this
rart OF the world, and am encouraging
soccer football especially. We arc play
ing series nov. and find the soldiers
take "a the same and that il is mighty
me one for them. We play two regular
contests a week. but practice games can
he seen more or less every day. We arc
also conducting a basketball series. six
games a week. big she'd was built that
SlNcS a Gear court % by % fcct. and seats
ny. hundred persons. Mt a cost Of only
So. This game proves interesting 10 the
british and others here. who have never
seen II before. and ar0uScs much er-
uuS'eSm among our men. The soldiers
get much skating or the ponds and mead
OWS. while the officers 90 10 a large rink
that makes skating q delight | never
saw better ice. Tie other evening the
place was decorated with four OF five
hundred Chinese lanterns the band
PLAYED. and altogether tho scene was most
The sport. and find myself trying 10 cut
IN" grapevine. tho figure eight, etc, a
] did-vell, never mind how many years
ago We have boxing and wrestling too.
and YOU would 10 delighted 20 SO" itecre-
alton Park any afternoon. with us hum
dreds PLAYING rugby ara soccer footDaH
and ground hockey I'll" English GER
tainly carry these Things out well. In
fact. athletics IN ali these treaty ports Of
China makes life worth living. The pony
racing is one OF the attractions. was
SURPRISED 10 find how well done II Is and
how interesting 4 proves.
All this aroused my own interest to sIcn
an extent that am taking the liberty Ok
repeating part Of the letter. so that
those interested in athletics can appreci-
ate the breadth and SCOPE of sports even
in n country from which little Is heard
aloUc these lines.
Dean Briggs Of Harvard. president Of
the National Collegiate Athletic Assocla-
ton. in his report 10 President Lowell
on athletic sports at Cambridge said that
he was not convinced the enormous out
lay IN teams has increased the chance
hrf
DAMAGED some playc-s Perhaps Dean
Briggs is right. but economy is mighty
hard TO practise when the gold fairly
flows in at the biz football games.
DR.. AL Shapes first season az football
coach at Cornell was far more successful
than the mere results Of games won and
lost show cd; but those who demand the
outward and visible sign can find IL m
abundance by glance at what he has
done for Cornell in basketball. The tear,
from Ithaca has won the championship
OF the intercollegiate League. and inucn
Of the cred, must go 10 Or. sharpe ana
his methods. For nine years Cornell has
been finishing last or next 10 last. ana the
quick lump TO tho top is clear indlca-
ton OF what a well established system
will do. even in short space OF time.
Tho Halsted brothers. OF Brooklyn, who
learned basketball at Poly Prep. have
been the backbone Of the FIVE. but cross
Linden and Haeberle have done their fulI
share in winning six out OF the seven
games played.
Speaking Of basketball my head goes
mo
mentioned these days. There's reason
TOO. for the Union College five has made
a name Tor Itself this season. and BOAST
OF a degree from Union The team has
suffered only one defeat and has beaten
among others. the United states Mlhtary
Academy i've. the conqueror OF the strong
WESLEYAN team. which has lost only once
in two wears apart from one PIactICe
match: Williams, wnich 1eicatcu IT. t..
mouth. one OF the contenders Tor nne
I'm the intercollegiate League. ana COL
gate. which, IL memory serves. scored
Victory over Cornell. Fred Dawson. cap,
tain of the Princeton basepsl N!ne d Nv
wears ago, has worked wonders In coach-
ING The Union team. just as he did in
building UP a strong football eleven.
,a.o hse, asked TO suggest rank.
ing in basketball. but ] must beg me
nres.jon-the problem is too hard. II
eetril,cs me, however, that the three
str1ncest teams this year are Wesleyan
i.nitcd states Naval Academy and Cor
nell With Union not far away
l. N C-For about the tenth tme
,1i.,,as Iiolehnlainen will not be eligible
10 represent this country at me OIymplc
games in Germany In 1916 II ne runs II,
those games he VIII have 10 enter i'oih
Finland.
MATHIS SON BREAKS ARM