Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-09

HARRY LAUDER
dent of the International League"
But wouldn't you accept the po-
sitlon If it were rendered your"
"Well, that's another question, and
I am not in a position to discuss 1t
just now
The pools on the game and the
bets on the game, in some cases, have
been held up, and in other cases they
have been paid out, according to the
decision of the umpire. In the pools
the scores printed the day after the
game gave the Giants 9 runs and
the Phillies 0. Then came President
Lynch's reversal, making the Ph1lies
s and the Giants g. Some of the pools
changed their fluctuations to con-
form to the presidents decision and
have paid out the money according
ly. Now along comes the appeal Oh
the Giants to the board of directors
If their decision should reverse the
presidents decision, what then? The
fact is. there is only one way to de-
eide bets or pools on basebail-the
umpire's decision should govern IN
all cases. When the gamble Is made
the umpire is accepted. and why not
follow him to the end. 1t is the only
way. It allows the settling of wagers
Immediately. and is as fair for one
as the other.
Besides having the reputation of
being rather careless with his money,
Harry Lauder, the comedian, Is
something of a golfer. While in this
country Lauder didn't visit the so.f
courses. mostly because he was too
busy making money and saving it.
over in England, though, it is differ
emit There he plays considerable
mostly on invitation, however. it is
said, for golf is a very EXPENSE y
game In company with Little
ITCH" a freak actor, Lauder visited
the Richmond golf links the otner
day. Both men are funny on the
stage and off it, but on the golf Links
they were the most serious persons
Imaginable. The game the actors
played might be termed fair to mid
ding, the cables say, with Land 4
the winner by a close score. Tho-
the score would be close was fir sDly
predicted before the match was be-
gun. for Lauder, as everybody knows,
plays everything close.
O.
Much disappointment was expressed
at the announcement that jerome d.
over the Baltusrol links next satur-
day in which the crack English pros,
Ed Ray and Harry Vardon, are to be
partners. Trsvers is out of the match,
it is said, because the Golf Associa
ton. suggested his withdrawal. In the
place of Travers Alec Smith has been
secured. and the match will now be
between Vardon and Ray on the one
side and George Low, of the home
club. and Smith on the other side.
or course, a large number of the
devotees of the sport would like to
see Travers match his skill against
two of the best professional golfers
in the world--not 50 much with an
idea that the dandy little amateur
champion would have a show at all.
but simply to see Jerry" shape up
against superior skill
G.
1t may seem ridiculous in the ex-
| IRENE, but not a few believe that
Travers would make it mighty inter-
esting for Vardon and Ray il he
would get right down to business. II
| is said of Jerry" the harder the
game the better he plays, and he has
proved this so often that golfers gem
orally look for him to win out no
matter how difficult the task. But
| too much is too much. Travers, beau
tiful golfer that he is, would have
looked rather mediocre up against a
Ray or Vardon. They are the high
est type of professionals, and even
IL Travers is sometimes referred to as
the best golfer in the world" the
appellation really meant Is "the. best
amateur golfer in the world" Even
| with that hnnor tha sailing 10 not
all clear. The English will tell you
that Harold Hilton and one or two
| others can beat "Our Jerry" Per-
haps over on the other side Travers
may not be able to give all there is
in him on the golf links, but right