New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-16
Yale and Cornell Likely to Win
in College RegattaS.
THE GREAT POLO VICTORY
Only Harvard Stands Between
Yale and the So Called
Baseball Title.
BY Herbert.

By Herbert.
The general rush of sports. with the
International matches at lawn tennis and
nolo thrown in, TO say nothing Of the re-
yival of racing, has robbed me of the
opportunity to visit the crew quarters
NJ New London and Poughkeepsie, where
races will be rOwed on Friday and Satur-
day, respectively. which promise to be
quite as hard fought and sensational as
any in the past. Under the circumstances
I do not feel justified in expressing an
opinion. as my judgment has been
formed largely on what ! have heard and
read. One man, for whose opinion l
have much respect tells me that the
Yale crew, under the direction OF the
English coaches, is working along with
enough smoothness and power TO defeat
Harvard. and so break the string OF re-
cent defeats on the water. This can be
accepted the more readily as the Crimson
crew. beaten by both Princeton and Cor
nell this year. does not seem 10 be quite
UP 10 the standard. Jim Wray, however.
has a way Of bringing his men up TO
four-mile race in condition TO win, so
that Yale men are not disposed to count
their chickens ahead Of time.
1t is like shooting at the moon 10 PICK
any crew TO beat Cornell at Poughkeepsie.
Truly. Charles E. Courtney is a wizard
in getting every ounce Of power out of
eight men in a boat. From all accounts.
,fy-rr ia a (
fast and quite as smoothly between
strokes as in other seasons. so that in all
probability the same story will come
flashing over the wires on Saturday even
ing. Columbia men are not so confident
as earlier in the season, when the crew
which Jim Rice has been building up APP
peared TO be one Of the best ever de-
veloped on Morningsde Heights. Still II
strikes me that the Blue and White crew
will be the one TO cross the finish line
in front after four gruellng miles, If Cor
nell is to be beaten.
Little can be added TO all that has been
said Of the great polo victory Of SatuT-
day, by which the international cup was
Saved TO this country. 1t was as SEN
sational as IL was satisfying, and the
more appreciative because of the many
shifts and changes on the eve Of the
struggle. which led many TO feel that the
American team was leading a forloi7
hope Tar from that the big four on
Tuesday and an equally big four on Sat
urday, when Louis r. Stoddard played in
j. NJ Waterburys place because the lat
ter suffered two broken fingers in the
first game, never played so fast or 50
we'll Too much credit cannot be given
Harry Payne Whitney and his team
mates for throwing themselves into the
struggle with absolute abandon, when
ten days ago three Of them had stepped
aside in favor of other players and only
returned because Foxhall P Keene was
injured in practice. 1t was the kind Of
craftsmanship, the kind of spirit, Of
which real men are made.
The game on Tuesday was wonderful;
the game on Saturday more wonderful.
The scene filled the eye and left an in
delible impression; the struggle satisfied
the widest craving for excitement and
stirred the emotion as no other sport
could In all my experience / have never
been so keenly aroused at any big sport
ing fixture. so fully invigorated. 1t is =
pity that the very costliness of polo pre-
cludes wider participation and more fire.
uuent matches.
Numbering the saddlecloths of all the
ponies 90 Saturday added so much 10
The pleasure Of those looking on in MAX
ng the Identification Of the players pos
sible that those responsible for the plan
must be applauded IL was a nice show
of feeling, too. on the part Of Mr.. Whit
ney in putting aside his own objections
for the good of all.
The Giants won 1--WE games out Of seven
last week and did not gain on the
Philies only because the house Of Doom
won six out Of seven.
Things happened in baseball last week.
The Phillies actually lost a game. and
the Athletics, too suffered a defeat on
the same day. when the st. Louis Browns
cut short a run of victories that had
reached fifteen-one right after the other.
Then. too, Cy Falkenberg, OF Cleveland,
lost his first game OF the season. after
winning ten in a row. while Joe Jackson
increased his lead over Ty Cobb in the
race for the batting crown. Altogether 1t
was quite an exciting six days.
October is long way off, but. now that
the Cleveland Maps have failed to check
the Athletics in their mad career, ii be-
gins to look as IL the White Elephants
would be fighting II out without well,
the Giants-in the worlds series.
A full week has passed since the Amer
ican lawn tennis team defeated Australia
In one Of the preliminary ties for the
Davis cup but this is the first oppor-
tunity have had TO say word in com
ment In the first place, the players, who
are now on their way 10 England 10 play
in the championship tournament Of Great
Britain before continuing their struggle
for the trophy, stood the test well all
things considered. winning four matches
out Of five from the men who travelled
around the world in ar effort TO regain
the trophy.
Maurice Z. Mclaughlin can be counted
on to hold up his end. and IL the change
OF climate and conditions do not affect
his game il will not be surprising TO sec
him capture the all-Engand title. even II
the team fails IN its quest Of the Davis
run His slsshing service and remarkable