New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-27
Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day

rying out the countless details which
went with conducting the contest.
One OF my chief regrets lies in the
careless los; Of list of names OF
the inspectors who generously ana
willingly gave their time in their IN
terest for swimming. These inspectors
were volunteer lifeguards from TOUR
or five stations in this district, ana
one was assigned TO each boat 10
guard against any unfarness ana 70
be an added protection to the SWIM
mcrs in case Of accident captain
Edward G. Brennan. too, Of the Amer
lean Life Saving Society, did yeomah
service. and il is all too late 10 ac-
knowledge his help and commend his
interest in the sport. There were
others: otto Wahle. the referee;
Frank p. Currier. Herbert Jones. OF
the Atlantic Yacht Club; Arthur T..
Hill. of the Staten Island Yacht club;
DR.. G.. Fish Clark. Of the American Life
Saving Society. and his assistants. Dr.
Leick and Dr. Jablons; Captain MOTIFS,
OF one OF the life saving stations, VINO
prepared a particularly good eye WASH
for salt water blindness and made
long journey that the swimmers might
have the benefit of it. If thanks and
good wishes count for anything these
and others who helped have them in
full measure.
1t looks as though the Davis Cup COM
mittee deferred to the wishes of Mau-
rice +. Mclaughlin in naming Bundy
on the Davis Cup team, but guarded
against the possibility of his not PROV
ing quite up TO the standard by select
ing Karl H. Behr as the fourth mem
Der Behr is one of the best and
strongest doubles players in the coun-
try and would be sure TO give good
account Of himself in the singles. II
any accident happened to Mclaughlin
or Williams. The fact remains, now
ever, that the team would have been
just a bit stronger if Murray or
Johnston could be used as the reserve
singles player and Behr teamed up
with Mclaughlin in the doubles.
1t is not intended to cast any refec-
ton on Bundy. as he plays particularly
well with Mclaughlin. but there is no
question about his being the weakest
member of the team. Barring acct
dents. of course, there Is no occasion
to grow exercised, as Mclaughlin and
Williams are the most dependable play
CrS in singles, and reserve player may
not be needed. The members of the
Davis Cup committee can be Congratu-
lated for protecting themselves against
what appears TO be the weakest link,
and. in any case. Behr is not so far be-
hind Murray and Johnston as TO make
any particular difference in singles.
The final round on the West Side Ten
MS Club courts at Forest Hills. on Au-
gust -, can now be anticipated with
al hopefulness, even if not with all
confidence.
The loss of Clyde Milan TO Wash
ington. through the accident which
cracked his chin, is likely to cost the
Senators dearly al this critical point
of the pennant race. Ii was a hard
blow.
John j. McGraw is not counting his
fourth straight pennant won. In talk
ing with him at the Empire City track
On Friday, he gave me the impression
Of a man deadly in earnest, but one
rot burdened with dangerous overcon-
idence. He excused his men for the
slump in the early part of the Western
trip because of the intense heat, but
refused to show any particular optim-
ism over the recent Improvement
We've got a fight on our hands" he
said land ! guess by this time every
player on the team realizes it."
1t is cause for comment that the Giants
have returned TO their own da-
n.ond still leading the league, in spite
of a slump that threatened great dan
ger and in spite Of the hard-running
Cubs. who up to Saturday morning had
won nine straight games in a row. Now
is the time for them TO draw out into
q safer lead. as the men have recov-
cred their batting eye. Matty, Mar
guard and Tesreau apparently are in
top form, while they will be at home
for three weeks.
The Giants did not do 50 badly in
the West. in spite of poor start. They
won nine out of sixteen games and
crawled to the top of the list in team
batting.
1t is rather late in the season for
/ the Yankees TO wake up, but a con-
tinuation Of the pace set in the last
three weeks would soon land them in
the first division. in the series be-
] tween lne Eastern ana W cStern cIuDS,
which ended on Thursday, the Yankees
won more games than any other team,
with eleven victories, six defeats and
two ties This speaks well for the men.
who had reason to feel discouraged by
their lowly position. The Athletics
had slightly better percentage in
winning ten games and losing four,
but the Yankees were playing just
about as good baseball and Frank
Chance has reason TO feel encouraged
The Athletics, by the way, drew out
to a more commanding lead by winning
nine games in a row. The worlds
champions will be hard to catch from
now on.
The case Of the Superbas is not
hopeless in spite Of another fall into
the cellar last week. A place in the
first division is still within sight.
Empire City Entries To- day.