New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-11

Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day

think OF Ray Caldwell, the man who when
rot pitching is used as first baseman or
an outhelder or n pinch hitter. Nothing
I'm the world stands between this remark
able player and the highest pinnacle OF
baseball fame except lack OF ambition to
climb the dizzy heights. II rests with
. himself lie has pitched three games this
year and not a single run has been scored
by the opposition. Three hits a game has
been his limit which by all baseball dope
is some pitching.
When the Brooklyn Feds make their
bow Mt Washington Park. the old home
OF the Superbas. this afternoon an all
important crisis in the affairs Of the So
called outlaw league will be reached In
dications point TO a big crowd for the
opening day. as according TO John NJ
Ward, the business manager and well
known golfer, fully half OF the reserved
seats were sold several days ago. III is
quite possible. then, that the real CRISIS
will not come for ten days or more alter
curiosity has worn off and the team must
stand on its own feet But Tor all 'ha'
the time is at hand when the fedeI"'
League can be. said 10 have been mace
or broken Public sentiment is nara 10
gauge. particularly public baseball senu-
ment. but as | have said on more than
opa occasion i'm this column the Borough
of Brooklyn is quite big enough TO sup
port two teams, and so FAR as can DE
Judged at this time the Tip-Tops VIII 90
their part in upholding the prestise
gained so far by the Federal League IN
Chicago. st. Louis and Baltimore. II THIS
turns out TO be the case L Know some
body who will 90 about wearing ne"
bat on July 4 or thereabouts at the ex-
nense OF one who has predicted that the
brstering summer sun would shrivel up
these boastful dreamers' before that
date.
The college baseball season IL waxins
warm. and from now on practically every
game will have some sort OF oeaiIls o'
the final standing Of the teams IL -
rather early TO express an opinion AS 10
where the greatest strength lies but III
renlv 10 q number Of queries would say
that the Harvard nine gives more PROMISE
at this time than almost any other Va
landing at the top Princeton appears "
ba Good in spots and ordinary IN Spots
vola has had its ups and downs, WIN
far more downs than was the case yea,
ago; Brown seems to lack the poils" VI
the mast two or three seasons, whlle feh"-
.vlyania. Cornell and Columbia are red-
,onably strong. but have had reVerses W
spoil their chances for place at the hed'
Of the list. Williams. as usual mas sIo"i'
veil in the few games played, wnlle Oar
mouth appears 10 have more ni'lShe"
,ean, than most OF the others, judging d!
results 10 date. This opinion is paseo
LARGELY on impressions, and much can nap
pen in the more important games TO" d.
hand TO change the whole complexion VI
rho college baseball situation
An English critic tells us that SIT
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock " is mover
IN design and distinctly ugly in appear
suca He likens II TO the futurist style
INT nobody will care, least OF all Sir
Thomas. # she proves 10 be fast enough
N satisfy the ambition of a lifetime.
AGAIN we are told that she is suarueu
es ioalously from all eyes as the famous
cup itself.
Every few days comes a rumor thaV
Alex. Smith Cochran will change the
name of his cup yacht when she taxes
tba water 1t is to he hoped that the
r,rnor is based on facts The name VAN
,tio Is meaningless. If not altogether
frivolous.
Ijttle accidents TO the Resolute have
been magnifed out of all proportion TO
their importance Extreme interest doth
make exaRgerators of us all.
Joshua Crane. ir.. Of Boston. just
failed to rob England Of another title
when he was beaten two or three days
ago in the final round for the amateur
court tennis championship Of Great Brit
ain. lie made good fight hut the STRAIN
told at the most critical point.
News from the Pacific Coast that How
ard Drew and Fred Kelly were both
rather seriously injured in a set Of games
q week ago last Saturday has gained
mighty little publicity in the East 1t
seems that Drew pullen itipol am
will give up training for five weeks or
more. while Kelly got an ugly fall in the
low hurdles and fairly stripped the flesh
from his knees and shoulder From all
accounts the latter will be out of com
mission for two months. Just before his
fall Kelly equaled his worlds record over
the high hurdles. while Drew was timed
a century in 94-5 seconds.
Matty SAYS "the Pirates appear forni-
dable." Matty is right. In fact those
words can be accepted almost as an
axiom.
r. NJ j. writes in and asks. What is
so wonderful about Eddy Beeson's run
ming high jump of feet rs inches" oh.
nothing. except that it's little short Of fly
ing. But to find out, it might he well 10
follow Fred Wcncks suggestion and see
how easy it is to jump over the back OF
a three-foot kitchen chair.
CHICAGO BREAKS THE ICE