Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13


| for him to give him reasonable oppor-
tunity, as they never were in New Hav-
en-. we shall see some star work.
| So much for one of these Marian
giants. The other one. DoriZas of the
University of Pennsylvania, is the man
who, owing to his remarkable physique,
cut such swath In the Wrest ing con,
tests last winter He has been looked
some time and for big, muscular man
has a remarkable amount of eooine
and knack, and the question is whether
he can be taught the game. If Coach
Brooks finds that he can and gets MN
into his line until the Greek has sufnclent
experience, we shall see some remark
able work. In fact If he had begun &C
curing foot bail know,edge lew yea,
before he undoubtedly would by TINS
| time have been one OF the Stars OF t..e
can hope to equal him in physca
strength and power. and that, too, In an
available form.
Will the two Mart!ans make good?
Every member of the foot tan Wor,o 10
going to watch them with especial IN
terest.>
Cornell will not soon forget the fact
that in two years AL Sharpe developed
it's foot ball team up to a point where
ii was able to defeat the University
Of Pennsylvania Sharpe 8 not on.s d
good coach, but a man of the finest enai-
. actor and even before he succeedea "a
accomplishing results he was .oveo any :
respected by the whole student oooy
itia.a as well as by the faculty. ms
wear his work will be quite as hard as IL
VS. laSl year and the year petots, ~
the University of Pennsylvania is by no
means satisfied to reiinau:sh the sepre
acv and Coach Brooks will do his utmost
to wipe out the defeat o. last nam ian IS
giving day. The dilnculty which VIII pc
most trying for sharpe 10 CONTEND VIII 40
the one which comes to every 1oot oaA
coach, namely that OF maxi success success,
., haru. caIeAul, conscientious work from
the very beginnin- OF TIE season .h". -
has "a led out his men and VIII nave I'VE
weeks of preparation BEFORE the p,aS3
sea son opens which shows that ne Is not
making any mistake along these hhes'
Foot hall has had sorne strange result
in the past, and one OF the singular iea.
lures and <yet gratifying is that wn..h
brings together the Michigan and Wander
bilt teams every year. In Coacn iost
earlier days at Michigan ne mad payer
named Dan McGugin and this play! a..
sorbed much of Yost's methods ana "eh'
south. where, in addition to his Gus ness,
ne took I'D the coaching of the Vanderbilt
eleven Livery year the Two teams iiee'
,, and Michigan with its raft OF materia-
and experience is usually too stfonS Ioi
the "Commoaores. as McGusiH ass.s,
Is III.
side to it as well, for McGusin and ioss
married sisters. This year iost mas peen
down at Nashville helping McGugin get
started.
Another triumph of the under dog, anc
one winch Mas upset great ..lany ,eliIi'
ASSUMPTION, was the victory OF Williams
| over Mclaughlin in Newport ioI t-.r
championship in three straight sets. he1t
any one who would have ventured to Dach
1rT IN in, l..
| too, in three. straight sets. would nav
| been regarded as a man too eager tc
| part with his money. Yet the impossip.e
wa, accomplished. Those of US who nave
| followed Williams career carefully nave
| known positively that If one OF M
streaks of brilIiancy ever conceded with
| an important match and continue
| through that match there was not
| player in the world who could stop NM
! The unfortunate part of 1t was mat ms
! brilliancy was almost alw-- followed
by lapses, and never progressed without
, these lapses long enough 10 enaole man u
win the important contest. In the DAVIS
, cup matches, in his contest with Wtlding.
he started off with unbeatable tennis; IN
! fact. made Wiiding look like chill and
! ran IN on the first set to l. From
| that point on Wilding hardly had to MAKE
| an effort, for Williams was determined IL
! beat himself and placed the bail always
! out of the court or in the net. Upon on
= or TWO OCCdSlOHSs Whoi q Nc WtAf' "AAAAAAo ~
/. exchange shots with Wilding wltnoui
| irving for the Impossible plays. he was
I, quite as apt as the Australian to win, but
/ that seemed to make no Impression upon
/ him, for he would go for the next point
in the same manner. attempting almost
the impossible, and thus. with all HIS Won
! derful strokes allowing hi. opponen, &c
/ win three straight SETS Many make an
F, error in considering that Williams stroke
fails him when he thus lapses. 1t IS moi
that. and it is pos sibie tina. so"ae BE-.
i persuaded the young man In this final
4 y,u,.,, 70 oe WInius to occasionally .-A-
! change shots with his opponent when
perchance il happened that he was not
7, in the position to make kill and te
wait one or two strokes for his oppor-
tunity. If Williams learns this wisdom
i there is no man on the courts who car
beat him, and he can hadle any mar
who comes against us In the Davis GU
contest This match aga. McLoughiir
Indicates that there Is chance Tor min
to thus perfect his game, and 1t is en-
courasins to every lover of i,n:e IN nj!
country and to every one VINO hopes thai
We may once more recover the DAVIS cup
Here is man with al, the advantages Of
youth, with a wonderful repertoire o.
|, strokes With a service SO unreturna5le a.
|, to be good for one or two clean aces II
, almost every game, and with undoubtet
: brains IL he wishes to use them. HI
and our little wonder. Mclaughlin. ar,
= going to bring that cup back again.
Copyright, 1914. Otis F. Wocd)