Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-30
Adverse Conditions Affect Dia-
mond Game-Live Comment
on Live Sports H.
IAssoeiated Pressl

NEW YORK, June Z9.-OfBdnlze1e
baseball and especially the major
leagues viii not look back on 1914 as
year OF golden haryests. With mid
summer rapidly approaching reports
from all parts Of the country are to
the effect that attendance figures are
not up to the usual standard. The
reasons assigned for this unusual state
of gate receipts are extremely varied.
The advent Of the Federal league is
not generally given as contributing
cause and II Is known that the new
organization is not any better support
ed than the older organizations. One
authority, who. owing to his position,
has access to the returns, said recent
IL: = r.
I attribute the falling off of attend
ance to the general dullness in bust
ness Baseball is like any other at
traction that depends upon the public
for support II feels business depres.
SIGN and its receipts Is an accurate
barometer of financial conditions.
was recently told during trip arouni
the circuit that one city supporting
major league club had more than
u. 900 untenanted houses, due to the.
fact thst many OF the working class
had left in search Of other employ
ment. Conditions found to be the
same to some extent in other cities
baseball has its lean wears and under
the circumstances it is not surprising.
that we should hear cemDlaints
The situation Is one which readily
lends itself to pessimistic and sensa-
tionaI reports but there is no thought
on the part of those who have made
baseball a life business Of putting up
the shutters IL 1t is found that re-
adjustment CT certain circuits are
necessary such changes will be made
II due time. There is no tendency,
however. To act on snap JUDGMENT,
President Edward Barrow of the In
ternaticnal league voiced the general
sentiment of ORGANIZED baseball when
he said anent the subject:
am not prepared to say what fll-
ture DEVELOPMENTS may arise. or wheth.
Eer conditions may not ultimately de.
Iasnd revision OF the circuit. But
this | will say, and say most positive
Ily. no change Is contemplated this
season. And ii any change is made
in future It will be by the unanimous
consent of the club presidents Our
constitution demands that courtesy.
Baseball generally this season. is not
in as flourishing a condition as ii has
been the past several seasons. But
the international league has been hit
no harder than any of the other
leagues.
The Union Boat Clubs eight-oaret
crew, which sailed from Boston recent
~ to compete in the English Henley
this week, has made q favorable i'm
preston among the Thames river wa
termen. While it is admitted tina
the oarsnen do not create q partfcu
larry impressive picture on the rive
there is no denying the fact that the,
drive the shell through the water a
high speed. Being long and rattle
heavy, the oarsmen are enclined t,
be slow in getting under way. Tn,
eight has not made any records Il
time trials, but has covered the Her
ley distance on several occasion Il
time considered satisfactory unde
the conditions.
Marked attention is now being PAL
i to the catch and the finish. The air
is to get hard, sharp, snappy catch
1 followed by an increasing pull througI
the water. To this end, the. men ar
constantly told to drive their leg
downward once the oar Is buried, an
q speedier start is expected once tn
crew is accustomed to the new she
construction by Sims, the Englis
j boat builder from whom Harvard ha
secured racing shells in recent year.
Il The advent of foreign entrants q
Henley has stirred the English ros
ing authorities to- renewed efforts {,
ward securing the best home taller
/ in order to defeat the invader
j Twelve entries have been made b
i United States. Canadian, German
Swiss and Italian rowing clubs. an
4 it is considered quite likely that on
i or more of the grand challeng
4 Stewards challenge and damon
i SOULS may go abroad as result (
these entries. Since 1872 more tina
so foreign crews have rowed in th