Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-31

The Americas Cup is a coveted
treasure, and how dearly Sir Thomas
Upton would like to gain possession
of it, He has been over here three
times, with as many Shamrocks. and
he has failed on each occasion to lift
the cup. This cup is a mammoth af-
fair and a beautiful affair and Is a
Tiffany creation. 1t has been held in
the United States ever since 1871.
Numerous attempts have been made
to capture the trophy. but Uncle Sam
has always been equal to the oeca-
sion. This year Sir Thomas comes
again to lift the cup. He is bringing
Shamrock ~, a freakish yacht. and
he promises to make it mighty inter-
esting for us
We will be right there, though, to
defend the cup. We have produced
two very fast yachts in the Resolute
and the vanitie and it is believed
that the Resolute will be the one Sc
lected to race against Shamrock ".
The Resolute has shown more speed,
in light winds and in calm, and there
appears to be no fear that we are
going to lose the cup. The new LIP
ton boat, however, is said to be suen
an odd creature that she may not
only have the speed but she may
come in for time allowance besides.
Just what kind of a craft the Upton
creation is, we know only from cable
descriptions of the boat. When she
arrives here. which will be soon nov,
we will then learn more about her.
If Upton has built the winner, he
will be happy and SO will the thou
sands OF whitewashed Americans who !
are roofing for the Englishman.
c.
The bike races were again post
poned last night and now the fans
will have to wait until Sunday to see !
their favorite pastime The card ar !
ranged for last night will be car
ried over to next Wednesday night, |
and it may be that the promised |
Kramer -Goullet match race will be
an added feature. This race has been |
demanded by Goullet's friends led by |
Ernie Pye, and Manager MacFarland I
had arranged to have the men meet |
next Wednesday night. The post
ponement, however, has changed |
things, but still in all Mac" could |
have the quarter r-mile championship !
and finish up the program with
Kramer-Goullet match race. 1t
should be put on if only to please
Mr.. Pye.
Walter Rutt, the German cyclist,
may start for home any day now. AT
the word of war with Germany the
"We.emeister" must go back to the
Fatherland Immediately.
O.
Baseball isn't dead by any means. |
The riot at Detroit yesterday after
noon is evidence of this. 1t was a
regular time affair. too. in which |
the umpires, the players and the spec /
tators had a hand. AS usual little |
or no damage was done, and proves
that those in the realm of baseball are
poor fighters. The riot broke out over
a close decision at first base. Umpire
Sheridan called Morgan, Of Washing
ton, out and the player walked
threateningIy toward the official who
saw him coming and landed telling
blow. Morgan's teammates rushed to
his assistance and soon Ainsmith, the
catcher, was mixed up
in the affair. These two belligerents
were ordered off the field, but while
on his way Ainsmith got mixed up
with a spectator in the grandstand
and Henry, another Washington
player, was struck over the head with
a chair while acting as peacenaker
and Good Samaritan. The game, by
the way, was finished, after the
bleacher crowd had been driven off
the diamond. The home team won in
the tenth inning, to 2, but the fans
seemed to be more interested in
talking scrap than in talking base
ball after the game was over.
@
For their part in the affair Nor
gan and Ainsmith are sure to be |
punished, but the scrap is bound to
help the attendance at the game to- |
day. Rivalry, even to a fighting |
point, is what the patrons of sporting |
events seem to want. An ordinary |
ball game without umpire batting on |
the part of the players and umpire |
roasting on the part of the fans |
wouldn't be much of an attraction. |
Just give the fans an inkling of an |
argument and they will turn out in |
droves. OF course, keen rivalry is |
the life of any game, but the players |
should confine their pugilistic doings |
among themselves. When they go up |
into the stands and attack spectators !
that is overstepping the rivalry part |
of it. At times, though, it is diff |
cult matter for the players to re- |
strain themselves, for some of the |
fans would aggravate a saint. They |
nag the players, feeling that they |
will be able to get away with it, but |
every now and then one or two of |
those pests" get their just deserts.
O.
But baseball fans are not the only |
ones. Some of the bike fans up at |
the Velodrome can hold their own in |
any kind of company. They attack |
the judges, the referee, the. scorers
and the timers, and they hurl nasty