Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
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The real seriousness with which the war
ls regarded in Great Britain is shown
by the- action of certain officers of golf
clubs which probably will extend through
out the kingdom. Their proposition is to
turn the cu5houses into hospitals or
make such preparations for doing it as
shall render them available to take GER
tain portions or all of the courses and
plant grain thereon, and finally to turn
over the caddieS for the assistance Of the
farmers 1t is difficult for any one to
realize. unless he has recently come from
athletic England. what all this presases.
Great Britain was foremost in the de
velopment Of sport. and up TO Il few
decades ago was the only country that
seemed really to be serious about it. 9th
ers have now realized the necessity of
having a playtime no; only for boys
and girls. but for the sfi.itured adult and
OF all countries England has been the
pioneer. Probably more funds are locked
up in tangible property in golf clubs
than in any other form of private sport,
and more than that. the men who play
golf in England make up TIE backbone
Of the comparatively well off classes
Finally. the devotee Of no sport in the
world is more serious minded liz following
mis- game than the golfer. Hence, taking
all things together, one sees now very
much in earnest and how seriously Eng
land regards the present situation.
Still another opportan,: TO see the
work Of n western coach this season II.
foot bail will be offered as in the play
ing of the Holy Cross team l<ersberg
of Harvard coached this team last sea
son, but l.. Kelly. the former Notre
Dame player, has been engaged for this
year. Kelly vas a member Of the Notre
Dame team during the four years when
it was making its greatest strides and
was captain and tackle when it came
into the limelisht by defeating Michigan
at Ann Arbor in 1911. He has had two
years of coaching experience since grad
uation and is a Massachusetts boy. He
was Harpers first assistant at his alma
mater last year when their team cut such
wide swath with the decisive victory
over West Point. 1t will be very int
esting to see what he can do with the
Worcester team.
4 discussion so old that 1t is well nigh
threadbare is that relating to the proper
distance for rowing races. Courtney
brings it up periodically and proposes
shortening the distance of the Pough-
keepsie race. Meantime our English
friends go on rowing from Putney 10
Mortlake, distance well over four miles.
and have done 1t practically annually
ever since they had any really organized
boat racing back in the thirtfes. Every
now and then somebody takes up the in
to prove how old crews are SO weakened
as to be incapacitated for the rest OF
their lives. Unfortunately, however. for
this demonstration We meet too many OF
these rowing giants in after years who
seem to be in good possession of sound
wind and limb. But granted that there
may be a danger in rowing four-miie
race, as certainly may he proved IN
case of any one not properly trained and
of sound development. would making the
race two miles guarantee that no one
should be injured? II so, 1t would De
worth very serious consideration, but no
one can tell students Of athletics who
have stood on the banks Of the English
Thames and seen the Henley regatta
49,, ,be total distance rowed is a mile
and i've hundred and fifty yards. that
there is no danger of a man getting a
serious strain ina short boat race. anu
o. tho discussion goes on. interesting,
and possibly profitable. but not entirely
convincing as yet.
Copyright, 1914. by Otis =. wo'd>