South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26
WORK ON YACHTS
To TRY FOR CUP
DONE IN SECRET
Upton Has Gang of Detectives
Guarding Construction on
His New Boat and Same
Course Prevails in America.
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lehman who coined the expression.
''shrouded in mystery. must have had
in mind the present day and age when
four yachts are being huilt for inter
national racing purposes, and the de-
tails of their construction are about
as hard TO obtain as the conviction OF
a crooked bank president.
Tom Upton. who IS partly respon-
Sible for the tango teas, is building a
yacht in England which he hopee viii
lift the cup that Uncle sam has
guarded for so many years. Tom has
hired an army of detectives 10 loiter
arOund the oat house, both day and
night. TO prevent any person from
peeking through the knot holes and
getting a look at the skin that is cost
ing him the profit on millions OF
pounds of tea.
The conditions are but little differ
ent here. Three yachts are in pro
cess of construction. The one that
shows its stern 10 all the others in the
elimination races to be run this sum
mer viii be the enc selected TO
grapple with Tommy's boat in Sep
TENDER.
No Details Available.
But no details OF the yachts are
available. of course from time 10
time come rumOrs that this yacht will
have this and that yacht will have
that, but outside OF these vague ru-
mOrs nothing is known about the
yachts. And nothing will be known
until the carefully guarded boats slip
into the water aStpart Of the launch
ing ceremonies and curious America
Will have a chance 70 give them the
once over-through field glasses.
James Braid. the sold instructor. is
saddened by the fact that golfers viii
not practice.
despite the injunction of their
teachers Golfers whom TnnW nnnnnr
find an opponent. will not 20 around
the course alone. TO perfect their
game, but, instead. will seek out a
poker or bridge game. It's a shame"
S'matter. Jimmy? Have you been
playing cards with those fellows"
Heavies Are Helpless.
The present lay heavyweight do
not know what 70 do when they are
punched" remarks James J. COrbett.
the well known actor. But James J.
has fooled. The fact that the pres
ent day gang knew only too well what
to do when hit-the flop TO the mat.
Jimmy Gilmore. preXy Of the Feds.
is another person who has fooled
lately. Some days ack Governor
Tener. who proxies for the National
league, visited the Phillies' training
camp at Wilmington. Y. c., and find
ing the call Of the diamond a bit too
strong, took off his surplus tOggery
and proceeded 10 show the youths how
the game was played about 20 years
ago. Right then and there Jimmy
should have mailed Tener a Federal
league contract.
Connie Mack is said to have re-
leased Captain Danny Murphy. who is
with the Brooklyn Feds now, because
Danny ~"panned" him after the second
world series game last fall for not
sending a pinch hitter in 10 do the
clubbing chores for Plank IN the ninth
inning. when even a long fly meant
the game for the Athletics.
Jumpers IRE DubS.
Barney Drefuss, owner Of the Pr
rates. said:
IF a man signs a contract with me
and then jumps he is no good"
Which is not highly Illuminating.
Barney-nOr is II news. Some months
back we Learned that no matter how
great a player a man might be. and
no matter how valuable. he became a
dub and a has-been in the eyes OF or
ganiZed baseball Just as soon as he
loOped-the-lOop and landed IN the
Federal's ball yards.
Say. hold top, what's your tribal
name may h'ask ," queried an Eng
hshman Of Jim Thorpe, the Indian on
the New York Gitns' payroll. while
Thorpe was in london with the tour
ISIS.
Recalling what he did last season
and what he may do for the major
portion OF this season, Thorpe an
swered:
I'm known as Benchwarmer."
Willie Richie remarked some days
back:
81 rather would be the champion
golfer than the champion lightweight"
After recalling tEat Willie got SIG
900 for less than an hours work
against AID Wolgast, one begins TO CON
clude that Willie is something Of a
kidder.