The Washington times., 1914-07-07

There is nothing in the East
among Philadelphia, Boston, and
Brooklyn to beat the Giants out of a
pennant. In the West neither Gin
cinnati nor st. Louis have a spec
ter's chance. If The trick is to be
turned only Chicago and Pittsburgh
can do it. And the next two or
three weeks will tell big part of
the story. If Pittsburgh and Chi
sago are unable to repel New York
On her present Western invasion the
odds viii be strongly against either
coming back later on. If they can
collar the Giants now they have a
sidy little opening, for the Giants
haven't been going at a champion
ship clip and have yet to show the
power they displayed in their last
three seasons of mortal combat.
The English Stroke.
Ezra Cornell and others have come
forward with a terrific fusillade at our
Contrib Eli Yale for suggesting that
the English stroke beat Harvard and
Cornell And there has been, in addi-
zion to this. a loud hurrah over the vic
But along this line we agree most
Eeartily with Herbert Reed CRight
4ing), who writes US in regard to the
superiority of one stroke over another:
mo Such Animal
"Apropos of the communication of
Eli Yale to the effect that the English
stroke beat Harvard and Cornell"
comments Bert. permit me to remark
ehat he has not seen a crew row the
English stroke since those Yale eights
hat were badly beaten under the coach
ing Of Harcourt Gold Again. there is
DO English stroke. Until very recently
there was an English university stroke.
Sut now Oxford and Cambridge have
beer drifting apart. After the victory
Of the Belgians at Henley. Cambridge
= University made radical changes in the
f-troke of the Light Blues. and 1t was
:. stroke vastly different from the one
iaught by Gold or Nickalls that beat
Harvard from Putney to Mortlake on
To the Crews
''Cheer-o!' as the English say" con-
Ginves Bert. for the winning coaches.
but give the men in the boat a little
credit. America won at Henley, but l
fhould not think of hailing it as a VIC
tory Of the American stroke over the
English stroke Rather IL was a VIC
tory OF American oarsmen over Eng
ltsh oarsmen."
All Of which is plain common sense,
established in an epoch where sanity is
az a premium.
Americas victory at Henley was even
more OF an upset than England's con-
quest in polo. 1t was another strange
Incident in a year of mysteries and sud
Cen shocks. And incidentally, ii lifted
she Eagles count to two against three
Tor the Lion in the international jubilee.
Sticking Around.
Not all the glory of the old-time bri-
Esde belongs to Wagner, Lajoie, Nath-
evson, and Plank For Tommy Leach
also belongs-and well Up around the
top. Tommy started pro. baseball Just
eighteen years ago, in Petersburg, Va
He In playing his sixteenth season in
the Big Show. And just at present
Tommy is not only fielding finely, but
IS outbatting both Wagner and Lajoie-
end about 800 others in the main cor
raj. Leach deserves to be classed with
The immortal few-the ] per cent-Who, |
Ffter fifteen years service, are still
hrst-class actors. In place OF waning, |
be has played better ball the last two |
years than he has shown since the early |
Gays OF his stardom, when he vas part |
Of one OF the most formidable ma |
chimes OF the game.