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

NEW YORK, June 29.--0rganized
baseball and especially the major
leagues will not look back on 1914 as
year OF golden harvests. 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 It 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
IT,:
Il attribute the falling off OF attend
ance TO the general dullness Sin bust
ness. Baseball Is Ike any other at
traction that depends upon the public
for support. II feels business depfes.
SIGN and its receipts Is an accurate
barometer of financial conditions.
was recently told during q trip around
the circuit that one city supporting
a major league club had more than
1900 untenanted houses, due to the
fact that 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 years and under
the circumstances It Is not surprising
that We should hear comnlaints."
q The situation Is one which readily
lends itself to Dessimistic and sensa-
ticnal reports but there Is no thought
on the part Of those who have made
baseball life business of putting nm
the shutters, II II Is found that re.
adjustment of certain circuits are
necessary such changes viii be made
in due time. There Is no tendency.
however. to act on snap Indictment.
President Edward Barrow OF the IN.
ternaticnal league voiced the general
sentiment of organszed baseball when
he said, snent the subject:
am not PREPARED to say what fil.
ture DEVELOPMENTS may arise or wheth.
er conditions may not ultimately de-
mand revision of the circuit Bnt
this will say. and say most pcsirive.
". 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 flourfshing q condition as it 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-oared
crew, which sailed from Boston recent.
~ to compete In the English Henley
this week; has made favorable i'm.
preston among the Thames RIVER va.
termen. While 1t Is admitted that
the oarsmen do not create a particu.
1arly impressive picture on the river
there is no denying the fact that they
drive the shell through the water al
high speed. Being long and rather
heavy, the oarsmen ara enclined tc
be slow IN getting under way. The
eight has not made any records in
time trials. but has covered the Hen
ley distance on several occasion In
time considered satisfactory under
the conditions.
Marked attention is now being paid
to the catch and the finish. The aim
is to get hard, sharp, snappy catch
followed by an increasing pull through
the water. To this end, the men arr
constantly told to drive their leg:
downward once the oar is buried, and
a speedief start is expected once the
crew is accustomed to the new shell
construction by Sims, the English
boat builder from whom Harvard has
secured racing shells in recent years
The advent of foreign entrants al
Henley has stirred the English row
ing authorities to renewed efforts to
ward securing the best home talent
in order to defeat the invaders
| Twelve entries have been made BIZ
United States, Canadian, German
Swiss and Italian rowing clubs. AMI
| it is considered quite likely that one
or more of the grand challenge
Stewards challenge and Diamond
souls may go abroad as result O
these entries. Since 1872 more thar
so foreign crews have rowed in the