The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
UlveIESAM LEADS
IN l9l3sP0RTS
Many Queer Stunts Pulled n
the Year Just
Passed.
HARVARD IN LlldELIcHT
Bob Beseh~ csh Avg ,fr.. O.
eisaa6 Milan ~
,ks Giasas.
IN LIAdELICliT

New Yorks Jan. 3-Looking hack over
the list OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS during the
year that has just skidded hence, or
thence. one discovers among the names
of accomplishers those of Uncle Sam.
Joe Tinker. Harvard. Harry X. Thaw,
Bob Bescher. Sir Thomas Upton, Connie
Mack. the Federal League, James Z.
Sullivan, Mrs Helen Britton, and Ross-
lie Gardiner Jones and her band of hiking
suffragists. 80
Among those whose names do not ap-
pear In the select list Of accomplishers
are Bully Gibson, Yale. John Bull, Will
lam Travers jerome. Premier Asquith,
lawn McGraw. the organized basebaIl
crowd. and Larry Mclean,
There's also a list of those who ac-
oompiished-and yet did not accomplish.
In that list are such names as c. SHoli-
day Ebbets, Charles Herzog, Garry Herr
mann and Bob Fitzsimmons.
Uncle Sam Leads. 4
Uncle Sam was perhaps the greatest
little accomplished of the year. He grab
bed the worlds tennis title from the
British champions. He successfully de-
Tended his title at polo. One of his twen-
ty-year-old Carbohydrates Ouimet by
name-won the opening golfng cham
pionship Of the world.
Joe Tinker. the ball playing parsonage,
accomplished a salary increase from
$a50 to dzoec year-and got away from
Cincinnati In the bargain. Which. IN
stage pariarce. is some accomplishment.
Harvard's football gladiators accom-
plished much. They wen the Eastern foot
ball championship. beat Yale for the FIRST
time In history on Harvard Field. and by
winning from Yale last fall made 1t two
victories in a row over their ancient
lrivals-the first time suet feat ever has
been accomplished. Also, they beat Yale
Harrv K Thev .ccnr,nI,.haa r.. saer,-
ingiy impossible-and escaped from Mat
teawan ann also fromS the extended
clutches Of the relentless Jerome
$500
70
Bob Bescher escaped from the Cincin-
natl Reds to the New York Giants-a won |
derful feat e.
After three years OF. unceasing effort |
Sir Thomas Upton. of England And points !
east, coaxed the naughty New York |
Yacht Clubs oficiais into accepting his |
challenge for a race next September. !
Connie Mack accomplishment, as to |
his accomplishment you are, referred to q |
fellow named McGraw. or to a lot Of fell
lows in New York who bet on the Giants
in the recent world series games.
The Federal League accomplished
mot only from the sporting l
public. but from the baseball people, who
have lust awakened to the fact that the
outlaws are a foe worthy Of /
their steel-and ro,d too.
LANES suI;iyan, secretary of the A. A. L
u. Accomplished the defeat of the plan
~ Ansus,ns Kerhx former prss,dent
who wsnted m have .mateurs and nro-
fsss,onaIs coyn~ete srlIjysn admits that
this isf the yreates, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ nj.
life = |,
i
MIS-. Britton, VINO owns the 81 Louis
Caroinais' accompnsneo tne oisposai OF
Larry mclean catcher' Just pelore me
season endeo, ana thus saved me ciuo
- enat nau as -. ~ - az yea
ne reinaIheu on .ne wa.er Mssvh al -
n, nosane .onins % sones sha n M.sh,a
sls' Army walked ~ iniies 70 wasn
- so.., az - $500. .o,s
p,I,,, Sy,.a a $500. .-,ax -
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