The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-27

last In number of hits and runs. The
record Of the New York club under
Chance was 226 runs. fg5 hits. lis
errors and f65 left on base. Cleve-
land had SOS hits. ga runs. las or
rors and $50 left on base.
baseball In England.
Reports that two big league base
bail clubs Will tour ireland and parts
of continental Europe again next
winter have led 90 several requests
| that the teams visit England during
the trip This IL accepted as bearing
out the statements that baseball is
| really gaining a following In the Brit
ish Isles. writing on the subject a
/ well known American athlete now
abroad states there Is evidence that
| cricket il POSING some OF It's popular
ity among English sports devoteeH.
His Comments follow;
''rhe White sox and the Giants
made more OF an impression in Eng
land than ono would Suspect from
reading the newspaper accounts OF
the game I'm the English papers. /
have found a that the English APP
nreciatcd the speed OF our game as
compared to cricket; that they mar
yelled at the accurate throwing and
catching and liked the idea OF tho
game being completed In one after
noon instead OF three days as cricket
does. | am told that cricket IL losing
It's hold on the people. that baseball
clubs have already been formed ana
that many have given up cricket for
tennis. The opportunities for play
ing both baseball and tennis are far
greater here han in the larger cities
OF the eastern states.
"For instance. London, which sets
tho athletic fashion for England u
Infinitely superior to New York as a
traininG ground for athletes, princi-
pally because OF tho hundreds OF
parks. called squares. where there
are tennis courts and n large space
in which to exercise or play baseball.
Any one who ltSeH IN the houses sur
rounding these parks Is entitled TO the
use OF the courts and exercise
grounds. and there are so many OF
these parks that almost everyone has
an opportunity to get good healthy
exercise, especially In the summed
time. when tho light lasts until Q
O'Clock in the evening.
Hoppe Practicing.
william Hoppe. tho worlds cham-
pion balko line billiard player. has
started practice for his match at Ems
! FISH billiards 10 be played against Mel
bourne Inman. the English tito
, holder. Inman arrived In this coun-
4 try last week aud will In all prob
4 liability proceed 20 Montreal where he
: will prepare for the matches which
, are to include both the English and
n bake line
II Is reported that an Australian
lowned yacht. manned BY an Austral-
Ian amateur crew. will take part in
\ the Olympic regatta and other
4 European yachting features in 1915.
Walter Marks % the Royal sidney
!, Iyacht squadron and Royal Prince Al
. fred Yacht club. who Is tho moving
! spirit OF Australian yachting. Is
: greatly Interested in the project and
will undoubtedly oe prominent in the
h building and manning Of the yacht.
According to American athletes
q competing IA various European track
meets, the American trainers. who ac-
h copted positions 10 coach foreign
Olympic teams. are not finding the
N 0erfhs as %congeniai as they expected,
Ernie Hiertberg. recently resigned
n as athletic supervisor 20 tho edisf
- teams. II Is alleged that Hlcrtbere
! decided 10 resign because OF the lach
n Of discipline amons ths Swedish clubs
"a and athletes. strong influence has
: been brought 20 bear by sport leaders
70 persuade Hjertberg 20 withdraw
a hia resignation. now lodged with tins
10 Swedish olympic committee. But TIM
4 viii not succeed. Il 10 believed, unless
the refractory athletes agree 70 FOL
low orders.