New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

not tolerate the practice Of pulling
That merry little pastme OF klHlhE
the goose that lays the golden egg
VIII prove attractive 20 those whose
greed end seliShness blind them 20 all
other considerations.
Maurice f. Mclaughlin gave evidence
al Scabrigh' last week that ne IS 9''
far from the form which made M
such terror 20 his opponents on me
lawn tennis courts last year. lie mas
los: nothing over winter apparently IN
wonderful speed bu' s., lacking. ior
want Of practjc" perhap~. some o. ms
accuracy IN service and overload. W Hi-
Jams. too. by winning IN e.ngles re-
established .Ec conrdoicc ~ t"o DAVIS
Cup committee. #, pcrchanc", that con
tGercc was shaken.
The challenge round Tor the DAVIS
CUP. set for August -. on the turf
courts Of the IVES; Side Tennis Cluo
at Forest Hills. Long Island. IS less
than four weeks away. but the time is
ample for the players, once they are
selected. TO perfect their game by
studious practice and so come up 70
the matche, a. the top Of their form.
Ii looks now even more than a week
ago thai iIcLouGhiin and Williams VIII
be counted on 20 play the singles ana
NcIougrlu grd Bundy the doubles. J.
seems likely that thu youthful. dasHio&
Murray will be honored with thc Mace
of reserve player. \ more popu-af Sc
lection could not he made. No stronger
proof can be furnished % The sound
ness Of his game than his adaptab!l,Y
in taking so readily TO turf courts. on
which he had rarely, If ever. PLAYED
until two weeks ago. There IS = VaSt
difference between the hard dirt courts
and the more springy turf, and nc lac,
that Nurray's speed was no. all ecteH
speaks well for the surcneSs % ms eye
and the skill Of his stroke.
Capable Jockeys arc so scarce these
DAYS that many racegOers are puEzIeu
over the fact that the stewards OF the
Jockey Club insist on feepinS omHy
NcTageart ont or the saddle. Inc hoy
was suspended eight months ago ior
rough riding. a serious offence. but one
which hardly juStifieS so severe a pun
ishmcnt. if no other reason Is InVolFed.
| have been told by one Of the stew
ards that his honesty has never Deeh
questioned. and know that his haDI'S
are good. also that riding IS his one
means Of earning 4 living. II seems
that the ban should be lifted and an
opportunity offered for the hoy TO sno"
that even the practice OF rough ridihE
can be cured. One more experienced
Jockey would be welcome. as the good
bows riding at the Empire City track
can be counted almost on the fingers OF
one hand.
Brooklyn NAY yet float a pennani
and in the present year OF grace. Inc
Tip Tops. who won fourteen out OF ~iN-
teen games before another defeat came
on Friday. are near enough TO the 'front.'
to be marked dangerous. The climb
from a lovly position speaks we'll 1or
the players and the management.
Laughing Larry" Doyle can now
make a few more errors without bring
ing down the wrath of the fans on his
head. The ring Of the home run which
ended that trenty-one inning battle
with Pittsburgh on Friday Kill last for
many d2y.
It might he good idea for RUDE
Marouard to cultivate tonsillitis or de
velop some other ailment. He pitched
Ike the Narquard OF seventeen
straight ir reporting for his first game
after convalescing.