New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-29

Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day

claim as any, having beaten Pennsy',,
vania in q three-game series An, am
Cornell in one game. Brown ana VIII
Jams were not so formidable az usual
Dartmouth played rather weak senea-
ME. while Yale was uniformly strong,
except against Cornell, but lost num-
Der Of games even though the scores
were close. AS Cornell beat Princeton
(twice). Yale, Pennsylvania and Column
bin there is some reason Cor the men
from Ithaca holding out for the East
ern title, more particularly as yale
heat the Harvard nine. which corner
did not meet. 1t is nightly fine line,
however, more particularly as the team
was beaten by Williams and Dart
mouth. Still, il there is any choice u
lies with Cornell.
Harvard, Yale and Princeton were
closely matched, but the Crimson n,ne
led all others in team batting, which
is something to be said in its favor
Pennsylvania fairly smothered HaS-
ward by a score of IL to 2, and boas:ed
a well developed team, particularly with
Sayre in the box. And there you are
II begins TO look as if the Resolute
was lust enough better than the van
lite and the Defiance to insure her Sc
lection as the yacht to defend the
Americas cup from Sir Thomas LIP
toms fourth Shamrock of Sandy HOOK
next September. There is every reason
to believe that she can be improved IRON
time to time. as little faults crop out,
as readily as the Vanitie or the De-
fiance. There is promise of much keen
racing before the selection finally is
made. but the races on the Sound last
week established a confidence IN the
Herreshoff boat which will be hard to
shake. Flukes or no fukes, luck or
no luck, the yacht which keeps on WIN
ming commands respect.
Speaking of cup yachts it seems
pity that with the Americas cup course
in our very dooryard, so TO speak, no
more tests will be sailed off the HOOK:
The opportunity to study the wind and
tidal conditions where the great strug-
ole must be waged has been ruthlessly
cast aside for what appears to be
largely selfish reasons on the part OF
the clubs and regatta committees.
True, Sandy Hook is a long way from
wards where the boats may be pulled
out for polishing and repairs, but the
same can be said for Newport, so far
at least as two of the yachts are cor
cerned. 1t is not too late to rearrange
the schedule and hold at least tnree
more races off the Hook some time III
August. but it is not likely to be done.
Ran Johnson was wrong again. Here
we are on the threshold of July, and
the Federal League teams are still
doing business in the same old way.
II NAV be a losing business, but they
are not yet on the rocks.
"Tv Cobb Fined for Disturbing the
Peace" read headline last week. me
Georgia Peach seems to be almost as
good in making strife as in whaling
out base hits.
Hal Chase was benched by an in
junction last week. Baseball would not
be the loser if the injunction was mdde
permanent.
The Boston Braves may yet fight
their way to that place IN the nrst
division so generally accorded them
before the season opened. Their long
upbiu Sight from a desperate start
has made them many friends.
The Giants are facing another trip
eround the Western end of the circuit.
If they can return home with their
present lead Charlie Hampstead could
be pardoned for giving an advanced
order for that fourth pennant.
All praise belongs to those Columbia
oarsmen. all credit to jim Rice for that
sterling victory in the varsity elgnt-
Dared she'll race at Poughkeepsie ON
Friday. That victory will do much Tor
rowing and lend an added stimulus 70
the sport.
Cornell proved to be as good a loser
as it has been a winner so many tunes
in the past. Victories on track and
field and on the diamond make w in
part. too. for the loss of the owing
crown two years running.