New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-14
Comment and Gossip
On Sports of the Day
Bv HERBERT

The Raves have not displayed any date Pittsburgh
Cincinnati St Philadelphia to be seriously considered
Brooklyn has good there flaws in too many DC
partrnts for it to well over the run Of the season.
What's the on? Why not conde the pnnan " the
Giants and save rs all lot Of worry? Matty pen stepped in optimism
-HERE is some truth however The Giants
- H. r1ayirc lot Of bad baseball There moohness
or finish TO the separating them from
the leaders wide that easily be bdged McOra
his regulars on the field at the same time ano
them 10 settle stride As matter fact no team IN the
National League this and most anything can happen
the best chance lies the weakness the other CLUBS
Anyway little boast the real baseball strength
Hard Row for Yankees.
ILL DONOVAN and finding just hard
X clubs their diamond as they dd on
Il the far end Of the They dropped the second division
last Wednesday Of fighting return once more
Of the first four 1t looks more than ever nov" as
II Chicago for the ennant with the Boston
Fed Senators the chief cOntenders
HARLEs H. EBBETs fairly holding while the fans
Brooklyn beginning build air castles The Superba are
- slowly but surely fighting their to the 'front.' and are que
likely they beat the Cubs their own field this week
night they only three games behind the pamakerS
Good Move for Racing.
AGING gamer Of Butler president
X Empire City Jockey Club in transferring his meeting from
the track a sxyhry split were between
Aqueduc Conditions which Mr. Butler had no
control largely responsible for the change Inc EMPIRE C
distributing point for horses being shipped abroad
warning and there has been enough illness among these
horses jeopad the thoughbreds which later would De shPpo
fairly though may entail
Mr. Butler and the announcement was hailed with salts
faction by followers Of the sport who nave learned ma
t. the track County which has proved dmong
automobile
y wNERs quick respond with needed coopea
following the adoption Of the new scratch rule ten Gays ago
- and meeting with representatives OF the westminster Racing
and which might bring about stronger
and fields The sport last week both Belmont Park and
been set there every reason expect will be lived There
are and then but the general average "
last week IS few complaints will be heard
Correcting Wrong Impression.
TALLY LUSH who Yas best baseball teams and
X Fordham tells that the eligibility rules
II Catholic colleges are not honoed only IN
the breach Before Fdham said Lush one day last Wee
epta stctness with which the Catholic colleges
eligibility but since have been here have learned
that these rules must they less stringent
than those at any which have coached 1t seems un
has abroad that the eligibility rules N
Catholic colleges lax Under the circumstances seems only
impression should be corrected far as possible
High Praise for Neyland
USH Neyand, of the Army nine
far away pitcher college not the best Of
IL Neyand has everything pitcher should have
end would be star anywhere Furthermore expressed the opinion
that Neand pitched good he pitched his life when
of twenty straight victories two
According LUSH his team as much as Ford
ham brought about his defeat that day.
RN1E HOUCHTON who for two years has
+ guard in the college world tells that he has accepted
IL position Peddie Institute both in
fba and basketball Toupbton in combination with
College five what has been for two or three
yars-a five respected feared by Of the leading
teams in the East Houqhton is lust the type of
asay Peddie institute may lie
considered fortunate in the selection of coach
Two Promising Pitchers.
y good fortune spend two days
last week Fred Dawson the onetm Princeton captain has dee
~ oped couple pitchers in jenkins and Hummer who are not far
Of The whole needed bit polish and
the merit of the mentioned
Jenkins remarkable peethe speed almost Of Walter Johnson
and this control Some big league
would trial he be tempted to join the pro-
fessional he has been graduated next June
Tufts Has Reason Boast.
UFTS gave evidence last Wednesday that boasts real
baseball beating adding victory to
its long judged few in the college
balanced The has lost only
going before Brown Of two games and
College In both losing the was to 2 which nd
closely they fought
Of the smaller colleges which has been wind
strongly be accorded forward place Princeton
broke winning week, which included victory over
OLUMBA would far in picking Tom Thorpe to oach
the football He the and better yet
- faculty mpartng his knowledge More than that he
happy disposition which makes possible for him &C