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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Alice Is First
In Regatta of
Crescent Club

Evidently the wires Of the regatta
committee Of the Crescent Athletic
Club became crossed yesterday, for
there was not a single member Of the
New Moon race board az Sea Gate 70
manage the annual fall regatta Of the
organization. Fortunately for the Lower
Bay yachtsmen, Dr. G. l. Atkinson, Of
the Atlantic Yacht Club, was on hand
and be- took BE- upon his shoulders TO
manage the affair Later BOO the after
noon. IS. J.. Fln'ay. OF the same club. ar
rived. and between them they managed
to hold spirited race.
Tho wind was 20 fresh that one craft
cap..zcd and several others were disc
ablcd. Poke Along, one of the Lower
naS knockabouts. was The craft that
cnp.7ed. The accident happened OF
Eorona Point n was seen by the
Impfompfu race committee. and Or. Al
lnson took fhc club launch and went
fo tfc rescue. a heavy sea was rolling
nH tho Point and NJ took almost IN
ho1r to tow Che disabled craft TO Sea
Cote.
The 10. footors of tho New York Yacht
lIuh had Che most interesting scrap of
thc day. Alice and bar1aI made an the
dIti ZION. They were sent around a
course fhat waf to have given them n
roach from Sea Gate to Hcrsonhurst. a
beat to Fort liamf Jon, o. broad reach
io Craven Shoals and another roach
home. Unfortunately the wind hauled
soon after thc start. and The course wa
turned into merry go.round Alice
won ht 30 seconds.
Ihc summarize follow.
.IN luiu e. TiUurifH start M
Got Nrl 10 MIfI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
LES DARCY ISSUES
A SWEEPING Def

San Francisco, Sept. 2.-on be
half of Les Darcy, the Australian mid
deweight, a challenge has been issued
to the world for match to take place
in Sydney some time within three
months.
Sid Baker, member of Sydney firm,
has guaranteed to back Darcy to the
extent of 5000 side bet, while Snowy
Baker-no relation, but well known
promoter-has expressed q willingness
to put up purse of $4,000 for such a
bout and furnish two round trip tickets
from America.
While the challenge is in the nature
of an open one. as would naturally be
the case, Snowy Baker and the Aus
tralian fight experts agree there is but
one man to whom such challenge can
mean anything. That fellow, of course,
IS Nike Gibbons, the st. Paul scrapper.
He is the one boxer the Australians be-
leve is entitled to a bout with Darcy
when | say | will furnish purse
of $4,000 for such a match" explained
Baker, cit is with the understanding,
naturally, that an opponent be selected
who is considered logical contender"
Gibbons will probably want more
than a $4,000 purse, even If he agrees
to take the long journey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
RECORD PRICE OFFERED
FOR FAMOUS RACER

London. Sept. o. Sollv joel has re
fused s25000o. which has been offered
0or Doe famous racehorse. Pommern.
by prominent foreign buyer Thil
.. an advance 81 $4,000 over the pres
ont record price ever paid for stall
lion 100000 having bought Prince
palutlnc.
pommcu earned great fame last
scar when he carried 600 before him.
Joining thc select few who have won The
.ririo crown of English racing hy win
ming the Two thousand Guincas. The
Derby and ST. Lcg,r. Ills owner,
-oilt joel. will shortly sail Tor South
Africa to take an active part va the
next Ast racing season
The stewards ~ tho Doncastcr race
course have announced that the famous
ST. icger Stakes for 1918 will be
worth Sl2.b00.
During the hat racing season. which
rcccntl, closed ~ Melbourne. Austria,
tho total stakes distributed amounted
o. fllhU00
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
ALFRED SHRUBB TO
COACH AT HARVARD

Boston. Sept. alfred Shrub,
coach of Harvard's 'cross-country team,
has written to Cambridge that he will
return for the seasons work Monday,
September IS.
A good band of runners is expected
to report. Captain A. r. Bancroft.
W. p. Whitehouse and G.. A. King are
experienced men who will be on hand,
while W. D. Hutchinson, captain of last
years freshman team; R. ii. Davidson,
VI. X. Bechtel, r. 5. Cook, c. j. North,
J. Coggeshall, L. X. Moorehead and c.
W. and W. p. Hofenger are runners Of
promise.
The race with Cornell at Ithaca on
November 4 will open the season, the
Yale skirmish coming week later at
New Haven. The Intercollegiate are
10 be run on November 20, the day Of
the Hsrvard-Ysle football game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
The Great Fear.

The great fear among the few lead
ing cOntenders here is not so much a
matter Of ones own game as II IS Of
meeting an outsider who for that one
day H. shooting his head of.
This outsider may have just one fine
days play IN his bag. but he may spill
that against Evans or Gardner or any
one Of the fayorites. and so upset all
prophecy.
There arc At least hftcer golfers at
Merton who. al their best, can play
this course at 10 or better. Most Of
these may have only one or two 7fs
left in their repertory. but one or two
may be quite sufficient 10 dro. a lead
ing contender with all the earmarks Of
ID. ). Ihud, granting that thud IS
thus arrayed.
And this Is The nightmare that will
invade the Stalls Of Dream on Monday
night. when the four or five allotted
the best chance take their htful sleep.
For who would have thought, just a
year ago, that Travers. Ouimet and
Evans would be ousted promptly by
Marston. Standish and sawyer?
These last three names al the start
were hardly mentioned as champion
ship conteniersT
But Sawyer had n - 20 shoot AZ
Evans. Marston had u 20 fire at
Trnvcrs and Standish had 20 20 ex-
plodc beneath Ouimet
So 10 happened. before the tourna-
mert was hardly under way. the Big
Three were merely fragments scattered
up and down the course.
And merton may have the same story
o. tell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Tail Team
Players SzveU
Their Averages

"A player on a tail-end team ought
TO hit better than he would if he were
on a pennant battling crew." ventured
fan the other day.
How is that?"
"Well, pitchers rarely work their
heads off against cellar champs.
Usually, before the fifth or sixth inn
ing comes along, the good team is so
far ahead that the game is practically
sewed up. Therefore, the pitcher on the
top-heavy team saves his arm. He lobs
them over, and. of course, the batsmen
get more hits, thus fattening their aver
ages.
Now, take the case of the Giants and
Larry Doyle last season." continued
the tanner. "In 1915 the Giants had
weak team and Doyle was the leagues
champion hitter.
And so, from that time on, the OPP
posing pitchers didn't work so awfully
hard against the Giants and Larry
Doyle's average grew so large that at
the end of the year he led the pack
"LaJoie never played on a champion
ship team. Yet his batting average,
year after year. was wonderful. His
grand hitting mark ranks among the
highest ever turned in. Only twice dur
ing his long career has Lajoie been or
club that actually was in the fight for
any extended period. Opposing clubs
rarely found IL hard 20 beat Lajoie's
team, and so the rival pitchers fire.
quently took II easy when heaving to
Napoleon.
Joe Jackson averaged somewhere
around $40 while he was with the
Cleveland club. He was shipped 20 the
White SoS. a club that actually was on
a pennsnt hunt for while in 1915, and
Joe turned IN an average of 1908 last
year.
you've often noticed, too, that some
Of the minor league batting stars, get
ting major try-out in the fall show
up well with the bludgeon. 1t seems
then that the majority will land. But
in the springtime they cannot do any
consistent hitting. Here's the answer:
The minor league batters, getting
fall trial in the majors. rarely face
major league pitching. They go up
against the minor league hurlers. who
are getting their trial. The bush hit
tiers, therefore. face the same calibre,
and. Of course. find no trouble main
tanning their minor league averages"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
CONNIE MACK HAS
TWO GOOD PITCHERS

Philadelphia, Sept. Connie h'.
has arrived at the conclusion tns
has fairly good pitching stan. o.,
that may be very effective in ano'ss
season. When he began the esnps,s,sI
he had but two who might be eanr
veterans, Bush and Wyekof. The IA's :,
was sold TO Boston, but Bush rems ~,
and is without any doubt one o.
best pitchers in the land. IL
Elmer Myers has come through %
has pitched ball that would have ~.
most OF his games had he been pl.''
ing for any other club in the leAgu.
That gives Connie two sure ehvss
pitchers. Majors is a promising nsi'
lie is very effective, but is laeslns
control. Johnson, the Urslnus boy, A
a conner, while Sheehan, Williams
Lanning are good enough TO esp''
ment with for a time longer. III
Believing that his pitching stan ..s
not be such a problem in 1917 VA
has set out to get bstters to drs.
runs for his young pitchers. Gay ~
why he has bought Ping Bodis,
erstwhile fence buster; Thrssneh.
minor league batting champion. ~
Ray Bates. former Nap. who WV
powerful bat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Moran to Pile
Work on AIex
in Last DriVe
PhiIly Manager Lays Down
Tough Programme for
Two Pitchers.

Philadelphia, Sept manager Moran
will work Alexander the Great and Ep-
pa Rixey in order, and unless double
headers are scheduled no other Phllly
pitcher will be sent to the mound until
the team is out in front or eliminated
from the race. Moran has postponed
resorting to this move until now, as
he believed the champions would have
little trouble overhauling the Doc. ers
without subjecting his star hurlers to
this grind, but he now realizes that 1t
is a necessity.
The Phils have been getting four and
five runs per day for the other hurlers,
but not enough 10 win. When the pitch
ers have held up their end the inheld
has gone to pieces, and when the teld-
ing has been good ne pitching has been
off color. 1t finally has come to the
stage where the players have little con-
fdence in any other hurlers but Alex
and Eppa Jepha.
Baseball men arc inclined TO believe
that two hurlers cannot carry team
for an entire rto-th, but Moran does
not agree with them. He contends that
Alexander and Rixey have been nursed
carefully and are now in better shape
than when the season opened. lie also
points out that both men are carrying
nfteen pounds in weight more than a
year ago, and that they will be able
10 stand up under the strain.
II Alexander and RiXey can 60 the
route without losing their effectiveness
Brooklvn's lead does not look so large.
To beat either for the last two months
il has been necessary for opposing
pitchers to blank the champions, and
pulling this trick on the small Philly
field is quite task.
There does not appear TO be much
doubt as to Alexander's ability TO stand
the grind, but the skeptical are point
ing out that Rixey never has been reli-
able in pinch and is sure TO go to
pieces. Ir doping it out this way they
are losing sight of the fact that Rixey
is a different pitcher this season.
Last year Rixey had tendency 10
lose confidence in a pinch and invaria-
bly was beaten in close game that
went into extra innings. This year
however, the lanky Nirginian has been
al his best In the pinches, as his recent
work proves conclusively.
In his last four games, pitched IN
sixteen days. Rivey has been forced to
80 into extra innings three times, but
has allowed only three .uns, winning
three games. Eixey blankcd Cincin-
matt and New York by O score Of 20 O
before leaving home. the latter game
being a twclve-inning battle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Chances Slight for
White to Land Title
Fight Log.

MONDAY.
Marian 6 c. (pamm.lO-trls ksutmsn ,a,.
Soil, Woods. Ysyns Goldhs "o ''
cIs,mon, a. c.-K. o. sssso and H"0
TUESDAY.
u,,,, Pain, 8. c.--wsry Cross ans Dsnp
fields, Al Thomas and jehnr N'o
WEDNESDAY,.
pIo,s., & c.-Jos Lynch and Monte tttsI'
1acs Oenninq and Eddie kggent-
THURSDAY.
rnp,rs A. C.-irlsh Patsy Cline and Imm5
Duffy.
Manhattan A. c.-Jos Jsanre'ts ard s'"o>"
Smith
ciernont A. c.-Wa..r Mohr and leon John-
Ar.rns a. c.-Jos b1oeds and Chick Sim's''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

hundred yards away. Fortune and
fame Law Just across that hundred
wards. Ii was q time to act. Another
stride might be fatal.
Johnny McTaggart ficked Campfire
with his whip. II was the hrst ana
only time through the six furlongs he
had let the gallant colt realize the
least danger lurked for him. The lash
was resented as it should be by a
kinC-even two-ycar-old king.
one mighty bound, and Campfire once
more was in front McTaggart couldn't
have held him now. He spurned the
ground as he spurned his challenger.
drew away with each leap, and flashed
across the line more than half a length
IN front. One Of the most stirring
Futurity races ever run had been added
10 turf history.
S17,340 to Winner.
l. was K. T. Wilson's first Futurity.
Consequently. he was most eiated. lie
thought little enough Of the $l7,34Q
that accrued from Campfre's heartful
effort. Robinson's courageous chal-
lenge with Rickety drew balm of
$2.3G6 for II. p. Whitley's disappoint-
ment. Skeptic received Sl,14O, approx
imately, for finishing third.
The Autumn Cup, for gentlemen rid
ers, was won by Fellowship, ridden by
r. Smith. Solar Star, ridden by j.
Tucker, finished first by scant nose,
but was disqualified. Mr.. Tucker car
RED Fellowship out through the last
furlong Also. when it came time to
weigh IN after the race IL was found
that this gentleman was shy a pound
and d half of the weight assigned.
Spur, James Buffers fine threeyear-
old colt, won the jerome Handicap. /.
was one of the tightest finishes Of the
afternoon Spur beat Crimper by n
scaut neck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Chance for a New Name.

What chance is there for a new name
TO be inscribed upon the list of amateur
champions? Those who have already
won are Gardner. Travers, Byers,
Fownes. Those who have yet to win
include Evans, Kirkby, Marston, Whit
ney, Sawyer. Anderson, Carter and
Guilford among many others.
Judging from this, the odds are at
least 10 ! that new champion Will
be written down by Saturday night, for
those who have yet 70 win are more
formidable array than those who have
already known the glory Of the heights.
One Of the vets may yet come through,
but the chances are the other way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Boston a Bit Previous.

Boston, Sept. I'm view OF the many
applications for world series tickets
that are coming IN 90 the Office OF the
Boston National Baseball League club,
Walter Hapgood. business manager Of
the Braves. announced tonight plans
for the distribution OF grandstand
seats in the event the Braves win the
National League pcnnsnt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
The Putting Streak.

The Putting Streak.
One other great fear the champion
ship contender has is that of meeting
some opponent who is in the throes
of a putting streak-who starts in
dropping his puts from all sections
Of the green and to whom the cup for
that one day looks bigger than bar
rel.
There is nothing more annoying
than to figure a hole we'll won, only
to have a 20-footer drop and turn the
merry occasion upside down. For put
ting is going TO be big part of this
championship just as it has always
been. The three greatest putters
America has ever known are Travis,
Travers and Ouimet. And among
them they have won eight amateur
championships, two open champion
ships and one British championship
a matter of eleven outstanding tri-
umphs. Putting is an even bigger
feature in match play than il is in
medal play, for it can grow steadily
upon an opponents nerves until they
are raw and bleeding.
With such field the winner Of this
next championship faces the hardest
test upon record. The game has i'm
proved year by year, and to-day there
are more first class golfers on hand
than any other championship has ever
known. The situation is so complex
there is practically nothing to be done
about 1t except to stand by and wait
for the daily returns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Johnson's Spitball.

Washington. Sept. . Walter John
son IS cultivating a spitball. according
to his catcher, Eddie Ainsmith.
American League bstters are hoping
the speed king doesn't employ the
moist delivery as regular thing, for
IL ne ever gains control thereIl not be
an unhinged spine in the league in
three months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Many u'psets.

We look Tor an unusual number -
unscts m this tournament There are
too many on the outside % the cham
pionship fringe who are quite capable
n beating any one man on certain
day 10 permit any set prophecy 20
stand. We still believe that n any one
man b. "a be picked above the field the
name belongs 20 chick Evans
But there cen be no feeling approach
ing certainty until the draw has been
made Monday afternoon For the draw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Belmont Park Entries.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

Merton, Philadelphia, Sept. p" no
is going 10 win? The prophet VINO
can answer this query at Merton VIII
be ranked we'll beyond the Delphic
Oracle when that ancient institution
was operating in midseason form, as
the saying sometimes is.
Evans or Gardner? Kirkby or Mars
ton? Gulford or Whitney? Sawyer
or who?
In 1911 there was 4 general MUNICH
that Hilton was going to be the hardest
man to beat. Hilton won.
In 1912 the championship was inquired
between Evans and Travers. Travers
won. -,
In 1913 Travers was given all the
best of il in the dope. Travers won.
In 1914 Trsvors and Oulmet were
topheavy favortes. 0uimet won.
In 1915 TraveIs, Ouimet and Evans
were given the call. All three were
out Of the tournament by Tuesday
night. And that was the beginning OF
the end of the Eternal Dope-as well
az the Rule OF the Barons. For the
Field at last had risen well above any
two. or three favorites, and the Nom
Combatant at last was unable to make
any pick that was not guess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Harder Than Ever.

II 1915 was tangle, 1916 makes the
guessing harder than ever. Chick
Evans is rated the favorite, but even
Chick is not as well favored as Iravers
was in 1913 or as Ouimet was year
later on.
For in 1914 Chick finished only one
stroke back of Hagen in the open
championship after remarkable per
Torrance, yet was beaten in his hrst
round at EkwanOk at match play.
SO no one knows for surety yet
lust what Evans can do at match play,
especially # he should meet formidable
oppositiCn at the start before ne was
able TO swing out at top speed.
There arr too many well matched
entries this fall to figure any one man
as an outstanding favorlte.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
Tales of a Wayside Tee
By GRANTLAND RICE. =

in a championship is bigger part Of
the final result now than it ever was
before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

There is even less chance FOR exdk
ment in the other championship b~:
which will take place to-morw
Johnny Kilbane seems as safe in Ii
division as Freddie Welsh is In IL
lightweight division. II is true tia. l.,
opponent, George Clancy, is credit.
with a hefty wallop, but it il prstg
safe to conclude that while ChansJ !
hosting the wsllop Kilbane viii h
elsewhere.
The featherweight champion IA
never fought one decent battle in xu
York, but in other cities he has shovs.
considerable pep and activity. :,
seems 10 be an in-snd-outer, Of IL
same type as Welsh. We saw hin lsy
on points TO Benny Leonard Vi.
Leonard was a novice. That night 4,
bane was sluggish and leaden-ioshl
Then we saw him take on Kid Williari
at Philadelphia, tearing into him La
an excited bobcat and beating hr 4
every round. The fact that the X.
with Clancy will be held o. sid a
New York probably is an indias,
that it will be one of Kilbane'sM
ones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

The still atmosphere OF Labor d.
will not be shattered BY the fal Z
Shamus Coffey, pride Of County l.
common, Ireland, and County Brsa
New York. Shamus, who was former
consumed with the desire 20 NEE, Jx
Dillon, the Giant Killer, has forgot;e
that he wished an appointment Wit
Mr.. Dillon tomorrow. Il was a narrss
escape. for the papers were signed az
everything.
If there is any of this much talnl
about logic in boxing, the next logia
bout would be one between Dillon "a.
Bob Moha, the Wisconsin cave MAJ
The manner in which Moha trimnt.
the cumbersome Cox indicates thi
Jack Dillon is not the only giant kiIls
loose these days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03

Aided starter start good Won driving umc.
3 20 Winner b. r. hy King James -AunNc
Mum. owned ty James Butler. trained u5 d. Mt-
teunack.
FIFTH RACE.-THE SHINNECOCK STEEpLb-
CHASE. ;or three year Ola, and upward. A'ou'