The Washington times., 1917-06-08

All praise possible is due the New
York Athletic Club for its decision to
hold track meets every Saturday aft
ernoon during the summer. SO much
good can be derived from training our
young mems bodies before the call
may come to them for service over
seas that the example of the New
York a. c. should be copied all over
the country. A soldier is perforce an
athlete. Only strong men can endure
the hardships OF military service. and
so every athletic club in the United
states should foster competition un-
an example to the world in this re-
spect.
They made men two generations
ago. We saw a lot OF them yester-
day. And right behind them were
the men OF the present generation-
young. strong, 1.-THE. and eager. II
you failed to get a thrill from that
huge parade OF the Confederate vet
eranS-welI, you must have, that's
all.
II costs money to keep and breed
bIooded horses, as the sale Of c. x. G.
Billings stable attests. Bion, Rus
sian Orloh stallion, cost Billings s20.-
900. and was sold under the hammer
for $3.50. William, champion Ave
year-old PAGER a few years back, cost
Billings $4,000. and was sold for
$4,000. Just before the war three Eu-
ropean countries offered as high as
500. 900 for The Harvester, and he
was knocked down to Paul Kuhn. Of
Terre Haute, Ind, for S3o,ioo. Yes,
It costs a lot OF money to be q lover
OF real racing horses.
Tufts, because OF Its 2-to-o victory
over Holy Cross, IL claiming the
Eastern college basebAII champion
ship, but II Is unlikely that any title
will be given Tufts. This Is a poor
season for championships. We are
facing serious things in this convul-
sion Of the world. Mere champion
ships mean little or nothing. II the
boys on the college teams are deriv-
ing any benent physically from their
connection with athletics, that is
enough,
Ban Sohnson's suggestion that the
rumoT Of the shift in tho Washington
franchise may be a part OF the propa-
ganda spread by the disgruntled Bal
timore federal League stockholders
IL interesting. largely because that
suit for 5000. 900 is about to be heard
NJ Philadelphia. The court will listen
to Il next Monday. Just what the
BaltImoreans hope to get out OF the
suit is unknown. a. goes withou-
saying that they cannot get 5000, 900.
or even a third Of It. II they Thought
or even q third OF II. II they thought to
byron Bancroft johnson, they have
another think coming. Baltimore is
out OF major league baSeball-that's
all there IL to It. II will remain out,
too. as long as Ban Johnson Is boss
OF baseball.
II some one could form an estimate
OF the amount OF money turned over
to the Red Cross by athletic organ
izations, derived through patriotic
tournaments, meets, etc. those who
frown upon sports during these
parlouE times would loosen up their
opinions. There are two hundred
golfers entered In. the middle Atlantic
golf tournament which starts today
over several Washington courses, and
every one OF 'em forked over several
iron men to enter. Many paid who
will not play.
Fred Fulton will battle ssm Lang
ford in Boston June -. Some time
ago we psrused an item pointing out
that Thamuel was 30 oorpuleat that
he resemhled a balloon. Fred Fulton
ID a long, lanky fellow, II those who
pay to see tbs mix-up fail to witness