Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-25

The United States government has
found that boxers make the best bay
onetters, This was proved in n num-
Der OF deadly charges against the
Huns where the Yankee athletes BY
their trained Sparring ability out
guessed the enemy, This ability, how
ever, is not universal and the London
Times which just cannot muffie its
massive columns from paying tribute
to America makes a point OF II. \
recent issue. printed on the editorial
psSe says;
Now that summer is drawing to =
close. IL Is we'll 20 give thanks where
they are due. We in England have
not had much timee for sport this
year, but We have had a little, and
the best reason in the world for maxi
ing the most or that little. Left to
ourselves, we might have developed
our impoverished resources, say, by
calling up the men OF 90 to take the
place OF their juniors in the national
games, There has, however, been no
necessity, since the yawning void in
our recreation has been filled by the
soldiers from the Dominions and the
United States.
Certainly we should have had
some cricket without the help of
Australia, but it would have lacked
the sparkle of interest which has
been impaired by matches with dis
tant reminders OF the excitement we
used TO feel in Tests, Some already
famous, and some promising. Aus
tralian players are now in the forces,
AMI they have aided English cricket
erS in providing what there has been
OF first-claSs cricket. Yet cricket on
the whole. and as far as the crowd
Is concerned, can hardly be said to
have held its own this year. The con-
ditionS are unfavorable. People with
minds in a state OF suppressed eX-
element cannot settle down to
game which requires length of days,
or at least OF hours, and arrives at
its tense moments by way of deliber-
alton. On the other hand, there is no
reason for those sad prophecies, Ut
tered by a few of the melancholy,
that the reign of real cricket is over,
and that il can only survive the war
by Frightening" itself 10 such an
extent as TO lose all resemblance TO
It's former quality.
The Americans have brought us
baseball, and he must be dour and
devoted Cricketer who would refuse
them gratitude for the gift. Even if
the sway of the ball game should
prove but temporary, which remains
TO be seen, it has enlivened us when
we needed an Indictment TO eNubeC-
ant gaity. To the Americans goes the
credit of arranging for London the
most memorable match of any kind
played during the summer. When the
United States Navy beat the United
States Army at Stamford Bridge in
the presence of the King, Londoners
received the pleasant shock of hear
ing once again a riot of cheers and
of being introduced to other varieties
of shouting which still Teverherate
on grounds once thrilled only by the
modest applause OF the cricket or
football Zsalot, and in parks sacred
osgenturies from any game whatso-
ever. The summer of 1915 may, in
our social history, mark the CONVEX
sion o. ,Igland 10 baseball. It may.
on lie contrary. get n mere line OF
mention as a period when England
thought about another game, but. on
turning the matter over in her mind,
decided that her vocal chords were
not equal 20 the novelty.
From Canada cannot be expected
much support for cricket. the Cana
dians being almost as keen as the
Americans on converting their Moth
er TO baseball. But the South -Afri-
cans have given a helping hand TO
the old game, and may be counted
,mong the Allies bound TO defend II.