New-York tribune., 1919-06-15

w mat constructive effect has the war
had on English sport? 1t has democ-
ratified it, There is no mistaking signs
of the times. Polo, for instance, that
arlstocrat of sports, that "gentleman's S
game" to which the proletariat were
never invited, will play to gates" this
season, i. e., admit spectators not
members of this club" A cat can
now look at a polo game as we'll as a
king. Before it was different
In many other branches the larger
game across the Channel has opened
peoples eyes to the fact that a man
may be very good sportsman regard
less of his ancestors. AS result. we
find sons of Tom, Dick and Harry play
ing shoulder to shoulder with off
springs of bluer blood and more middle
names.
Summary of Sports
Sport during the war was more COM
pletely abandoned here than in the
United States, for two reasons-tirst, it
ceased abruptly in the summer of 1914,
when the country's finest sportsmen
answered the first call; second, the war
was brought more closely home to
those that stayed behind. What little
sport there was was played only for
exercise.
Following are brief summaries of
who's who and what is doing in the
different branches Of English sport
this season:
ROWING
NROM the American point of view.
IL the first big international event
of interest will be the Henley regatta
in July, in which the American Army
crew will participate.
Our oarsmen have arrived in Eng
land and taken up their training quar-
ters as Greenwood, Henley, where
they are training morning and after
noon on the Thames for the big event
IN which they will be pitted against
the crack boats of the British Isles.
Racing starts, sprints, time trials and
long rows make up their weekly pro-
gramme. The American boat will not be
a favorlte IN the race, but it bids fair
to give good account of itself.
Herman l.. Rogers, Of Yale and the
Union Boat Club of Boston, is captain
OF the Yankee eight, which is being
whipped into shape by Major Paul
wilmington, former Harvard crew and
football star, who will row at Number
4 on the day of the race. CAPTAIN
Charles D. Winan, Yale 1915 oarsman
VINO was assistant to Guy Nickalls at
ne" haven IN 1916, is in charge of
"A. Z. f. rowing, and came to ENGLAND
with ms crews, but has been called
PACK to the Rhine to look after rowint.
affairs for the A. Of @. The crews
include the eight, a coxswainless fonr
and two single sculls.
Three Yale Men in Boat
Yale has the call at present in the
frst boat, with three men ho;dinr
their places. Harvard has two Coz
nell, California and Washington, one
each, with California cox. The
present makeup of the crew is as
follows:
Coils J. Coo (Yalc) ...... bow bow
yaptain ain IIoya' IS,a pullen GWashington} ,.
Major Paul Wilmington GHarvarriii, ''''''ss
No {n uIenuht t5 D. A Jetferies (HarvardD 8
i,ieutenan, al H. rogers tfale) :.:.......G
+ 49,, iH'.t d. H. McIlenry tYaie) .....7
Homer S. Brooks (CornelD
Lieutenant Guy Gale (California) ...,,coy
The crews last race, in which the
composition of the boat was different
was against the Australians on the
Seine in April, when they had to take
the Ozzies' back-wash by heart
breaking quarter length after a Cruel
ling race.
Against the American boat will be
pltted the best English eights, crews
from Oxford and CAMBRIDGE. The
Americans have an outside chance.
BOXING
A SPORT in which Americans are
figuring largely these days. al
though it depends more on the calcium
than the sunshine, is that of the we'll
known roped arena. Eddie McGoortv
started things rolling Statesward when
he put Harry Reeves, the popular local
light-heavy-weight to sleep in the mid
die OF the third round.
Reeves had been heavily backed. but