The Washington herald., 1921-08-30

Only a few days ago the last
football season closed. At least, It
doesn't seem much longer. Next
week the first call goes out to can
didates for the current or fiscal
elevens, and, almost before we
know it. Harvard will be fearing
Bowdoin, while Stagg is dreading
Purdue. You can hardly turn around
before a new season hits you over
the right or left ear.
The Overlapping Month.
September. just over the next
rim, might be known as the over
tapping month";. The Davis Cup
breaks out this week. Next week
football practice starts. A week
later brings the TERMS champion
ship. The latter part of the, same
week starts the amateur golf cham
pionship in st. Louis.
And all the while New York and
Cleveland are sparring to see which
one can stop Adams and Cooper in
the next world series.
This sporting life may be check
cred, but its never wholly dull. You
can't star. ir' any given. direction
now without stumbling over a hec-
tic moment.
League and League.
What chance has Pittsburgh to
lift the National League out of the
world series rut?
The Braves accomplished this fact
back in 1914. The Reds get credit
for the same achievement in 1919.
but a salmon colored veil is drawn
over that melancholy spot in the
games history.
Tossing out the pillow, wife ard
kiddie series. the older league has
made no winning gestures in seven
years. In fact, it has won but once
since the Pirates upset Detroit in
1909. Only once since 1909-throw-
irg out the year when hawks flew
into the chicken yard.
It is a bit soon yet to open up any
league -and-league debate. But the
depressing facts, so far as the Ma
tional League is concerned, are not
to be overlooked.
Temperament vs.. Temperament.
When Jock Hutchison meets Jim
Barres at Great Neck-and when
Bill Johnston meets Bill Tilden at
Philadelphia "a probability)-in ad-
dition to the old clash Of skill VS..
skill. you will also draw a first
class turn of temperament VS.. tenn
permanent.
Hutchison and Tilden are much
alike in this respect. So are John
ston and Barres.
The former two are high strung,
with a pounding run Of nervous
energy.
The latter two belong more to
the careful, determined class.
The former type. under way. can
often reach greater heights. The
latter is more likely to be around a
certain high level of consistency.
The contrast. however, adds spice
to the occasion and more drama to
the show.
Something to Shoot At.
Babe" Ruth fired off twenty-nine
home runs in 1919. He lifted the
mark to fifty-four, home runs IN
1920. For 1921 he may easily run
the string up around sixty.
II he does he will leave himself
quite target To shoot at TOT -lsZE'
There must be such a thir G as the
highest point, even to a mountain
or an altitude record. Even to
Ruth. @
Forty years from now earnest and
husky sons of swat, after new
home run record. will wonder
whether. Ruth was allowed to use
rifle or a trench mortar.
"I know maLy records have fallen
as men improve" writes Oldtimer.
Hsbut has football ever developed
two greater guards than Fudge
Heffelfinger and Truxton. Hare?
Not UP to the moment of sending
these unfmpassioned words to the
linotyper. Others may have other
favorites, but IL we were a football
coach and had our selection of two
guards, Heffelfinger ard Hare would
suit without further debate.