The Washington herald., 1922-03-09


How do I know the hckle spin
OF fate has hurled them to the mat?
Because one has written In
Please publish Casey at the Bat"
Speaking again of the older gen.
GRAFTON. a pitcher thought nothing
of conducting seventy games sea-
son. Then we came TO Ed Walsh
with ffty-hve victories one year,
Jack Chesbro with forty-three and
Mathewson several times with
thirty-three or more. After this
Alexander won thirty or more
games three years running. To-
day the pitcher who can turn in
twenty-five winning games Is a
highly FURNISHED marvel.
Some years from now we'll be
stumbling over headlines after this
type: "Whoozis leads the league
with impressive total of eleven vic
tories"
President Harding has completed
plans for his spring training trip
in preparation for a return match
with Ring w. Lardner and your
correspondent. We have forwarded
our ringside weights and forfeit
money to Mr.. George Christian,
who writes US that a date in April
or early May will be reserved for
the next annual clash. Mr.. Lardner
who reached midseason form at
Bclleair, has selected as his golfnS
sparring partners John Golden,
John Siddall and Jimmy Montague.
We feel that Mr.. Christian. acting
for the President. should be put in
possession of these important facts.
The buffers Revision.
Then peered into the future far as human
And saw myself in bunker. every time
left the tee.
And I caught the ancient vision Of spirit
As 1 foozIed with . mashie or blew a
two-foot putt.
The rumor that c. Mack's Ath-
letics were to emerge from the
for the last seven years. but if some
prophet is only persistent enough
to hang on through few more
springs the odds are at least even
that he will make god in time.
Just what club Mr.. Mack intends to
beat out this season is a mystery
that so far we haven't unraveled.
The Winner.
Standing with reluctant feet.
As We tear up sheet by sheet.
Worse than guillotine or AZ,
We submit the income tax.
Anent College sport.
Suppose. in connection with col
lege sport. that practically all pub
licity was subdued; that outside
public attendance and interest were
checked; that the lure Of making
the varsity was dulled; that the
competitive thrill was suppressed:
that all attending excitement was
cut down; that most Of the glow
and CLEAN should be taken away.
Those who have studied human
psychology to any extent know
what answer would follow.
The result would be an almost
immediate falling off in student
athletic interest, with the numbers
now enthusiastically engaged cut
down by so or 20 per cent.
The IntereOueEtate Lure.
We know OF two colleges that
abolished intercollegiate athletics.
featuring interclass games and per-
mitting contests only among their
own students.
There were not enough candi-
dates out for football, baseball and
track to fill a fiivver.
In each case the college spirit
became drab ana wan. and college
sport went back to nothing.
Sport isn't all a mere matter of
physical development 1t can teach
many other essential. things.
When it Is made strictly compul-
sorry, with the spirit of play killed
off, there isn't much left.
When 1t is no longer any fun it
isn't greatly worth while.
And the average human>feels bet
ter about II when his achievements
are made known to the outside
realm.
With. the. ope-year rule estab-