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PATIENT PLODDING .
HELPED PROF.LUMAN
REACH GOLF FINALS
After Late Start in Game and Many Futile Attempts to
Qualify in Pint Sixteen, This Veteran Forced Wood
Piatt to Lower Course Record to W in Bala 77''
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
CHAMPIONS OF PAST
HAD MORE BACKERS
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THAN WILLARD TOD A Y
Meredith Says Short Races Are
Not So Strenuous as
Long Ones
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rpiinnn comes n tunc in tln life of c-verv mill nlliletie nllv im-liucd w i n 'ie
basks in the sunlight of finu- h.is honors !lini-l n-mii lum nml stands out
above Ins follow athletes liKc I till I'r nn nml the CiM Mull l'limc, however.
is n fickle goddess Sometime Mie nine-, milieu .ildcd. but nt other times heed r
tlio e ill only nflrr yens mill veirs of stc.idv plugging winch nu-iiis hard work
nnl ici sev crime o It"s tin litter tint furnished the plot for tins story I'miie
came Inicmcil nnl n xlioit tunc, lint stuck nrnmnl long i noitli lo introduce
frof John .1. I.um.in nine n p'riin incnilier of the I'.il 1 fJnlf Club, but now
runner tt ; in the .inuii.il luum uncut vvhuli ended Silureliv
The professor In is n re il one mid is he-id of 11 htg business college in
rinlndelnhi i -fin nibbed one nf the luggpst surprises of the vc.ir when he went
tbicuigh Hi" tournament nml ippuind in the tin il i mi ml . after suili men as
ft 1 HeilTner, lMdie Cle-irv. Kl.iudi I and Willi r Key iinldx fell In the way
Mile t hi oiigli the process of e 'ili'iuiitinn No one paid am nttintion to the
stcaclv pit lent pluggcr until at tin- veiv ind. when he deflated his m-in in the
temifinul round and 'ippeaied for th liiial tilt with W'ooih IM.itt, the vens.i
tlonal vuungstcr of Noith I Iill-
Mi l.iim in"- feat is one wliuli i.iiinnt pas iinnotii'id lie is a m-in p.ist
fftv lears of .ice and tonU up jolf In i iiusc he needed 'cn ise in the open For
years he plodded along, improving Ins g mn . but neni r elisplnviug anj notice, ible
brilliaiK l'vcry veir he would cuter the i lub tournament, sometimes losing
out in the lust round, otlu r tunes epinlifving in the third or fourth sixteen.
Never until tins vr.ir did In timl Ins name among the first sixteen, and it prob
alih ".is be v nnd In wildest dreams that he ever would be pittid against one of
the best plivers m'tlic eoiiutrv in the liual round for the chainpionslnp.
I-nt it lrippi in d Age iik nut nothing 111 the am lent mil honoiahle pastinic.
All that was reipiuid was a ihar cje. a stcadj hand and nerve. Professor
I. n lu.i n hid nil these when the irue-i.il tunc came, and be bus set an example
for others to follow
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F7 0 r.IK' WW. thr tun hentlunp. mmlc himiclf proficient m il
'tunic ninth n i imyttlt 10 itir nutnii tnnl hi veeiec iiluijtjinn enteral
Ihr tuff iniih nf htt til trptili. Hiiiiiitit men ehti tlrttttc mint of then
1i ic It) imviiifj tilt tjti in ntiuhl ilti 11 ell t'i tcai 11 patje frttm tht pro
fexior s booh
Piatt bvt Record to Beat Professor Luniaii
r COt ISM' he was difo.ttid laiuv mn knew that onh a niiiaile 1 mild
(lefi.it Miijiig I'latt but it was a lose tough battle, t'l itt pl.mil won
derf'il gilf ami it would haw taki n .1 supcrnini to beat him. tie ni'otnlcd
the tniirsi in 71 which is inr below p.ir. and hit one ball out nf bounds
Neeith( liss, I.um.in was mi Ins hrels all of the time, eer. hole was bird
fought and the MKrin neer iput lie plaM d just as hard on the i ighf enth
Iiole ns on the second
11.11 1 took the lirst hole. (! nml .". but lost the muiiiiI bei ause his opponent
hail the nencto tr an almost impossible shot mil got aw 11 with it I.uman's
spioud shot lolled across the green 'Hid 1 .line to a sup at the frin ; of long
grass at tin extrune 1 ml It was fmt fi et fioiu the up and lookcil ns if two
or tbrei strokis wcie icipiind to hole out No one dn imed of sinking the long
putt except possibh 1, 11111,111 Taking lanful 1 mi. he tappid the ball and it
lollid towaid the lioli l'nd Knight, who refcrei d the initdi, was amizeil
when the lubber spin ic 1 line 1 losci to the cup and li.nch hftnl the iron rod
bearing the tlag just 111 time 'I he ball disnppt ared 111 the cup and thin was
wild (lieeiing from the galbrj on the lull.
Iiiimuu plajwl 1 stenh, lonsistcnt game While I'latt was lirilliint. the
runner uii ploildul along, mule ioi shot imint and although he landed 111 the
rough on almost ieij shot, alw.ns got out of it without the loss of a stroke.
On the sixth he pullid a lemirkihlc stunt when In landed short of the pit on
Ins dine Hi did not sc cm inmncd. but pined -i niashic, lifting the ball 011
the green It struik tin iron rod and dropped two fiet from the hole, giving
him u tin pc This sijuartd the matth for a seiond tunc, but after that I'latt
forged ahead
Tin piofpssor drove one bill out of bounds ou the seventh and lost the
DPt time holes Itowiver, he did not sprin outclassed and minovpil hi
youthful oppomut to the mil lie won tine hobs, bahcil six and lost nine
Thut s not so bid against a guv who shoots 71
J I M t V Kui.rn ( 11 i oniluin nt th, entl of thr mtttth. 11 kite ar-
"' riplnitj lontjitittihittom nil hr tun irni, "Wilt, dnln'l quit, did
I' Will viu hi tliiht t
Battle for Cellar Starts at Phils' Park
OASKI.AI.li scuierv has bmi slnftid to the t'lnls' park, and this aftrr
- noou the reiord-breakiug Cooiubsmen will open ,1 thrilling eiigageiuent
With the Iiravcs of Ilavvston These gmus should be replete with en iteniPiit
for a bittlc for last plan will be staged eaih and eveiv nfternoon Onr I'lnK
tried dcspcrjtilv to flop into the nllar 011 that western trip, even going so
far as to lose thirteen straight gimes, but the Ilavvston biiinli refused to vacate
When Hip margin bitwriu the two ilubs beianie slender the Itravps put on a
losing streil. of then own, thus foiling the bomefoll.s.
Whili New 'N.ork (Tni.igo and Clin iniiati are fighting their heads off to
pe whnh team is the besi in the liaguc, wc will havp a reverse Kuglish ion
test to sei whnh is the wo'st Sonii tiodv has to be in last plico, and the argu
mtut will be settlul nun' and foi -ill 111 the next four ilijh. We are fortminte
however 111 having tliorgi Stallmgs and bis meriv 1 r w as the other part of
the act. for the bovs will not have u tliauic to git discouraged, as would have
bepn the iase had St I.ooic 01 unv of the other 1 bibs been on the j'ob Perhaps
we cau put on a winning streak of a couple of games, which will help won
derful! However, tie fans can take off their hats and sing the praises of Cactus
Gnvvj Cravath, the kid right tielder, who has proved to be the sensation of
the baseball world, (iavvv was lotinud out at the beginning of the spasou
a new outheldir piocuml to take his place and a soft spot selected for him on
the beuih The old bov went on a rampage, however, began to clout the ball
anil now is leading the league Ills frit mis au afraid he might have a battin
slump and full below -KM), hut such is not likel.v to happen. (Iavvv knows
ever path to that right he hi fence unci the left field bleachers, and when he
soaks the lull hpsoiks lndise nininatelv. Right or left field, it' just the sninc.
At that the I'hils have hail some- tough breaks-. The infield has been shot
to pieces with ISaniroft andl'earce out, and Sicking 11 not playing as well as
he should Wlntttd is subbing at sieonel ami doing good work, but there will
be a change when the regulats get back on the job
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rpiflJ iifcicM, ton, are not rcnrinn niedah foi poit prrfofinn-re,
but some morning irork on the home lot thould put them 111 shape,
Itury is (0111111(7 rt0113 fnirly well and llrndleij Hogg should unprotc
tilth hot xcciithcr.
Governor Cox Favors Big Bout
rpKX IMCKARD need have no fear of having the big championship fuoti
- htopped in Toledo on Jul 4. Governor Cox lum stated he will not interfere
and the I.egislatme defeated u bill asking that the affair be halted. The last
legal obstne le has been removed and the knockers have been routed. There
was u tertuiu faction in Ohio against the big match and tried cerj possible
mejnx to have it callid off
lu tin1 meantime the thanipion and the contender are gathering quarters
qt their training quaiters anil getting into shape for the big Btruggle, Fight
fans are talking about the match in all quarters of the globe, but strange as
it may Feeni there bus been little betting.
A rhlladdphiiiu tried to lay a bet the other day and there was nothing
doing. lie went into a broker' office uud said lie had ?2000 to wager against
$SlK)0 that Ueimwey would win by a knockout inside of seven rounds. This is
only 4 tu 1 aud seems like a fair lief. However, after sending wires all over
the country the best he could get was 2 to 1 from one person, and the others
Vould not do better than even money.
'TlIK ictec ball are laying off until the lait iceel, taken they mill
' An re n chance to fcfl up the merits of the opposing battlers. At
that, if tpfeuM be surprising if little. tA'onev teas put up. The bout is
tri vf n rDVt ntlraettoii than a btltlna pro'miiVoii.
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H .!Aali:s H. ("TUD") MEREDITH
Morlj areatcot JtMJIo Dlsliinco Itunner
One of the fnvorltc questions for dc:
bate about followers of track athletics
is. "What is the hardest distance to
runV" '
Often 1 have heard this question de
bated and usually therp was a qunrter
mllpr nt hand who insisted that thp
-140 is tlio hardest because it is a sprint
all the wnv. Twenty years ago that
woiilel have bepn the right nnswpr, but
in tills age of track development I bc
lievn that the farther the distance the
hauler the race.
Two decades ago the quarter-mile
was being run in almost ns good time
on the average ns it is todaj. The rra
son for this was that the 440 always
has been the most popular of any of the
distances, anil this furnished the com
petition. It's the field nlvxajs thut
makes a race hurd or easy.
Uii k around 11100 the qunrter was
run much faster comparatively than nny
of the other events. As an illustration
at these times made in the Olympic
championships In lSf0 and 1000:
400 m sno m icon m
tsIR ..-,4 1". "11 4 11
I 1900 . .40 2 ." 2 01 2 5 4 Oil
Mtix-o Long was running around 40
seconds consistently twenty years ago,
and the intercollegiate- quarter was being
won in under fiO seconds, while II min
utes nnd !i seconds was good enough to
win the lnlf-mile college title. Com
pare these with the times of today. For-
l tv -nine seconds in the qunrter xirtually
assures a runner of a place in the quar-
i tPr. while a 2:0." half-niilcr is scarcely
good enough for am college track squad.
Interseholastic hnlf-niilc champion
ships arc woiMinelor - minutes nnd only
occnsionnllv would u 'J-0." schoolboy
ss.0 runner get into the scoring.
Mllers Wcie Slow
The same facts npplv to the mile aud
two-mile. At the start of the twen
'ticth century a 4 :.".0 milpr was an ex-
Titleholder May Have a Shade, but Not as Much of a
Shade as the King of His Class Usually Carries
in Title Match
IN THE hPORTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE
Copirlsht. 1010. All rlshti reserved
The First Upset
TWUNTT-SEVIIN years ago around this date or a bit later there was sup
posed to be one cinch bet left In the linlverse. This pipe wager was that
John Lawrence Sullivan would knock out James J. Corbett In jlgtlme.
There was one dissenter of note. His name was Harry Weldon, sporting
editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Weldou earned nation-wide fame hr
picking Corbett ull seven ways and sticking to his pick on through to the finish. v
Weldon wns virtually alone, so -when Corbett won the Cincinnati writer had
earned his fame. J"
Todny the situation is different. There arc about as many picking Dempsej
as there ure picking Willard. The champion mny have a shade, but not ns much
of a shade in the fan selections as the champion usually carries. '
lITUOHVfill icins note, there icill be a wild and icoolly flock of
ff T-told-You-Sos lifting their voices to the July breeze just as if
77 per cent of ishadn't been a gucsi.
IF WILLARD xvlns it will be easy enough to see why Drmpsj;y could 'not
spot his rival fifty pounds of fighting flesh nnd have a chance. Fifty pounds
plus five inches In height and six or more inches in reach.
If Dcmpsey wins it will be ensy enough to see why a middle-aged man
around forty who hadn't boxed in three years (in competition) had no chance
ngainst a fast, game youngster around twenty-three who had been hard at It
for the last two years.
AyD
so il goes.
TTLUn is an item that may be worth a thought.
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Jess and John L.
Then, again, it may not.
was thirty-four years old, three
sp xour own judgment.
When Sullivan fought Corbett, John L.
or four years or more younger than Willard.
Hut here's the point. Sullivan's last fight before meeting Corbett was
xvith .Jake Kilrain, July 8, 1SM1. lie had no battle to help him along until
he met Coibett.
An interval of tlnee years and three months intervened between Sulli
van's Kilrain and Corbett fights.
Willard's last battle was ngainst Frank Moran in March. 101(1. An in
terval of tlnee years and four months will have separated Willard's last two
eontcsts.
7lfOSIJ irho indulge in quaint coincidence can employ this for a
hunch if they (.arc to go to it, -
'The Old System
THU Red Sox- won a number of pennants by trimmiug their main rivals the
Tigers nnd White Sox consistently.
Tlipv micrht blow m few irnoblp tinstlmps In others, itieliwlinc seennd illvf.
ccptioii. now four four qmrters in that , son p,,, mlt len tnej struck theseVwo teams thev struck with winning force.
time is considered .'I shade Worse than Tlie fii.mtu bio ndnnle.l mncli tin. nnie stclem tt.la oensnn in reonrrl n
the Cubs. JlcCiraw has alwnvs figured Chicago the team he hid to beat. Cin
e lumti max cross him in regard to this conclusion, but thnt is tlio way he had
it doped out. The Cubs are not out of it bv any means, but they can hardly
hope to beat the (limits out ns long as the (liauts insist on tearing them apart
each tunc they meet.
THREE OFFICIALS
STYLES WINS BROWN '
DERBY ON THE LINKS
Referee Would Make Decision if '
Two Outside Experts Were I
to Disagree
DREXEL BIDDLE IN TOLEDO
1 Plays Three Matches in One
Day; Philadelphia Cham
pionship Tourney This
Week
MEET AT PIIILMOIST
l! SI'K'K 1111.1,
T IS e ontidputi lllv repented m select
golfing circles tint IMdie Stvles, f
Old oik ltd id Countrv Club, is
tramin,' foi his matches on iron tilings
and similar delicacies No other diet
would put l m.i'i in sh ipe to ace nmplish
the fe it tint he pulled off last Weel-'ics
elav IMdie begin hv ti miming C Itivv
lev, PhilaiMplni ( ric ket Club, in the
morning of June IS over the com so at
Toledo. O , June 2". With the ir
rival tod iv of Major A J. Drpxel I!ul
die president nf the Armv . Nnvv and
Civilian I'ourcl of Hoxing Contiol the -L
miii h discussed (picstion of sc'nting a,p
ic fine and possibu two luelges, for
the hi aw weight c hampiousliip contest
between Jess Willard and Jack Pimp
si v here Julv 4 is expected to be set
tied be fore night
Adani Kmpie, secretary of the board,
his been in Toledo since Saturdu dis
cussing the issiip vvitli Promoter Tex
Iiickarel. Willard, Jack Ke.irns, man
iger of Penipsev. and members of the I
Toledo Itoxmg Commission
A campaign his been in progiess
iniong Toledo spm ts in the interest of
Ollie 1'ivord. ofli -ml referee of the
Toledo ISoxing Commission, whose ap-
lolntuient ns third man in the ring has
been openlv urged. As the Independ
ence p-iv match will be held under li
ense issued bv thp Toledo commission,
it is regai deel as probable that the coin
mission will have considerable to do in
naming the referee.
Two Judges and Referee
The ennspnsus of opinion sppm to lip
that in addition to a rpferee two jiuU'is
also will be named. The boxing boirdj
has expressed a preferene e to this man
ner of deciding the contest, and as
neither Willard nor Dempsev has mule
nnv objection, the plan raui icecive its
tirst Anierienn tryout in the heavv-'
weight championship contest 'I he uf
cree would be called upon to under a
dec ision only in case of u disagreement
between the two judges Won't Pefend Title
VV uiaril planned m o' no hui. nmn
because lie desired to give bis (.purring
partners a rest as well as taking a dav
off himself. The ehnmpion said he hail
been training continiiouslv for three
months nnd believed that a dav of ulle
ress would be beneficial to his condition
South Americans
Get Golf Fever
After having coiupliteh overruu
Ninth Anieric i, the game of the
Scots is infecting the spoi t love is
of South Ann i ic a Manv courses
luavc uecntlv been completed in
Iliail and Argentine.
(inlf is getting a foothold in the
I'll I Hist. New couises have been
begun in lap in and tin- Philippines.
In I lance t'.ie am lent and honor
able pastime is llcuiiishiiig as it
never has be fine
It looks ns if the le U'uo of n.l
tions Willi line to l ih I mil- a golf
clause gowning iiitiinition.il competition.
lounels will he
."satin dav will
whnh will be
J. S. Peui.
foi liulividii il
pl ncil on Priday. and
1 eh ilcsl to the till lis
foi thutv six holes.
i i li in li l'iiiiii iitii in ii' i .1 iiiii'Ufin i r... ...... ...i.. .1 i a.
" no niiiivmu u nonius ueati lias lie e i
II ih to'iin in ent Hi won that in ite h plav mg iiinnkih'e golf uecntlv The
.'! up and 1 to plav After partaking of "iiug Atl.mt in won the qua'ifving
a f- iis.nitid liii'ts anil steel turn iiiumd in the l.vnncwiiod Hall touina-
icings he went out in the afteiuoon ami
von his mate h fioiu lex Coles, Sh iw
nee 1 up
Not content with this 1M lie elcculeel
to nnkc it a ncrfeet d iv lie biisteuiil
from Huntingdon ViMev to Ilnbi. wheu
he plivi-il eighteen boles, uuallfv vug in
the 111 -t sixteen with i uud of s,," ThH
ree orel is erne tint is likelv to stand foi
a long while and few golfers would
hnve In en able to get nvvnx vvitli it with
sue h c nv 1-lble i e 1 it I tow ev e r. e v en il on
men can't go i -golfing long at this
rite without getting stale. IMdie. as n
eonspquenei' of his stieniioiis labors on
the links was bp.itiu bv .1 l.iiin.in,
llnla. in the hist round However,
when Weelnesiln rolls around and plav
is begun for the Philadelphia champion
ship at Philluont. labile will be rcael to
make a stumg bid fii the cup
Cameron I! Iluxton, Huntingdon
Vallev, who holds the golf clininplnn
sbip of Phil lib lpbi'i, will not bo able'
to defend his title against tin- fine field
that is expected to gather at Pbilniont
Wednesday, lluxton is leaving for I
ropp on Saturdav At that it is possible
that be m.iv plav in the qunlifving
an il il at the invita
of the Wilmington
The Barber Out of Lucie I round, which will be thirtv six holes.
tn!, .T. Rplsler. known as 'John, the1 Huxton won the Pbilndedplii i chain
!i..l.,. " n fiimier liiamcer of Pemn- I Piouship
se'y, will have to go into the courts if,
he esnects to receive anv money nllegcel
to be due him from thp managerial eon
tract, which he claims sun is in ione.
Kearns, Dempsej 'n manager, told Reis
ler thnt he "wouldn't give him a dime
for a dozen contracts like it."
Relsler is reported to have told news
naper men that Rie-Unrel had promised
him $10,000 for the Dempscy contiact.
When Riekard heard of the report he
demanded au explanation from Reisler,
who promptly retracted it. Relsler de
nied making the statement.
ONE-ARM STAR WINS
Ives
BoeaUou, French Professional,
Defeats Louis Martuccl
New York, June 'J.I. About 300 per
sons were absorbed this afternoon in
..ntchlnir the first exhibition match in
America of Ives Uocatou, Frenchman, played for team and individual tit!
n 1:11(1, nnd since thnt time
there has been no contest for the title
on account of the war Last vear llux
ton won tlio pvent, but ns it wns not a
titular affair, he still retnins his title
from 1010.
In this tnurmment theie will be one
flight of thirty -two to epuilifv. Tin
first anil spcond rounds will be played
off on Thursday, the third nnd si'inifinals
Priday and the final round of thirty -six
holes on Saturday.
This" event is the twenty-second nn
mini tournament for the Philadelphia
championship.
Interrolleglates Tuesday
Ou Tueselny the Mciion Cricket Club
throws open its doors to the college
players, in tins Intercollegiate tourna
ment it is expected that Penn, Yale,
Harvard, Williams, rrinceton and Co
lumbia will be represented.
The tournameiit, ns usual, will be a
double affair, in which matches will be
incut and also tin
tiou t mi I mum lit
Countiv Club
The Tigprs .ire favoiitps for Hip tpani
ill impinnsliip Ie nn this ve u is wi-ak,
although she has tlnee verv good golfeis
in Pan Kind, (.eoige Webster and II.
II. Calves.
Mrs Ci VV e urnii won In n e-rt el li.inrlkap
pled for the- ft"! rl 11, mini troi.hv t
the llverliroic I mm e lub with a nc
113 Hel liunelieiii) u is 1',
Two blK Mill ui i-ih lusl wpplc were thp
defeat nf I'll-ll- s l l I 1 unmn In til
llsla tciurncni.nl ..nil the ilnwnfc 1 of Cm
cion 11 Iluxtim i Ih. hamln of V H l.cril
ner. Iluffaln In tht l nnewuoa lroph meet
Ins at HuntinbiJ jii Vrillev
Sstur-lnv rl wis rnunnil bv .in men
at th I'hlleilili lila c rli ket Oluh In the It
Norrln VVilllunis w If cniniietltlnn r XI
Crfinp hail lli lci.st net score with a 70,
and uUo the luwent t.roi.8 an SO
Throiwliciiit i i-al i imiriiniiirnt 1 X on I
Piatt North lllllie iiaecl with cxi e-ptlnnal
a.t-uia-- ami e u-i.iinr nr cnu not allow
hlmc-clf to sl ,ri.( 1 err unv minor Inii
denlH in his nnii li cuih the reault tht he
won the tourimnent bpatlnjr J l.uman
llala. In the. (In ilu ', un uiul 3 to rlay
After his il-f al l f,i,riln-r In the I.vnno
wood Hall tourn.iicnl ( iimeron H Huxlon
did a neat m link ulnnlnz th anninl
lnvlltlon tnurnaiiicnt of the W Urn nston
Ootf c lub He- u,t Sidney .s,0tt VV llniln.
ton in the tiniU l up anel 2 to ln
fcpott h the wax who p'asa on tte
Yale tenni Litlnlnl I in a dozen cull t.
meets thin M?ar and did not lose a match
At XMlinlnuton Huxton defeated Trcnk 1
Newlon Mrookllne In the temtrinalie Hux
ton plaveii woneierful Rolf, muklnj.- Hie llrnt
nine nines in tin cmtler pur rsevvlon won
the I.vnnewoml II ill troph) heating &10
nnerwooij itrion m m,. nnai round
tnedioe re. An intei colic giatp mile
usinllv is won arouud 4:20 and often
in much faster time.
A two-mile rat p in ton minutes wns
reniarl able time in 1000. but compare
that with the times of this age when
Inev Rnv is running !l:l( indoors. A
' 10 two miles mens two races of one
mile in as fast time ns the four quarters
were run twentv vears back. 1'or iti
stinie the first mile of a 0:1(1 race
would hnve- to be i un in about -1 :'!0 nnd
the spe ond in -1 :!(
In the- last ten rears track races
lothpr than tlio quarter developed to
jsncli an extPiit thnt the tinips wptp
I fore eel down This was caused bv the
fact thnt the trainers in eollpgps bpgan
looking to laces other than the 440 for
points in tin- meets and coached their
men cspcciallv fot the longer events.
140 Held Unrgn
1 One thing that lias done a lot to
make the 440 popular is the annual
I re lav e.n nival at the- t'niversity of
t'cnnsvlv mil. Schoolbovs going out for
their high -ehool tr.n k teams in the east
bid one goal in vipw. Tliat was to
urn in the Pen ii iclavs and nnturallv
tluv picked the quarter mile so that
thev could make thp mile i clay team
This has kept the competition keen and
the held I irge.
'I In- longi r distances luck in track
instoiv were not hard on tin- runners.
They would loaf tlnough most of the
race and pull a sprint in the last few
bundled vards. Now there is no chaue.e
(o loaf in anv race. Athlptcs in every
event are getting to know their own
ability anil strength. They keep on the
heels of the leaders all the wav. There
is no letup from the start to finish and
whin this is tin- case the farther you
go the hurtlci It is.
THIS happens tehen a iht'iru bring a double reward in the per
centage loluinn, lifting one club en it oiciiri the other doicn.
Except the Eighth
The saddrit sinht in the iccll hnoirn hub.
Is the seicnth stroke of a bujikcied dub,
' m
ANY ONE who believes that n husky weighing 10." pounds isn't big enough
to drop nny man on earth for the fatal count if he lauds on the correct
spot has auother guess coming. Dempsev may not even daze Willard. But it
i entireh in the realm of physical possibilities that he can drop the champipn
cold and kicking in two punches.
Tlir main point in siting up the contest seems to be a matter of fifty surplus
pounds versus sixteen surplus years. How much is it year woith In
poundage after you pass twenty -hvc? Or how much is a pound worth in years
after you slip by thirty':
IT IS quite unlikely that flying across the ocean will ever'cut xery deeply into
our forenoons or afternoons. Not as long ns the ocean remains as wet as
it has been for a number of years.
TIIK time is probably not so far away when an American golf team will leave
New York one morning and ariive at St. Andrews or Wulton Heath or
Westward Ho the next for an international match. And only think what a
wondeifiil alibi this trip will be for a missed putt! What a chance for those
who have run out of alibis.
.
CONNIE MACK has been embedded in the cellar for so long now that in
place of getting new ball players lie may soon have to send for a few kegs
of nitroglycerin and turn it into a blasting job.
0l''," as (leorgp Low says, "is an humblin' game." And there arc
VJ more people in the world, here aud there, xvho need humblin than there
arc who need cheering up.
ATHLETES PRAISED
General Pershing Pays Tribute
American Stars
Paris, June 2.'!. General Secretary
Carter, of the Young lien's Christian
Association, yesterday' presented Persh
ing Stadium to the American army .
(Srucinl Pcishing, coinmiiuder-iii-chicf
of the Aineiican forces, received the sta
ilium on behalf of the American expedi
tionaiy foice and th6n presented it to
the 1'icneh people.
General Pcishing in nn nddress said.
in pait: "Consi'ious of the service which
athletes rendered nnel of the Influence
athletic training hail in making victory
possible, it seems a fitting conclusion
that our labors in a common cause
should be celebrated by a great tourna
ment, in which the athletes of the al
lied nations will join iu friendly contest."
Evershode will he laid
nineteenth hole Jul 1
u stmle at thi
ll. S. Army Nine Picked for Games
Paris. June 2J. The baseball team i
chosen to u present the Aineiican armv
in the inter Allied games was recruited
trom tnc cmuaikatinn area nt Le Mans
rmt(til
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IculJilifl'li'llflMlfliniTimflJjj;
Cornell Chooses Graduate Manager
llhnc-a, . , June 111 Itomein rierry.
of New York rltj i romlnent In Cornell
athletics about fifteen vears aero wan chosen
irraduaVt manler of athletics to succeed
a r.rvin Kent who resinned last jear to
enter war service
the most famous one-armed vlrofessional
in the world.
He appeared at the Invvood Country
Club, Far Rockaway. lie was matched
against Louis Martuccl, New Jersey's
loDg-kpovvn one. armed pro. The affair
was at match play, the Visitor winning
by 1 un at 18 holes.
The former will be seventy-two holes
medal play, thirty -six holes on Tues
day and the remaining thirty-six the
following day. Play for the individual
title will begin Thursday with an eight-ecn-hole
qualifying round, followed by
the first round of match play In the
afternoon. The second and Kemifietql
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