TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TTTLY 16. 1911.
CLAY COURT JOURNEY PLANS j
Every Indication that Entry Li it Will
Be the Beit Ever.
FRIZES ARE WELL WORTH WHILE
Jahl Flayer trass Alt 0f 1k
Caaatry Maaal Play
All Ttrk the Wffk
la Oaika.
ftaturday. August t. at th Field club.
The second National Clay Court tourna
ment lor lha championship of tha United
States opens.' Here champlone of various
Hairs and of different parts of tha country
will battle for tha championship. The
challenge rounds will be played on Satur
day and tha elngle and doubles tha fol
lowing week with the flnala on Saturday.
Tennis players of great fame from all
parts of the country will enter the con
test. Joe Armstrong, champion of Minne
sota, who cave Long a hot run last year
in the singles, and whom Dr. 8. P. Hawks
ays Is more skilled In wielding the tennis
racquet this year than he has ever been
before, wilt be here. Jack Cannon of
Kan City, who won the Trl-State
tournament at St. Louis this year, and the
city tournament at Kansas City, will be
one of the contestants In the tournament
Branson and Barton of Bloux Falls, S. P.,
a team of great ability, and W. H. Oilman
of Sioux City, la., will also play. The
MoQulnton brothers of Van Ullck. Tex.,
ara going to take part Both these play
era have made great ahowlngs in the ten
nis world. Harvey Is champion of Ar
kansas, and Paul won the championship
at the tournament at New Orleans last
year. In the doubles they are one of tha
best teams In tha country. John Adams,
who wss runner-wp In tha Minnesota
tournament played at Minneapolis, will be
here. Charles Foley of San Francisco,
who paired up with Sumner Hardy this
year In tha tournament on the Pacific
coast, and which team was defeated by
McLaughtn and Bunday In a five aet
match. Is expected to make a good show
ing. Drummond Jones of St. Louis and
Hoer. who were here last year will take
part In the tournament Hoer made a fins
showing last year, but was defeated In the
finals by Cannon.
Long, who won the challenge cup in the
singles !ft year, will defend It at she
tournament, and Hayes and Anderson who
copped the challenge cup In the--doubles
last year will defend It thla time. The
challenge cup In the double has to be
won three times In succession before the
winner retains possession of It If Hayes
and Anderson win the cup this time In the
doubles It goes to them. .
' J. T. Bailey of Albion, Ok!., will be the
ctflclal referee. He la now playing tennis
In the south and writes that tha people
there are taking more than usual Interest
In the tournament. Bo far the entries from
that locality have been very heavy. , En
tries from all parts of the country ara
pouring Into Will Wood, the secretary, and
from the. present Indications the tourna
ment promises to be the largest aver
held at the Field club. All entries for the
tournament must be In by August I.
A large list of prices has been provided
for the winners In the tournament. For
Ingles the first prize Is a silver water
pitcher and tray, and second prlxa is a
Swiss watch. The first prise In tha con
eolation singles Is a camera with entire
. outfit, and the second prize, ' a shaving
set. The winners In the doubles will get
one leg In the consolation vases this year,
which are solid silver and must be won
two times before ownership can be claimed
, to them. The winners of the tournament
will receive a pair of clocks valued at $130.
Scouts Have a Time
Luring Jackson Into
Big League Company
At a Barefooted Bruiser He it Liter
ally Dragged Out of Caro
lina Bashes.
CLEVELAND. O.. July ll.-"Joe" Jack-
Son, tha wonderful rlghtflelder of the
Cleveland American league base ball team.
Is a product of the South Carolina cotton
mills, on the teams representing which
mills ha played prior to the discovery by
one of "Connie" Mack's scouts that the
barefooted boy waa of big league caliber.
"Oeele" Schreekengost, the former Ath-
letle catcher who became famous as the
receiver of the erratic "Rube" Waddell
when the big lefthander was In his prime.
was the scout who. South Carolinians say,
found "Joe" Jackson.
Jackson at that time waa playing en the
Greenville ( 8. C.) team and was Its best
batsman and leading run getter. He went
to Greenville after a career on the Pied
mont and Mollohon mills teams of the Pied
mont section of South Carolina. It was
while with the Piedmont mills outfit that
the manager of the Greenville team saw
him play. He waa a country boy then.
and what he knew about reading and writ
ing could be put In tha lefthand corner of
primary school slate, according to Jack
son's Carolina admirers. ,
Down In Newberry, 8. C, where Is lo
cated the Mollohon mills, they say that It
took" three railroad trips to get Jackson
to Philadelphia, where he played for a
brief period last year with the Philadelphia
Athletics. At that time the boy had never
been In a crty of more than 60 000 popula
tion, and It Is said that he waa mortally
afraid of the big town. Tha Athletics'
scout on the first attempt to get Jackson
north succeeded in piloting him as far as
Charlotte, N. C. when the boy decided he
had gone far enough and, leaving tha train.
he successfully hid from Schreckengost. A
day later the boy showed up In the Pied
mont country.
"What's the matter, Joe; don't you want
to be a big leaguer?" the surprised friends
of the young star asked.
"No, them big places is too big. Pelxer,
Piedmont and Newberry Just about suits
me, waa the gist of his answer, and the
next afternoon he was slamming out three-
FRANCE COVETS DAYIS CUP
Gaelic Racquet Wielders Stand Fine
Chance of Winning.
FOREIGN FLAYERS ARE YOUNG
Ke Arrivals a Ijhi Traali World
Have Rtrr Hera a ftaadea ar Caa.
vlax-lasT a Tfcaae of I.aa
reuta til Oeaert.
NEW TORK, July 1S.-TO Judge by the
tennla rumblings In Europe, France haa
Its eye on the Davla cup; tljal Is. If It Is
not lifted this year, and even If It Is not
the Gallic racquet wielders will be fore
most In the ranks of contenders for tha
trophy In the future. With three such
players as Laurent in tha single and
Uobert and Decugis In the doubles the
French stand a fine chance of owning tha
cup for awhile If they go after It.
When It Is remembered that both
Laurent and Oobert have beaten Wilding
and that Oobert and Decugis have during
the last week beaten Wilding and Ritchie
In doubles nobody can Ms me the French
men for aspiring toward Internatlenal
honors. Critlca abroad Just now are draw
ing attention to the fact that In the line
of bringing new material to the front
France and America are the only countries
In the foreground.
One of the experts who has watched the
Frenchmen closely Is A. Wallis Myers, a
front-rank player himself, and In writing
about their points and the youngsters in
America he says:
"Before last April the world knew only
one French player of outstanding merit,
M. Max Decugis, the only native of France
to win the French open championship.
Pliant In every fiber of his body, with a
grace and ease of execution that sprung
from natural development, he had no rival
until a few months ago. Then as from
space there stepped Into the center of the
stage two young men under TL, Oobert and
Laurent. Within a fortnight these two
six-foot youths hsd captured between them
the covered courts alngles and doubles
championships of France and England. No
arrival" In the lawn tennis world had ever
been ao sudden or so convincing.
Set Lasted Twe Haara.
Before he triumphed In Paris Laurent
had to defeat A. F. Wilding, the champion
. nrif who had . survivea many
baggers and home runs for the home folks' challenglng tegU in the Rivjera without a
He achieved even this aisiinc-
Motordrome Project
is Considered Again
This-Time it Has Stnck Its' Head Up
Along Nassau Boulevard, New
York.
NEW YORK, July 15. Tha motordrome
for New York project haa bobbed. up again.
This time it has stuck its head above
ground down near Garden City. Tha prop
osition is to build a permanent speedway
on the Nassau boulevard, where men try to
grow wings with different degrees of suc
cess. Just now the place I known aa the
Joint aviation field of the Aero club of New
York and the Aero Club of America, What
It will be called It the motordrome la built
can only be guessed. Count on it, though,
tnough superlatives are likely to be dragged
in to atlxfy the most bubbling over of
clrcuM press agents.
To date npthlng definite has been, done
on the proposition. No plans have been
drawn up and no publicity bureau baa been
. organized usual steps preceding the
launching of an automobile apeedway
There Is, however, a well-defined move
ment that favors the plan. Indeed, there
seems to be no good reason why a motor
drome should not be built at Garden City.
The aviation field there haa attained a
popularity that has surprised Its pro
moters, who organized it merely as a real
estate development attraction. More and
more hangars have had to be built, until
today the field Is a better aviation plant
than was Belmont park even at the height
of the international meet
All thla activity and the manifestation
of public Interest lead the promoters to ,
think that the publio would go to Garden
City section to see automobile races, which
attraction already has mny patrons. There
la no big motordrome in the east, and cer.
tainly the attendance at Brighton showed
that In New York, Wnv rate, there la a
demand for one. The combination of
motordrome and avtallun field off-hand
team as of old.
The second trip was 'a little more suc
cessful than the first one, according to
Jackson's Carolina friends. In that the cot
ton mills fielder got about 200 miles nearer
to hi destination than on the first trip.
They, say he kept his nerve until he was
somewhere In Virginia, and then the mem
ories of the big smokestacks and the cot
ton fields back in Piedmont got in its
work. The end of the story waa similar
to that of the first, for two days later
Joe was back In Piedmont, telling the
boys all about It and gleefully exclaiming
how glad he was to be back In 'the home
country again.
A third time the scout appeared and had
more heart-to-heart talks with Joe, and
once more Joe consented to emigrate to the
Pennsylvania metropolis. This time he
went all the way and he played a few
games with Connie Mack's team. He did
fine work and everybody was surprised
when Connie Mack let Cleveland get him
last , spring. Now Connie 'Mack could not
get him back for any price.
This' Is the story they tell around the
Mollohon cotton mills of the departure for
tha big league of Joe Jackson of the Cleve
land. Before the boy got to playing ball
for money they say he never wore shoes
except In bitter cold weather.
Shoes were an abomination to him In
the olden days," an admirer of - the Cleve
land rlghtflelder said the other day. In
South Carolina everybody Is watching the
career of Joe Jackson and' every base ball
fan in the state Is watching with pride the
career of the brilliant young player. Every
cotton mill In South Carolina has a ball
team and in the Piedmont country there is
still a lot of good league material, but
whether any of It Is aa good as Jackson
only time can tell. But tha big league
scouts ara looking out for promising
youngsters all the time. It might be added
that Tyrus Cobb, the great Detroit fielder.
came from the Augusta, ' Ga., country,
which Is only a short Journey from the
scenes of Joe Jackson' boyhood.
five-set
KANSAS CITY CRACK GOLFER COM
ING TO TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
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GOLF STARS ENTER TOURNEY
Walter Salsbery and Tarlton Brown
Are Coming in August.
ENTRY LIST WILL BE LARGE
It May Be Krrmarr Have Half ef
the Co testa Played aa the Field
flab Coarse aad the nth
GEORGE ROBERTS.
"Me Too" Clockers
Are Colossal Jokes
at Athletic Meets
They Follow Official Timer and Give
the Impression .that Their Stops
Are Correct.
reverse.
tinn. dlsolavlne- In a memorable
encounter lasting two hours, the culmina
tion of which sent a French gallery into
transport of Joy, power 01 ch
ance and pluck that men ten year hi
enlor would have envied, wun uooerj
b. denrtved the holdera, M. Decugis and
n. f their doubles title. That was
wi. t . rnurt at Auteull. Ooberfs
. en the relatively unfamiliar
floor of Queen. It was nearly. If not quite.
-,..m. his Dartner's. He was
1- . .M which included Mr. Wilding. Mr,
Ritchie, Roper , Barret ana me
brothers, and In winning the championship
... M rnrf.lt a set. So in the doubles.
partnered by Ritchie, he won the event
with a safe margin.
rh. -future of these young r""
should be full of promise and must com-
. ..i.ntion. Laurent 1 not yet
17 and Gobert has not attained hi major
ity The former'a father is a
hi. mother Is French and he has made
Pari. hi. home for year.. He 1 pndt
of the wood floor under the glass roof of
the Selneslde court., but ne " , 7"
prises In open air hard courts. He Initiates
bl, attsck with a reverse American serv
fc. foUow. H. puxxllng delivery to the
2 and Parries the returnw,th
and decision. Off g. - "
lifting drive, a formi- r -
Gobert. who has never u
Laurent, ha. a less ------
less effective service. mu-. "TV
less .,, from a height of
score, outrigm, ..v ---
seven feet by sheer -P"alon- But
has both length ana siren".. f- .
aa nace and in between tne
".'balls Is pitched a curly one Gobert
.rmi are deadly at ma
range of short and stop volley, is vlrtuau
complete, but he doe. not now hug the net
exclusively, rathef Inclining to open up the
court for winning volley. "
judicious driving. HI J pet shot o the
erroiind-I have seen nun " J.
.s,i..a ilna'n nisi OT-
well is a bscKnana un - -
ponent K forehand line, or across ,
to the forehand court. ,
Desaorallstair Sniasa.
Decugis waa doubtles. his model for
this stroke, as for otners, uui "'"
not get quite the same fine length. Over,
head Gobert Is splendid. From any part
of the court, even from the base line, he
n smash with a finality mat o.."
hether he will be so good on grass time
and toumamente win
schooled his temperament, none too tracta
ble at one time, to win the highest honors.
and he ought with hi natural i" i
succeed.
Lawn tennis Is a national game
America, pursued wttn eai ai i
1. -r,A ..niv.rHltiea. With suoh ex-
... mi. f.niittiM for Play the wonder l
To Import Shells
For Poughkeepsie
Races This Season
After an Examination it is Found
American Are Inferior to Eng
lish Shells.
NEW TORK. July 16. With the initiat
ing of the English shell In the Pough keep-
see races by Columbia this year, some of
the other university rowing associations
are considering falling Into line and or
dering sheila from the other side for next
year's race. News has been received from
Wisconsin that they are to order an Eng
lish eight-oared shell next fall, and Syra
cuse Is thinking that auch a move might
be advisable for them.
Coach Harry -Vail of the Wisconsin crews
made a special trip to the Columbia barge
when It was moored at Its Poughkeepsie
site prior to the race, last month, and . in
company with Coach Kiue made a com
plete examination of the Sims boat. When
he left he was thoroughly convinced that
the American boats could not compare
with the English, a fact to which Jim Rice
testified by changing at the last moment
from the American to the foreign built
shell.
The first race that . the Badger eight
gave Pennsyvanla for third place, losing
by only two seconds, ha greatly encour
aged the westerner and they are making
extensive plans for a- top-notch eight next
June. Misfortune and ill-luck played havoc
with the Wisconsin eight this past season,
continuing to the last day, when a substi
tute freshman hud to go Into the varsity
boat, and yet In spite of all this they
were a good fourth In the June races on
the Hudson. It was shortly after this
event that It seemed practicable for the
Badgers to talk about Importing an English
shell, and this has finally been decided
upon. It la probable that the boat will
come from Sims, where the Colombia shell
was built.
Charles K. Pollack, who rowed at No. 6
In the Wisconsin varsity shell for the
first time this year, has been elected cap
tain for the ensuing year. Pollack I. from
Madison. Wis., and la senior next year In
the academic department.
NEW TORK. July 15. One of the most
curious feature, of modern athletic. 1. the
advent of the "me too" brigade of timer
seen at a majority of the meets both In
doors and outdoors. This "me too" need
a little explanation. ' It refers to the green
timers who bob up at games and butt In
a official watch holders. In almost every
I...... v i .111 mnmm iMr . 1 W r
announces what hi clock shows, when the perhaps that more young men do not burst
younaster shouts out "m too." It does Into International fame.
Two additional Rolling luminaries of ra
tional reputation have sent In their en
trlea for the tournament of the Transmis
slsslppl Golf association which ia to be
held at the Omaha Country club August
14 to 1.
Tho crack new entrants are Walker fai
bery of Fait Lake City and Tarlton Brown
of Ft. Louis. Falsbery Is a scratch player
In the Mormon city and has several tltnea
figured prominently In roast championship
events. During his stay In Omaha lie Will
be a guest of Fred Hamilton.
Brown Is a member of the f.len Echo
club bf Ft. Louis, where he Is n scatch
man. He states In a letter to ' in V.
Magee. secretary of the asaociatlot, thar
he expects to bring with him fifteen other
golfers of more than ordinary ability and
Intimutes that the St. Ixuisans are coming
prepared to make a somewhat strenuous
bid for next year's tournament
Secretary Magee continues to wax opti-,
mlatic when queried as to the number of
brassle wielders who will tee off at the
opening of the big event. "I confidently
expect that there will be 3M actual starter,
in the tournament," said Mr. Magee, "and
It would not surprise me if there were
400."
The management still is determined to
run off all the qualifying rounda over the
Country club course If the number of en
trants I. not so great as to make the feat
a physical impossibility. In case such an
arrangement la not possible half of the
contestants will play the first eighteen
hole, over the Country club course and
half over the Field club course, and on
the following day those who have played
their first eighteen holes at the Country
club will finish at the Field club and vice
versa.
Official Proa; rams Oat.
The official programs of the event have
Just been received from the printer and
they are being mailed to the entrants -,as
fast aa the work can be done." From them
the first definite knowledge as to -how
the tourney Is to be run off is obtainable.
The first, half of the qualify Ins: round Is
set for Monday and the second half for
Tuesday. The thirty-two with lowest
scores qualify for the championship, the
next thirty-two for the president's cup and
the third thirty-two for the directors' cup.
On Wednesday tie flrt and ecvortd
rounds for the championship the presi
dent's and the directors' cuds and th
first round for the consolation cup for the
defeated sixteen in the first round of the
cn&mpionRltip play will be played.
Thursday Is to see the third round for
the champ;onshlp-the president s and the
director.' cups the semi-finals for the
president's and directors' cups and the
first and secor.d rounds for the secretary's
cup for, the defeated sixteen In the first
round for the president's cup.
On Friday there will be played the semi-
final fni tk. . 1 v . .
. ..c v.i&iiiuiuiianin ana ennin
tion cup, the finals for the president- and
directors' cups and the semi-finals arid
finals for the secretary's cup. There will
also be played on Friday the team competi
tion at thirty-six holes against bogey for
the Brock cup. On Saturday the finals for
the Trartsmlssisslppl amateur champion
ship and for the consolat.'on cup will be
played.
L An entrance fee of 1 is to be charged
,ur '"dividual contestants and for teams
in the Brock competition. Tb prises hung
up for the affair are: Gold mudal and cup
to the champion, silver medal and cup to
the runner up, bronse medal, to the seml
finallsts. cup for the best qualifying score
and cups to both winners and runner-up
In the consolation cup, president's cup
secretary's oup and directors' cup contests,
In the team competition a brot ze medal
goes to each member of the winning team
and the custody of the Brock cup to the
winning team. .
TO HOLD REGATTA THIS IIONTH
tssftr fern MralXl V
V. ftJ
Here is Positive Cure
For All Foot Aliment
"Disolve two tablespoonfuls ff Cslo
clde compound In a bnsln of hot water,
soak the- feet in thlt for full fifteen
minutes. (l-e times will not bring re
sults.) Maesase tho sore parte gently
while m the water " This should be re
peated for a number of nlchts until the
cure Is permanent. The effects are al-
JyeeeeeAeeweeweewe
most magical. All soreness In
stantly and the feet fel x gwod that
the whole nervous system Is benefited.
Corns and callouses can be peeled right
off. Bunions are reduced and the In
flammettnn drawn.-out. Sweaty, bad
smelling feet and swollen, tender feet
need but a few application. Any drug
gist has Caloctde in stock or will get It
from his wholesale house. A twentv
five rent parknxe is usually sufficient
to cure the worst feet, raloclde la not a
patent medicine. Formerly used only bv
'doctors! but flow l obtainable by the
public in general, and Is saving many
an hour of torture for thousands. Adv.
AERO SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT
Safeguards of Life Should Be
Earnestlj Considered.
ITEW LAWS ARE BEING PASSED
Callforata BUI Prwrtdes that Aviators
ftaall Realater Their Maeklaes
a ad Carry Lights, the.
aaae aa AitM.
Rastle Barter.
"I thought you sold your automobile?"
"No," replied Farmer Corntossel; "I
traded the machine oft for that horse over
there."
"But you seem to have both the auto
and the honse."-
"Tes. 1 made a contract that he was to
give me the haulln' the machine out every
time he got stuck or broke down. Finally
he owed me so much that he turned the
auto back as part pay merit." Washington
Star.
Thirty-Math Aaaaal Championship
at Saratoga.
NEW T6RK, July 15,-The thirty-ninth
annual championship - regatta of the Na
tional Association of Amateur Oarsmen
will be held on July 28 and 29 on Saratoga
lake, Saratoga Springs, under the auspices
of the Saratoga Regatta association.
All the races, which are open to - any
amateur club In the world, will be' oveA
a one-mile-and-a-quarter straightaway
course. There are tweleve events on the
program. , x
NT5W . TORK, July 16. The science of
aeronautic can .hardly be considered a part
of the colllge curriculum, yet It 1 creating
a very important Industry which marks the
advent bf a new 'era In transportation and
confronts the lawmakers of the world with
original and vital problem, which demand
grave : legislative consideration. For this
rason the members of every organisation
dedicated to' the progress of the new science
should lend themselves to the study of
aeronautical ' legislation In order that In
telligent support or ' opposition may be
given for the good of the cause. Some of
the European countries have already en
acted laws and several of our state legis
latures are now considering bills for regu
lating ' aeronautical activity.
The old "'doctrine -In our real property
law that possession extends from the center
of the earth to the uppermost regions of
the sky must soon be set aside. Great
aerial highways will' be maintained across
the heavens. under the new laws and other
Inws will be made to regulate, the future
construction and operation of all manner
of air craft, but It Is Infinitely desirable
for obvious reasons that all such law. har
monise as much as possible throughout the
world.
Proper safeguard for life and property
are the first consideration, but they should
not be carried to extremes which will re
tard progress. Laws should be enacted at
once which will, prevent reckless or In
competent handling. of aeronautical appa
ratus where people congregate and are ex
posed to accident. "
I.rartalat tan Desirable.
In the United Statea it is desirable to have
federal legislation for purposes of simplic
ity, uniformity and economy, ' but as Con
necticut. California, Pennsylvania and New
York have anticipated congress by taking
up the consideration . of aeronautical bills
a few uniform, simple and effective meas
ure of general character will do tha most
good now and give tha least trouble In the
future: u. ,. .
At present anyone Is permitted to fly any
apparatus, Irrespective of personal quali
fications or the condition of the apparatus,
and there are no legal provisions to compel
the management of an exhibition, to prop
erly shield the public from all possible ac
cidents. ' The seriousness of these condi
tions can be appreciated from the numerous
accidents constantly reported at this early
stage of development and argues strongly
In favor of Immediate legislative relief.
' The California bill seems to be Ineffective.
It simply provides that the . o'wner of , a
flying machine shall register It-and carry
lights and a number. The Connecticut bill
opens with a definition of an airship which
Is entirely ' at variance . with the under
stood ' meaning of the word and the same
thing applies to J he word aeronaut.- Like
.the California bill, it provides for the reg
istration" and require, the operator to dls
play his number.
The bill also provides that the secretary
cf state may Issue without an examination
"a'llceriee to any aeronaut holding a li
cense' from any association of Individuals
or societies, formed for the purpose of pro
moting the science of aeronautics or avia
tion, the standing and character of which I.
such that the secretary la satisfied the said
license has been Issued on due examination
and deliberation."
According to this last provision. It Is left
with the secretary of state to -approve li
cense of the character we have Just con
sidered. Officially approving auch licenses
would not give the publio greater protection
but would simply make the license appear
more Important and possibly Increase the
business of the -clUbs Issuing them.
The Pennsylvania bill. If passed, would
be even less effective. Tha secretary cf
the commonwealth requires that an appli
cant for a- license shall give evidence "that
the said applicant has a license from an
Incorporated society or other Incorporated
association of Individuals formed for tha
purpose of promoting the science of avia
tion." In all our legislatures bills upon various
subjects are forced Inta the hands of legis
lators by oversealous and Improperly In
formed constituents, with the result that
many of the bills are not . passed, while
other that become laws are afterward de
clared unconstitutional.
Fast Oarsmen Are
Entering for Eaces
New York Athletic Club Will Hare
Senior Eight in Coming' Sara
toga Events.
NEW TORK, July 15.-The New Tortc
Athletic club will have a senior eight In
the championship races to be held during
the latter part of the month on Saratoga
lake, under the auspice of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Great
Interest Is manifest in tha serle., which
will have an overhelmlng list of the fastest
oarsmen In the United State and Canada.
. Fred R." Fortmeyer, secretary of the as
sociation, announced that John O'Neill of
Halifax, N. 8.; - the winner of the singles
in 1908, will compete In this year's event.
O'Neill did not start last year In the races
onthe Potomac.
It I expected that Fred Shepard will put
up a good fight for the honors If he settles
down to a systematic course of training
for tha event. ' and la . the only one In
local circles to maks O'Neill ' show hi
best pace. O'Neill Is credited with being
the best single sculler of a generation, not
excluding Ten Eyck and Greer.
The Minnesota Boat club of St. Paul
will -have two crew v In- the regatta,, a
senior eight and a - four. J. D. Denegre,
the . secretary of the club, anticipate a
good showing by hi mates when they line
up against the pick of the eastern con
tingent. -
Ing
lot .
Yes Will Geaerallr Flad '
V That a "sure thing" la mighty uncertain.
That a plain' duty like a plain girl ha
few wooers. , . r
That rhymes are less difficult for the poet
to find than postage.
, That there are more people- preaching
economy, than are practicing it.
That men don't like to lle.ibut their wives
ask., too many questions. Boston Tran
script. '
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not make a particle of difference what his
timepiece might show, bs la ther with
the '"me too," and he takes the timing
as a sort of Joke.
Generally this "me too" gentleman is of
the Jovial caliber and he. ha a wide ac
quaintance , among the spectators. He
salutes and ha a nod for every Charlie
and Harry around the finish line, and per
haps when there Is an important event
to be clocked he Is (uund waving to some
would look to be a profitable scheme, to lrl ,n lhe Brandatand. But that does not
aay nothing of the motor and aero meets
It would give the population hereabout.
The talk Bums' these lines haa taken the
form of an "American Bruoklanda." This
woujd Indicate that the track will be pat
terned after the well known race course at
Urouklunds, Kngland. Already there are
lu for the construction of a four-mile
circuit, and .doubtless It would be made
of concrete. Work will be trmmenced
shortly un a high Iron fence that will
enclose th. aviation field, so that phase
of tha construction could be eliminated
fruni any calculations. There is room for a
large grandstand und a field stand, as well
as garage for the racing .machines. . In
deed, there apienra to be no belter place
for the niuch-talked-of motordrome than
right down on the Nassau boulevard.
EXCLUSIVE ATHLETES COMING
Hepreaealatlve Teaai of Harlers Cam.
Idb test Kali. .
NKW YORK, July l.V-The ultra ecliile
Gaelic aMHM'latlun. according to a cable
dikatrb fiuin lAnlon, is going to send over
la tb fall a representative team of hurlera
tu vutnpete with the crack athletes of this
country, The team H'. be made up of men
ho have ilattngullied themselves In al
most every branch of athletics.
Tbe Gaelic ao iMllon la very particular
about wttom It will arcept a. member. 1 1,
ba refused to affiliate with any other
porting body, ll absolutely bar. police
men and soldiers, even as spectators,- and
has. In i'uiietU n e. often biouht Itself
lulu conflict with th llrltUb war office.
prevent him from being ready with bl "me
too" even If a world', record ha been
shattered. A. an Instance of how lightly
the "me tooa" look upon timing a story
Is told by one of the veteran clockers about
one particular sprint contest which took
place not long ago. The scratch man In
the event was rated to be about "evens'
for the century and as he worked, his way
Into the final heat the veteran thought It
was a first rat chance to aee It the three
other clockers, who huppened to b of the
"me too" clasa, would act with any sort
of reliability. '
Th scratch man won with a great dash,
and giving a glance at hla clock the
veteran boldly announced - seconds."
Without a moment's hesitation one said
"me too." the second said "rae too" and
the third almoat yelled "me too," that Is.
all the watche showed 9H seconds. It
made very little difference whether th
man ran In t second or 19. the veteran
ald. but the little ruse showed him how
much his fellow clockers were to be de
pended on. Tor the actual time of the
runner was 10 seconds. He said he did
nut sea the dials of any of the other
watches, but he was of the opinion that
his was pretty near being right.
"And." broke In a man a ho heard the
story, "that's th suri of timing that Is
done at some of the record performances.
No wonder we are having phenomenal feats
nowadays." It Is not known that the
American Athletic union record committee
is yet Informed of the prevalence of the
"me too" docker In. athletk-s, but when
it la It may not be ao tager to accept new
murka.
Perhaps the reu
son Is that the career of a young American
on" the court is often cut short Just when
experience tells, by business claims. The
dollar Is Insistent In the states. Another
cause may be the habit for specialising
which most Americans cultivate. They
stand for "rapid despatch." and they must
take to the net at the first and at every
chance. So the service and the volley,
both of a spectacular character, have beet,
developed at the expense of ground strokes.
"Now and then the volleyer Is so good,
as in tne cane oi ci w -.
can defy almost all opposition except anc
this has been demonstrated by 8 H. Smith
sustained excellence from the back of the
court Of course there are master of
ground stroke In America Clarence Ho
bart aa one, William Larned Is another
but I believe on the whole too much at
tention Is paid to volleying, too little, to
driving.
"The hard courta of California, the home
of. Miss Sutton, have recently provided the
new star In the American firmament.
Here, as In Germany, surface . haa shaped
destiny. San Francisco has produced three
player of Davis cup rank, McLoughlin,
Long and Bundy, .fctthin five year. The
fliat two are little more than boys. Mau
rice, McLougblla was only 19 when with a
break service of almost fiendish potency
he reached the final of the all-comers-alnglea
at Newport. Melville Long was tx
months older when he reached the eeml
final. "The high priests In America signified
their surprise by sending both youngsters
to Australia in quest of the Davis cup.
Tlicy did not break throughvthe solid de
fense of Brookes and Wilding, but they
rattled the tail of the kangaroo and rume
home with stronger reputatiots.
"Thomas C. Bundy 1 older and can look
back further, but his 'arrival' was nearly
a audden. He went to Newport last Au
gust not Intending to compete In the aln
gles. . But he slipped Into flannels and
slipped through th all-comers, beating
Beat Wright .on tb way. and then in the
challenge r unci Jie waved a :rat flve-iet
match with the on and only Larned."
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are taking advantage of this
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purchasing pianos for their
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Every instrument on our floor will be included in this great clearance sale
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Kraknuer ...$149.00
Schubert $150.00
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Bush & Gerts
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Shaw
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$169.00
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$199.00
Knube (used) '. $200.00
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Hardifian (Grand)
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$325.00
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