Show 5 II t Often G 0 Hers 1 fer s i The Strike k Foul Fouli Rule r FT A 1 BASEBALL JD JU Pic J tf i A t hI g Important I I I r national I showing of oC I Travis In golf golt con conI I fUr I at home and abroad this I I makes a u victory for tor 1 championships to toP tot P C I tal i ma IhO It N J JM Je Jw M w t e lon Yet there thero 1110 0 that have a bare to ttO trall They aro M 1 Allegheny Oolf club of the 01 and B 13 Douglas f Douglas have ha Ie de dei TravIs In III tournaments In III the tho tholey It i not made the tho set b 1 IhU ley J that would war ad ln alie i ln In lull U tho n tIl r J I 1 II m mL at MJ L 1 r t I A J Jr f r 1 r 11 r f i Jf J r o m mf f fI AfI A MAXA J of oC the Brooklyn Is la having hard luck this rIt A green General of the order Hanlon IH la handicapped Bly by Or material und two thin i havo most moat of the II ir r II In the second division mr Hanlon may always l ho o do I ed on M to turn a 11 trick or two i and tho tans fans would Knot not l be J to see sea Ma team talle i a brat rw at any moment give even the Ira m a 11 run for tor their money AH An n matter of fuel la Is In n 1 class claaR by himself no ono In Ills his right mind would bo so foolhardy as 1111 lo to but bet hint him ut odds In the championship meet was runner up lip In III tho of or lust year oal of ot the year before lie Is III u 11 bly steady player la every bit an nR flood n a dilver III Iver an 1111 The fhe champion however linn hao tho advantage In putting otc etc No i hall baa over equaled In III tho execution of or hort approach shots Travis and Anderson A match between Travis and Willie Anderson tho open olen champion would attract great Interest Anderson IH as asfar far tho other well known prates as II IH II boo above tho ninn tours Tho fhe question of ot the American championship Irrespective of clang claRs would then thell be Bellied beyond contra contradiction diction Anderson would probably de cle defeat feat Travis but Lut nt lit tho same the tM steely nerved amateur champion of the world would the greatest professional player In America n la hard run rull for Cor bin hili money Anderson go 10 abroad next Benson to 10 compete In the open championship of ot Orent Wo would then bo be ablo to tn make coin between bot our professional und those of or the From the com lom onsy oas manner In which IN III was forced out of ot tho open championship after his hili victory In the amateur contest at Sandwich linn l land the tha transatlantic professionals must certainly ply 1111 n game the like of ot which we hlo never seen over holl Anderson IB IR tho mentor of ot tho mem members bers bels of ut tho Golf GolC club ut Uye Hye N V 1 near New York city elt The U 8 S 0 G A ATho Tho United Stales dolt Golt association at Its next lIet executive meet will proba probably bly take notion regarding the tho protest prole t tot of ot u II largo number of ot western clubs to the tho effect that they thoy url not Mt granted recognition by the organization tion President of ot the association tion appointed a II committee of or seven sOlen to Investigate tho situation and their re report report port now no ready Jor or prostitution In III sidled to suggest that tho clubs In question bo allowed representation In Inthe Inthe the association It Is 18 only right that overy lull club no mutter matter If It It Is III small be allowed to have a II voice In tho affaire of ot tho organization thIn provided It ItIs Is IH In good standing Golf clubs have formed the of oC growing rapidly and nd tho seemingly bodies of ot today may ma be powerful factors lt In IntIle tIle the near neur future Any tendency to the U J s A a 0 A a n clow Uon granting advantages only to tho strong clubs clubB will work harm servo ReT to Co restrict tho growth and lint popularity of Qt the game laIne Baseball Comment The effect of ot the foul toul rule rulo on league thin Reason In III strikingly evident Tho baseball map of oC tho country has been Leen changed UN though tho brain ot u were working to bring about upheavals The number of ot no run games linn largely Increased over oer nil previous rec also have no hit und no run no hit games The fhe fewer ower tho hits tho fewer the runs run make a II game Iamo just no RO much the less Interesting and when Interest lags IlIg u In III not long In losing popularity with the tho public Hatting the tho tep ping of ot butted balls are tho most spec features of at baseball and tho handicapping of ot batsmen by tho lc of or the game la Is pernicious In the extreme Last season tho foul toul strike caused a at deal of ot adverse o criticism This season euan It died outto a 11 great extent un until til III recently when many of ot the best known players authorities awoke lIoko to I Die of at It made statements It The agi nl agitation tation will probably bear fruit bile NIC member of ot the national baseball commission has Jon so I tar far as ns to Hate thai at tho close of the season the tho will 10 l lEd out of ot action und It Il Is tho hope Of t till all well Wishers of at that such action wilt will be taken The fhe failure of ot Arthur Clarkson the tho star Harvard pitcher to muke good gooI goodIn In the tho professional world hll haf many of ot iho tho wise a n chance to nay sar sarI I told lold you so Well condemnation ut lit this time Is 10 premature to say the least While II It Is IH true truo that has not made a Il very good showing with Clark New York Americans he ho still has plenty of ot time before the tho Hell on closes lo to show what he da do Clark Clarkson Clarkson son Is nervous nonous through lack ot at experience ence among major leaguers and when ho steadied himself and f l hit old time h will CAUM the Impatient tient OUCH to sit up and tRIte Inko notice Tho Olympic Game James Jamos K 1 Sullivan n chief of ot tho de do department of pt physical oC the tho worlds fair reports Hint th the entries for tor tho Olympic that take place during week of Aug AuS 29 21 to Sept Hopt 3 ure In hI In III largo large and thai from Crom lai th present outlook the Olympic of ef 1904 will be the mott rul that have havo been heen held tha Iho revival of oC ancient games Till The Marathon race toce the tho most ancient classic event eVell t of ot tho Greeks Gr has hall never boon been won wan by an American and this year tho American tes lire are pro lire especially lo 10 win this Resides tho prize that thai la Is to go o lo to winner In III the Hie of oC n 11 gold medal emblematic of ot tho plon In thIs Hits event David U 11 of ot tho Purchase exposition bus hus donated a Il beautiful ill ItI vor vel cup CliP to go to tu the winner and th the lovers ot track und Held sin thin trophy will bo bowon lo won by nn Amei One ot oC the 1011 received for Cor this event wan Willi of nC U W mu Ill of at Cape Town South Africa who Is II at In th United und located with the contin contingent con tin Kent gent of If the liner army that thai In I giving nt at the fair Mr 11 lillo not too well known to the tho who follow Callow the history of ot athletic In A mor morion ion Is III wen well and favorably known throughout South Africa In the vicin vicinity ity It of or Ct Town where he ha haa won many lanK loiK distance He 1111 Is III reg registered Ie South Routh Amateur Athletic anil Cycle union the body bOd thai govern aport In the Transvaal find lint on Tuesday Tu day Aug ur 10 when the Is II run Iun at St Ht the I ot ut tho no r army Dial am tit lit present a distance from the Stadium expect tn be on hand band la to clio cheI r on to victory Tho University of ot N Nada will alto bo nl lit the th Olympic famei I X HI one une of oC th foremost till in the tho United Slates Is I on by till the for thai event The Ih of ut Nevada h hu ev ral good and anI It IN the Intention ot that lo to UK It beal men lithe putt lUll In III Olympic In Hi Ht They nol us yet decided 1 just jUKl what whal of ot their track Hint Hold nl they the will nd lo tu loSt tuSI St SI Louis bill the hu b heNI cn all of or tho hearty cooperation of this western university Another entry fur tho Olympic names received Is of oC 0 e W V ot or air MI Khinoy lp Kings Is the standing III jump and stand IlIg MB jumps jumpa In till the former hp a ret Ie 1 ord of oC 11 feet Ceet 1 IH Y and In the latter 34 feel Ilet S I Inches There lher IB IR no that ho will gel a II place In theo events ut lit tho Olympic games bin hi many mallY In Texas expect to 10 1 e 1 Uku home championship u events to the I HAnny GHANT mANT |