Show THE THEBy SPORT SPORT- T. T LIGHT By Dr AND D RICE HICE Copyright ht 1920 New Y York Turk Tribune Tribune- Inc Ine Trademark Registered U. U S. S Patent Of or- Office orlice Offic lice fice fic LOOKING BACKWARD n. Turning back the clock to a I year ago this April morning there ther U III little evidence at hand that many man were at that time naming the tho St 1 Louis Cardinals and the tho New lew York Yankees as the main world series parties of ot 1926 There Thoro was much talk about Pittsburg and New York ana an there ther also was WIlS much gossip about Philadelphia Washington and ani an- an Cleveland Cevela nd But Dut when they the began to pay off ot last lut October It happened to be bethe bethe bethe the Cardinals C and the Yankees who did the collecting Who ho was there thero to foresee for example in the tho case of ot Pitts burg that Carey Care Wright right and Traynor would be bo out of ot action many weeks and that later on Internal dissension wo would ld put on the fin fin- The Cardinals received more favorable gossip than the Yan Yan- Yankees Yankees kees who had gone nowhere the year before But neither of these was a a. favored choice LOOKING AHEAD For the campaign Just ahead Mr McGraws McGraw's Giants and Mr r. r Macks Mack's Athletics have received most of ot the tho early attention They aro arc planted as the two leading favorites The early betting Is their way wa It would be bo interesting to see seo s o these two old rivals dating back to 1905 meet again for tor the first time In 14 years But In the National league St. St Louis and Pittsburg will viii have havo a good bit to say sa and Cincinnati and Chicago will have a word or orUo two U to speak In the American league teague Cleve Cleve- Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land and New York wont won't be far faraway faraway away and neither will Detroit and Washington Quite a a number of or lucky and unlucky incidents Incidents' can happen In Inthe inthe I Ithe the courso course of ot 15 ball bait games sames and i any anyone one who believes this luck always evens up Is on the verge of being curious In the cupola The big factor of or luck Is along tho the line lino ot of and accidents which may break any team at any given spot MACK MACIC AND Several things things' have happened since Christy Mathewson son and Joe stepped out against Ed Ed- Eddie Eddie Eddie die Plank Flank and Chief Bender 23 22 years ago Andy Coakley who worked In that series for Mack Is now coaching baseball at Columbia with a fine record to stand on Both Both Mathewson Mathewson and Plank are are dead They met for the last hut time in a a. world series In 1913 1918 when Plank finally reversed the outcome Mack Macit and McGraw have met metin metIn metin in three world series and the lanky Connie has haa ambled away with two of ot them Of Ot tho the two Mack has a better bettor chance to win this season than McGraw V. unless both Cobb and Collins find advancing years ears more of a load than they can carry Hornsby Hornsb will wilt be a a. big factor in Now New Yorks York's bid but Hornsby and andRoush andRoush andRoush Roush will little more than fill tU the gaps left leCt by Frisch Young and Kelly Ie 11 y And McGraw now has no Mathewson to bank on for tor for 25 or 30 victories TODAY'S GOLF LESSON LESSO Dear Sir Many excellent golfers who have passed 50 60 get very tired and play badly after after- a a. few tew holes holeB This is duo due to the tho fact tact that they either wear their distance dl tance glasses or none non at all If It they will put In a a. lower focal of or plus to golf golt with these symptoms will disappear As a former American champion athlete I hate to see seethe seethe seethe the golf golt of ot my contemporaries fall falloff falloff off oIl after 50 years old I know the good they can accomplish for tor their games with this suggestion W W. W W. W R. R TIlE THE GOLFERS GOLFER'S DIRGE Spring Is la once more on Its rounds round Also Abo the slice and the tho out of ot bounds April takes its blossomed stand sUnd Also the heel print In the sand The breezes come with a. a balmy roll Also the tho 8 S on a a. par 4 hole bole You always alwa's can find a 0 lot ot of croakers in tho the neighborhood There Then are a afew few tew who have grown rown pessimistic enough to suggest In Inthe n the next tow few years yeaTS that France will begin to bother us at Indoor or or- outdoor tennis In the meanwhile Mr Ir Rickard hopes that either Sharkey or Ma- Ma loncy loney discovers a a. wallop that can carry a a. ballyhoo without creak creak- Ing A round 15 affair without a knock-down knock is all very well for tor fora tora a championship but not always at t the price ot or When the tho frenzied spectators turn loose that much cash they thoy thO want ant at least 10 per PH cent of oC It Invested In dra dra- dramatic dramatic matic maUc action Tho The east elt is trying to figure out some somo way to stop U. U S. S C. C and Stanford at Franklin Field I It li is liall all very ery well for tor the Pacific coast to bag the Intercollegiate laurel sprig once In a II while but bul In tho the lest lut five tive or six Ix years year it has turn turp- turned ed elt Into a set habit that so far shows no sign of or being changed Bobby Dobby Jones Jone In it tho the recent southern open played 73 holes through a mixture of ot wind rain and sun without taking a 6 Ho had 19 holes In 3 S or 2 L Tho The won won- wonder wonder wonder der Is U that some lome enraged duffer hasn't turned a a. machine gun Jun In his direction for tor at ot least leut one ono blast blut |