Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-09-14 | Page 2 | It's a Very Poor Season for Champs

ITS A VERY POOR SEASON FOR CHAMPS " VS BEEAi A BUM FBA.MOS TAoM FCXL CHAMPS iS -triLF TAKSMJ AAJO LOO vWAr HCS (WAr Ctr MclA0OHLiAi por The present season has been one of evil clays Cor sport diamps. Titles and belts havc been swapped about with great abandon and dope has been upset in an amazing manner. Boginiiing with the downfall of Jack Johnson, something of tho sort has occurred in almost every field of sport. The failure of the Boston Braves to show up to their last season's sea-son's brilliance has had a bit of discussion. Tt appears that Stallings finds the miracle business not quite so flourishing this year. At any rate the Braves have displayed little if any of the character and spirit that won them fame and favor a year ago. Francis Ouimot who Avon all the bay leaves he could wish last year and who had come to be known as the child wonder of the links suffered defeat this year in most unlovely fashion. Someone named Gardner, who ha-d not been much heard of before, came along and put Ouimct in the ex-champ class for a while. lie may recover, but he'll never hold the same bright spot in public esteem. Maurice McLaughlin's behavior this season has been perhaps the greatest disappointment. "While it can't be said that he lost the tennis title, yet he was regarded as the best of the bunch and the real champ after all. "Williams' defeat of McLaughlin was explained away in a number of ways and it was commonly admitted that even so McLatighlin was the master. This season, though, McLaughlin has been twice beaten and it seems that some of the boys are getting get-ting wise to his stuff. Or else lie hasn't the pep of a few seasons back. At any rate, he is a somewhat damaged idol.