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WIMSATT WINS BY A VERY NARROW MARGIN IN STAR'S CHESS TOURNEY Finish Is One of Closest in the History of Such Matches, All Doing Well. ONLY ONE GAME BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST PLAYERS Performance of the Victor Is Re markable, Showing Pro found Strategy. Th** Sur.fJa> Star s great ? orrespondence is finished. After the moat r\- itiiiic struggle over witnessed in cor respondence play. William Church Wiwi !*:? 11 lias undisputed title to The Stars cup b\ the narrov margin of half a point. Only one point separates first from last place in the standing of the five playt* tn the final round. Three pliers are tied for second honors. Only V half a point was the outcome saved ; from being a tie between all five con- | testa nts Xevertheless. none of his op ponents w ill begrudge Mr. Wimsatt his \ i< tory. a* his only lost camr was the result of misplacing a piece, not an error of judgment. after he had established a winning position. Against his nearest competitors Mr. Witnsatt made a score of _??- to J. and in the preliminary round be made a clean score of three wins, although pitted against such well known correspondence experts as C. II Stephen son and A. II. I.catherman. Kx?*eedirgly brilliant combination play h.?s marked .Mr. Wimsatt's work through out the entire contest, .\gainst Stephen son. I.eathcrman and Pratt his strategy Ma** profound and overwhelming; but. in perfect accord with the nerve-racking stat*- of the score, it remained for his final and decisive samo against Mr. Knapp to furnish the most beautiful com bination of the whole tournament. This play involved the sacrifice of a pawn only, hut so deeply concealed was the real purpose of the sacrificing mere that Mr. Knapp freely acknowledged that, at the time, he thought he had won the pawn by his own efforts. Final standing in The Star's correspon dence tourney for District chess players: 3? * ~ ^ ? ? e - - o Wlmvatt 1 t o 2>4 ? ?> 1 <> I s Pratt o 41 j j ? K"-rt* t;. to *2 2 Tu-?i:iMky \s will be seen from this box score, not o: Ty has Mr. Wimsatt won by the least possible margin, but the tournament it sclf could only have been more closely contested by ending in a tie between all 1 the players in the final round. Star Correspondence Tourney. vi EfcVJ* ?;ambit p? limed. W ni-^ir. Knapp. > Wimsatt. Knapp. Willi**. ltlack. ' White. Black, t I- I* U oKUi P-KH3 j I- Qiu l* K3 ! 12 B KB4<a?Kt?B r. kt vjR3 k t k nr. . ia Kt ^Rt b -4j3 ? It Kt". It K2 14 BiB UxB 5 P K3 P QR3 15 Kt K5 B?Kt ?; Kt KBo ?? o IK Kt QB5 Kt?B?-V2 7 gi: B mKi - VJ2 UP- KB4! >?? Kt?Q2?x v M l *p KtlBS) ??B-QC K K | IS RxKt Kt-KKt5 lo o-u P QB5 Position after Black's 1?th more. BLACK?Knapp. &?;a mi a l i'? mm WHITE-Wimsatt. 1SI Px4::<.*? KtzKl |24 B?Kt K - R2 2? BI'xKt 1UP 2T? K-B? K-KKt 21 K OB2TWill- K2i*>? W V KKt3 P-KK4 22 1' K.*? Q QB2?f. 27P-KR4 B-Kto 23 R?4JB2> - l??K3 2*<?-KKt5 KB2 1* KK'3 Position after Black's 28tb move. BLACK?Knapp. . 'i m At MiM* i H'i ? t L_ . ? ? . .3* M M M M s '?"] "41V unm WHITE Wimsatt. j!? i* K?;!<s- Kti* :;i i' - it*; k K'i? J*?jakr< k k ? _? 35 P r.- r.xKKti* k kk 3?; BxPchx K?Q2<k? r/J ?.? Kt*. K i: H7 BaU' li ICesi'^I^tb r i::.: yj'i? N?nr>. ? :i. I ! <? (??>: I l.tii ;?l?'liti.-*i Willi liia; > ti fl Maoimll Wlii ak?-r %.iuf in ;ln- Ja^t uatbinal ?' n.im?-iii. Wliitakfr pl?y?-.J I'J . Kt KI :? ?) Marshall witu 1." Kti^'". ?inninx ? ? ?? pawn. a?? Itla- k u><i pla* 1."*. .. i'xKt ..i^ :? ? ...mt of ! I It K7! ?!.. thN of thi? sanM* Wh:t*> ua?I l??t rn?in?ky an<l f?*lt that U?* hav?- t.> win all . ?> : ? ni'iiulii^ ?^mtesty to liav?* a .show for tbe ??up. Thi* mo*.- was uiailt* :ift?*r :m ?-shau?tivi* | anHlv?i?. and ia tin* Ix-zinniii^ of tb** Miu^ularlv | l-aurlfiii ? oiuhination wbi?-h foll?iw.*. . It is oh*Wui4 ihat Hla?-k must play an l.e I ?!?- >. hut by tin- Harrlfli* ??f tli?* |?\wi Wbltf u:ui?? t*vo movm whleb alter the whole asptvt of tl.- iritnic, ami shffi* hi* attack t?? the K s!?h* Bla?-k ia iosiiut f*.? inovra x**ttiug his *1 and It out of the way *?f pawn.*. A most yi ?>tnn*tive Ipst^n in th?- art of gaining-an?i losing Hm?* ??l? 1; \h now plain tliat the pawn has not pcr Ixlinl in vain. o-i Thin is Black's heal more. If 21 .... R R1. -J V K."? mikI White has aercral wiiuilnic ??ontin ua'l Ions, lie inlKbt cr?-u venture 22P--K5. O?K2. trt rkqbi* nr.. 24 qxOp: q*p?1i. -m K?B2 *f It.Vh tlf 2H . .. . B K.l. 27 BxB PxU. JJs QvlVh K R. 2??1 Kt?., 27K-K2 B-Kt5ch. 2> K ?4J2. ? ft Then* is no ??ther plats* to put The ij. ami it is practically out of the Katne bere. ? The iH-slnulns of the cud. It i* obvious that Bla? k '-annot play PiP. RxP. R Kt2 or II? It. I'.t "fhx-torliic tnothach?? on jii?ii;m<-nt ?lay." White ? iniM have played XI RxB RxR, o I llxiVh t^vlt. .t."? Rx<j KxK. with a winning position, hut ??fie whleh ? ild hay?* rc*|u!n>d very .-an-ful play and s* lom : nd t?*di?ai?? end sa?n?-. with ehan-es for Black t?? even matters shnuhl White make the atifhtcftt slip For >n?taiM*e. 3H |?- R.*? lt?-B3. 37 1* -K14 R Kt. .tv V U? -R B5! ami Black tni-^ht eviii win. .'Ki I' I to! slinplii*^ White's task, ami Bla-k had nothing l?etter than .... K K. in whi?*h event the play would have tn-en 31 RxP. KxK. 35 BxP. h QzB. RxQ Kxlt. ami the advantaa** which White has with the pawn on R."> Instead of R4 is overwhelming. 33 <?: as playtsl by Black is worse thau useless, as White speedily shows. lit Tm> late, aa shown by Whlte'a next move. ?Ji Bla? k < annoi take the B on account of UK R?Bflch RxR. 37 RxItch KxR. 3R P IiHitjwrh. ct.-. But even this would lmve been Iw-tier than Ms ne*t n?o?-e. which Is sieminglr without pur J"nT. If :u; " .37 ^ KtAch. etc. ill If 37 ... Rxil. VI KtTeh. etc. Problem. ay ^netncal after the key move, WILLIAM 4 HI VU H WIMS\TT. Winner of Slur's CorrMpond^nrr ChfM Touwy. specially composed for The Sunday Sta Imvid a MITCHE1J. bi.ack. m in!1ill M s S pa WHITE. White to plar an?l mate in two moves J. Q K4. Inquisitive Fans. Sportfnsr Editor Star: Will you Kindly publish in vour pink sheet next Sunday whether or not the New York Giants won the world's series in either 11WM. i?wr. or It**;, and if so who were their opponents. J. ' New York Giants won pennant and de feated Athletics in world's series in l!Hi.-?. Sporting Editor Star: Did Moran ever 11 Kin Johnson in the United States? A STAR KEADKJJ -N'O. Sporting Editor of Star: Please answer the following question in Sunday's Star: I'nder section seven of Iloyle. is it necessary to announce that you have broken your openers at the time of breaking or is. it sufficient to announce that you have broken your openers w hen the hand is called? Facts in the above proposition: Three men are playing all jackpots; nothing i, said about breaking openers at the beginning. A deals. B pass-s. C ooen, on a pair of ace,. A raises ,hev all stay, < breaks his openers, laid one flush ,,h 7 '? ?"e Side an" drew ?? ? flush (they were playing straights and flushes,. After the draw and bet C was flush r 'V ^ereupo" ?' says. 1 have a ra?Ta there?isP ,^yaceP?,,'t^ewlTwav?V the po^amM1- " to th? ??"of accoXigu! Hoy.eSso^he" "! " vou* have to'a^nji * ^ "?at ^^nTLr&nX H^le?f an" "?yntv2m thvT P,av <h. following STaywL'itsrifl rstras ?mTSSSS, SS announce that tl?. discarded cardis 'one ^^erve^*^rMi,Ia> ersh<becom^Utsubject "to ?he penalty prescribed in rule s. . ^ s' }):*"?" a player breaks the Dot without Holding the re,,uisite cartls ,?o n?:?i i'* fin?<i 'wice the amount of his J ! ante, which goes to the nexi uot and he is debarred from plaviir-ii^n ^'rreS ? ?JaCkP'" ,n whl<* ^en o^ol'-' Sporting BditO! .Star: Kind j print in Sunday's paper the r., lowing. I,, a .'our 14. handed game ..f bid P.t. h A is five and bids two and bumps I> IS six and makes game, r is the ami ?*-, ' Ja,k " h? K?es out first B ?r " READER l-ow. jack goes uui before game Tbev game" ,h''" : "'*h' Ja,k ?"'j Sporting Editor Star w^.bxV B ,ha' " Washington pitcher Ditcher "an"'- Th- Washington ,'? 1 against Washington, a^fd*Wash It is a draw. STANDARD DISTANCES. Move to Have All Tracks Measured in Same Manner. NEW YORK. April :H.-One of the most he"'m"! qu"tio"s will come ?? at the meeting of the international athletic federation next June win be In regard to a standardization of track measurement The matter was talked over recent I v. an.l tnai time it wa? not known that the federation had the matter under consid eration. James K. Sullivan stated that I a" *??" "ould '?ade to get all the "'tries i" tiie federation to agree on assistance to place the tape from the anti this is partlcularlv necessarv now-That an international jurv i? lo i.* appointed io pass on world's records. Krving Kantiehner, Pirate pltt lier w h#* j parted his big league life bv whUe v??!l!n* th" >"?"dinals. comes from the I Northwester" league. ,s . southp^w. a giant and was known on the coast as leHiiuts. If. r.'f'etiously said, al? I southpaw t an nut-, the foregoing nick name ih^Wb enterprise in being specific. ENGLISH RUNNERS WIN RELAY RACE iContinued from First rage.) Tabor had lost, and lie and McCurdy ran around the track together all through the first, second and third Quarters and into the last quarter up to within an eighth of a mile of the finish, where both cut loose. Rain was coming down heavily at the time, but twenty thousand specta-> tors did not appear to mind it and cheered frantically as the two champions came into the last one hundred yards for their exc)ting_ finish. The time of this mile was 4.35. slowest of the four, due to the fait that each man was saving himself for the final terrific drive home. I he one-mile collexe relay champion ship of America was won by Harvard, with Pennsylvania second and Cornell third. ^ the only starters. The time of '.'*.'11 was very Rood, considering the heaviness of the track. Pennsylvania's chances went aglimmering in the second quarter, when Cross fell. Harvard took the lead in the third quarter, and her' advantage was so sreat when the last quarter was started that I.ipplncott of Pennsylvania could not make up the dis tance. thou&rh he ran the quarter in fifty seconds, and finished ten yands behind , Cant. Harron of Har\ard. Illinois Is Winner. The two-mile college relay champion ship was captured by Illinois in the good time of S minutes 4 seconds. Chicago I "niversity runners led in the first mile and a half, when Michigan and Illinois runners came to the front, and in the hard finish Capt. Sanders of Illinois had i more speed left in him than Haff of Michigan, and crossed the tape first. Dartmouth was fourth. When the meagerness of her entry list is considered, the Cniversitv of Southern California made a remarkable showing. Drew, her champion sprinter, won the 100-3'ard dash and also the broad Jump, while Kelly romped away in first place in the 120-yard hurdles. Drew won his trial heat in 10 seconds fiat and the final in 10 1-5 seconds. Referee Sullivan, speaking of Drew, said that after seeine him run his heat in 10 seconds flat on a water-soaked track he was ready tif believe that his per formance of 1*3-5 seconds in California was accurate. The Summaries. * On* miie relay for high schools- Won by Stuy vesant. .New York; second. Knglowood. N. J.; third. West Philadelphia; fourth, Worcester, Maw.. classical. Time. 3.41 1-3. Javelin throw Won by Dorizas. Pennsylvania; 1 second, Ross, Yale: third, Lamb. Pennsylvania .Stat-. Distance. 160 tfff 8>; inches. Shot-put Wan by Beatty, Columbia. 4(1 feet inches: second. Whitney. iJartmouth. 44 feet 9*4 inches; third. Kohler. Michigan, 43 feet inches. One-mil.* relay, preparatory schools?Won by Haverford School: fecond. Brooklyn Preparatory tbinl. Dolaucey. Philadelphia. Time. 3.45 4-5.* One-mile rejay. preparatory schools-Won by Bethlehem. Pa.. Prep: second, Tom<? School. Port I>epo8i;. Md.: third. George School. Philadelphia Hiue. 3.41 <1-5. Pule vault Won by Carter, Yale. 12 feet* MiJt^i. Cornell; Buck. Dartmouth, and McMas ter. Pittsburgh, lied for second at 11 feet t> <ncbe?. On tl?e toss Mil ion won second p'nee and Buck third. One-mile relay, college- Won by College Citv of New \ork: second. Drexel Institute, Phila* delplua; Third. New York College of Dental Surgery. Time. 3.47. High jtjui|j?Won by Morrison, Cornell. 5 feet }? inches. Douglass. Nale; Johnstone. Harvard: <'hiup Harvard: Ward. Southern California: IlHllett. Haverford: Pawlson. Lafayette, tied for se-ond place at feet 7 inches. On toss Doug la-ts Won second place; others will lie given third-place medals. Discus throw Won by Butt. Illinois. 128 feet in.-he.-: second. Bartletr. Brown. 124 feet 4 ln-hes: third. Doriza*, Pennsylvania. 124 feet 3~t Inches. One-mile college f lay Won by Delaware Col I lege; second. Oallaudct: third. Maryland Agri cultural. Time. 3.413-5. One-mile college relay Won by Syracuse; sec j "nd. Hamlin l'ni varsity of Minnesota; third Pennsylvania State: fourth. Carlisle Indiana! ; Time. 3.31 - 5. One-mile college relay Won bv Gettysburg; Ne.-oud. Brooklyn College; third. Muhlenberg Tune. ::.41 2-5. one.mile college relay Won by Worcester Polv Institute; ?eeOud. Washington ami Jefferson* third. Rutgers; fourth. Dickinson. Time. 3.36 3-5* One-mile rollege relay Won hv Jol>n< Hop Win": second. New York I'nlversity: third. Pitts ' burgh I'nlversity. Time. 3.34. i Two-mile college relay championship of Amer ica- Wou by Illinois: xvond. Michigan; third Chicago': fourth. Dartmouth. lime. 8.04. I One-mile freshmen college championship of I America-Won by Pennsylvania: second, Dart i mouth. Time. 3.30 4-5. Broad Jump - Won by Drew. Southern Califor nia. 'SI f?*et; second. Gooch. Virginia. 21 feet i,< Inch; third. Morrison, Cornell, 2o feet. inches; fourth. Graham. Columbia, 20 feet 10U inches. Hammer throw Won by Loughbridge. Yale. 112 feet P'i inches; second. McCuteheon. Cornell. 141 feet inch; third. Kohler, Michigan. 134 f??et 1? Inches; fourth. Caldwell, Yale. 1.30 fe-t 4 inches. one mile prep school relay championship of America-Won by Exeter; second. Mercersburg; ? third. Ijiwrencevllle. Time. 3.3o 4-5. 12o-yard hurdle?Won by Kelly. Southern Call fornla; second. Ward. Chicago; third. Ward Southern California; fourth. Cronley, Virginia'. Time. ?.15 3-5. One-mle high school relay championship of America Won by Boston School of Commerce; second. Philadelphia Ontral; tjilrd. Newark. X. J.. Central; fourth. Brooklyn Manual. Time 3.35.3-5. loo-yard dash- Wou by Drew. Southern Cali fornia: second. Jones. Georgetown; third. Bond, Michigan: fourth. Knight. Chicago. Time, 0.10 |-5. One-mile college relay championship of Amer ica Won by Harvard: second, Pennsylvania: third. Cornell. Time. 3.22 3-5. Four-mile college relay championship of the world Won by Oxford by one foot: second. Pennsylvania: third. Cornell: fourth. Pennsyl vania State College. Time. 18.05. Victory for Manhattan*. The Manhattan A. C. defeated the strong G Street Stars by the score of, 0 to 4. The features of the game were 'the pitching of Watts and the catching of Xoack. who held him in tine style. Score: K.H.F. Manhattan A. <*...?? o 2 ?? 3 o ?? I 9 1* ?? G St. Sfipr* n o o o o t o o- 4 1 9 Batteries Watts, May and Noack; bailor and tiuiitb. j L CROSS THE OCEAN? Different Opinions Are Ex pressed by Those Familiar With Conditions. TOO MUCH CONTROL NOT DESIRED IN ATHLETICS Exceptional Restraint Is Adverse to the Spirit of Young Americans. BT WALTER CAMP. Facts. Not Fancies. Any play 1? the riSht play fo, , man with nerve and dexterity. When age at-j tempts to pre- j scribe the sports of youth he should, in fair ness. permit youth to prescribe the diet for age. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and the average college nine should bear in mind in trying a double that an out at second is somewhat to be preferred to two men on bases and i nobody out. Tou never yet saw a man who sor rowed over the bad lie of a golf ball in the middle of the fair green as i much as the man whose ball it was. Tn t he decalogue of the best pro fessional base ball managers todav there is one unpardonable sin for "a player and that pin is failure to act. A player may do the wrong thing and be forgiven, but he must always do something quick and have his reason for doing it. That is what made the ] Athletics. The Old Fan. He ''omw every day to see them piav Where the noisy bleachers shout. Fnoui the first of Mar In the thick of the fray You find him day In and out. He once had wealth and he once bad health. But they both went long ago; He's lost his wealth and monies io stealth To the game In* used lo know. He works in the fall ju*t enough to call Together a hundred or two. That shall average all th<? days of hall And take him the summer through. H?< never is seen In the winter keen From the day of final fly 'Til Hprin-r is queen and the diamond's gr^en And the erack of the bat is nigh. Then a little more pale and a little more frail lie ?reeps out to the ? round. And l?*ans i>'t the rail wh^n the flies thev Fail Awl studies the bushmen found. By the flrst of May. at loast so they .-av. He begins to get bis voice. And talk of tfa.? play In a running wa\ And ?aekle altout his .hoi?e. IIU mind disturbed, he n^ver is heard I'ntU that first of May To utter a word, then iiia heart i< stirred And he shrieks at every play. J every sp-inc xve s?f wondering. J "Ti! we s^e him creeping out. | If death's dark wing has been hovering And fanned his life spark out. I He's shriveling thin, the spirit within Is all that k?ep* htm about; | When the home nine wins hi* cheek bones" skiu Shows a hectic flush without. j And T often think that a breath will wink That frail life spirit out | And break the link at death's near brink If the home team's put to roui. j So here's to the Fan. to the also -au. [ May he live on the bleaehers here. } And atret?-h life's span ami < hcat death's ban For still another year! While Admiral Peary. ?s the guest of the Aero Club, said in his after dinner speech that he had no hesita tion in predicting that within a short time aeroplanes would not only cross the Atlantic and fly around the world, but would reach the north pole across the polar basin, Lincoln Beachey com ments on the "across the Atlantic" trip with a decided "not yet." and somehow one cannot help feeling that Beachey s views are sounder than those of Peary. Lord Northcliffe has of fered $50,000 for the first airman to fly across the Atlantic. The Panama - Pacific exposition has notified the Aero Club that $150,000 in prize money lias been placed on deoosit in the Anglo and London. Paris. National Bank of San Frahcisco for an around-the world aeroplane race, and that $50,000 had been appropriated to arrange for | supply stations. 300 miles apart, along the route of the proposed flight, j Harry Atwood. another sanguine and practical flyer, speaks confidently about | the stability of machines over the ocean i and mentions the great advantage of this flight over land flights in the total lack of dangerous. baffling air cur rents. It is bis belief that a mile from I the coast it will make no difference whether there is no wind or a howling gale. He lays the equilibrium of an airship is afrected only by the sudden changes in velocity of the wind, and that the most violent extremes over the expanse of a broad surface of water neither build up nor fall off quickly enough to be a serious menace to equilibrium. He speaks nrin cj pally from his experience over l-ake h/rie. Continuing further, he admits that there would he some difficulty if the air man were obliged to alight on the water during a big storm when the waves were running high. Mr. Atwood further says the flyer may also encounter widespread fogs; he may be obliged to drop on the j ocean and look for a steamer for provi sions or fuel supplies, or possibly to make repairs. These latter prospects are not so tempting, and it is certain that if everv ! Plan went perfectly the airman would have to sit for twenty-five hours, driving I through daylight and darkness, exposed to the elements and in the constant hyp jiiotic roar of the engine. If he does give way to drowsiness. which under these conditions wo\ild seem well-nigh certain, and fall asleep the trip will be at an end. Meantime, at St. Johns. Newfoundland, this summer Glen Curtis is going to make sonfe practical tests, in conjunction with the weather bureau, on the humidity of the air at an altitude of from ,">,000 to Ki.tKM) feet, as he finds it extremely im portant that there be plenty of moisture in the air at that altitude if the engine is to work properly, since it seems to lose power when the air is dry. Wright agrees with Beachey. and he places definitely the reason in the inabil ity to carry sufficient fuel. Prof. Ehler of the University of Wisconsin, demanding direct faculty control of all athletics, says: "The regulation of intercollegiate athletics must cease to be inactive and must be come positive and constructive. Con structive regulation is based primarily upon a recognition of the nature and function of play as the fundamental determinant in the growth and de velopment of 9II childen and vouth in respect to the physical organs and their functions, intelligence and char acter. Until this association goes con sciously and deliberately to the root of this whole matter and enters upon constructive campaign actuallv to carry into effect the resolution and its implications that were unanimously in dorsed . three years ago. all other ef forts to regulate athletics will be largely futile and. barren of construc tive results." Three long years and nothing done yet! And boys all over this broad land heedlessly continuing without the control of tli* faculty to use that "fundamental determinant" play! I wonder whit has happened meantime to their "physical organs, functions and intelligence!" I apolo gize to Dr. Ehler. I didn't mean that to soupd .as. critical as it reads. But | so far as the play of boys is concerned we are run mad with too much or ganizttion and control by the elders, whose viewpoint has changed with years. An English writer tells us so m a -^ut ver>" sage remark. He says: It is a fearful responsibility to be young: and none can bear it like their elders "Nea culpa!" T, too. nave sinned like the good doctor and so have we all of us! The boy, too. will know better when he is the doc tor s a go. but meantime how about the doctor when he was in his teens? ' , he stop al the brink of the stream, where he was goir<g to take that for bidden swim, to th?nk what would be the fundamental determinant in re spect to his physical organs?" And. morally. I wonder if he ever "plaved hookey:- Regulation is good, but voting America won't stand for too much of it. and it is bettor to pro slow rather tnan tie him up until he kicks the 1 races over In real earnest and becomes a Utile rebel.. Rrl?cs- *n commenting upon the -\i-K hcs,et ,,IK our ro,,^e athletics, save: e said ia an oW ."torv. "re. garded by some persons as that brainless onservatism w hioh would stop an express tram by putting a hand on the track. or would pit against the lusty garrulity of athletic youth the futile garrulitv of a Slnm"?"1" IS 'hCre no' *omc hapl>y| A paper prepared by Prof. H. 8. Win Sate or Ohio State I'niversity sets forth tin- results of an liiMiiiry conducted anions tile colleges as to tile \aluc of athletics aim what the various branches of ath letics cost and th?- figures referred to were elicited in answer to ilir.se ques tions: 'T* hat physical exercise and recreation are you providing for the students who do not take part in intercollegiate athletics? In ? studeT,t? participate in these sports. How much money is expended annually on these activities? What 1s 4V1U er ?r male students? This table answers most of the ques tions, which 14.'J colleges answered: Number of Number of B'liiloot* male IntB, .. engaged. OoBt. students. intercollegiate >1.090,000 111.000 intrnwiicgfat* ntlileti?-s ... 45.378 71.000 111.WJ0 Atfcntion is ca!,cd-" said Dr. Wingate. to the relatively small number of m*n engaged in intercollegiate sports and the large amount of money expended on these activities, and to the almost insignificant sum of le?s than flou.uoo spent for non varsity athletics." Ves. but does Dr. VVinsate not real ize that the whole development of sport in this country has been brought about largely by intercollegiate con tests and that intramural athletics would have been much less were it not for the intercollegiate? Further more. when he gives the amount of money exoended. he should realise that the very large proportion of the cost of intercollegiate athletics comes from the necessity of preparing fields, stands, etc.. for the attending crowds, all of which the Intracollege athletics enjoy, but which does not aopear in their expense item. Much criticism iias been passed re garding college athletics, as well as other athletic sports in this country, and an opinion, somewhat erroneous, has been fostered to the efTect that only those md?Jd,,a,s who appear on the neid n, the match get the benefit of the game. Now. as a matter of fact. It requires a hundred candidates to develop every dozen, so that 80 per nnnLSr Sly never appear in the final contest. Then, too, much has to be said for the spectator. An English writer. Benson. gives an original view on this as follows: ,hJh?re, are' no d?ubt. other emotions that help to make up the spiirt of the spectator besides that inspired bv n?ii?.rVC ,?i t^e antagonistic combi' nations which he watches. There i? i^ithTn".'^"' f klnd of ,ri,'aI instinct attaclo.^, "'' of "atriotism) that ,.iT,k n,.a" ,ho fortunes of ?t7nw Vh". that another's an in ono-? h- M may rise from the place of ?"?r* J T fi?micile. or from arbi ?3 "vmp-thv. The,, is. as in all SE?ri- faint consciousness ??f rlliT' . . i ' danger being present. hnnU f"r instance, see a 5 persons father at ne Crystal Palace to see two teams under rules which forbade charging goals0-lnB * fea,her ,hrou*h Who plays for 1>is l>aftisli mav h -i. V' sportsman, but the Northum 1 n?*? *1 ? ,ra,,''s a" night and back the next, solely that he may see his side vie the^iner"artist"n One of the points brought out ouite tion"at' New"n rf'rP"' lx'li,;ioila convoca tion at New Haven was the advisabilitv dem^Tn r?h betwren faculties and stu dents in the matter uf athletics, and in one o? two,papers there was strong ad a?fn*Vthii *tu,1''lt? """c directly man ?" "? then own affairs in those matter* and the selection ?f ??,r own S'S h?. rw?rnaps ,e rennark of Courtnev. the Cornell coach, made irt one o' his speeches in the west would be of interest ill this line, lie said: "Xow. let us look at this from another ancle. I believe that if I had any wa' of Hnding out the standing of mv bovs I could help matters. I never tried to" dm! ago Tl ere?e? a"d """ 3 lon" time ago. TI.ere was a young fellow out for the ciew, and 1 suspected that he wa? neglecting his work on the hill. So I thought I would ko ut. and find out I (went up to a certain office on the hill ~T didn t And out what the standing of that >oung man wa^-iu liis classes, but I did facultv'^ my s,anii,nK was with the In a great many of the colleges and 2? today this criticism mieht not hold, for one of the points which under graduate caotains and managers follow very stronglj nowadays is the necessity of seeing thai the men on their team's keep up 111 their studies. One of the first remarks made at a gathering of candi eoieh ,0r ,nn't spor' b> th4> eaptain and oach is likely to be to the efTect that they want no candidates who cannot keep up their college stand. This is working well for both sides. ?lohn G. Anderson in a test for the values in actual play of tile gutty ball and the rubber core, furnished a par ticularly interesting comparison of play over nine holes on the Albemarle course In Newtonville. .Mass. He con demns entirely anything like consid eration of going back lo the old gutty but bis experiment will give oppor-' tun ty for much criticism of bis con clusions. and this he evidently antici pates. He made a 41 with the rubber core and 12 with lhe guttv. of course this is extraordinary in view of the fact that lie was thoroughly experi enced In the use of the guttv. In other maiie hls best-judged strokes with the guttv and iiis poorest-judged Strokes evidently with the rubber core. However, the one thing that will give l-'se to the greatest criticism is his description of one or two topped shots where t|,e mbbcr . ore went quite as tar from a topped shot as the guttv did when fairly hit. Vow Hie ouestion is whether for the good of the game a man should nof be much more se verely punished for a topped l,al< than he Is. according to Anderson s own state ment w:th the present rubber core. In fact, in all Anderson's description of the play it is marked that mistakes were far less serious wl?n made with the rubber core than when made with the guttv. The main point, however, is undoubtedlv that players would never be content with the loss of distance incident to the return to the solid ball, and that would be enough to bar any such chance. A few more good words for the develop ment of athletes in later life can be found in looking over the roster of men back in the eighties. George E. Vincent, the pres ident of the I nlverslty of Minnesota and probably the ablest orator in after-dinner speeches in the country todav. was i prominent bicycle man in the intercolle giate races back in 'Si'. Alexander Lam bert. now one of the most noted phvsi cians in N'ew York, especially in research work was the stroke oar In his class crew hack in N4. .More than that. Allison Armour, one of'the most prominent members of the Olm.vpic committee snd a man w ho knows much about the interna tional relations In'the sporting line not only on land, but on water, rowed in that same shell that Dr. I^tmhert stroked M Pupin. whose reputation in electricai w-ork is world wide, pulled on the Colum bia tug of war team in the intercolle Slates back In *S3. E. J. Phelps of the Northern Trust Company. Chicago and now the president of the Vale Alumni ad visory hoard, rowed No. - in his class crew at college. N'or is Washington with out its representation, for Prank IJ. Bran degee. one of our most prominent sena tors, was lion oar in his boat back in 'SI mid .1. B. Reynolds, whose refutation ii settlement work Is country wide, not onh was a. nuiner in college but a light weight wrestler back in '82. 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Vandoren & Co., Inc.. 928 Fourteenth St. Tailorfied Tailoring. Opp. Franklin Park. 1 ? "FOLLOW THROUGH" STROKE IS FIRST FOR TENNIS BEGINNER TO LEARN BY JAMES BURNS. In all this discussion it is assumed tha j the player is right-handed. The left handed player needs only t^ reverse th< directions to adapt them for his use The position is very important in takini tennis strokes. A player has to fac? sidewise to make a proper ground stroke For a forehand stroke the left foot ii forward, but out to one side. The right foot is back. The reverse position holds for back hand strokes. On a "follow through* stroke the ball should be taken between the knee and the hips. Meeting a ball aubve your waist a "top ping" stroke should be used. It is advisable for beginners to learn his fellow through stroke first. By fol low through stroke I mean hitting the ball squarely in the center of the racket and to finish out?i. e., let the racket follow on after the ball?on the stroke. A player by using this method first learns to hit the ball in the center of his racket, l^ater. when he has more control over the ball and racket, is the time to learn a topping stroke. ' For the "follow through" start well back for the beginning 01 the stroke. By starting well back the player gets power in his stroke. The player should remem ber from the beginning of the stroke to the finish it is essential to have it steady and uniform, not jerky. Do not slow up or check your stroke when meeting t!:e ball or after you hit it. The weight of the body is on the foot behind when starting the stroke. It passes on to the forward foot when hitting the ball and in finishing out of the stroke. Have the body go forward with tj*e stroke to finish out. The usual mistake of players is that they do not relax the body suffici ently while taking the stroke. The best time to meet the ball is just as the racket is coming at a rising angle. In making returns the first es^ntial is to get the ball over the net. The best height above the net for the ball to pass is from one foot to two feet. This in sures keeping it in court if you have a good follow through and steadiness on the stroke. Finish of the Stroke. On the finish of the stroke the head of the racket is about shoulder high on a. follow through shot, the arm well extend ed 'after the ball, the body relaxed. On the finish of a stroke the arm and racket point in the direction where the ball is placed. Many balls that go ouf. of courtt would have landed in if tfre player had finished out straight on the stroke instead of coming in or across. A player having taken his position cor-! rectly. his grip should be firmly held, the racket well back, before starting to make the stroke. In making a return first be sure its direction is correct, next its height, then be sure to give it sufficient depth. On a return to you anticipate where and how the ball is going to bound. It is ad- I visable to stand for most opponents about I three feet back of the spot where the ball j drops. This varies with the speed of the return. Whenever possible use a drive in ] returning the ball. A follow through or a I top stroke is hard for an opponent to Judge. Do not use chop strokes too often, as they are easiest balls to kill when the adversary is at the net. A ball driven be gins to drop when it passes the net, which makes it hard>to?judge. On a chop return ti e ball rises as ii crosses th?- net. and is easy to volley. Some prime points in making; sim ple strokes are these: 1. Face sideways in taking; stroke, well away from the body. This im proves direction. 2. Start well back for the beginning of the stroke. '?). Steady swing from the beginning I to end of st'oke. i 4. Follow through on the stroke, racket well extended 5. Meet the ball just as it is oppo site the body. 6. Position of the feet?left foot for ward for forehand strokes, right foot forward for backhand. For the beginner and average player the best time to meet the ball is when it drops from the top of the bound. Later when the stroke is mastered and the player learns to put a top spin to his ball it is advisable to m?et the ball ! on the rise of the bound: that is. just | before it Jjets to the to*? on the re j bound. By meeting a rising ball the I quicker your return the more you force your opponent and the better chance you have of keeping the ball in court. Top Stroke Is Difficult. A top stroke (one that puts top or over spin on the ball* is difficult and dangerous for beginners and average ? tennis players to l?*arn compared to | the follow-through stroke. It is ad I visable for beginners to learn hitting j the bail full and straight < the follow - through stroke) before starting to trying to "put anything" (spin) on the ball. The player that learns his fol- ; low-through stroke first learns to hit the ball in the center of his racquet, j next to make his swing steady; third, to follow through well, lie has the three most important points of a stroke and has an advantage over the player that begins to learn tennis by tonplng. If the player can hit the j ball in the'center of his racquet and I follow through on his st oke learning i to top comes easy later. To go from a J follow-through stroke to topping a i player when meeting the hall has only to roll his racquet over the ball just after the ball has been m^t. It is a rolling motion of the arm from the j shoulder, and during the rolling mo tion one should feel the ball still 1 against the racquet. The common "IsTO. 2. - | JAMES BURNS WILL WRITE SCIENTIFIC TENNIS FOR THE STAR Jamc* Burn*, who ha* brra the professional tcaaf* Instructor and ooarh at the Ardaley < lub for the la*t eight *ca*oa?. aad during; the pant winter the pro fessional expert at the 7th Regi ment \rmnrv In \>n 1 ork, haa a j reeejcalzed place anions: the pra ? fe**loaal player* ?f America. HIm standing; both aa a player and an Instructor. In ao well as wiired that the follnwlnc treatise from hi* ?en **IH be of the ?real est value to devotees ot ???* ! ancient kbdic. It would appear to he finite the clearest aad clev er eat exposition of the technic j of tennis that ha? been ant on paper, and The Star* tennis fol- | lowing, the lar?;e*t of any ! \\ anhlncrton newspaper. will ao 'i doubt be able to nrotlt largely by Mr. Burn** able descrlntloa of the tine pofntn of the same. It will appeal quite an utroniclj to the proficient player an to the begfi ner. The ?*tn?ke" receive* Mr Burn*' first attention, nnd be de scribes not only the rlvht and the w rone wav to aco rbout It, but his Instruction an to how to corrcct the fault* of the play I* calculated to be of arreat help to the ambltloua novice j In following; article* Bura* will write of "service,** "volley- j In*'* and '?wmanhlnn.". He w ill al*o take up player** fault* aad how to correct them. He will alno give comolcte Instruction on the srrlp. lobbyist?. po*lt!oa* anil on anfcle* of the court. The first chnpicr deal* with | strokes, -;he -follow through*" stroke and the "topplns" stroke. ! . - - faults of players when topping, the ball are: 1. Topping the hall loo soon: i. e.. mav ing too sudden a. turn over of the? racquet. This comes from turning it. over with ti e wrist suddenly rattier ilian slowly from the shoulder. Not following: through after the top.";* When the player has the ball on* his 1 racquet ready for the topping roll he sure that the return is high enough. ? Another fault of players is that as soon ?as the hall conies in contact with tie ! racquet the player pulfc up or checks his I follow through. Players should carry out J the arm a little way on the stroke before starting the topping roll. By so doing the | hall is more under control of the racquet. . Many players lift or pull up the racquet I when meeting the ball instead of carry j ing out. On such a shot the player has to J have an abnormal wrist movement to | keep the ball in court. This is useless land dangerous. A player does not have to i pull up to get the ball over the net. Meet {in;; the hall with a rising stroke gives tha j ball its proper height ; Tln^dvantasfs of a tup stroke are: 1. The ball is more under the player'* ! control on height, direction and keepinsr J in court. 1!. The ball travels faster after littins thc ground, due to the overspin of the . ball. ? .1. A ball in traveling over the net be ! gins to dip. which makes it harder for a j vol lever to return. t. The player can meet a ball on the ? rise of the bound, which forces the op ; ponent more, as your return Is quicker. > Because of the sudden dip or dro^ of | the ball on a top stroke after it crosses ; the net vou can make the return at a i wider angle and still keep in court. . HISTORIC RACES May Be Staged at Aqueduct Track This Year. | N'EW YORK. April 2S.?Official an nouncement that many of the old Graves end stakes, including the historic Brook lyn handicap, will be run at Aqueduct this year, has enthused followers of the turf. Aqueduct is one of the best raca eourscs in the world, in the opinion of professional horsemen. The wideness of the far turn, the bredth and length of the homestretch and the gravity of the soil make the track suitable for big races in which leading thoroughbreds can | show quality and speed By moving the Toledo farm to Cleve land the Cleveland club is going tosa'* considerable railroad fare. All the Nap recruits used to get round-trip ticket*^, j when joining either the Naps or Mu? j Hens. It w^s a case of here today and there tomorrow. Now all that wiM necessary will be to change uniform*- .