The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-02
SPORT Zenith
TWENTY YEARS
IN THE FUTURE
AUTHORITIES OPIN-
ION rs THAT 1T WILL BE 1888
BEFORE THE HIGHEST ATTAIN
ABLE RECORD WOULD BE
REACHED IN POPULARITY LINE.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, June In a recent dis
cussion regarding the development and
future of sport, both amateur and pro-
feSSional, a prominent athletic author
ity stated that in his opinion the zen
18th of popularity would not be reached
for another twenty years. If this idea
proves correct it would appear that
when 1888 is reached the joker's AK
iom, IF business interferes with sport,
cut out business" will of necessity
have to be enforced.
Every year finds the schedules of
sport increasing in number and i'm
portance. Time was when an inter-
national meet of any type was a nine
day wonder in the world of sport. To-
day such competitions attract little at
tention beyond the circle of devotees
of a particular pasttme, excepting, al
ways contests of the type of polo and
yacht cup matches. Teams represent
ing various countries are constantly
travelling thousands of miles to test
skill and endurance with those of other
nations. In the United States, college,
school and athletic club combinations
cross the continent so frequently that
such trips no longer arouse more than
passing interest.
The increasing circumference of
sports domain is proved, however, by
these invasions of foreign territory
either national or inter national, and
in this respect the present year. al
though but a third Completed, already
has wrested the record from the past.
For months the meets and dates have
been piling up until almost every form
of athletic competition is represented
in the list to date.
Although the international tennis
and polo play is at this time the up
permost in the mind of the average
American sportsman, there are a score
or more of events of somewhat SINH
1nr txyrn nh 0k1 fro
tention beyond the circles of their own
followers. This very lack of wide
spread publicity attends the length and
breadth of the present situation in
sport. AS an Illustration of the ac
tivity planned or in operation at this
writing it is only necessary to men
ton a few of the leading features
carded for 1913.
Several American golfers have just
completed play in the English anna
championship, and British players are
expected to return the compliment by
competing in the United States title
events in September. The Australian
cricket team is en- route to this coun-
try for a series OF matches both in the
states and Canada The baseball team
of the Chinese College of Hawaii is at
present giving battle to our various
university teams. Sailors of the Son
der boat type are looking forward to
the races to be sailed between three
American and three German racing
craft of this type off Marblehead,
Mass, early in September. Members
of the American Canoe Association are
elated at the prospect of great sport
in the races TO be sailed for the New
York Canoe Club international chal-
lenge cup between the tiny craft of the
Gananoque c. NJ. B. c., of Canada and
a trophy defender yet to be selected.
The United Sattes National Rifle As
ISOLATION has completed arrangements
for what will, in all probability, be the
greatest international rifle and pistol
tournament ever held. Teams have al
ready been entered by Switzerland,
Mexico, Chile, Sweden, Cuba, Canada,
France, Italy and the various states of
the Union for the matches to be held
at Camp Perry, Ohio, August 1880.
The Amateur Athletic Union will
send an athletic team to Australia in
December and the Giants and White
Sox plan to tour the world playing ex-
hibition games. between the 1913 and
1914 baseball seasons. The Maryland
Agricultural College football team will
invade Cuba during Christmas week
for three games with Cuban college
and amateur teams.
In the national field. the University
of California has sent ten of her best
athletes East to compete in the In
tercollegiate games at Cambridge and
the Western Conference meet d week
later. The week of athletic carnival at
Chicago this summer will attract
teams from all parts of the country