Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-10
AMERICA LEADS THE
WORLD IN FIELD
Of ATHLETICS
Six Out Of Nine Of Great Sport
ing Events Of the Year Have
Been Taken BY Representa-.
tives Of This Nation.

OF International competition Ia the
hislcrf Of American sport stiu faint
~ heard, plains are being made for
Is bllll grenter series Of contests fn
1914. Not satisfied with the wlnnlnE
or retention 81 thc tennis, polo. gOlf.
SENDER yHcht. balloon and rifle tFo-
phlrs. the American athlete and
sportsman u preparing 60 broaden
the fist before another twelve months
shall have rolled around. out 81
nine competitions 20 international
character on entry the United states
representatives won six. lost two, and
did not enter the ninth. The two
defeats came IA the motor boat race
and the woman's golf tournament.
both ST which were won by English
entrants.
Looking forward 10 1914. the sport
Ing calendar already contains tenta-
tive dates for another round 81 Da-
Wis cup tennis and international polo.
sir Thomas Lipton's fourth attempt
to iiit the Americas cup viii be a
feature Of the year IN sport. The
English amateur ana professional Eol-
fers will again invade the states and
American entries are assured for the
Enellsh championships The vim
ming 81 the balloon race trophy as
sures a renewal Of the air classic here
Next autumn The Amateur Athletic
union VIII send n team OF athletes %
Athens Tor the local cycle Olympic
games TO be held there next spring
and other minor International compe-
titions such Ms canooing. archery and
cricket are assured.
In fact. the spirit or international
competition can be said 90 continue
without interruption. since several
American teams are preparing 60
leave for foreign shores this month.
The two professional baseball teams.
representing tho major leagues in
their -tho-world tour. Will un-
doubleday attract wide attention hut
the Giants and white Sox viii not
he the only American athletic repre-
sentatives Co depart for foreign COM
petition during the next few weeks.
while the professional baseball play
ers will have greater numerai strength
when they depart from ancouycr on
November 70. tho Amateur Athletic
union track and field team and sew
eral American tennis players viii al
80 be followed with interest IN their
invasion OF Oriental and Australasian
fields The athletes are scheduled
go sail for Melbourne on November
~. and William Johnston. Ella Fot-
treii and possibly ono or two other
California tennis experts viii leavve
for the orient about the same time.
The chief object of Johnstou's and
Fottrelrs trip Is the play IN both the
doubles and singles matches ~ the
Tennis championship Of the orient
tournament 10 hc hold at Manila.
January 3 to 20. This tournament
H. of more than usual importance this
season because of tho high class on
try list expected The leading play
crs Of Australia. Japan, China and
the Pacific coast have been invited
10 compete ana 20 date the percent
ago ~ nccoptanccg has been most on
couraglnR Johnston and Fottroll
will also visit Honolulu. Yokohama.
Shanghai Kobe and Nagasakl during
their tour. playing practice and eXhi-
bltion matches wherever possible.
Camera Ia the Game.
The camera Is rapidly earning "a
place Of importance In athletics and
sport competition both In America
and abroad No contest or match Of
real interest goes unphotographcd and
the readers OF newspapers and maya
zines are daily brought face tn face
with tho heroes Of the diamond, foot
ball field. tennis court ana aquatic
sports During The past few seasons.
however the lens has been found ca-
pahle Of filling % more useful field
IN the realms 90 amateur pastimeq
and recreatious The wicider ~ rae
quct mnshic, or oar can sec him
self as others Soc him with faults IN
PLAYING form clearly Illustrated
This ability to depict the strong and
| weak points of individuals and teams
covered 20 Doc OF much help to coache,
in sports and Games has been dis.
and Instructor Consequently the
camera o. being constantly called ir
action By those who direct the actiV'
tiles of the college. club ana uuat'
tachcd athlete photographs OF ia,
crews In training al Cornell and Col
umhia are taken each season ano
thrown on the canvas Ia enlarged
form while tae coaches point ou
faults in workmanship. Tho sans
system Is used iu the development oil
several 81 the big varsity football
teams
Even the moving picture machine b
found of assistance. Tho German
olympic commission, which recontl'
spent month investigating tn
American athletic system, took bacl
reels OF films showing some OF on
leading athletes in action. Pictures %
one OF tho olading United states ten
mis- players '"oro taken last spring &
prove 90 England that he did not TOO
fault In serving. Perhaps Ia years q
come Il win ha possible for q com
petitor 10 rise 20 the pinnacle q
sporting fame uncOached except 70
the Aims which viii show him hl
faults as compared 10 those OF th
competitor who Is considered ~
nnal word ln perfect playing form
Vale Proud at Rluc Bowl
when the Vale alumni gather
New Haven q week from today 10
the annual Prlnceton-Yale footha
game. the former students viii al
most 20 "a man devote % portion
their time To- an inspection of IA
mammoth Yale stadium now undo
continuation alutoat dircctls nurOl