The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-17
CHALLENGERS WILL
 PUSH DEFENDERS
AMERICANS WILL BE CALLED ON TO DEFEND MANY SPORT
 TITLES NEXT SEASON.
Yacht Races, Tennis and Polo Match es Will Interest the Sporting pu3Iic of Two Countries.

New York, Dec. l4-tAs has been the forecast for several months. the com ing year promises to stand out as a record breaking period in international sport competition, with the United States acting as host for a number of cup hunting contestants. Challenges have already been received for the America's yasht cup and the polo cup. The Davis tennis trophy will have to be defended, and Oxford University has accepted an invitation to enter a team at the University of Pennsylva- nia's relay carnival to be held on April p. These are but the foreruners of other international events yet to be an nounced, and it becomes more evident each month that the United States sportsmen is going to have an exceed. ingly busy season defending his var ious trophies during 1914. Confront ing this situation, a resume of the in- yading and defending strength of chal- lengers and opponents in both logical and timely
 By all odds the most important event of the coming year will be the effort of Sir Thomas Lipton to regain the Americas cup with his Shamrock ". The new challenger, now building at GospOrt, is expected to be the last word in English speed yachts, and, ac- cording to designer Charles E. NichO!- son, will show surprising turn oi speed and several innovations in the way of build and rig. w. F. Burton, an English amateur yashtman of re- nown, will sail Shamrock " and Al. bert Turner will act as captain Great secrecy is being maintained regardins Lipton's latest yacht, but it is under stood that special thought is being given to the light breezes and rolling swell likely to encountered on the American course during the autumn days of September
 The situation from defending standpoint is more complicated, since the last three 75-foote@s are assured as candidates for the task of defeating Shamrock ". The Vanderbilt syndi- cate yacht building at Herreshoffs yard at Bristol, R. L, will be in charge of R. w. Emmons, End with Capt Chris. Christiansen as skipper.
 ,.1 o1,t 1a a. I by William Gardner, and built by Law ley X Son of Boston, will be handled by Captain Harry Hoff The third yadht, to be financed by New York Philadelphia and Boston yatchsmen will be designed by George owen and will be in charge of G NJ. Pynchon, owner of the racing sloop lstalenaa.
 While the yachtmen are in the throes of tuning-up races, the sixth contest for the International Polo cup will be witnessed, probably at Meadow Brook, l.. l., and here again the United States is going to haYe a lively time defending the cup against the attack of Lord Ashby St Lcdgers challeng- ing four As was the case in 1913, un- limited money is at the disposal Of the challengers and the world is being searched for the fastest polo ponies in order that the English team may not be handicapped by slo wor poor ly trained mounts. According to pres ent plans Lord st. Ledgers does not intend to leave anything to chance. A number of the best English players and ponies will 20 10 Madrid, Spain, early in the spring for severe course of training and practice before coming 10 the States
 According to announcement madc immediately after the polo matches of 1913. the American Big Four con- sisting of Capt II. P Whitney, Larry Waterbury, Monte Waterbury and Den vereux Muburn, decided to cease cup defending as a team, but it is thought that when the cattle cry is sounded again, a majority Of the four will he found in the saddles If it should be proved otherwise, however, their pon ies are al the disposal of the American team, which undoubtedly would be selected from among the following players: L. F. Stoddard, Malcolm F. La Montague R. L. Agassiz, T. Hitchcock F. s. Von Stade, J E Goodwin, FoxhaH Keene. to the American combination will be a four chosen in all pTobality from the following English experts: Capt. Hardress Lloyd, Capt Grenfell Capt Ritson, Capt Lockett, Capt. Bar rett, Capt Palmer, Capt. Cheape, Capt. Noel Edwards W $. Buckmaster.
 Unless there is a most unexpected upset in the Davis cup prelminaries. the tennis menace of 1914 will come from Australasia The semi-official statement that Norman Brookes, Anthony Wilding, Standly Doust ana A. B. Jones will probably form the