The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-15
BIG YEAR FOR
WORLD EVENTS
U. S. to Figure, Prominently in In
ternationaI Competition

New YORK, Dec, lJ.-AS has been
forecast for several months. the COM
ing year promises To stand out as
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
Americas yacht cup anG the polo cup.
The Davis tennis trophy will have To
he defended, and oxford university
has accepted an invitation TO enter
team At the University of Pennsylvan-
las relay carnival to be held on April
-. These are but the forerunners of
other international events yet TO be
announced, and it becomes more evil
dent each month that the United
States sportsman is going to have an
exceedingly busy season defending his
various trophies during 1914. Con-
fronting this situation. a resume of the
invading and defending strength of
chalcngers lnd opponents is both log
ical and timely
by all odds the most important event
of the coming year Will he the effort
of Sir Thomas Upton 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,
according to designer Charles T.. Mich
olson. will show surprising turn OF
speed and several innovations in the
way of build and rig. w. +. Burton,
an English amateur yachtsman of re-
uown, will sail Shamrock ". and Al
bert Turner will act az captain. Great
secrecy is being maintained regarding
Lipton's latest yacht, but it is under
stood that special thought is being
given to the light breezes and rolling
swell likely to be encountered on the
American course during the autumn
days of September.
Three Defenders.
The situation from a defending
standpoint is more complicated. since
at least three 75-footcrs are assured
as candidates for the task of defeat
ing Shamrock ". The Vanderbilt syn
dicatc yacht building at ilerreshons
yard at Bristol, X. l., will be in charge
Of r.. w Enmons, End with Capt
Chris. Christensen as skipper
\. 5. Cochrans yacht, to he design
ed by William Gardner, and built by
Lawlcy u Son, of Boston, will he
handled by Captain William Dennis
and Capt Harry IIoff. The thirt
yacht, to be financed by New YORK
Philadelphia and Boston yachtsmen
will he designed by George owen ano
will lac I'm charge of c. Nj. Pynchon
owner Of the racing sIoop lstalcna.
Big Polo Contests.
While the yachtsmcn are I'm th'
throcs of tuning-up races, the SIKH
contest for the international polo cul
will he witnessed, probably at Meadow
Brook, l. l.. and here again the Unit
ed States is going to have hVel'
time defending the cup against tn
attack of Lord Ashby st. Ledger
challenging four AS was the case u
1913, unlimited money is at the dispos
al of the challcngcrs, ana the WORT
is being searched for the fastest POI
ponies in order that the English team
may not bc handicapped by slow O
poorly trained mounts According I
present pans Lord st. Ledgers doe
not intend to leave anything to chance
\ number of the best English player
aud ponies will go to Madrid. span
early in the spring for a severe cours
of training and practice before comm
to the states.
According to announcement mao
Immediately after the polo matche
of 1913. the American big four con
sisting OF Capt. IL. L. whitney. LAIR
Waterbury, Monte Waterbury an
Dcvcrcaux Milburn, decided to ccas
cup defending rs n team, h't IL
thought that when the battle or
sounds again - majority of the lOu
viii bc found In the saddle. IT
should ptDvc otherwise, however the
ponies are at the disposal OF III
American team. which undouDteui
would be selected from among the FOL
lowing players L. r. Stoddard, Ma
colin stevenson. II. La Montague
l.. Agassiz, T. Hitchcock, +. ,. No
S,ade. !. T.. Cowdin, Foxhnll Keen
Opposed TO the American cuinbihat'o
will be four chosen In All propapl
ity from the following English 60
lual,a t'apt. iIarlrcah llNd en-
Greenfield, Capr, Ritson, capt Locker