Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-01

of the Americas yacht racing tro-
ply. German, Australian and Canad-
ian tennis teams will also invade the
United States bent on winning pos
session of the Davis cup and the
worlds team tennis championship.
European golfers are also planning to
play in the United States title tour
naments as a return courtesy for the
American entries in the French and
English championships.
That these intersectional and inter-
national competitions among anna
tours of top rank, in their respective
sports, bring about greater mutual
respect. appreciation and understand
ing of the peculiarities, ability and
craftsmanship of both localities, and
countries there can be no question.
Occasional disputes regarding techni-
calities do arise, to be sure, but in
the long run the clever, observing
competitor cannot fail TO find much
that is worth study in the play OF
his opponent from the other side OF
the continent or the globe. A fam
Gus English authority in touching on
the constantly increasing number of
international contests between Eng
land and America recently wrote:
"One respect of the athletic asso-
Citations of America and England Is
the missionary enterprise of both.
England has tried to convert America
to cricket; America has this year
made a spectacular effort to enthuse
us with baseball. 1t is not probable
that either game can be transplanted.
But the chief moral of the baseball
exposition in London is that It en-
phasizes Americas contribution to the
evolution of games. There was never
such catching and fielding, such quick
ness and power, ever shown on field
of grass by players with a ball. 1t
was lesson to. cricketers, 1t was
lesson to all sportsmen. Just as Eng
land has taught the world her games,
so America has taught the world
further development, another stage in
their evolution. In the ajority of
sports England is famed for sound
ness and stamina, bulldog courage,
and steadiness. But in sport, as in
life and in war, these qualities, though
fine foundation, do not in themselves
spell progress. Americas contribu-
ton to the development of sport is
typical of her civilization. In each
/
mind and muscle have improved exc
cution and tactics, it is the quality of
the American genius that is the prime
factor. What is this quality? 1t
might be described in the motto of
STAFFORD: Thorough.
The three-month period of tuning
up and trial races for the three
yachts, candidates for the position of
Americas cup defender. begins on
Tuesday, with the races of the New
York Yacht Club off Glen Cove, Long
Island. Between June and August
22, no less than forty-f1ve days of rae
ing are scheduled for the Resolute,
Defiance and Vanite. During the
month of June the races in which the
cup defense candidates will compete
are considered in the light of practice
and tuning up contests. but beginning
early in July the Cup Committee will
consider each race in which these
three yachts appear as trial events
and the showing made from day to
day i'll have a direct bearing on the
final selection of the yacht which will
oppose Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock
" off Sandy Hook in September.
The two principal features of this
long schedule are the round-robin Sc
ries off Newport July TO Is and the
final trial contests over the same
course August Is to %. In the July
series each yacht will race In turn
against the others while in the Au-
gust races each days contest will be
a three-yacht race. In case, however
the Cup Committee should reach de-
cision regarding the best boat of the
trio at any time previous to August
%, it is expected that the remaining
dates will be cancelled in order that
the cup defender may have more time
for dry docking, overhauling and 9TH
er final preparations for the interna-
tional regatta off Sandy Hook sched
uled to start on September 10.
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