The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-15
INTERNATIONAL
SPORTS KNOCKED
OUT BY THE WAR
The Hostilities May Even Check for
Many Years Events In Which Ma
tions Compete--Amencan Sport
ting Events Continue.

ting Events Continue.
New York, Aug. l5.--A striking illus
tration of the international character Of
amateur sport is afforded by the situa-
tion that has developed as a result oil
the war in Europe. Early in the season
there was every reason for the belief
that 1914 would be the greatest year in
the history OF competition. With the
unexpected conflict abroad international
contests of all kinds have been cancelled
and may not be resumed for months
or even years.
On this side of the Atlantic, the Amer
ica's cup race is the most important
event to be cancelled but other competi-
lions will lose the foreign entries that
were expected. The amateur and open
golf championships and the national ten
mis- tournament will be without foreign
entrants since even the Davis cup teams
now in slis country plan to leave for
home as soon az the challenge round is
! completed. Abroad, the Harmsworth
/ motorboat contest and the international
aviation races at Rheims are off as well
as the various national championships
of the European countries.
The result OF the war from an athletic
and sporting standpoint may be greater
for it is likely to upset events SEIZED
uled for several years TO come. The
Sender boat races at KEEL in 1915 and the
Olympic games at Berlin in 1916 are
no longer assured fixtures. Athletic au-
thorities both in America and abroad
realize that if the present war contin-
ues for any extended period Germany
will not be in position to act as host
to the Olympic teams. Entries from
all the European countries will be great
ly curtailed if not abandoned entirely
and il may be necessary to postpone the
games or transfer the meet to some
nation not involved in the clash Of arms.
In commenting on this angle OF the
present unsettled state of affairs ath-
letic James E. Sullivan, secretary of
the American Olympic committee, said:
"0f course its looking a long ways
ahead to attempt 80 predict the effect |
of the war abroad on the olympic games |
of 1916. Personally, | hope that Europe |
will be at peace again before that time i
and that there will be no need of a |
change in the program. IT, however, a
shift is necessary, the United States is
the logical country in which to hold the
games and the American committee viii |
carry out the schedule as planned by
Germany without hitch Of any kind.
We have avsila Bile stadums in many
parts of the country several of which are
capable of seating from 10000 to 10000
spectators. Should il prove desirable to
postpone the Panama Pacific exposition
planned for San Francisco next year I'M
I'll 1918, the Olympic games would I'm
doubtedly be held there in connection
with the fair. If the exposition is held
according to schedule, Chicago Pittsburg,
New York and Boston are all available
Tor the following year. New Haven and
Syracuse with their big college stadiums
night also be considered.
Next week professional and amateur
golfers will have an interesting com
petition on the links of the Midlothian
COUNTRY club, Blue Island, H., in the
our days open championship tourna
nent of the United States Golf assoeia-
ion. Last year this event was decided /,
,ver the course of the Country club.
3rookline. Mass, and its sensational end.
ng in a victory for Francis Ouimet, !.
'oung Massachusetts player, over Harry
Fardon and Edward Ray. pair of =
treat Britain's leading professionals, in :
he play-oH of a three cornered tie, will y
ways be ranked as star performance
n American golf ANIMALS. The trio had !
led with scores of 304 each for ~ holes,
ut in the plsy-of, the following day,
yer Is holes, Ouimet put up wonder
ully strong game, winning out with a
ound OF ~ strokes, while Vardon and
lay finished as named with II and rs
This year, however. the y
vent will not have an international =
avor az no foreign entries have been re- =
sived and interest will be conferred in !
uimet's efforts to retain she "open" IT, =
e which he so cleverly won from the =
trongest and most representative field .
golfers that ever gathered on an
mericsn golf links. Although he was
in his attempt for British !,
mateur championship honors in his re- =,
mt trip to Europe, 0uimet brought I,
Re French amateur honor home with
I'm and since his return he has been =
king excellent care of himself He did y
1t enter the Metropolitan open tour -
sment, as he was anxious to reserve :.
] his playing energy to make SUI n
'eme effort in the coming tourney to :
accessibility defend his well-won ma r
onal laurels.
Boxing throughout Europe is at
andstill owing 70 the war and the
lights of the glove have exchanged
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