Arizona republican., 1914-08-02
Additional Sports
JULY WAS MONTH 0F BIG
 LEAGUE BASEBALL 0DD|TY

800 to 1000 will be sold before the books close late this month.
 While interest in professional base ball appeared to lag somewhat early this season and the attendance at big league games showed a consider able falling off, there seems to be no lack of activity among the amateurs who take part in outdoor sports of the more strenuous order. This can be readily accounted for by the anna teur field, which embraces not alone the national game on the diamond, but golf, tennis and kindred sports. The trend of the hour among those who follow these active sports seems to be a desire to be participants in rather than spectators of these var ious forms of recreation.
 Inquiries made among the big marts where golf, tennis and baseball paraphernalia is sold, elicited the as- surance that the demand for ac- cessories for all these games Ohas in- creased wonderfully this season. The sales of golfing requisites ia" ex- cceds those of any previous year since the royal and ancient game was introduced here two decades ago. The market for tennis racquets and other appurtenances shows a decided gain over last years, while the de- mand for baseball supplies in every grade was never more pronounced. That the international contests have made interest keener in these shorts Vvit bn1It is no telling to what extent it may increase. as from all quarters reports indicate that the feeling of anxiety Tor national supremacy is world wide | end not likely to abate for years to come in every branch of sport.
 | In every part of the country golf and tennis clubs are enjoying un usual success as the increase in act i've membership and the many leng- thy waiting lists of those desiring to join clearly testify. Golf particularly
 has secured a decided prominence and the proficiency shown by the younger element has made it incum-
 bent on the officials of the United States Golf association to confine the
 entries for national honors to those
 who are rated at five strokes or un-
 der in the handicap list this year. This arrangement was made neces-
 sary in order to keep the field of players within reasonable bounds. That similar action will have to be
 taken by associations all ove. the
 country for their annual champion
 ships seems inevitable as the entries
 for these events are growing larger
 each year and consequently without
 this restriction the fields will assume
 proportions too unwieldy to handle
 with any degree of satisfaction.
 T Motorboat Races
 Motorboat devotees are 10 hava
 their period of international compe-
 tition during the next two weeks in
 the races for the Harmsworth trophy
 at Cowes, Isle of Wight The United
 States will be represented in the
 struggle for the worlds speed cham
 pionship, meeting the fastest motor
 boats of England. France and Ger
 many. The American entry is Dis
 tucber ", built by Commodore
 James A. Pugh, of Chicago, which | ii1S oHoNH OI speed close to fifty miles per hour. The cup chal- ) lenger is hydroplane in type, fitted
 with engines of 1900 horsepower and , the officers of the Motorboat Club of
 America believe that the western , water flier has an excellent chance of regaining the trophy
 The initial races of the series will he held today with the running of : the English eliminations. Four cup defenders are eligible, three of the boats being those used by the Brit lsh Royal Motor Yacht club in sue cessfully defending the cup last year Under the deed of gift each country may be represented by teams of three motorboats but the United States , will have but one entry, as was the
 case last year, when Ankle Deep ran
 third twice and second once, in the
 three races necessary to give Maple
 leaf ". of the English team the
 1913 championship. The winning boa averaged over 56 miles per hour ir her first victory.