Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-01
RECORD BREAKING PERIOD
IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT.
America Must Defend Trophies Against
Many Invaders In New Year.

AS has been forecast for several
months, the coming year promises to
stand out as g record breaking period
in international sport competition,
with the United States acting as host
for a number of cup hunting contest
ants. Challenges have already been
received for the Americas yacht cup
and the polo cup. The Davis tennis
trophy will have to be defended and
Oxford university has accepted an in
vitation to enter a team at the Uun-
versity of Pennsylvania relay car
nival to be held on April rs. These
are but the forerunners of other in
ternational events yet 30 be announc-
ed, and it becomes more evident each
month that the United States sports
man is going to have an exceedingly
busy time defending his various
trophies during 1914. Confronting this
situation, a resume of the invading
and defending strength of chalengers
and opponents is both logical and
timely.
Defense, of Americas Cup.
BY all odds the most important
event OF the coming year will be
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 E. Nicholson. will show
innovations in the way of build AMI
rig. W. p. Burton, an English anna
teur yachtsman of renOWn, will sail
Shamrock ", and Albert Turner will
act as captain. Great secrecy is be-
ing maintained regarding Lipton's
latest yacht, but it is understood 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.
The situation from a defending
standpoint is more complicated, since
at least three 75-footers are assured
as candidates for the task OF de-
bilt syndicate yacht building at
HerreshOfs yard at Bristol, r. l.,
will be in charge, of R. W. Emmons,
End, with Captain Chris Christensen
as skipper =
A S. Cochrans yacht, to be design /
ed by William Gardner, and built by
Lawley & Son Of Boston, will he
handled by Captain William Dennis
and Captain Harry Hoff. The third
yacht to be financed by New York.
Philadelphia and Boston yachtsmen, /
will be designed by George Owen /
and will be in charge of G. NJ. Pyn- (
chon, owner of the racing Sloop Is |
talena.
international Polo Cup Contest.
While the yachtsmen are in the !
throeS of turniug-up races, the sixth !
contest for the International Polo cup !
will be Witnessed probably at M eadOw |
Brook, I. l., and here again the !
United States is going to have lively /
time defending the cup against the /
attack of Lord Ashby, st. Ledgers .
challenging four. As was the case in +
1913 unlimited money is at the dis !
posal of the chaIlengers and the world I
is being searched for the fastest polo ,
ponies in order that the English team |!
may not be handicapped by slow or
poorly trained mounts. According to /
present plans Lord st. Ledger does /
not intend to leave anything to !
chance. A nun1be: of the best Eng |
lish players and ponies will go to |
Madrid, Spain, early in the spring for |
a severe course of training and prac- |
tice before coming to the states.
According to announcement made |
Immediately after the polo matches of
1913 the American big Four" con- !
sisting of Captain H. P. Whitney, ]
Larry Waterbury, Monte Waterbury |
cease cup defending as a team, but it |
is thought that when the battle cry |
sounds again majority of the four /
will be found in the saddle. If it |
should prove otherwise. however. their |
ponies are at the disposal of the Amer /
lean team, which undoubtedly would |
be selected from among the following |
players: L. E. Stoddard, Malcolm |
stevenson, r. La Montague, H.. l.. |
Agassiz, T. Hitchcock, F. S. Won |
Stade, J. E. Cowdin, Foxhall Keene |
Opposed to the American combination |
viii be a four chosen in all proba-
bility from tho following English ex- !
perts: Captain Hardness Lloyd |
Captain Grenfel. Captain Ritson, Cap |
tain Lockett, Captain Barrett. Captain !
Palmer, Captain Cheape, Captain Noel |
Edwards W. S. Buckmaster,
Australians Threaten Davis Cup.
Unless there Is 8 most unexpected |
upset in the Davis cup prelimtnaries |
the tennis menace of 1914 viii leone |
from Australia. The semi official |
statement that Norman ErookeR, An
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