The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-31
BRITISH CENSORS
HOLD SPORT news
Some international Events
in 1916 In Spite of the
War.
tBy Associated Press.)


NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-While tho
European war has killed all chances
OF international sports competition on
the scale OF the Olympic Games and
the Americas Cup Regatta, the com.
ing year will not be without It's inter.
sectional and international contests.
In fact, the indications point to
wider range of sport meetings during
1916 than ever before in the history
of amateur competition in this coun.
try.
National championship contests are
expected TO draw entrants from all
parts OF the continent and with the
interest OF all sections hound UP in
the play OF their respective contest
ants, the dcarth OF international
sports, planned for 1916. will be par.
TALLY forgotten. The Pacific Coast
will send a powerful and wcil-balanced
tennis team To eastern points for sew.
eral months OF tournament play: Stan.
ford University will enter team in
the Intercollegiate track and field
Championships and the winning crew
in the Far Coast Intercollegiate regat-
Ia will row at Poughkcepsie.
An eastern polo team will play in the
middle and far west while one or mora
from these sections will compete in
the national Championships later In
the summer. With the coming OF aut-
umn interscctiunal football games will
be moro frequent than ever, the south,
cast, middle aud far west elevens meet.
ing In numerous gridiron contests.
The outlook for international meets
is not so promising although there
will be some events along these lines.
The baseball team OF Waseda Univer.
sity of Japan will tour the country,
playing the leading college mines; sew.
eral Australian boxers are already
planning to invade the states; Chris.
tian Mathewson, the worlds champion
skater, is expected TO compete against
the leading professional speed skaters
of America this winter; an 'All.Hawai.
ian polo team will play in the east
next spring; several South America
rifle teams are planning 10 shoot in
the national tournaments and the in
Vasion of the United States by large
track and field team from at Ieast ono
foreign nation is a possibility.
! English war censors work Just as
carefully with blue pencils and shears
on American sporting matter cabled
to Europe. as they do on news OF far
! greater Importance. The score OF the
| Harvard-fale football was held up for
more than 12 hours, much to the dis.
| appointment OF Harvard alumni who
had gathered to dine and celebrate
tho forecasted victory. The score Of
/ the recent six+lay bicycle race was
received with the daily records OF the
teams eliminated to point where it
was impossible for English sporting
editors to make head or TAIL out Of
what was left. Results Of boxing bouts
in Australia are made public from one
10 two days late. so that the sports.
man at home has little advantage over
his brother in the trenches.
Shorter training trips and fewer
exhibition games are predicted for the
big league baseball teams during the
coming spring campaign Of prepared.
ness.
Wisconsin tennis authorities have
decided to stage a state championship
tournament open only TO players who
are residents OF that state. The state
will be divided into sections and each
club asked. to hold tournament to
decide the club championship. These
title.holders will, in turn, meet in