South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
JAP ANESE QUICK
To TAKE HOLD Of
AMERICAN SPORT
Golf. Tennis and Motoring Be-
ing Taken Up by Island
Athletes - Scotch
Game in Favor.
Associated Press Service

ArafEAifefI EEf-s service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Americans
interested in sport. returning from
Japan report that the japanese are
rapidly assimilating Occidental
sports in general, just as they did
baseball following its Introduction
into the Land Of Nippon. Golf. ten
mis- and motoring are all gaining de
voices by the hundreds and some
of the Japanese players are show
ing a proficiency on the court and
links that promises 10 make them
formidable opponents in the course
Of a few years.
In a recent discussion aoent sport
in general and golf in particular. a
prominent Japanese. who was grad
uated from the University of Penn
sylvania, not 50 many years ago.
said:
you know. we really have no
game perhaps excepting tennis which
a man may continue as his years
pile up and we know that exercise
is necessary to keep nit. Golf fills
the bill for us As nation we are
fond OF games. Wrestling and fenc-
ing have for centuries been compul-
sorry in the education of all Jap
anese gentlemen and recent years
have seen our schools taking up
baseball. tennis. hockey ard football
with very considerable success"
Presents Gold Cup.
George w. Guthrie. the American
ambassador. who is an enthusiastic
golfer. has presented the Toxic club
with a beautiful challenge Gun which
will probably be selected as the club
championship cup always TO remain
the property of the club, the VIM
ner receiving a replica. In honor
Of the dOnater and the country he
represents the final round will al
ways be played off annually on the
Fourth OF July
Several Of the other principal
cities have established golf clubs.
notably Yokohoma and Kobe. while
In other sections organizations of a
similar character are in progress Of
fOrT~ 4ttOn. The turf i'm Japan lends
s+sclf readily TO ideal fairways and
rreeos and the courses have sufi-
cieut natural and artificial bunkers
ac5 hazards To test the skill Of the
best players Another indication of
st rides golf is making i'm Japan is
inc fact that a publication. devoted
entirely TO the game and bearing
the TILE The Bunker" is now pub
lished monthly in Toxic
That the game viii be a success in
Japan returning tourists say is GER
tain. They point out that the young
er Japanese generation which was
chiefly educated in the United States
and England and is now mostly en-
gagged in successful commerce at
home, means 20 establish there the
same healthful sport and games
which they found in Occidental
countries. Horse racing has taken
on new interest and successful auto
mobile and motorcycle race meets
are being held at frequent intervals
The selection of Robert c. Fol-
well as football coach for the Uni
versity of PENNSYLVANIA has cleared
the gridirOn situation at one eastern
institution and the names of the
coaches at ,Syr0 cuse. Yale and sew
.eral other of the larger colleges of
this section are expected TO Ice an
nOunCed within the next few weeks.
Pennsylvania alumni and undergrad
yates are Of the opinion that Folwell
viii prove 10 he the gridiron Moses
10 lead the Quakers out of the foot
ball wilderness and his record would
appear 90 indicate his ability in this
direction.
His coaching mas passed the eN-
perimental stage and he has shown
that he thoroughly understands both
the old and new game. With a
splendid ground work OF fuudimen-
tails and a mastery OF ts-e modern
overhead game FolWeU is i'm posi-
tion 10 develop hgh class teams at
PENNSYLVANIA What he has done
at Lafayette and Washington and
jefferson since he was graduated
from Pennsy kauia. with the small
ct squads Of those colleges ne should
he able 20 duplicate for his alma
mater. In his eight years of coach
ing his teams have made the fol-
lowing records Played 20 games or
which 80 We're won, l3 lost and six
tied while the total points scored
amounted Go 1858 IN the same
period Penusy lvania teal..s PLAYED
81 games. winning sc. LOSING 20 and
tying eight with total point score
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