The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-19
DOINGS IN THE SPORT WORLDI
REVIVAL
 IS PLANNED BY ORGANIZATIONS
Baseball and Athletics Will Be Resumed Early Next
 Spring.

New York, Nov. 19-Sport govern ing bodies, both amateur and profess stonal, are preparing for an extensive revival of competition during the coming year. Reports from all sec tons of the country are to the effect that authorities and organizations are already planning to re-enter the field of their particular activity and aid in ce-establishing sport upon a better and broader basis than reached at any time previous to the war, While 1t is yet too soon to more than outline the possibilities, it can be said that many annual meetings of such bodies which were expected to be peTfunctory or omitted entirely will now take on mOmentous interest in the reConstruc- hon period which Is coming in sport.
 It can be stated authoritatively that major and minor baseball leagues will resume business next Spring. It Is not likely that the game will inn mediately reach the heights to which l It had climbed when the world-war ! first took toll of Americas most pop ular sport. It is pointed out, how ever, that baseball has established A record in weathering the greatest cri- sis of modern times with but the l curtailing of the 1918 season by q month. Problems relative to high { railroad rates. loss of certain star players and maintainence of duplicate ! parks in some cities must be solved and this will be accomplished between 1 now and next April.
 ] Many of the officers of the golf and i tennis associations are at present in ! service and it is impossible to secure i definite statements regarding the 1919 : championship tournaments. Senti- ment among the players and follow CTS of these most popular of amateur sports are overwhelmingly in favor of | a restoration or continuance of the title journeys next season. Those authorities who discussed the situa- toa as individuals expressed the same sentiments and it appears to be a foregope conclusion that pre-var con- l dit4ons will be restored at the annual meetings scheduled January and Feb roary,
 In track and field athletics the Amateur Athletic Union champion ! ships were awarded at the annual meeting in Philadelphia yesterday 1 CHEovember 1S) and in view of the fact that both the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association and the Intercollegiate Athletic Conference l held their titulat games in 1918 1t la believed that the meets will be stag l ed next May and June as usual. Col i lege athletics are certain to be affect ed for 8 time by the regulations laic down for the conduct of the s, A. T C., but it is Q well known fact that the army and navy authorities are strongly in favor oF athletics and will put no obstacles in the way of proper . ecompetition.
 Baseball and rowing, two other ma ! ior sports at the colleges druing tht spring, will also be revived. If the g. A. T, c, rules continue in effect un til the close of the June term the games and races will be conducted along the same lines which now pre- vah in football, College mines vii be permitted to play nearby rivalt and dual regattas will be staged. I the restrictions are eased or entirel. removed more ambitious schedule will be arranged for the hines ant there Is q possibility or a revival o the Eastern rowing classics. Foot ball may be expected to resume it normal place in college sport mex fall; as by that time it is though that the colleges will have resume their normal functions.
 In the realm of the motors, plan are taking shape for the restoration of many sport competitions, Racin enthusiasts are looking forward to tn , establishing of many new records O. land, water and in the air throug the use of the Liberty Motor, whic 1t Is expected will be available fo competitive purposes, next spring.
 The Automobile Association, Aer Club of America and the America Power Boat Association will all stag championship races in their respec tive classes during 1919 as prelimin ary to the resumption of information al contests for famous trophies. Trot
 ing, pacing and racing, which hay
 continued throughout the duration (
 .he war will be developed upon
 larger scale, according to the statC
 rnents of those interested in thes
 sports. The yacht clubs of the A
 lantio Coast are also polishing rac
 trophies and brushing the dust o
 nautical charts in preparation for revival of yachting and a number
 regattas and cruises, abandoned du
 ing the past few years, will be revive
 next summer. The officials of Il
 bicycle racing bodies intend
 broaden the scope of competition al
 he same holds true of many min,
 sport governing bodies according
 information gleaned in a nasty ca
 7ass of the country.
 On every side there Is convinci1
 evidence that the war has and W
 prove a great stimulus to sport al
 the coming year will be but nation
 period of preparation for the great
 sra of international competition
 come.
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