The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-18
Spain Displays No
 Interest In Sports
Natives of That Sunny Country Care Nothing for stren Athletics On Olympic schedule-Favorite
 Pastime Is Throwing the Bull

trepreseE1& nearly every country on the fgloabe dzzrfng the Olympic Games at Antwerp. Belgium, this year, recent ksurvey of the field on sports in Spain does not give promise of an extended 1 entering Of Spanish representatives in E1nany of the events on the varied pro- sgra1n.
 All efforts to wean the Spaniard EfroTn his national pastinaeS of bull Ef5Ehtinx and pe1ota have met with Fscant favor so far. He may say that EbuIaf1ghSing is conducted mainly for foreigners on spanish soil but just the Egame if all the foreigners in that county were gathered together they would form only e very small propor- [taOn of the crowds which flock to EPiaza de Toro in Madrid and other Ebun rings throughout the country on Eundays>
 By getting together quite a large kxHable of thoroughbreds, King Alfonso has endeavored to interest his people an horse racing and with the support Ecf some of his Tvealthier subjects has succeeded in organizing race meet Einss at Madrid, Barcelona, Santandar land San Sebastian from spring until autumn. Rich prizes both in money and plate in addition to the Kings FpatrDnage as regular attendant fan to attract many patrons. From Eaks- hert5de until November each year,
 
 patror,azed in marked contrast to the F,4teudance at the counter attractions lon the race courses every Sunday dur l1ng the season
 Golf is played in the vicinity Of the Sparista cities by foreigners and Span iards who have lived abroad Casual interest only has been aroGseSh in the EScotch game however, so far as the Euua.lSS, Is concerned. Last January tIlis difference was fllEzStTated forefey when tho final match round for the tKing's Cup was played on the Madrid E1iuAs last January and leading newspaper announced that fact the tFoIJoTinsy morning hut failed to men lion either the name or the score of the winner.
 Attenuts to introduce tennas and football have not produced a national following as yet and as for oozfng Essone of the newspapers have er1d- Ecized 1t severely as a brutal past1nne- FPoIo is played to some extent but this tSs due to the proximity of the British lEarrlson at Gibraltar and the encouF- f1eenent given to 1t by King Alfonso and several nChlenen sout 1t Is not a game for the general public
 Association football was fntrotA ced to Spain about 20 years ago and It Is now s,opular among the younger gen eration. This invigoratng pRstime seems to be gaining favor every year and some look upon it as a possible rival of bull fighting in the future If OEywpic entries are made it will be In the Soccer and tennis competitions <
 Philadelphia is desirous of holding inc national rowing regatta next July A special committee has been ap- ppinHed by the naval board of the tSchuyEkiN Navy to present the matter to the na49onaa association of amateur poaznnen when that organization meets lin New York in March Philadelphia tea-zu,eu desire the regatta in view oi tthe favorable conditions existing To- lcalfy and the excellent course avail able
 Elaborate plans are being prepared ny the English Birmingham Polo Com rnittee, under the c1aairmansh7p 0 Earl Haiez for the defense of tn nt MeadoV9broeak, N. Y, in 1914
 It has been decided to create a bod, (which will be entrusted with tho dut of organizing resources so that tn polo team to represent England tn tn next contest may comprise the pes players and be thoroughiy We drained. One committee will ,selec iplave and, arrange test matches, loo after training and draw up a list C po-ies The other committee will hay under it's care the provision c grounds, stands, sta5IIHg, accomno dation for players and schemes tprovide funds to meet necessary ex Penses-
 The University of Toronto will ente rowing crews in national and intern6 tional aquatic contests this year fC fhe first time since 1888 The Unfve1 fsaty of Toronto Rowing CfS2b wa formed at a recent meeting of grad uaAes and undergraduates
 Early indications point to the grea
 est entry list for the 1920 Uniyersii tof Pennsylvania relay carnival ey' Sreceived in the history of these tTaH kEaznes. Although the meet will n Ebe hes7 until April 30 and May l. eas
 eru and western colleges are forwar
 ing their entries in larger volume thS
 over before Western entries to da include Michigan, Michigan Agrfcsc F41raI College, Minnesota, Nebrask EKansas, Northwestern, Coe and |
 University Of Southern Callforni
 The Eastern colleges include Va.
 Princeton, Columbia, Penn State, Sy
 acuse, Pittsburgh, and more than