El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-01
Most Remarkable
Year For Athletic EUents


NEW YORK. Nov -1.What year
IN In sporti
with the football season half
over this country is Witnessing the
last long gasp o. the most remark
able sporting year in its history.
Events that have occurred on the
diamond. on track ana field. on the
turf. on tennis courts and golf links,
and on the water have made sport
history OF other years pale BY com
parison-
The fact that this is a presidential
year and that the country is still In
the midst OF ther reconstruction
period following the world war has
not detracted one iota from public
after another such events have been
staged amid scenes and under condl-
tons that outshine anything in the
past
The homage paid to such stars Of
sport as Babe Ruth. Iris Speaker and
his Cleveland Indians, Georges car
pentler. Jack Dempsey Nan O " az
and others has been astonishing.
While 81 is impossible 70 begin 70
estimate correctly the number OF mli-
lions who have witnessed sports
throughout this great land Of ours, or
the millions OF dollars that have been
taken ia AZ the box offices and turn
i
in round. total figures the best pre-
vious records have been shattered
Baseball the Rage.
Baseball. the rage Of the nation, en-
loved one OF its best years The
worlds series was staged in blaze
OF glory. and that with the cloud OF
the. 1919 worlds series scandal hang
Z ing over the game
Hut the Indians and DodEer1
ffr. and the game itself IL TOO
blk 10 be MORALLY hurt By the
] rrnfforouH work Of n Few gam
bIers and a small group Of weak
chnrnctered players who hatenea
10 the voice Of the tempter. me
races in both major leagues were
followed with keen interest," ~
the fans. The final outcome was
not known in either league until
the Dodgers and Indians were
nrncfncnIly under the shadow OF
the pennnnt pole
! Likewise. the pennaut races ln
minor leagues throughout the country
were followed By the rams IN l.1 te
rious sections with keenesl interest,"
/ The minors had a great year
Babe Ruth.
The one big individual feat 10 base
I hall was Babe Ruth's SCATTERING OF
me vrorld's-his own-home run rec
ord with a grad total Of s. circuit
me race for the batting champion
ships won by George Sisler and fsog-
7 ers Hornsby OF the ~ 81
clubs, was another feature
Man O. War.
In much the same manner as hutn
4 holds the center OF the stage IN Lne
/ realm OF baseball as an indivlaual
Z star Man o. War. Samuel D. RIDDLE
] r-rest racing stallion. looms up as Q
] fIashfnE comet OF unequaued orll-
I lance.
ufou. after winning every classic
IN which he was entered, ceAeat-
81 commander J. K T. Ross
great horse. SIR Barton, at v md
ror. Can. on Columbus, Day In the
r-rcnfeEf race that has ever been
run IN this country.
Horse racing, both on the furl
and In the harness division en-
n ioyed one OF the greatest years IN
its history In America
sfsnv thousands OF racing fans nave
. watched the big blue rienon eEenls
OF the year in the East. west Soutn
anu boxing Revival
/ Boxing although 20 lad IT'S Fe-
comeback last year and was revive
~ 4 noticeable degree through tht
winning OF the worlds championship
bv lack Dempsey. has enjoyed a NOS
wonderful year. The INVASION o
Y Jimmy Wilde. The invasion or Geor 8 q
i CARPENTER. the Dempsey-Alis 1isl-
and the Carpenter evinsky I.snl
\ nave been the high lights OF the zee
in boxing up 10 this writing ms
comeback OF the game in New 1ors
state. with a law permitting lo-roune
bouts 10 a decision, added stimuloul
70 boxing also.
Olympic Games
The Olympic games az ANTWERP a., ~
the winning OF the track ana 4isle
Championship Of the world pg -.
American team was feature OF tn'
year. -. -. ,o-.-
r,o-f nations OF the world outalde
~ the United States were unnnie
~ romuefe against the anAeea
with the same strenEth M
showed IN other years, thnhA. 70
the fact that many OF them .o-t
star athletes on the hnttleneida'
there would have been even
greater interestin the seFenth
OIymnind. The American team
| WIS rupreme. Il had its rivals
Of course. bur "a also had its Vie
tories and In victory many things
can be overlooked
Yacht Races
] The international yacht races o.
Sandy Hook. which saw the hesolut'
safely defend the Americas cuI
. a-af~e4 Shamrock " Sir Lloma.