The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

In amateur sport the major event was
the revival of the Olympic games, which
had been delayed by the war. Our
athletes swept the track and field at
Antwerp, just as they had swept it at
stockholm and London, and Paris and
Athens, and upheld the Yankees repu-
tation for speed and power. England
sent over another Shamrock to lift the
Americas cup, and we sent out the
Resolute to retain it-and keep the cup
she did with enough to spare to dem
onstrate that once more England had
made mistakes in construction and mis-
takes in seamansh1p.
In professional sport we had many
an encounter with England and France
and Australia in the ring, and here
again we came through with flying col
ors. Our Ted Lewis knocked out
Johnny Basham, the welterweight
champion of Ems gland, not once, but
twice Our Frank Moran knocked out
Joe Beckett, heavyweight champion of
England, in the second round. Our Pal
Moore knocked out Eugene Criqui of
France. Our Jack Sharkey got the
popular decision over Jimmy Wilde, the
British bantamweight titleholder. Lew
Tender of Philadelphia stopped
Georges Papin, the lightweight cham
pion of France. Richie Mitchell of
Milwaukee knocked out Lew Edwards,
the lightweight champion of Australia.
Our boxers certainly raised hob with
those of other nations.
In racing there was no opportunity to
pit our best against the best of Eng
land and France-though some of our
horses did very we'll indeed on the 9TH
er side, particularly in France. Amer
lean followers of the sport, however,
are certain that in Man O War, the
great son of Fair Play, they had not
only the greatest horse of the year in
the world, but the greatest runner of
all time. England in the grand national
did not make a very encouraging show
ing. That branch of the sport is in the
doldrums on this side.
In amateur golf the United States
did very WE'LL indeed. We had Robert
W. Gardner in the final for the Brit
ish amateur title, and our leading pro
fessionals gave the visiting British
pros" pretty good argument. Golf
enjoyer remarkable season. IN this
country and added greatly to its army
potential cup and title winners, but who
are the backbone Of the sport, never
theless.
The year 1920 saw America go ahead
in every department of sport. The de-
tailed review in maj or sports is sub
joined.
Automobile Racing-Gaston Chevro-
let. (Later killed in .raCe.)
BasebaH-American league, Cleveland
Indians; National league, Brooklyn
Dodgers; worlds champions, Cleveland
Indians; champion American league
batter, George Sisler, St. Louis; cham
pion National league batter, Roger
Hornsby, ST. Louis; champion Amer
lean league pitcher, James Bagby, Cleve-
land champion National league pitcher,
Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn.
Basketbal-New York University.
BHiayds-Professio Hop
pc balkline; Johnny Layton, three
cushion; Ralph Green1eaf, pocket bill
1oards Amateur Collins, ,balk
line: J. Howard Shoemaker, pocket bill
lizards; William Huey, Chicago, three
cushions.
Boring Professional - Heavyweight,
Jack Dempsey, N. Y; lightweight, Bat
Ting Levinsky, New York; middle
weight, Johnny Wilson, Boston; welter-
weight, Jack Britton, New York; light
weight Benny Leonard, New York;
featherweight, Johnny Kilbane, Cleve-
land, Ohio; bantam, Joe Lynch, New
Y ork
Boriug-Amateur - 1O8-pound class,
A. J. De Vito, Paulist A. c.. New
York; 115-pound class, James Hutch
inson, Philadelphia; 125-pound class,