The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

open event. OF skokis. Gene snrazen
ID u uashy Held to keep tho
title iu this country Duncan landed
sixth place while Mitchell was far
down tho list
American amateurs rrpellod an
organized British Iuvl'iJn. winning
the walker cup. emblematic Of the
international team champion ship, by
olEhf mptchca 10 four at Sou hamp-
ton. NJ T.. ana eliminating the in
vadIug pha.anN later lu the national
tournament 40 Rrookliue, Mass, won
by Jesse Swcct7or, cyril j. IT, Tolley.
former British champion, was the
last survivor among his Cuuntrymen
In this event, losing in the semi
finals 10 X. H. i[nepper. or Prince
ton and Sioux CITY iowa, vino pre-
vously also had put out W. B. Tor
rance. another English etar. Roger
Wethcred ana John Cavun were tho
other prominent Invaders who fol-
by the wayaIde.
Womons golf produced two keen
contests with Mrs. william a. Gavin.
formerly OF New York, carrying
Enpl8nd's coiors on both occasions
10 tho final round. Mrs. Gavin de-
fonted Miss Alexa Stirling, former
American queen Of ihe links. by two
H. ponshlp but In the American title
oytn, at white sulphur Springs, w.
Va. WIS conquered by Miss Glonna
Collott by a margin of flyn and
four.
walter Hoover, Duluth oarsman,
achieved notable triumph for
America when he captured the his
toric Diamond sculls trophy In the
English Henley regatta on the
Thames. Hoover advanced easily
through preliminary contests and in
the final race deClsively defeated J.
Beresford, jr. Bnglands crack soul
Ter. who was beaten in the Olympic
championship Ia 1899 by Jack Kelly,
American champion. who has since
retired from active competition.
Hoover's victory abroad followed
his success In the Gold Challenge
Cup singles at Philadelphia. where
he defeated tho pick of Americas
amateur oarsmen, besides Hilton
Belyea, Canadian champion.
u. y. Wins In Yachting.
IN yachting, American six meter
craft won tho British American Cup
in u serios OF six-team races with
English rivals In Long Island by
Sound by the close score OF III TO
tO4 points. Tho model yacht cham
piOnShip also went to this country
when the miniature craft, Polkadot.
owned by u. a. Bun, of Brooklyn,
won three straight races from the
| English Endeavur, owned by w, ].
Daniels. of London, IN = series OF
Baysldc, Long Island.
Tho Canadian fishing schooner
| Eluenose retained the international
/ trophy. defeating tho American
| challenger. the Henry Ford, In two
{ out OF three races Off Gloucester,
| Mass, after an initial contest, won
! by the American boat had been
tA.u,,n out by officials because of a
false start.
England's challenge for long dis
tauce swimming honors among wOm-
en- failed OF victory when Miss Hilda
/ James finished third TO Miss
Gertrude Eder!s and Miss Helen
Wainwright, American stars, In a
three-mila endurance test IN New
York Bay. Miss James also mot do.
feat at shorter distances in compo.
rtti6n with this Cuuutrys mermaids
ArEcutiua's brilliant polo four
fresh from victory iu the British
rurn championship triumphed I'm IN,
American opon title uycut az Rum
son, N. j., where one AM 3-Amer
lean. one Irish and four american
! tonr7s alec contested FOR honors
Later In the season the South Amer