Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-12-30

The close of another year of keer
International competition in the world
of sport finds the United States with
we'll established supremacy in a large
majority of the varied fields of ri
valry.
The records for 1922, where the
calibre of competition has been suffi-
GENTLY large to afford a real test of
superiority, show America triumphant
in eleven contests, more than all the
rest of the contending nations COM
bined. England, which figured as this
country's principal rival, has three
victories to its credit while Canada,
Argentina and France each captured
enc championship.
Called on in most instances to de-
fend its laurels, the United States
maintained its supremacy in mems
tennis, women's swimming and pro-
fessional billiards; scored five victor
les in six international golf contests,
triumphed twice in yachting and once
III rowing.
The United States successfully de-
Tended its possession Of the Davis
Cup, emblematic of the worlds team
tennis championship, defeating by
four matches to one the Australian
challengers, survivors of an original
field of thirteen nations. Mile. Su-
zanne Lenglen, sensational French
racquet star, established without
question her supremacy by vanquish-
ing Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory,
American champion, in straight sets
i'll the final match of the international
women's tournament at Wimbledon.
England.
Americas net triumphs during the
year were due mainly to the individu-
al brilliancy of William T. Tilden anil
William M. johnson. Together they
accounted for all of Americas Davis
Cup victories, each defeating Gerald
Patterson and James o. Anderson,
and O'Hara Wood in the doubles.
Tilden, thrice national champion.
cd not defend the worlds title he
ON in 1920 and 1921 at Wimbledon,
but in Patterson he conquered the
1922 victor in the English classic, be-
sides emerging at the top in the ma
tional singles at Philadelphia from
a field which included formidable
array of international stars.
America added to it's triumphs with
close to clean sweep on the links in
the traditional struggle with England.
Fmulating Jock Hutchinson's 1921
victory, Walter Hagen, former U. S
open title-holder, captured the British
open crown, the first time an Ameri-
can homebred turned the trick. Max
ing the event close to a rout for the
British clan, Hutchinson tied George
Duncan for second place, while Jim
barnes landed fourth position.
With Duncan and Abe Mitchell as
Britain's threat in the American open
event, at Skokie, Gene Sarazen top
ped a fashy field to keep the title in
this country. Duncan landed sixth
place while Mitchell was far down the
list.
American amateurs repealed an or
gained British invasion, winning the
Walker Cup, emblematic of the inter
national team championship, by eight
matches to four at Southampton, N.
Y, and eliminating the invading
| phalanx later in the national tourna-
II ent at Brookline, Mass, won by
Jesse Sweetser. Cyril J. H. Tolley,
former British champion, was the last
survivor among his countrymen in
this event, losing in the semi-finals to
r. E. Knepper, of Princeton and Sioux
City, Ia, who previously also put out
W. B. Torrance another English star.
Roger Wethered and John Caven were
other prominent invaders who fell by
the wayside,
Walter Hoover, Duluta oarsman,
achieved notable triumph for Ameri-
ca when he captured the historic Dia-
mond Souls trophy in the English
Henly regatta on the Thames. Hocv-
er advanced easily through prelimi-
nary contests and in the final race de-
cisively defeated J. Beresford, Jr.,
England's crack sculler, who was
beaten in the Olympic championship
in 1920 by Jack Kelly, American
champion, who has since retired from
active competition. Hoover's victory
abroad followed his success in the
Cold CHALLENGE Gun singles at Phila-