, 1922-01-03

/ courts, EoH courses. etc, the SAVING
N health would come back 10 such q
community many fold.
Football.
The u~nprecedent popularity of
football in 1921 and the overwhelm.
ing evidence that the coming season
VIII c the game reaching new rec.
ords In every department of tho snort
Is n splendid tribute to the game ana
those who play IT" This statement
was made by Walter Camp, SECRETARY
OF h intercollegiate Football Rules
committee. in a recent discussion of
the prospects for sport for 1929.
1t e beyond that, however"
continued Mr.. Camp. for to my mind
IT is a clear indication of the nppre-
citation OF physical fitness and the
admiration In which Il Is held. The
lessons learned during the war great.
ly Increased this appreciation but the
admiration for and the desire to par.
ticipate In clean sport f. inherent In
tho American people"
Football as played by the hun
dreds OF college teams throughout the
oountry brings out these qualities in
a manner equalied In few other sports.
The game even to the novice specta-
tor is full OF thrills and with the
rapidly increasing technical knowl.
edge possessed by the thousands who
watch h play I am certain that
football VIII continue to increase IN
popularity for "a to come. The
TACT that huge stadiums erected but a
few seasons age are now unable TO nc.
commodate all those who desire TO
witness the games is the best evidence
OF the Increase in interest.
This enthusiasm. which also ex.
tends TO many other sports and games
should be used as a lover to improve
the physical welfare of the country
at large. A more san and proper
understanding Of the physical develop.
mont OF the younger generatfcn-the
boys and girls from 10 to IL years of
age-would prove a tremendous boom
tc the nation. Properly developed
they VIII not only desire outdoor sport
but viii partake in Il with greater
satisfaction and less risk"
Trnpshooting.
A so per cent increase in the popu.
lnri,y Of trapshooting and a record
entry of moro than 1900 contestants
SO 1Ao oaaAAh IN ACah IlduQlCup ut
Atlantic City mex September, is the
prediction of secretary-Manager Nc.
Linn OF the American Trapshootng
association for the 1929 season.
"Trapshooting is one of the few
sports permitting a nan to partici-
pate under organization recording so
that the result of every shot IL cred.
tied" said Secretary McLinn. "As a
result the sport is growing in a man.
ner which surprises sven the veter.
ans OF h game. Our application
lists. sanction requests and other of.
ice date clearly indicate thai 1929 is
going to be the biggest year by far
that we have ever had.
Par of the popularity Of the sport
is cue to the aftermath of the war.
Thousands OF young men learned TO
handle n II and the fascination of
shooting while in service and 90 per
cent are eager TO continue shooting
either as a competitive sport or rec.
r%eation. We now have ono of the
most complete sport governing and
recording organizations in the world
With this system constantly improv
ing. the inclusion OF the amateurs
bodies hnc the knowledge that large,
shooting a be INDUCED in almost
the year round. / believe I am safe ir
saying that the followers OF his sport
will double during the next year OIL
two"
Boxing.
The American people like excite
ment.' said Tex Richard in discussing
the remarkable growth OF sport in the
past two years and the outlook for tn,
coming season. This demand for ex
element Is shown by the manne ir
which those sports which suppl,