The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-29
YOUTH STANDING OUT
IN AMERICAN SPORTS
WITH Renewed VIGOR

Tennis has made such remarkable
advancement among American boys
that European. experts predict the
United States will have to work al
most on handicap basis in the inter
national tournament in 1890
While the boys of the United States
are far more advanced in the game
than the youngsters of other countries
the tennis governing body here is do
ing more and more to promote a de-
velopment of the kids game"
William NJ. Dunklin, tennis enthu-
siast of Forest Hills, has offered a
$3.50 challenge cup for the New York
boys championships and he is willing
to offer another cup for the national
championship and one for worlds in
ternational championship.
Leading Way
Through the interest taken by
George Agutter, its professional in
structor, the West Side Tennis Club
of Forest Hills is leading the way in
the development of boy players.
Four boys now playing>at the club
Johnny Mfllen, IA; Stewart Gayness,
10; Ogden Phipps, Is, and Johnny
Pittman, IA, are so good that Agutter
says he will match them against any
four boy players in the world.
Through an intersectional, inter-city
or interstate boys match, Agutter
hopes to be able to start an annual
tournament that will class with the
All-Comers championship in the mems
class.
Much of the credit for the rapid
progress made by. American boys is
due to William T. Tilden, the national
champion. Tilden has always taken
an interest in boys and he has de-
veloped some of the best young play
ers today. Vincent Richards is one OF
Tjlden's pupils and he has all the
marks of coming champion il he is
not close to that point now.
France is giving attention to the de-
velopment of young players and in
Henri Cochet, youthful member of the
Davis Cup team, she seems to nave g
player that will be heard from II the
future.
Australia, England and Spain are
still falling back on veteran players
and the. British are slipping badly in
international tennis.
Golf Is Popular
more Of young fellows game. Gene
Sarazen, the II year old American
open champion, and Walter Hagen
British open champion, express the
opinion that the day is close at hanC
when the young players will be su
preme on the golf course.
Sarazen's victory at Skokie in q field
of veteran stars is expected to have :
big psychological effect on the game
of some of the other young players.
The old song about the declining ere
of age is sung annually aroun1 tht
baseball parks but more than song!
are needed to get Ty Cobb, Walter
Johnson, Bebe Adams, Jake Dauber
and some more of those grand old mer
out of the way for the kids.
The use of the lively ball has done
a lot to extend the career of some Of
the veteran major league players
Since base running has become pass
ed art Cobb and Daubert may still be
playing when they are ready fol
crutches.
Youth started to make quite
splurge in the professional ring arount
New York until the commission wise
ly stepped in and put ban on boy
} under the age of 20.
The commission, being absolutel
impartial also acted to protect old ag
by making SO years the limit. Jac
Britton and Johnny Kilbane will 500
be as bashful oftheir years as som
of the fair ones who never pass IT.