The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-02
1922 LOOMS UP
PROMISING FOR
EVERY ATHLETE
sw Level of Popularity to Be At
tanned by Both Amateur and
Professional

Ihietic LEADERS On the eve VI INC
ssw year. Regardless of the out
cnring of millions of spectators
/ krd contestants in the games of
/ A. mast II months 1t is the unanirn-
/ rs belief of those best qualified
4 * guage the Development OF sport,
/ hal the coming season will wit
l rsse new records in interest, par
acipation and attendance.
That these opinions are based
/ mon substantial grounds is shown
81 the rapidly increasing list of
/ Important contests, both intersec-
1 IIonaI. national and international,
Which are being added to the 1872
I snort schedules. International ten
/ MS, golf, yachting and track meets
are already in the making; nuner-
i ans intersectionaI football games
y have been carded and there will
be a wider increase in entries for
various national Championships,
both numerically and geographical
ly, than in the past.
From all sections of the nation
COMES the report that interest in
/ sport is steadily growing; the form
/ alton Of new interscholastic and
| intercollegiate associations; wider
participation in games; the devel-
opment, physically, of the youth of
1 the land and The belief that sport
in the broadcast application of the
word will be growing factor in
the history of America for decades
| to come. These reports are borne
out in the following forecasts and
analyses prepared by prominent
sport authorities for the Associat-
. ed Press:
Tennis.
In considering the prospects for
an exceptionally active year in ten
] mis- during 1922 Julian S. Myrick,
president of the United States
Lawn Tennis association, states:
Il attribute the unprecedented
popularity Of tennis and sport in
general during 1921 to the increas-
ing realization by the public that
physical exercise means improved
health, more pleasure in living and
a chance to live longer. From ev-
4 cry source where statistics are
available it is being pointed out
J that during the last decade\the av-
erage span of life has constantly
heightened. Another underlying
reason may be that it was a shock
TO the nation during the war to find
many young men disqualified for
military service because of poor
Fphysical condition. The natural re-
|! action has been to seek to remedy
"A this weakness, and participation in
sports helps to accomplish that re-
y suit.
SO far as tennis is concerned the
widespread interest in the game is
/ demonstrated by the fact that dur
ing 1921 the junior champion was
\ vincent Richards of New York
Julius Sagalowsky, the boys cham
plon, who is a lad under Is years,
comes from Indianapolis; the inter
collegiate champion, Philip Neer
ives in Portland, Ore, and the
seml-hnalists in the intercollegiate
tournament caIle from Boston. Dali
ias' Indianapolis and San Fran
cisco.
With the increased interest il
tennis being shown in cities,
SCHOOLS and colleges, it is only a
question OF time when the calibre
oI play and consequently the re-
suilant popularity of the sport, will
increase proportionately througout
the land. You will then see on a
countrywide basis the interest and
SkiiI In tennis which for years have
oeen localized mainly in the east
ana on the Pacific coast.
l also attribute a large part
VI thls growth to the increased pub
hcity gwen to amateur sport, thus
heiping to persuade the public to
lake more exercise and become in
IeFested in some sport.
II Is my opinion that this popu-
4 iarity OF tennis will continue to in
erease not only during 1922, but
!or many years TO come. Interest
IN sport, including tennis. has ad-
Vanced beyond being a fad and it
WIN continue to grow as a part OF
'he progress OF our great country.
me International competitions
oI tennis next year should be among
Tae oest which have ever been held
we are informed that Australia ex-
pects to send on a great team :
nou'h A'rica has a team OF young
iS" VINO nave been improving de-
eueoly since 1919 and they ex-
~ 10 De among the ckallangers
sa!s year; the japanese are also
Ieastneairs their team, to say
nothing CT tho European teams, so
- looks a3 though the Davis cup
mii again have great year and at
Lact tremendous interest. which
VIII react for the good of the game
not only nationally but information
SdHS. our own championships should
20 up 10 the high standard which
+e' nave always maintained. AL
eoseener The year 1922 looks now
70 oeing one Of the best years that
tennis IN this country will ever
have enjoyed"
Mr.. Myrick also expressed the
. opinion that an Increased atten.
Ecu sven 10 amateur sport in tha
roi "a OF constructive articles as ap-
pneo 10 the physical health OF the
Eo+Vloual. and articles dealing with
eae technical side of the various
Games how to improve ones game
e0;' would be decided step in the
\ tsht direction. Also, If municipali-
YES would put in more public play
srornds, tennis courts, golf courses
c., the saving in health would
some BACK to such a community
many field.
Football.
tae unprecedented popularity
tootbal in 1921 and the over
sheiming evidence that the corr
ag season will see tn, game reach
g new records in every depart