Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-02

Ruth, thS series or unDr0Ran SUCCESSES py Norwich, the international polo match be- tween the United States and England. Tilden's tennis, Schaefers rise in bil- lizards. Paddock's phenomenal sprinting and the remarkable aquatic feats of Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey. Carpent1er-Dempsey Bsat. Everything in sport Dates in & corn- parison with the fstic struggle on July 2 at Jersey City between Jack Dempsey. worlds champdon heavyweight boxer, and Georges Carpenter, the French light heavyweight, who challenged for the title. Dempsey drew down the sum Of sSoo,o00 for his share. win or lose, white Carpen- i tier had been guaranteed S2o0,o00. Tex Richard, who assumed entire charge of | the bout after other promoters had with l drawn had to take in close to seo0,000 before he could begin to count any money l for himself.
 It was an, affair of stupendous propor- 1 tions 50 far above anything previously | attempted that even the most optimistic supporters of Rickard as a promoter | shook their heads dubiously. He had to | build an are.Ia capable Of seating almost | 90,000 persons and then ask as high as i $50 for tickets, with s5 as the minimum price The guarantees, the capacity of l the arena, the prices asked for tickets, and in fact every set of figures concern l ing the contest were enough to make the 1 outsider gasp. Ricltard had faith in his l judgment, however, and had the satisfac- tion of seeing it vindicated ia the silaps of a crowd numbering close to 80 900 and l a total in gate receipts amounting to 1 s1,562, 4s2.
 The bout itself was short but not lack ing in thrills. In the second round Car pentieE second choice in the betting, l which was 3 to 1 against him, landed on l Dempsey'S jaw. and for few seconds ] the champion was tottering Before and 1 after this one flash by the challenger, Dempsey held sway. and he finally de- livered the knockout punch in the fourth -, round.
 Frances Failure at Tennis.
 The failure of Mile Suzanne Lenglen, the temperamental French miss who was i regarded as queen of the tennis world, l provided the real drama of the year. With a nation rendering her homage and
 much of it pulling for her success against the American champion, Mile. Lenglen proved dismal failure She withdrew from .he court during a match with Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory when the latter was literally playing the French woman off ker feet
 Mile Lenglen obviously had defeated the American champion in Europe, and it was generally expe%ted that her visit here would be one sucoSss after another However, many close followers of tennis who looked on during that August after. noon at Forest Hills inclined to the be- l lief that the tennis Of Mrs Mallory al that particular time was unbeatable Mile. Lenglen declared he2self Nhysicalls unfit to play and later was orGsred by her physician to rest
 The default, CT resignation created 3 sensation throughout this country. also ir the sport feal7as Of Europe. There was much syrnpazny showered on the visiting player and arguments for or against hel action were numerous. Later she at. 1 tempted to play again. but again left the court and finally gave uo ali idea o, continuing the tour that had been plan ned. No foreign sport celebrity ever drew such hpfors on arriving here as dit ! Mile. Lenglen, and none proved to De 2 I 1 greater disappointment.
 Ai The Worlds Series.
 worlds series that was a city serie. s i 2s Well-the first affair of it's kind evei played entirely within one ball park H marked the close of a f5lg year in base ball. where interest always is greates i among sport followers of the sTInifeS ] States. It was the first worlds serie! 2 in which 9 Yankee team had figured likewise the first for Babe Ruth since h, had established himself as the greates
 home-run hitter in the history of th. , game The combination added to the in f terest in the sepes, which was reflected : in the presence of far more newspaper = men from other oittes than had attende, 8 any pervious series.
 V total of PFC. 900 fans paid more thai = S900,000 to sec the eight games bot : i figures being record breakers for ; | worlds series. The series resulted in 1 victory for the National league cham pions, 5 games to 3. An operation ol l Ruth's arm early In the series and his in
 ability to play in the last three games
 except as a pinch htster in the final con
 test, served to take some Of the interes
 out of the struggle The games wer featured mainly by the brilliant pitchin, fof Hoyt Douglas, Mays, Nehf an,
 Barnes.
 &h Ruth's Remarkable Record.
 Ruth during the regular season hal eclipsed his remarkable home-ruh recor
 of the previous year. It was regarded a
 phenomenal when he hit 54 homers il
 1920 and many wagers were made tha
 this mark would not be broken Rut
 went out and broke it. bettering It b
 five. At the close of the world ssris
 
 a result of his refusal to observe tn
 rule against world series players eneae
 ing in exhibition games. As a result h
 has been fined his world series money
 close to S3, ,300-as have Bob Meusel ar.
 Bill Piercy. Ruth established severs
 other records besides beating his prevl
 ous home-run mark. The paying Q
 $I5,000 for a Qrrinor league playes by tn
 New York Giants, and numerous trade
 involving large sums of money were othe
 nigh lights of baseball during the yea
 It was early in the year that the spos
 was placed in the hands of Judge Kens
 saw Nj. Landis as comm issioner with sT
 preme authority
 Horse Racing.
 Norwich was the wonder horse of sth N year. Starting out at Aqueduct as sel | ing platter. this colt won Il straight race E and was not defeated. He was sold afts X his first race of the year to Max Hirsc
 and later transferred to Benjamin Bloc
 and Fred Burlew for price said to hay E been $500 after his workouts for Hirsc \ had failed to impress the latter. Morvic
 won every two year old event of the yes
 for which he was eligible and he closs the campaign with winnings amountin \ to $116,000. He was not eligible for tl \ Futurfty, but he won the Hopeful and th E rdch Pimlico Futnrtty. The great speed marks of the year we1