The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-30
YEAR HAS BEEN
JINX FOR MANY
FORMER CHAMPS
Babe Ruth, Norwich and
Buff Outstanding Ones
Among Those Who
Lost Their Places.
By BILLY EVANS

The year 1922 will go down in the
annals Of sport as jinx season for
champions.
Although two months Of the current
year remain, champions in practically
every line OF sport have lost their
titles.
Perhaps the biggest upset in sport.
ing circles was the absolute failure Of
that great race horse Norwich.
As two-year-old Norwich was un-
beaten in IL starts. He was placed in
the same class with Man O. War. No
one disputed his right to the two-year.
old championship Of the turf.
What would Norwich do as three
year.od? II has been the history Of
the turf that many great two-year-
old fails TO perform consistently as a
three-year. old.
Norwich Great Disappointment
Norwich won his first start. the
Kentucky derby in impressive style.
The Kentucky derby is generally re-
garded as the classic of the. running
game. True, Norwich didn't face a
strong field I'm the derby, but he ran
4 great race.
The critics We're ready TO hail Nor.
vich as the peer OF all three-year-olds.
Then something went wrong. Norwich
was badly beaten. Favored TO win
every race he started he failed dismal.
ly each time out.
Cnquestonably the absolute collapse
Of Norwich as chompion was the
outstanding feature OF 1922 from a
soprt angle.
Mule. Lenglen Comes Back
Another decided reversal OF form was
the defeat Of Mrs Mallory, American
woman tennis champion by Mado
moiselle Lenglen. In their previous
meeting Mademoiselle Lenglen had de.
faulted early In the match after being
apparently out classed She gave as
the reason. Illness. But American ten.
MS critics accused her OF quitting cold.
The result of the clash caused much
ill-feeling in French and American ten
mis- circles. Mrs. Mallory invaded Eur.
ope 10 prove that her victory was not
mere fluke as claimed by Mademo.
iselle Lenglen.
The outcome was decisive victory
for Mademoiselle Lenglen. and a ter.
rlble jolt 10 Mrs. Mallory and American
tennis.
Golf Honors TO Saralen.
Gene Sarazen. by his defeat OF Wal.
ter Hagen, must be regarded as sup
rene IN golfdom.
Hagen won the British open. Sara
zen the American title. Recently the
two met In a little golf world series
and Sarazen emerged the victor.
While no actual title passed. stlll
Hagen for the time being lost his
right 10 be classed as the greatest
money player in golfing circles.
Marion Hollins, who held the vo.
mans golf title in America. was sue.
ceeded to the throne by Glenna Collett.
the sensational Providence. r. IT,.
player.
Buff Loses Two Titles
In boxing circles the defeat Of
Georges Carpenter. worlds light heavy
weight titleholder. was a decided shock.
The fact that Carpenter was beaten
by a comparative unknown. Battling
s,ki. made the result all ihc more start
ling.
Johnny Buff. by the way. was the
heaviest loser OF titles Buff held
the flyweight and banamwoight 1T.
les at the start Of the year Joe
Lynch N now the bantam weight champ
and Pancho villa the flyweight title
holder.
Ia baseball the fall Of Babe Ruth
was a tragedy. lIomc.run King FOR
three years. monarch or all he survey
ed in swatdoin. Ruth was iolted from
his throne by Rogers Hornsby
All Of which merely proves YOU can
never tell what's going TO happen Ia
sportdom.