The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24


Laurcls Defended.
Called on In most iua.Nuses to de-
fend its lnurels tho United StntpH
maintained its supremacy iu mems
tennis. womou's swimming and ir'-
fessional billiards. scored five tic.
tories In six international golf con-
tests. triumphed twice ln yachting
and once IN rowing. England swept
to tho fore IN mems ana Wumrn.s
track and field sports and accounted
for the other golf victory. y mmGor
showing whore the British Lion In
former years ruled the royal ana au-
cient heights supreme. France was
victorious IN wumeu's tennis, Arsen-
tina's spectacular riders dashed to
polo triumphs hore and in England.
while Canada retained tho fishing
schoener mpicnghlp.
England came through with flying
colors In one OF the first iulerna,
tional tests Of the year when In
April Cambridge UniyCrslty'a dis
tancs runners defeated thc Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania g picked quartet
jn four-mile relay race az London.
oxford university the third entry,
finished lasi. Brltiau's women ath-
letos also triumphed on track ana
field by deCisivcly winning tho tirst
real International meet for feminine
stars. held at Paris In August. Eng
land scored so points, the United
States 81, and France %. Tho meet
constituted the fret organized at
tempt to put wUmen's track and
field sports on an International foot
3ng and has been followed by rapid
development and interest, especially
in this country, where the amateur
athletic union has taken direct con-
troll OF feminine competition ana a
newly launched National Women's
Track A. A. has undertaken inter-
scholastic and interschoiastic SUI
pervlsion.
Davis Cup Retained.
The United states successfully de-
Tended its possession OF tho Davis
Cup. embiematlc OF the worlds team
tennis championship, defeating by
four matches TO one the Australian
chailengers. survivors or an original
field OF 13 na'lons. Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen, sensational French racquet
star, established without question
her supremacy by vanquishing Mrs.
Molla Blurstedt Mallory, American
champion. IN straight seta In the
final match OF the International wo-
mems tournament at Wimbledon,
England.
Americas not trlumphs during
the year were due mainly to the IN
diyiduai brillanoy OF william T. TIL
den and william NJ. Johnson. To-
gether they accounted for all of
Americas Davis Cup victories, each
defeating Gerald Patterson and
James O. Anderson, while Tilden
and Richards lost 10 Patterson and
O'Hara Wood IN tho doubles.
Tuden, thrice national champion,
did not defend the worlds title he
won in 1920 and 1921 at Wimbledon,
but In Patterson he conquered tho
1929 victor IN the English classic,
besides emerging at the top In the
national singles at Philadelphia
from a field which included q for
mldable array OF international stars
Clean Sweep on Links.
America added to It's triumph'
with close 20 a clean sweep on the
links In the traditional struggle VIII
England. EmulatinR Jack Uutcht
sons 1921 victory. Walter Hagen
former United states open title
holder, captured the British opTr
crown. the first time am American
homebred turned the trick. Makini
the event closo 20 a rnut for th'
British clan. Hutghisou tied Georg
Duncan for second place, while jim
Barnes landed fourth position.
with Duncan and Abe Mitchell a
Britain's threat IN the American