South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-08
Year 1922 Is Proving Jinx
To Many Sport Champions
Slump of Norwich, Mrs. Nal,
Tory, Babe Ruth and Others
Is Example.
Bv BTnLY EVANS.


The year 1922 will go down in the
annals Of sport as a jinx season for
champions.
Although two months of the cur
rent year remain. champions in
practically every line of sport have
lost their titles.
Perhaps the biggest upset In
sporting circles was the absolute
failure Of that great race horse,
Norwich.
As a twO-year-old Norwich was
unbeaten in u starts. he was
placed in the same class witch Man
o. War No one disputed ms RICH.
20 the twO-year-OId championship
Of the turf
What would Norwich do as a
three year-old? 1t has been the his
tory of the turf that many a great
two-year-old fails 10 perform con-
slsteutly as a three year-old
Norwich BIG Disappointment
Norwich won his first start, the
Kentucky Derby, in impressive style
The Kentucky Derby IS generally re-
gaTded as the classic OF the running
game. True, Norwich didn't face a
strong field in the Derby. but he ran
a great race
The critics were ready to hail
Norwich as the peer of all three
year-olds Then something went
wrong. In every other start durinS
1922 Norwich was badly beaten
Favored to win every race he start
ed ne failed dismally each time out
UnQuestionably the absolute col
lapse of Norwich as n champion was
the outstanding feature of 1922 from
a sport angle.
Mile LengIen Comes Back.
Another decided reversal of form
was the defeat OF Mrs Mallory
American woman tennis champion
by Mademoiselle Leaglen. r their
previous meeting Mademoiselle
Lenglen had defaulted early in the
match after being apparently out
classed. She gave as the reason, ill.,
ness. but American tennis critics ac-
cused her of quitting cold
The result OF the clash caused
much ul-feeling I'm French and
American tennis circles. Mrs. Nal
lory invaded Europe 10 prove tina.
her victory was not a mere fluke as
claimed by Mademoiselle LeRglen.
The outcome was a decisive vic
tory for MademoLselle Lenglen, and
a. terrible jolt for Mrs Mallory and
American tennis.
Golf HonOrS To Sarazen
Gene Sarazen. by his defeat OF
Walter Hagen. must be regarded "a
supreme IN golfdOm.
Hagen won the British open. Sa-
razen the American title. Recently
the two met in a title golf world
series and Sarazen emerged the vic
tor.
While no actual title passed. still
Hagen for the time being lost nj
right 10 be classed as the sreates
money PLAYER in golfing circles.
Marion Hollins, who held the wo'
mans golf title IN America. was
succeeded to the throne by Glenna
Couett. the sensational Providence
r. T. player.
Buff Loses Two Titles.
In boxing circles the defeat Of
Georges Carpenter. worlds light
heavyweight titlehoider. was a de-
cided shock. The fact that Carpen-
tier was beaten BY a comparative
unknown. Battling sikh. made the
result all the more startling
Johnny Buff. by the way. was the
heaviest loser OF titles. Buff held
the ryweight and bantamweight Il
ties at the start OF the year. Joe
Lynch Is now the bantam champ
and Panoho villa the flyweight title
holder.
In baseball the fall Of Babe Ruth
was a tragedy. Home-run king for
three years, monarch of all the sur
veyed IN swatdom. Ruth was iolted
from his throne by Rogers Hornsby,
All of which merely proves you
can never tell what's going 70 hap
pen in sportdom.
Jack Britton. who was recently
defeated By Mickey Walker. Is an
other champion who has lost his
crown this year.