Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-02
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Ni'" oifh. Jan. sport. hoth
amateur ana professional. viii reach
"a plane Of popularity during iJ22
never touched In tn" past. aCcOrdiu.,
10 The expressed opinions Of athlete
Regardless o; the outpuuriug OF mil
| lions OF spectators and contcstants
IN IN" games Of the past twelve
months II is tho unanimous belief OF
those best qualified to gauge the de-
tciopmcut OF sport. that IA. cOiniEE
season VIII witness new records in
interest participation ana attend
ancc.
That these opinions are based upon
substantial grounds is shown 10y the
rapidly Increasing list of important
contests, both iuicr.cCtiOnal, national
ana International. which are bciiIg
added to the 1872 sport schedules
International tennis. golf, yachting
and track meets are already in tho
making:> numerous intorS"CtiDual
! football games have been cnrdcd amt
thor" viii he wider incrcas" in
entries for various national cham
From ali SECTIONS OF the nation
comes the report that interest IN
nation OF new intcrschoiastic and
| Intercollegiate associations; wider
participation in games: the develop
mcnt, physically. OF the youth OF The
land and the belief that sport In TIA.
| broadcast application OF the word Will
De a growing factor in the history of
America for decades to come. These
! reports are borne out In the follow =
/ Ing forecasts and analyses prepared
/ by prominent sports authorities for
The Associated Press:
Tennis.
In considering the prospects for
( an exceptionally active year In ten
\ mis- during 1922 Julian ). Myr!ck.
! president of the United States Lawn
IcuHiS Association, states:
! attribute the unprecedented
popularity OF tennis ana sport in
general during 1921 to the incrcns--
ing rcnlizaiion by the public that
/ health. more pleasure In living ANA;
Il chance 10 live longer. From every
/ sourc" whcr. statistics are avail
able II Is being pointed out that dur
! ing tn" last decade the average span
! OF lii" has constantly heightened.
! Another underlying reason may be-
/ tndt Il was Il shock to the nation
! during the war to hnh many youn..
! men disqualified Tor military service
| because OF poor physical condition.
The natural reaction has been I"
| seek TO remedy this. weakness ana
| Participation in sports helps TO ac-
complish that result.
so far as tennis is concerned the
/ Widespread interest in the game is
/ demonstrated by the fact that dur
| lng 1921 the junior champion was
/ Vincent Richards. of New York: Ju-
rion. who is n lad under - years.
comes from indianapolis: the inter
f. coileEiat. champion Phiip Ncer.
/ lives in Portland. ore. and the semi
nam.nt came from Boston. Dallas,
Indianapolis and San Francisco.
With the increased interest in tom
mis- being shown in cities. schools
time when the calibcr OF play and
consequently the resultant popular
ity of the sport. Will increase pro
portionatcly throughout the land
You viii then see on Il country-wIl,
basis the interest and skill In ten
mis-, which for years have been local
| lied, mainly in the East and on the
Pacific Coast.
Il also attribute large part or
this growth to the increased pub
Lefty given to amateur sport, thus
helping to persuade the public -
take more exercise and become in,
,ercsteG in some sport.
IT is my opinion that this popu'
larity OF tennis will continue to in,
crease not only during 1922. but fol
many years To come. Interest n
sport. Including tennis. has advanced
beyond being fad. and it viii con
tinue 10 grow as part Of the prog
rcSS OF our great country.
The intcrscctional competitions ~
tennis next year should be :tmoul
We are Informed that Australia cN
poets 10 send on Il great team; Soutl
Africa has team OF young men
who have been Improving dcCiLcll
: since 1919 and they expect to i,
among the challcngers this year
the Japanese are also strcnEthcnint
their team. TO say nothing Of III,
European teams. so II looks as though
the Davis Cup, viii again hay"
great year and attract trcmrn, ID.
interest. which VIII react for "a
good OF the game. not only national
~. but internationnily: our Owl
championships shooud bc UP TO In,
high standard which they have al
Ways ,a main ,nnI1s A',osSther III,
OF the best years that tennis in TIM:
country. will ever have enjoyed"
Mr.. Myrick also expressed th'
opinion that an increased attention
given to amateur sport in the form
of constructive articles as applied /,
the physical health of the individual
meal side OF the various games. how
20 improve ones game. etc, woul'
be decided step In the right direc
ton. Also. II municipalities wcul'
put in more public Fairgrounds. ten
ms courts. golf courses. etc, the say
ing in health would come back I,
such 4 community many fold.
Football.
The unprecedented popularity %
football in 1921 and the overwhelm
ing evidence that the coming seasoi
viii see the game reaching new rec
ords in every department of the spor
is IL splendid tribute To the game ano
thos. who play it," This Statcmcn
was made by Waiter Camp, sccretarl
OF the lutcTcOlltSlIIt IOntbbIi fNit'
committee. in 4 recent discussion o
the prospects for sport for 1922.
1t goes beyond that, however.
continued Mr.. Camp. for To my min,
it is Il clear indication OF the ap
probation OF physical iitncss and tn
admiration in which 1T sNhcld Tht
lessons learned during the war great
~ increased this appreciation. In
the admiration for and the desire 4
participate in clean sport is inhcrcn
in the American people.
Football as played by the hun
dreds OF college teams throughou
the country brings out these quail
ties in II manner cquallcd in few
other sports. The game even To tn,
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