Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-27
SUPREME
IN MOSTLINES
OF ATHLETICS
Southern Chimes Attract Many
Stars; Swimming Only
Weak Point.

San Francisco, Dec. D. western
athletes were supreme in various
branches of sports during the year just
closing. In the regularly scheduled
football; in boxing, track and field,
wrestling, tennis, automobile racing
and baseball the men from the far
west continued high up anlog the lead
ers, several of them holding champion
ships.
Probably the vests best known ath-
,lete is Jack Dempsey, heavyweight box
ing champion. Colorado born and Utah
bred, Dempsey now resides in Los An
geles. Although he did little this year
in the ring, it was only because a
capable opponent could not be found.
World honers also came TO the west
in wrestling when Ed (~"Strangler')
Lewis of San Jose, Gel, won the
heavyweight title from Stanislaus
.Zbyszko, to whom he had lost it earlier.
Lewis formerly was a resident of Ken
lucky but in recent years has made
his home in California.
/ On the automobile speedways of the
nation. a native Californian, Jimmy
Murphy. whose residence is claimed by
both Los Angeles and San Francisco,
forged to the championship rung, tax
ing the title from another Californian.
Tommy Milton.
Track Stars
In college athletics the University of
California retained its title Of national
intercollegiate track and field cham
pion at Harvard last spring. Jack
Merchant, California. was the individual
star, his work in the hammer, discus,
jumps and sprints causing fasteners
to call him the greatest all-round ath-
.lete of the year. Stanford University
finished third in the Harvard meet,
Glenn Hartranft. weight man and
Splinter, making many of the Cardinal
points. In track, also, Bud Hauser.
IOxnard. Cal. high school boy. won the
national in~terscholastic shot put cham
break the worlds cinder path records
made in 1921 by Charles Paddock. Los
Angeles, the worlds fastest human
being" Paddock established more rec
ords this year and in 1923 will return
to the University of Southern Califor-
MIA for active competition.
California this year produced an
other great football team. said by many
10 be even greater than the wonder
team of 1921. which BANKED Ohio
State, Big Ten champions. Brick"
Muller. CALIFORNIA; All-American end,
and Duke" Morrison. an All-American
possibility, were stars on the team.
High Prices
Western baseball players this year
brought prices higher than ever before
epaid to minor league owners. Jimmy
O'Connell and Willie kamm of the
San Francisco Seals and Sammy Hale
of the Portland Beavers were sold for
$4,000. 100000 and $4,000. respect
lively. The Golden State was repre-
scented on the world champion New
York Giants by George Kelly and Bill
Cunningham.
Probably the most picturesque figure
in the western golf world this year was
John Black. the grandfather golfer of
Oakland. who was defeated in the ma
tional open tourney only by Gene Sar-
azen. present champion.
In tennis four of the 10 ranking
players of the country hailed from San
Francisco and Il of them, William NJ.
Johnston. defeated the champion, Viii
liam T. Tilden. at Berkeley early in
the year. Helen Wills. n Berkeley girl.
retained the national girls title and
was defeated IN the national women's
tournament only by the champion, Mrs.
MolIa Mallory.
If airplaining be ranked as a sport.
it will be recalled that Lieut.. l.. r.
Vaughan of Mills. Calf, at Mt. Glenn
ents. Mich. travelled at a speed of 24S
miles an hour. and that Lieuts. Oakley
Kelly and John MacReady. San Diego.
Cal, together established a record by
remaining in the air continuously for
% hours and shortly afterward broke
the worlds nonstop flight record with
a hop" of 2.060 miles.
In swimming this year. however. the
west had TO submit almost meekly to
the invasion of the phenomenal Johnnie
Weismuller of the Illinois Athletic club.