, 1922-01-03

tlrkAs are patronA1eG 6o4ns OF
course ranks well TO the fore IN this
category and. while ths last IL months
mas witnessed great increase OF 81.
tsrest, record ~attendaree and gate III
ceipts, I am inclined to believe tina ,
the new year will surpass the old IA
this respect
While 1922 Is o likely to witness
another bout Of the international cal.
fbre and interest OF the Dempsey-Car-
RENTER contest. I think that there viii
be an Increase IN the number OF bouts
and the localities IN which such
matches may bo held in conformity
to the law. Boxing Il not alone ad-
vancing 4 n popularity or all sport SO
far as / can learn Is on the increase.
Various reasons have been n
vanced for this gain Personally ]
think that It IS due to q number OF
causes. The advent of prohibition
with the closing Of tho saloon has sent
thousands of men. young and old, 10
watch or play grmes CT contests such
as boxing. The relief from h strain
imposed by the war and the growing
belief in the benefits OF exercise and
competition have all helped to in.
CTt1tt lno H0phsaAhN- "a oR0~
so far as boxing is CONCERNED. the
Walker law has helped the sport won
derfully in New York state and i
would like to SEQ similar enactments
in nil other states. The new boxers
alliance, IL Il means business and has
no private axes to grand. should be q
great boom FOR boxing. II champions
coule he forced to defend their titles
against selected opponents at stated
intervals thus giving worthy contend.
ers n chance 10 advance 81 would be
another step in the improvement OF
boxing"
Track and Field Athletics.
Tho coming year is expected to be
one OF great activity in college track
and field athletics and sport of all
classes, according to Gustavus t.
Kirby. president OF the American
olympic committee, At tho Antwerp
international meet. Mr.. Kirby states.
college athletics received a splen-
did icpetus during the past year due
in part to the visit OF the Oxford Cam
bridge universities track last
summer and the resultant interna-
tlonal intercollegiate meets at Boston
and New York. Golf. tennis. small
yacht racing and other forms OF am
ateur sport also figured In similar in
ternationai contests.
THE 1922 schedule is still In the
making but already tho University OF
Pennsylvania has announced that It
will send a relay team to London for
competition against tho English uni
verslues. A combined oxford-Cam-
bridge acrosse team will tour this
country next summer and British
yachtsmen win race fer an interna-
tional trophy in Long Island. These
are, to my mind, but the ~forerunners
oil other and bigger events, in keep
ing with the spread OF sport
Last year was one of most remark
able popularity in ali forms OF athletic
competition but 1 believe that the
next few seasons will witness a sport
~expcnsion far more impressive; per
maps not as spectacular but certainly
sane. 1 believe ideals will in general
be higher: I believe there will be more
honesty in amateur sport and for that
matter more honesty in professional
sport I believe there will be more
appreciation OF tho fact that while
amsteurism is good. honesty is better;
That there is no disgrace to be an
honest professional.
"I believe tho popularity Of sport is
both permanent md progressive and
due to cumulative causes. For at
least 25 years a number Of III have
been preaching at every opportunity
tho doctrine of good health and hap
pincss through sport. and 1 honestly
believe that this continued preaching,
this sowing of tho seeds of exercise,
recreation. play. athletic competition
etc., has brought forth the harvest
Of last year and viii continue TO bring
forth similar spl.sd DID harvests in
years to como.
Literal hundreds of thousands OF
boys have had athletics instilled into
their very makeups by such organiza
lions as the Public School Athletic
leagues in tho various cities. the Play
ground and Recreation association OF
America. the Community Service. Inc.
the Y. NJ. C. A, the Y. NJ. H A. A,
and other similar religious organiza'
tons. More than half a million young
men In our colleges and universities
In which athletic competition and ply
steal welfare Is an essential part of the
curriculum. INT even older ones whit
are in the various territorial routes OF
tho Amateur Athletic union. the Anna
teur Oarsmen OF America, the Fenc
ers' league and other similar national
bodies must sooner or later show the
result Of the teachings of these bodies
by no means of little Importance
has been the promotion of the idea
CT tho Olympic games. 1. e., OF Sport
for All and All for Sport" and "Spor'
for Sports Sake" and which ideal We
in this country are always endeavor
ing to further. The Olympic idea ha.