, 1922-01-03

spectators and contestants IN l
Il u b unanimous belief Of those
best qualified 10 guage h develop
nent OF sport. that b coming seA-
con win witness new records IN IN
terest participation and attendAnoe'
That those opinions are based upon
.uh.tauttaI grounds Is shown by the
rapidly increasing list OF important
contests. both intersectional. national
and international. which are being
added to the 1921 sport m
te-nattoual tennis, golf. yachting and
rack meets are already In the max.
ing numerous -intersectiouai football
games have been carded ana theFe
viii be a wider increase in entries Tor
various national championships, both
numerically and geographically, than
IN h past.
From all sections OF the nation
comes the report that interest In sport
IN steadily growing, n formation OF
new interscholastic and intercollegiate
,..ociations; wider participation In
games: the development, physically
Of the youth OF the land and the Do
lie, mat snort in the hroadest apph'
r,,,on of the word will be n growing
actor In the history OF America for
doc,de, 10 come. These reports are
horne on IN the following forecasts
ana analyses prepared by prominent
snort authorities for The Associated
Press;
Tennis.
IN considering the prospects for an
exoeptionally active yenr In tennis
during 1922 Julian s. Myrick. presi'
dent Of tho United States Lawn Ten
MS association. states:
-I attribute the unprecedented popu-
larity Of tennis and sport IN general
during 1921 TO the increasing reaiiza-
ton by tho public that physical ex.
erc,se means improved health. more
pleasure in living and q chance TO
1--WE longer. From every source where
statistics arc available IL IS being
pointed out that during the last dec
d the average span OF life has con-
stantly heightened. Another underiy-
ing reason may be that It was a shock
TO the milton during h war TO fnd
many young men disqualified for mill
iary service because of poor physical
condition. The natural reaction has
been to seek TO remedy this weakness
and participation in sports helps TO
accomplish that result.
$50 far MS tennis is concerned the
widespread interest in h game is
demonstrated by the tact that during
1921 the Junior champion was Vincent
Richards of New York: Julius Sagal-
owsky. the boys champion. who is a
lad under is years. comes from In
dianapolls: the intercollegiate cham
pIon, Philip Ncer. lives in Portland
Orc, and the semi-hnalists in the In
tercollegiate tournament came from
Boston, Dallas. Indianapolis and San
Francisco.
with the Increased interest IN ten
mis- being shown IN cities. schools and
colleges. It is only n question Of time
when the calIbre OF play and conse
uuentiy the resultant popularity Of
the sport, will increase propo-tionate
" throughout the land. You viii thor
see on a countrywide basis the In
terest and kin in tennis which fol
years have been localized mainly ir
the east and on the Pacific coast.
"I also attribute a large part of thii
growth to the increased pubucit,
given to amateur sport. thus helpint
20 persuade the public TO take NOR
exercise and become interested Il
come sport
1T is my opinion that this popu
Iarity of tennis Will continue to in
crease not only during 1922 but 70
mnny years to come. Intercs: Il
rpo-t. including tennis. has advance
beyond being q fad and II Will con
4N-ttn - -rn-r on r,~f ~ tLa rroo
ress- Of ou- greet country.
THE international competitions c
tennis next year should he among tn
hest which have ever been held. W
are Informed that Australia expect
10 send on u great team; South Afric
hns g team CT Young men who hav
been improving decidedly 7incs 19i
md they expect TO be among the cha
lcnsers this veal; the Japanese ar
also strengthening their team, to sa
nothing of the European teams, SO
looks as though the Davis cup wi
again have a great year and attrac
tremendous interest. which wifi reac
for the good of the game not oni
nationally but Internationally. on
WI championships should be up (
h high standard which they have a
ways maintained. Altogether III
year 1922 looks now as being one
the best years that tennis II TIL
country VIII ever have enjoyed"
Mr.. Myrick also expressed n
opinion that an increased a~ttentio
given to amateur sport IN tho forl
OF constructive articles us applied
the phyHical health OF the individua
ana articles dealing with tee
meal slice Of the various games, no
10 Improve ones game. etc, would I
q decided step n the right dlrectio,
Also, II municipalities would put
more >uhao Fairgrounds. tenn