San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-08
hited States Led World in
Nearly Every Line Of
Athletics.
1T SKI OUT AGAIN
hsn't Gone to Senegal but
Is Still Fostering Folks
in Paris. ~a'...
by ROBERT EDGREN.

erica led the world in nearly every
of athletics.
n swimming, Wcissmuller brosc
Ids records by the score. American
broke many woman swimming rec
s. and Miss Sybil Bauer even broke
he made by men. Among America
mining champions are Helen Vain
ght, Aileen Riggin and Gertrude
ERIE, all young girls.
Walter Hoover went TO England and
IA the Diamond Sculls, Englands
st cherished trophy, which has been
well defended that only two other
erieans have ever won it, and no one
taken it from English oarsmen III
years.
u the American wOmen's golf cham
nship a young girl, Glenna COllett,
only defeated Mrs. Gavin and other
glishs stars, but played greater gOli
n any woman had ever shown before.
american men cleaned up the best oil
British golfers in many champion
meets. Walter Hagen won the
fish open, and Gene Sarazen the
erican open in which the best golfers
England competed. In the British
I'm, Hutchinson tied Duncan of Eng
d for second place. In the American
en-, Duncan led the British invaders
taking sixth place. American anna
rs defeated the British visitors in the
Irrational golf team matches.
Tilden Supreme in Tennis.
tennis, Tilden was supreme, as
al, and Tilden and Johnston won
Davis cup match from the Aus
ian team, winning four out of five
ches. Tilden won the national title
in. He didn't go to England to de-
d the championship he won at VIM
lon for two years, but he defeated
terson of Australia, who won the
slish event in I'D.
Willie Hoppe won the billiard cham
nship, defeating the crack billiard
SryJ1 the world in the international
rnament held in November, showing
of his old confidence and supremeI
Btery. He won in spite of an in
I'd arm that made it almost impossi-
for him to use ,masse shots.
lar Wood, holder of the Harms
tn trophy, is still the speed boat
His records on the water are
for another year at least.
foreign triumphs in sport have been
ted TO. five events. The Canadian
ing schooner Bluenose beat the
erican boat in the national race.
anne Lenglen, sweeping invincibly
all American and other rivals,
the international tennis tourna-
It in England. Cambridge beat the
ting Pennsylvania team i'll the four
relay run. English women athletes
ly walked away with the first inter-
onaI wOmen's championship on
X and field at Paris, scoring sol
hts to 81 for the Americans. And
Argentine polo team, after winning
England, visited us and won our
invitation polo championship |
all, the year was the greatest ever
wn in sport. Interest in interna-
al competition in sport is growing
last that it won't be long before a
npionship meet will attract more at
ion than a war.
Oregon the college track athletes
being called out for early training |
the coming spring season. For a
weeks the work will be done in
IS. In California track men are al
working in the sunshine, in sum
athletic suits. In the south half
Oxen towns are getting their ball
S ready for the training season Of
big league clubs. Up North, Babe
b is chopping wood. digging snow,
climbing UP cracks in the COW shed
Is, while ice skating and ice yacht
are just coming into their season.
S1rtda it's tobaggGn and skiing
Down Mexico way ducks and
{ n game birds are moving nOrthward
use of the hot weather. Some con- |
Pit for the sportsman!
gain Bat Ski buSts into print. Ski, |
rted as having been deported TO
pgal. etc. CUc.. seems TO be still
sing around that dear Parcc. where
annoying the boxing federation
much by bringing suits and de-
ding that the officials produce in
L proof that the federation was jus
q in proclaiminG that Sikh has for
d his boxing titles and in disduali-
z Ski from boxing in public for nine
tbs.
ki's case should go to the courts.
hn IL Is settled one way or another
he state instead Of by the action
few individuals the public will
n who's light-hCayyweight champion
he world.
18th that important question settled
old earth can roll along comfort
for another year.
kne Sarazen says that the matter
lring slice or hook is very SIM
If you want to slice. stand with
ball advanced, IL a hook is desired
the ball back n bit. Now we can
play good golf.
right, 1898. by the Bel Syndicate.
VII.