The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-01
AMERICA RANKS HIGH IN SPORTS;
 YEARLY INCIDENTS MADE PUBLIC

NEW YORK. Jan. At the close of another year of keen international competition in the world of sport, it finds the United States with well established supremacy h large majority of the varied fields of rivalry.
 The records for 1922. where the calibre of competition has been sui ficiently high to afford a real test of superiority, show America triumph ant in Il contests, mere than all the rest of the contending nations combined. England, which figured as this country's principal rival, has three victories to it's credit while Canada( Argentina and France each captured one championship.
 Called on in most instances to de fend it's laurels, the United States maintained its supremacy in mems s tennis, women's swimming and pro fessional billiards; scored five vic tories in six international golf con tests, triumphed twice in yachting OiNt lh lb bNti I%4lSltiiih oNC PA to the fore in mems and women's s track and field sports and accounted for the other golf victory, meagre showing where the British Lion in former years ruled the royal and an- cient heights supreme. France was victorious in women's tennis; Ar gentina's spectacular riders dashed to polo triumphs here and in Eng land while Canada retained the fish ing schooner championship.
 England Shows Up
 England came through with flying colors in one of tho first interna- tional tests of the year when in April Cambridge University's dis. tanee runners defeated the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania picked quar. tet in a four-mile relay race at Lon don. Oxford University, the third entry. finished last. Britain's women athletes also triumphed on track and field by decisively winning the first real international meet for feminine stars. held at Paris in August Eng land scored 50 points, the United States 31 and France 29. The meet constituted the first organized at. tempt to put women's track and field sports on an international footing and has been followed by rapid de. yelopment and interest, especially in this country, where the Amateur Ath- letic Union has taken direct control of feminine competition and a newly launched National Woman's Track A. A. has undertaken interscholastie and intercollegiate supervision.
 The United States successfully de- tended it's possession of the Davis Cup, emblematic of the worlds team tennis championship defeating by four matches to one the Australian challengers. survivors of an original field of 13 nations Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, sensational French racquet star. established without question her supremacy by vanquishing Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American champion, in straight sets in the final match of the international wom- ems tournament at Wimbledon. Eng land.
 U. S. Net Triumphs
 Americas net triumphs during the year were due mainly to the individ ual brilliancy of William T Tilden and William M. Johnston Together they accounted for all of Americas Davis Cup victories. each defeating Gerald Patterson and James o. An derson. while Tilden and Richards lost to Patterson and OHara Wood in tho doubles.
 Tilden, thrice national champion did not defend the worlds title he won in 1920 and 1921 at Wimbledon but in Patterson he conquered the 1922 victor in tho English classic. be siaos emerging at tho top ir the national singles at Philadelphia from 2 field which included a fornis able array of intefnatfana. si4rs
 America added to iis Iyiunphs gtf close 10 clean sweep on fht links in the traditional sigu gle 8.sh Eng land Emulating Joek Hutch ison4 1921 victory. Walter Hagen. former q. s. open fi;le.halder captured 'h. i5rItisn open crown. tho first time ar Ams fhaa Narrhrod turned ihe trick Making tbe event elosc 10 l rout iol the British elan. Huchison tiex George Duncan for second place