Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-01

man Trophy matches, and both Eng
land and the United States will en-
ter their best women players.
In professional boxing several
prominent foreign stars, including
Georges Carpenter, former worlds
light heavyweight champion, and
Luis Firpo, South American heavy
weight, are preparing to seek further
!aurels here. Mike McTigue. worlds
light heavyweight champion, and
Johnny Dundee. worlds feather
weight tit,eholder, have arranged
European tours during which they
probably Will meet leading foreign
boxers
The Olympic program vii, find pow
erfui American representation from
the start, with picked team of skat-
ers. ski Jumpers and hockey stars en-
tered in the winter sports program al
Chamonix. In the French Alps. begin.
ming January %.
Because OF Americas past successes
foreign talcn will direct. it's chief eff
forts toward checking the Yankee
march. In the last Olympics. held al
Antwerp in 1920. the United States
besides capturing the track and field
CHAMPIONSHIPS. swept TO victory .r
swimming. rowing, craftsmanship
| boxing and rugby football.
Many OF the track and field perform
ers who scored points for the Ameri-
I can team at Antwerp have shown a
falling of in form or have retired from
active competition. and new stars have
come forward to take their places. Blu,
| while America has continued 10 pro-
duce crack talent. European nations
also have made remarkable strides In
developing athletes. with Finland
Sweden and DanYrarlr dar CT i,,,
prowess particularly in several leading
events.
Similar conditions prevail IN
swimming. but in this sport the rap
ID development Of Johnny Weissnlul-
Ter OF Chicago. and Gertrude Eder!e
OF New York. Into probably the
greatest natators America has yet
produced seems TO assure this coun-
try OF further triumphs.
In Workmanship. in which Ameri-
On scored one sided victory at Ant
werp. this country will be we'll rep
resented again. while IN tennis, Yam
kee supremacy is likely 20 continue
through the Olympic games. Special
interest Will be attached to the court
| contests in the event Helen Wills
California girl who rose to the Amer
! can women's championship IN 1923.
opposes Mile. Suzanne Lenglen. who
! has ruled supreme for a number OF
years in women's ranks
Whether American oarsmen TO be
| selected for the Olympic rowing
events Will prove ms able as those
who. in 1920. won the single SOULS.
double SOULS and eight-oared events,
is uncertain. as Is the strength of the
rugby football team which will maze
the trip to Colombres. The latter
sport Is confined largely to the Paci
fic coast and Americas 1926 victory
over the pick OF European teams
proved one Of the outstanding sur
priseS of the Olympic Games.
Foreign nations have made randi
strides In developing able boxers
since 1920. and in this branch OF
Olympic sports America may be hard
pressed to repeat its narrow mar
gincd triumph OF that year
Recent announcement that Sher-
! win Badger, national champion fig
lire skater. has withdrawn from the
Olympic skating team. has dimmcd
Americas hope for victory in that
| sport. but followers Of hockey and
! speed skating consider America S
representatives as possible winners
in both. The hockey team of 1920
was defeated in the final round b.
the Canadian team.