New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
WON MOST TITLES
 IN 1924 SPORTS
American Athletes Captured Ma jOrity Of International HOnOrS

New York, Dec. 29.-America's athletic forces swept overwhelming ly to triumph on fields of interna- tional rivalry throughout 1924, but in the Olympic games at Paris, the chief event of the year, Uncle Sans 1 tlme-honored prestige sustained sev- eral distinct and stunning setbacks.
 As the years march of events is reviewed, however, the memory of rcvcrses encountered by the wearers of the Stars and Stripes on the track at Columbs cannot altogether be erased even by thes weeping victories in seven other major Olympic com petitions and the stirring triumphs scored otherwise In golf, tennis, polo, horse racing and boxing. A sum mary of more important fields of 1924 competition shows America at the top in 12 out of II.
 With the aid of its forces, the 1 United States carried off all Olympic point honors of importance but for inc first time since 1908. the Ameri- can colors were lowered in the cov- cted 1o0-metre championship. when the Cambridge student, Harold Abrahams, beat four of America's best sprintcrs. while Yankee distance runners farcd dismally in the events from 1,50O metres up where the Films, led by the marvellous Paavo Nurmi. swept the field.
 Amcrica's eclipse on tho Olympic track was almost complete, for in the individual events her only vic tcry was scored by Jackson Scholz, who captured the 200-metre dash. Altogether it was the most disap- pointing track showing this country has ever made in the Olympics, where the credit for Americas uti- mate victory went to a brilliant ar ray of record-breaking field per formers, among whom Bud Houser and Harold Osborn starred with two victories apiece.
 With the athletes of A nations as ~ lIDIt'I at lI lSi tIl'S l'-i I My PiNo took rank as the greatest interna- tional tests ever held and in the final analysis, the United States not only carried off the highest point honors in tack and field, but also captured impressive team championships in rowing, where Yale's remarkable crew continued it's unbeatcn cruise; swimming, where Johnny Wcissmul- Ter established his claims 10 great 1 ness: tennis. where America made clean sweep of five championships; boxing, wrestling, shooting and Rug by football.
 Following the Olympics, the inter national battle-ground, shifted to this country and the United States com pleted the busiest campaign in sports annals with spectacular triumphs over Great Britain, France, Argcn- tina and Australia in tennis, golf, boxing and horse racing,
 Although Americas poloists bowed to Argentina in the Olympic finals, the new Yankee Big Four" estah- lishcd its supremacy by overwhelm- ing Brtain's ChalIengers in the in- itcrnational cup series at Meadow Brook, one of the most brilliant spectaC!es of the season.
 The tennis supremacy asserted principally by Helen Wills and Vim cent Richards in the Olympics was moro firmly entrenchcd when the United States, conqucring Australia in the challenge round won the avis cup for the fifth straight year, and William T. Tilden captured the national aIl-comers' singles for the 1 fifth consecutive time by dominat- ing the greatest internati ,nal i'd th1t eHer sought this prize.
 The United States also ioltcd Its ancient rival, Britain, in golf. Wal Continued on the Following Page)