Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-01
OLYMPIAD LEADS
SPORTS CALENDAR
FOR COMING YEAR

New York. Dec. 81 (By a. Pin
ternational competition here and
abroad. with Americas forces OPP
posing those of foreign nations in
nearly every field of athletic aCtiY
itN, features the sports program for
1924.
Headed by the olympic Games In
France, where worlds titles will be
at stake in close TO 30 branches Of
sport. plans for next season call for
II record number of international
tests for supremacy. Besides the
OlympiCs. outstanding events are eX-
pcctcu to take place in thoroughbred
horse racing. yachting. golf, tennis
and professional boxing.
supreme in a majority OF fields OF
competition over n long span of
wears. the United States will marshal
, formidable arrays of talent to defend
Its laurcls. hut rivalry for honors
. promises TO he kcener than in any
+. previous season. This country plans
stronger and moro general repre-
. scntation than ever before IN the
long olympic program, which begins
late in January and lasts six months.
Chief interest ccnters in the track
and field features OF the seventh
Olympic program at Paris. and here
America will make a determined CT
Tort TO maintain its unbrollcn string
,of victories. In the other Olympic
fixtures. particularly the winter
sports, polo, tennis, swimming. shoot
ling. boxing aud wrestling. the United
States will have able arrays in the
field. Other important branches of
the olympic list include fencing.
rowing. soccer football. rugby cyci-
Ing. archery. gymnastics, Yachting
and equestrian sports
Rivalry between Great Britain and
the United states for 1924 laurelS
already is under way with a mid
winter invasion OF these shores by
Arthur Havers. British open golf
champion. and James Ockenden. an
other British professional star. Hav-
ers Is matched with Gene Sarazen.
holder OF the American Professional
golfers championship. for a confess.
on the Pacific Coast. He and Ock-
.enden also probably will encounter
:pther American stars such as Walter
Hagen and Jim Barnes m their tour
OF winter resort courses.
49, The recent visit 10 this country OF
Pierre Wertheimer. owner OF Epi-
.nard. the French champion three
.Sear-old. developed plans for inter-
national competition in another
branch OF sport. He has challenged
best three-year -old against Epinard
in a race or series OF races either
here or in France. and such q match
with the American champion Zev as
Epinard's opponent is practically as
sured It is possible that Papyrus,
the 1923 English Derby winner. who
was defeated here by Zev. and In
Memorian, crack Kentucky colt, may
be added 70 the field.
British poloists have challenged
America for the birmingham Cup,
emblem Of international supremacy.
and a series OF matches for this his
toric trophy. Won by the United
States in 1921, will be held here.
In yachting. the British American
Cup, will he competed for when the
British six-meter yachts invade Long
Island waters for n continuation of
the championship series.
Besides the Olympic tennis pro-
gram competition for the Davis Cup
md Wightman Trophy is expected to
produce more thrilling play than ever
before. Twenty-one nations so far
have been listed as prospective
challengers for the Davis Cup. and
the the largest field in history is ex-
pected TO strive for the right to meet
America for this coveted prize. Eng
land-will be the scene OF the Wight