New Britain herald., 1930-04-08
EUROPE IS AFTER
 AMERICAN HONORS
International Contests Present
 Threat at American Leaders

New York, April (UP)-Inter- national contests scheduled during 1880 present a serious threat to the United States vaunted world su- premacy in sports. Competition is booked in almost every field of ath- letic endeavor and there is strong possibility that the United States will lose the custody of several prizcd trophies. .
 France already has taken the Davis Cup and England holds the world speed record for both air planes and automobiles. This year the British will seek international polo, yachting and motor boat speed laurels while France will defend its honors in tennis and Germany will try for the world heavyweight box ing championship.
 The United States suffered defeat in the first international sport com petition of the year-the Montreal, Canada, Les Canadiens defeating the Boston Bruins for the Stanley Cup. which is cmblematic of the world professional hockey championships,
 Late this month American men and women golfers will invade Eng land in an attempt to make a clean sweep of British golf titles. The United States superiority at the links sport is generally conceded but the British have strong hopes of winning the Walker Cup team trophy for the first time and also to defeat the United States in the first internation- al women's matches.
 Later in the season great northern will repay the American visit by sending a number of players here to try for the United States amateur and open titles.
 Davis Cup competition will be held in France in July. The United States team is expected to reach the chal- lenge round without difficulty, but France will be an overwhelming | favoritc to retain the trophy. | Max Schmeling of Germany will meet Jack Sharkey at New York in June for the world heavyweight box ing title. Sharkey is notorious ''in and outer" and it would not be par ticularly surprising to see the Teuton ! become the first foreigner to wear the crown
 England is organizing an unusual ly strong polo team to attempt to life the Americas cup. Captain Tom my Hitchcock, Jr., and his mates are a repetition of the onc-sidcd matches of previous years.
 / Sir Thomas Liptons challenge for the Americas watching cup has re- suited in unusual activities among | United States yachtmcn and the famous British yachtman is certain of formidable opposition. Four de- lenders arc now under construction.
 Encouraged by British success in capturing automobile and airplane speed records Sir Henry Segrave and Miss Joan Carstairs have chal- iSilSIu 1dl " NoOu lo ldCt TUT IllOlOG boat laurels. Wood, who holds the world record of moro than 90 miles | per hour, will race the British boats at Detroit this summer.
 Both Miss Carstairs and Segrave are building boats which they believe will reach a speed of more than 100 miles an hour.
 | The Oxford Cam bridge lacrosse team, now in this country. is meeting with unusual success against Amer ican college teams and has a 23 point lead for the F'lannery interna- 1 tional cup.
 Although American track and field l leadership will not he challenged seriously until the 19G2 Olympics, d
 preliminary international meet is ! scheduled for this year.
 1 England will send a team 10 the i British empire meet at Canada in August and has agreed to pit the
 winners Of the empire meet against a picked American team in an inter- scholastic match at Chicago or Phil | adelphia.