Evening star., 1932-12-18
GETS MANY MEETS
Of NATIONAL TYPE
World Fair City Will Have
Golf, A. A. u, Fencing and
Big Turf Events.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- HICAGO, December IT.
I Chicago, in 1888, will be the
" sports capital Of America.
Almost every champion
ship event of major importance,
from the National Open golf
tournament, down to horseshoe
pitching, with a heavyweight
championship fight, or the next
thing to it, will be decided during
the Century of Progress Exposition
next year.
This was the forecast tonight, after q
survey by George F. GetZ, millionaire
coal operator, and chairman of the gen.
eral sports committee in connection
with the exposition. Getz, with his as
sociates, Avery Brundage. president OF
the National A. A. u. and J. Lyman
Bingham, secretary Of the committee,
have lined up a stupendous list Of ma
jor events for the coming year
Included are the National A. A. U.
outdoor track and field championships.
the swimming championships, cross
country run, hand ball. weight lifting
and gymnastics, all National A. A. U.
title events. In addition. they are plan
ming championship lacrosse match be-
tween Canada and an American team.
the National Amateur Challenge Cup
in soccer; also the national fencing
championships.
IN addition the national outboard
i motor boat races may split the
waves Of Lake Michigan, II the
committee is successful in landing
them.
In golf the National Open, National
Western Amateur and the Western
Mems Match Play Open and Derby al
ready have been awarded to Chicago.
Getz, with Mayor Anton J. Cermak,
Sheldon Clark and others, are laying
plans for a heavyweight championship
fight, involving Jack Sharkey, or failing
in this, intend to promote heavyweight
contest with Max Schmeling, the de-
throned German titleholder, as one Of
the principals. Jack Dempsey. the old
Manassa Mauler, may be behind the
battle as promoter Getz was one Of
the co-promcters with Tex Rickard in
the Dempsey-Tunney fight fought in
Soldier Field in 1927, while Clark was
one OF tHe Judges
uORsE RACING in Chicago next
i i year will be the richest in the
world, topped of by the $s5 600
Arlington classic 70 be decided at Ar
lington Park in July. All stake races
at the four ma jo- tracks will be re-
vived during the Summer, and there
may be an international contest which
may bring together the best horses
from France, England. Germany and
Australia, for a race against the Amer
ican champion
Purses exceeding $4,000 900 will be
distributed next season. This will place
Illinois far ahead Of any other State in
racing. as retrenchnent programs with
the reductions in stake events are being
planned elsewhere. The major events
to be decided in racing are the Ameri-
can Derby in June with a value Of
$4,000; the Arlington maturity in July.
with a value of $4,000: the Arlington
Handicap. with a value of $25 600;
Arlington Cup $4,000; Hawthorne
Handicap and Hawthorne Gold Cup,
both With SIS, 900 values scheduled for
August, and the Lincoln Handicap.
worth S25,Ooo IN September. All the
Arlington Park events will be decided in
July.
From early in June until late IN Sep
tember Chicago will bask in the sporting
spotlight with one event following the
other.