Evening star., 1934-08-22

England's big year IN sport IL the
subject Of friendly comment as the
new British challenger prepares for
the Americas Cup race. New rules
are said to be favorable to q close
race, In view of the character and
equipment of the Endeavour, T. o.
M. Sopwith's entry, which has crossed
the Atlantic seeking to lift the prize.
'The SERIES" according to the Man
chester On. H) Union, els rs much
Is ever . contest between two racing
machines, equipped with oil Of the
mechanical gadgets which the minds
of the builders can conceive. Yet be-
cause Endeavour and the defender,
whoever she may be. are more evenly
matched than has been usual In the
past, seamanship will decide the issue.
This equality between the boats has
been due first to Standardization OF
design on air and water now prin-
,ciples and to the fact that the rules
now require that the defender shall
be built and equipped for sea voyage
just as the challenger has to be. Both
developments are advantageous to
good sportsmanship and trial OF
human skill and daring"
"Sopwith carries on In the foot
steps of that gallant challenger. Sir
Thomas Lipton," remarks the Wilkes
Barre Record, "and Americans with
q love for the wind-driven ships have
also given q fine example of sports
manship." The Port Huron (Mich.)
Times Herald ADDS that I'VE shall be
best pleased to keep the cup-if we
keep it-because 1t has been well
earned In q real conteset with q
worthy rival" The New Haven Jour-
nall Courier feels that the guest from
across the water els every inch an
able challenger, but whether she Is
champion remains on the lap Of the
waves
"England's demonstration Of o good
contender has been admirable" says
the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot. She
furnished the cup years ago and in
vited other nations to come win 1t.
America did that very thing and dur
ing the long interval has kept pos
session of 1t. It has been q grueling
contest for the English yachtsmen.
For years Sir Thomas Upton carried
the nag. Now it has fallen to Tom
Sopwith. He believes he has q trim
and efficient boat. The races soon to
be held win determine the matter.
This Is highlands year In sports"
suggests the Salt Lake Deseret News,
with the statement: This year 1t
would seem that an even chance is
all the Britishers needed. Jack Love- |
lock, the Oxford runner, had but an
even chance to beat the great Bill |
Bonthron of Pripceton-and he did |
The English Davis Cup squad con-
sidered 1t had no better than an even |
chance to defend the tennis cham
pionship against the strongest Amer
lean bid In seven years, and the Eng
iish squad won. Dorothy Round had
what was regarded as less than an
even chance to defeat Helen Jacobs,
the American champion In the VIM
bledon tennis classic, and she con-
quered the American champion"
1T only. remains to welcome the
Endeavour and her owner and to ex-
press the hope for sporting competi-
ton Of the sort dear to the hearts Of
all yachtsmen," says the Roanoke
Times, while the Winston-S Salem
Jonrnal-Sentinel remarks that Eng
land has been trouncing US recently
IN other lines Of sport, but she has
never been able to wrest our yachting
trophy from U.s." The Charleston
Nv. Va Daily Mail recognizes the
,onndence Of British yachtsraen and
adds that "one can't quite wish