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Show F Year 1912 Has Proven An Eventful One I In the Various Branches of Sports and Athletics HfWARD STRIDES MADE IN ALL IT KINDS OF ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR I Mall Football, Boxing, and nrseracing Have Strengthened neir Hold on the Affections of Americans During the Year awing to a Close. flftT ;harapions Jiavc been dethroned ; records -which have Moored for, years Jiave been shattered and new marts set various branches of athletic endeavor during the year HkHg to a close. The baseball fans hailed a new champion Kfc.Boslon ftcd Sox oM,he American league lowered the BthoKeF York Nationals; pugilistic idols have more than ' mm niatcheg in younger and stronger men and the titles I-jBjra' by Ad "Y61gast, Abe Attcll and other premiers have jK otter men. Altogether, the year has been an eventful one yKnn'als' of sports and athletics. "pLiMit mater has beca a turbu-rfllliwebal turbu-rfllliwebal many big league ( MbpDtWir leaders and baBe- B'.VK moTO iuan usually ijBhW'own section o tho coun-iflikbal coun-iflikbal situation remains un-mapiat9 un-mapiat9 mil soon Rcfc ' JBo 'opening of tho 1913 hBilKMB tie Union association ''9 3 DSDa' probablj with rlM'fM litroncer circuit. Bw'ef tho thoroughbreds aco i'B'qondnct of racing during HM months and tho pros-('TiHtfyear pros-('TiHtfyear ,to encourago them. "rwVtOndpcted at only a few iW.ttfl.Unitcd States, including k'MWfbut was sofrco from .ritlieracfl-mcots woro run on Wjk'plide, that "much of the un-' un-' JfcwjoHico- against tho "sport .kr bi? abated and tho thor-(U)oa thor-(U)oa eoroo iuto his own JKtskave tho same causo for if'Hio lid" has bcou ;HMy.tlaoGB and exhibitions" WWrtrof pclf:dr"T3b- fireof' ''pgw$sBbxjiig bouts atb bo-. bo-. Ppjgwy6fatcs .under tho su- pqrvision o bo.rinc co'm'raissiouB and with the sanction of officers of the law. Bo.'dng has 'recorded, a boom in 1912, and. if tho promoters aro not permitted to ovordo tho game, should, mate otoh groater j5tridc3 nest year. Wrestling still retains favor -with its' devotees despite tho many handicaps placed on this great garao"by unscrupulous unscrupu-lous atbJotcs and the general disposition of many wrestlers td, '"fake." CarO' ful promoters aro eliminating this, class of athletes aud. tho mat ganio should regain re-gain its lost prestige. Introduction of new rules 'in football has restored to tho college gamo all of its old-timo popularity, lost by tinkering tinker-ing with the rules. Tho gamo as played, today iu an interesting ono and tho rule makers should lot well enough alone. Tho renewed popularity of the sport 'should bo oven moro pronounced, next season. Basketball and. other indoor sportB ongago tho attention of the fans during tho winter months and forward stridps hayo been mado in thcSo pastimes. Altogether sporLing enthsiastrt may Tdo "well Rloasoil' "over- ho cwjlts of .the year jnst closing nad. cxtromely optiiriis-. 'tic over the future |