Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 7 | Reports Forecast a Record Year in Athletics; Cities Aid Amateurs

I REPORTS FORECAST A RECORD YEAR IN ATHLETICS MD AMA AMATEURS By BROWN HOLMES from various parts of the c country indicate tho the summer will be bethe bethe bethe the biggest ever in amateur sports At Dallas Tex plans plans' have been beep made for erect erection on of a municipal stadium to seat persons The stadium will cost be fitted for fol all kinds of sports and every resident will have access to tp it At Kansas City Mo an amateur baseball league Is being formed along the lines of successful leagues league in cities that took part last year I and the year before in the tournament for the national amateur championship At Cincinnati 0 O. the amateur association has decided to enter the therace therace race for the national championship A good way to m measure asure the growth of ot amat amateur ur Is by comparison with organized baseball recognized for years as the great national game At Cleveland home pf pt the national amateur champions amateur games a es was so great attendance at American league and American association games ames was materially affected The amateurs were not ot entirely responsible but the Cleveland professional teams went bankrupt It may maYbe be said that with the amateur teams of Cincinnati and Kansas City in the running for or the national title interest in amateur games will be so great attendance at National league and American association games in iii those cities will wH be smaller The municipal stadium idea is a big one one successful successful and spreading r Tacoma Wash has a stadium seating persons and San Diego Cat Cal has nas natural amphitheatre at one ot of the trie one seating At Cleveland there is a and persons attend city parks parIes and crowds numbering between amateur games there The effect of municipal stadiums and playgrounds on national athletics is shown by San Francisco With the wonderful Golden Gate Gat park dotted with tennis courts Frisco has produced more real big tennis stars than any other city in th the country Among the graduates of tho Golden Gate courts are William Johnston Griffin teamed Steamed with Johnston in the me national singles champion Clarence doubles championship and Maurice McLoughlin singles single champion several years Erection of municipal stadiums and addition of playgrounds here and there means thousands more persons are going to amuse themselves and thousands more are going to watch amateur athletics At the rate amateur sports are growing professional sports may be overshadowed in a f few w years r