Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-23 | Page 6 | [Illegible] Asserts Sports Make Nations

lARDING ASSERTS SPORTS MAKE NATIONS ri y Rivalry Brings Forth orth Best That Is in IF Every Nation T JEW W YORK April 23 The The assertion that true sports- sports in international athletic li petitions reflects the funda which underlie a nations nation's t was embraced in a letter re red re- re td ived d here last night by the United ales ates ages Lawn Tennis association from S' S dent Harding Sir Auckland British ambassador was the I lest est of honor at the dinner Tho The letter from the president which dined an invitation to attend a din din- the victorious Davis cup un also extended his congratulations Ithe the Americans for their recent vic vic- r tn New Zealand RIVALRY AIRY In In discussing the effects of athletics on the comity of or nations the said These I i of friendly ri every nation t I s sI sr I In bring r each gh fg forth par par- ular field of sport and particularly lp in promoting a good understand- understand between peoples because they af- af rd the mutual opportunity to eland respect all those fundamentals rich underlie a nations nation's greatness The president said he was looking for- for ird with pleasure to an exhibition itch by the American Davis cup team tam the ithe White House courts on May Map 6 DwIght F F. Davis of St. St Louis donor lonor the Davis cup UP pre presented miniatures the lithe trophy to William T T. T Tilden lliam M M. Johnston R. R Norris ms II n. Watson M M. Washburn Charles 1 Garland and Captain Samuel Hard Hardy of th the team STORY OF CUP f r pointed out that when the thevis thevis thevis vis cup was donated twenty years o t only two nations the United ites tes and En England land competed for it itt it t t t in the 1921 matches he said nations will win be represented ir Iri Auckland Geddes congratulated United States in m the two t st tennis players In the world world- den and Johnston The personality all the members of or the team he dered dered de- de red was such that it was l l f made a remarkable impression the world se AYERS nERS KIIS K-KIIS RAISE GAME GUIE Their personality and standard of y p y- y said the British ere such that they raised the game a level never reached in any oth- oth sport The team did as much to cement and understanding as any sent abroad by any nation understanding and appreciation general qualities of ot the people are greatest p products by-products of or the the Davis L he said