Show 00 CHANNEL FEAT BEST IN 1926 Evans Tells of of Leading Sports Attractions Dui Dur- During in Dur-in ing Past Y Year car By liT BE LY EVANS S CLEVELAND ian Jan an What 7 7 do you regard as the greatest athletic feat teat of ot 1926 1 2 writes a sport enthusiast who It seems would lave Bavo ny opinion on the subject When hen one on sees Ices ces talks and writes sports for 25 days of each year he becomes rather blase to thrills Yet 1926 was so unusual In many respects that it several times caused me to get unduly excited I must admit Gertrude Ederle compelled me sue to do con con- considerable considerable crIng ch for tor the fair sex when she sh swam the til English chan chan- channel chan chan- channel nd nel No 0 doubt douM many of the th ex- ex experts ex experts pens will rat rati ratu It as the master sport achievement nt of the tha th year It was unfortunate that so many others should have hav accomplished the feat teat after atter Miss Ederle's Ederic juc attempt It some 0 orthe the kick out vt ut the performance CHANNEL CIL WAS W DOCILE I am told that swimming the channel Is a gamble as much I on the weather as aa on the athletic I prowess of the tite til man or woman making the I I also al o am told lold that 1926 was an ideal summer for tor channel swimming that never in the his his- history history his history tory of that body of water nater has It been quite so docile However it would seem that some one on mIst inist have haYE worn a smooth path through the th water so easily was the channel con con- con conquered after Miss Ederle derles derle's tri tri- triumph tn tri triumph How the swimmers wImmers got over oyer Is of no areat reat moment Those who turned the tho trick and conformed to the rules 0 of sportsmanship are arc I arcI deserving of great credit You will recall that some of Miss Ederle's critics Insisted she was helped by the tugs tues that ac- ac accompanied ac accompanied companied her hr across the body of water COURAGE GE OF S For sheer courage the tho palm must be bo passed to Jesse Sweetser In winning winning- th British amateur the first tint time by any American American- born American born golfer Sweetser played through the tho entire tournament a 8 very sick alck man alan As a matter of fact he h a- a al almost most ruined hi his health by his tn- tn in on playing Ho lie i is still re- re recuperating recuperating re recuperating at Asheville N C as asa asa asa a result Gene Tunny's Tunney's defeat of Jack Dempsey wa was a terrific shock rather than A great thrill I didn't dUnt think Tunney nad ad a chance The gOlfing feats teat of Bobby Bobby Dobby Jones must not bo be b over oyer- overlooked overlooked looked when considering the big sport thrills of cof 1926 Jones was the outstanding golfer of the year While BUt defeat at tennis was i i surprise hi his bis play had forecasted the tho possibility of such sucha a n happenIng happening When Grove Cleveland Alex Alex- Alexander Alexander Alexander ander after working a game gamo on Saturday was brought back hack in the final game tame of ot the 1926 series cries with the bases filled two out out abd and hIs team one on run behind I J suffered attacks of gooseflesh When Alexander proceeded to strike out Tony and save the game came and the tho pennant for tor St StLouis I was forced to loudly ap- ap applaud applaud ap applaud plaud and let out a n couple coup of yells although I hated to see se Tony set down It was ws a 8 great creat feat for tor II a fading veteran However Howe tho those i three homo home runs that Babe Dabe Bab Rath nith hit In the 1926 series with the tha Cardinals constituted constituted to tomy tiny my my way of thinking thinking- the greatest thrill producer of ot the year I still can gt t a roil real kick out of the tho th final drive e that went Into the center field bleachers bleacher No 10 Noone Noon one ever over had bit a II bal bah there be- be before before be before fore J I doubt It If any ono one on ever will again aln |