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Show I SPORTS WILL BOOM DURING 1922 EXPERTS BELfEVE 1 I ATTENDANCE RECORDS FOR ALL PHASES OF SPORT SLATED TO DE BROKEN; GRID GAME FORGES RAPIDLY TO FRONT ROW I NEW YORK, Jan. 2 ( By the Associated Asso-ciated Press) Sport, botfi amateur nnel professional, will reach a plane of populrerity eHirln? 1928 never touched in the post, according to the expressed opinions of athletic leaders lead-ers on the eve ot the new year. Regardless Re-gardless of the outpouring of millions . i spectators and contestant n the K(m.s of the port 12 months. It Ifl the unanimous belief of tbosa besl Qual-tf Qual-tf iecl to gauge the development of sport, that the coming season will witness new records In Interest, participation par-ticipation and attendant' That these opinions are based upon substantial grounds Is shown l.y thi rapidly increasing list of Important c ontests, both ' intTserlloi.nl, national and International, which are being added to the. 1922 sport schedules. International In-ternational tennis, golf, yachting and track meets ;nc already in the making, mak-ing, numerous Intersections! football games have been carded and there w ill be a wider !n roase la entiles for various va-rious national championships, both numerically and geographically, 1 1 hi., in the past. From all sections of the nation eomea the report that lnt rest in spurt is steadily growing; the formation of new Intcrseholastlc nnd lntercoliegir te associations: wider participation In Karnes; the development, physically, of tho youth of the land ami t lie belief that sport in tin iro,i.l.-.i a all"., of the word will be a growing factor in tho history of America for decades to come. These reports are borne out in the following forecasts and analyses analy-ses prepared by prominent sport iui-thoritlcs iui-thoritlcs for the Associated r -il VMS In considering tho prospects for an exceptionally active year in tenuis during dur-ing 1 S 2 L' , Julian s. Myrlck. president I of tho United states Lawn Tennis Association states: "I attribute tho unprecedented pop-larity pop-larity of tennis and apoi 1 in general during 1921 t- tlu m reasftg realisation realisa-tion by the public that physical exercise exer-cise means unproved health, more pleasure in living and a chance to live longer. From every source where statistics sta-tistics are available, it is being pointed point-ed out that during the last decade, the average span of life has constantly lengthened. Another underlying reason rea-son may be that it was a shock to the nation during the war to find many young men disqualified for military service because of poor physical condition con-dition Tho natural reaction has been io seek t.. ren-.e '.i.- aui participation In sports helps to accomplish accom-plish that result. "So far as tennis Is corn erned tho1 widespread interest In the gam is demonstrated by the fact that during 1021, the Junior Champion' was Vincent itichards, of New York: Julius Sagn-lowsky, Sagn-lowsky, the boys' chumplon. who la a lad under 13-years, romcs from Indianapolis, Indi-anapolis, the intercollegiate champion, I'hillp Necr, lives In Portland, Ore., and tho seml-finallsts in the Intercol Icglate tournament came from Boston. Dallas, Indianapolis and San Francisco. Francis-co. With the Increased Interest in ten- Inls being shown In cities, schools and colleges. It is onlv a question of time when the calibre of play and consequently conse-quently the resultant popularity of the 3port, will Inercaso proportionately throughout the land. You will then see on a countrywide basis the. interest .nd skill In tennis which tor years have been localized mainly In the Ka.-t und on the Pacific coast. "I also attribute B large part of this growth to the increased publicity given giv-en amateur sport, thus helping to persuade per-suade the public to take more exercise ind become Interested in some sport. It is my opinion that thla popularity of tennis will continue to Increase not only during 19-2, but for nrwuiy years to come. Interest In sport including tc-nnls. has ndvanced beyond being a fad and It will contlnuo to grow as a part of the progress of our great country. coun-try. The international competitions of tennis next year should he among the best which have ever boon held. Wo are Informed that Australia expects to send n great team, South Africa has a team of young men who have been Improving Im-proving decidedly since 1919 and they expect to be among the chnilengers . this year; the Japanese aro also strengthening their team, to say no-ihlng no-ihlng of the European teams, so It looks as though the Davis cup wlh again have a great ear und attract tremendous Interest, which will react lor lb'- good of the game not only nationally hut Internationally. Our own championships should be up to the high standard which they have always al-ways maintained. Altogether the year 1922 looks now as being one of the best years that tennis In this country will ever hnve enjoyed." Mr. Ifyrlck also expressed the opln- H to amateur sport In the form of con-si con-si met he articles as applied to Iho phy- H slcal health of the individual, and oV-tides oV-tides dealing with the technical side H of the various games, how to Improve gKH one's gxme. etc., would be a decided step in th rlgat direction. Also, If ftttHi municipalities would put in more pub 1 11c playgrounds, tennis courts, golf H oursea, etc.. the saving In health H would Come back to such a community H many fold. FOOTBALL H "The unprecedented popularity of I H football in 1921 and the overwhelming I H evidence that the coming season will I H see the game reaching new records i H In every department of the sport Is I H a splendid tribute to The game und 1 those who play It. 1 This statement j H was made by Walter Camp, secretary ' of the intercollegiate Football Rule H committee. In a recent discussion of I H rue prospects for sport for 1922. H "P goes beyond that, however." con- PH tinucd Mr. Camp, "lor to jny mind It PpB Is a clear indlrailon of the apprecia-l H Hon of physical fitness and the admlr- j WW ation in which It Is held The lessons H learned during the war greatly ln- H creased this appreciation but the ad H miration for and the desire to partld- 1 pato In clean sport is Inherent In the. J 9SB American people." AWm "Football as played by the hundreds PPI of college teams throughout tho coun- ' B try brings out these quslltlcs In aj H manner equalled in few other sports. I PpH The game even to the nov ! specta- PpH tor is full of thrills and with the rap- mAW idly Increasing technical knowledgi BH possessed by the fnounnls who watt h H the play I am certain that football H will continue to Increase in popularity HH for years to come. The fact that huge H stadiums erected but a few seasons H ago are now unable lu ar-.oriiiiuxlj.te Hi all those who desire to witness the games is the best evidence of the H increase In interest, fl 'This enthusiasm, which also ex- H tends to many other sports nnd game. P" I should be used as a level Improve BH tho physical welfare of the country at large. A piore sane and proper under- standing of the physical development of tho younger generation the boys and girls from Hi to 16 years of age would pro. a tremendous liooni to I the nation Propefl) developed they I will not only desire outdoor sport but 'will partake lu it with greater satte-1 satte-1 faction and less risk." i i; r SHOOTING A fifty percent increase in the. pop-I pop-I ularlty 01 crap snooting una a record : entry oi ir.oiu man 1,-00 contestant in the Oiaiut American Ijandioap at Atlantic City next feepienibcr. Is the prediction ot Seci ctai y-.Manuger flue-ilnn, flue-ilnn, ol in" , via. i i-. in traptuioptinS association lor tr.e l'JZl aso(f. "Trapsnooting is one bi mi feW sports permitting a man t... participate under urgaiuz.it. on recording sd mat the result oi e.crv snot is creiiited, said Becrelarj .uci,lnn. As a result jthe Sport Is growing in a manner Which surprises even tne veterans of the guiav Oni application lists. .-an -i lion requests ana other office clabi clearly inctlcatu lliut 1922 is going to I He the biggest jear ty far that wo have ever pad "Fart of Lno popularity of tho sport is due to i in- aftermath of the war. 'thousands ot young men learned to handle a gun and the lascinauon or shooting while in service and ninety 'percent are eager, to continue shooting either as a competitive spoit or recreation recre-ation We now hav.e one of the most I complete .sport govern, ng and record-lag record-lag organisations in tm- orld. With I this system constantly improving, the inclusion of the amateurs bodies and the knowledge that target shooting van be indulged in air. tost the year i round. 1 believe 1 am iie In saying I that the fOllOWorfl oi th.s sport will ! double during the next year or two." BOXING "The American people like excitement. excite-ment. ' said iex itickardfin discussing tne remarkable growth of ?port in tne I past two yours and tne outiouK fur tne i i.ming season, "linls demand lor excitement Is shown by IPS manner in which Liicc sports which supply thrills are patronized. Uo.lng or course ranks veiito tno fore in this category ana, whi.e li.t last 12 months i has witnessed great lnciea.se oi interest, inter-est, record attendance ami Kute receipts, re-ceipts, i am inclined to believe that the new year wj.i i-urpuss tne old In tins respect. While 1922 hi not likely to witness another bout of the international calibre cali-bre and interest of the Dempsey- Carftcintler ...v'.fst. 1 th.nk that there will oe an in reae In the number of tout- an. i tat Ibcalities in wmcn such naatohea mo) be held in conformity t the law. boxing is not alone advancing advanc-ing In popularity for all sport so tar I as 1 can learn is on the lncrea.se. "Various reasons have been advanced ad-vanced for this gain. Personally 1 think that it is due to a number of causes. 'I he advent of prohibition With the closing oi the saloon has seut thousands of men. j oiing and old, to Watch or piny gunic-3 or contest.s such as boxing. '1 he relief from the strain irn;io.s. by IhS war and the growing belief in tne benelita ul exercise and Competition have all helped to increase the popularity of sport. "So tar as bOXilij is concerned, the Walker Law la helped the t.port wonderfully won-derfully in New York state, and I would like to see similar enactments In all other slate-. Tne new lioxerw' Alliance, if :t means business nnd has no private axes to grind, snould be a great boom for boxing. If champions could be forced to defend their titles against selected op:on. nts at stated intervals, thus giving worthy contenders contend-ers a chance to advance It would be another step In tho improvement of boxing." I K v ( V l I II I l THI.I I It S The coming year is exrjected to be one of great acthlty In college track and field athletics and sport of all Classes; according to Gustavus T. Klrhy, president of the American Olympic Committee, at Die Antwerp International meet. Mr. Klrby states: "College athletics received a splendid splen-did impetus during the past year due in part to tho visit of the Oxford-Cambridge Oxford-Cambridge i nlversities truck team last summer and the resultant International Inter-national Intercollegiate meets at 1306-ton 1306-ton and New York. Golf, tennis, small yacht racing and other forms of amateur ama-teur sport also figured In similar International In-ternational contests. "The 1922 schedule Is Still in the making but already the University of Pennsylvania has announced that il will send a relay tcum to London for competition against the English universities. uni-versities. A combined .ixford-Cam-brldgo lacrosse team will tour this country' next summer and I3rllisti yachtsmen will race for an Intema-j Intema-j Mortal trophy In Long Island. These jure, to my mind, but the forerunners j of other and bigger events, in keeping with the spread of sport. I "lwl f.ir wart or.o oi mnMt ivni:irt. able popularity In all forms of athletic competition, but I bellese that the next few seasons will witness a sport expansion far more Impressive; prr-luips prr-luips not ls spectacular but certainly oat l '-eWe' '. ideaLs will In general he higher; I believe there will bo more honesty In amateur sport and for that matter more honesty In professional sport. I believe there will be more appreciation of the fact that while amateurism is good, honesty is hctter that there Is no dit-grace to be an honest hon-est professional l believe the popularity of sport Is both permanent nnd progressive and due to cumulative causes. For at least 25 years a number of us have" been preaching at every opportunity the doctrine of good health and happiness hap-piness through sport, and I honestly believe that this continued preaching, this sowing of the seeds of exercise, recreation, play, athletic competition, etc., has brought forth tho harvest of last eur and will continue to brimr forth similar splendid haieyts in year to come. "Literal hundreds of thousands of hoys have had uthletics instilled into 'heir very makeups by such organizations organiza-tions as the Public Schools Athlc-tn leagues in the urious cities, the Playground Play-ground unci Kecrcation Association of America, the Community Service. Inc the Y. M C A., the Y M. H. A. A , and other similar religious organizations. organiza-tions. More than half million younn men )n our colleges and universities In which athletic oompetlt.on and physical physi-cal welfare Is an essential part of the curriculum, and even older ones who arc In the various territorial routes of the Amateur Athletic union, the Amateur ijarsmen of America, the l'.-rii ere' league and other similar national na-tional hodles must sooner or later show the result of the teachings o' these bodies. "By no means of little Importance has heen the promotion of the Ideal of the Olympic games, I , of "Sport for All and All for Sport," aoid "Sport for Sport s Sake." and which Ideal we I In (his country are always endeavoring endeavor-ing to further, The Olympic idea has certainly taken hold of the cnllro Iconntry. Tn furtherance- of this i;-o( desirable desir-able athletic propaganda I believe 'that there should be. moi i municipal I playgrounds and athlete ielda Few of our great idles have "opei facilities facili-ties of this kind. The I OH shouhl I have similar pjeeting (I'OUpdB, not neglecting the )!J Dlty for camping camp-ing and our government should make il possible i"i .i greater public us.- to bsj had of our gre.-i. national reservo-t'.nis reservo-t'.nis It Ifl through increased activities activi-ties of this klud that 1 believe sport lor 1922 and the years after, will be not only maintained so far as intei-est intei-est therein concerned, but will he ' materially Increased," MOI ORBI I 1M. I Speaking for the motorboat cnlhus-jlast cnlhus-jlast President A. L. Judson. of the ! American Power Boat association. I said: "it is likely that the Impetus given jto sporting events in 1931 will continue con-tinue and Increasej during 1922. There 'are many evidence In the power boat (racing world that th:s Will be tree .More additional races are scheduled already for the coining se;ison 1ha:i were held during the past year 'fl.l- 'is particularly true in the middle weel I where (lie -ulhiislasm over power Won I racing seems to be more Intense than in Vny other part of the country, although al-though there is evidence of Intreaseel Interest on both the Atlantic and Pacific Pa-cific coasts. Power tioat racing In the flOUth also has taken on new life, and all this indicates continued and Increased Interest during the coming se.i s,,n. "Tips growing enthusiasm for mo-Itorboatlng mo-Itorboatlng and all other forms of rc-c-jreatlon anil sport is due largely to the reaction experienced after the war during which, naturally, all sport was 1 ispi tided. People are anxious to play again, which the) arc doing harder Mian e v er. This Is a natural I human propensity." It si BALL, I While the old axiom, 'take nothing for grante,, in baseball' still hohls Igood, 1 think that I can safely predlc' another banner ear for the- national Igame," said President John A. Ileyd-ller. Ileyd-ller. of tho National league, when asked to comment upon the outlook In baseball "Certainly there are num-ferous num-ferous signs which vould appear to Indicate In-dicate a prosperous sea.'oti uhea.l for the club owners and Interesting pennant pen-nant races nnd play for the funs. "The past year has hec-n one ejf satisfaction sat-isfaction io both the followers oi the game anel those financially Interested. Interest-ed. The major league pennant races developed an unusually close and dramatic dra-matic climax and the wo: lei series was one of the best In the history of hase-hall. hase-hall. There was no lack of confidence "i- popularity ond the game was well supported In both the major and minor min-or league cities. Tho selection kof Judge Landls as baseball commissioner commission-er with the subsequent restoration and retention of public confidence in the integrity of the sport was perhaps the outstanding feature of 1921 in baseball. base-ball. "Many ein-umsta nccs enter Into a coi.slderation of 1922 prospects and the majority ef these make for a continuation con-tinuation of popularity of the game Man trades and teals have been made which will str-'-ngtlie-n various clubs. In some cases players have been jehifted from one team to another an-other adding new color, stimulation and power to a club for a player can outgrow his usafuUnaSfl by remaining in one city too IcmL'. SpinJ g training restrictions have been removed making mak-ing It possible to Bend pitchers und other players south for u more protracted pro-tracted session of conditioning thus raising the standarel of early season Play. "Speaking specifically of the National Na-tional league I enn suy that I expect n closer race than was the case last year. Insleuel ef a two-cluh race I believe be-lieve that four or more teams will be fighting for the pennant In 1922. liven with Pittsburg leading for u majority I of last senson. the attendance re-cords fell but little below thOpe of 1920 and had the rotation of Sunday been favorable, fav-orable, a new record would have un-j doubtedly been made. Many young and promising players are being de-1 veloped In our league and these should prove a strong attraction next sum- iiior. "Contractual relations with the players will be more liarmoirlou.s and there will not be the holdouts which helped to wreck the early season chances of teams lawt spring. I expect to see better pitching during 1922 and consequently e-losor games. We are also looking forward to somo form of agreement regarding a better drafting draft-ing .system with the minors. Tlie-se are some of the things which lead me to express the opinion that there will he no dlmlnuation of Interest Inter-est In baseball next summer There ore likely lo be other factors of Importance Im-portance develop before the spring meeting scheduled to be held in New Fork on February 14. which win have an intluence in Increasing the interest In the game. "With the New York Nationals In the role of world's champions this feature fea-ture alone; should prove an attraction In the National lcaguo and a boom to baseball In the cities of our circuit. Spe'.tklng of the world series reminds me that while the senior league favored fav-ored a retention of tVie nlnc-gasne series ser-ies we have not lost sight of the fact thai a reduction lo seven games will go a long way toward meeting the objection ob-jection of u certain faction of tho fans who protected thut attendance and gate receipts were rapidly ovcrshad-I ovcrshad-I OWihg the original Idea of Ihe series, j; e . ir, determine 'he besl team in the I major b-agues at the end of each sca-Ison sca-Ison " |