Show speaking of sports winter i sports sho show w rea healthy ith y growth Grow thin in US by ROBERT mcshane OT many years sic tile average Amerl cani program of winter sports Is was cori confined fined to ao the closest vacant lot skating rink ar or to the ithe more adventuresome an evening of daredevil dare devil tobogganing toboggan ing on oh a gently graded slope down which a circus tat fat woman bomin could navigate safely All authan that has changed no nd longer does doisthe do esthe thi well bundled witness ofa high school ski meet look upon himself hImsel fas as a rough arid and ready ath 1 lete no indeed today bodaj he dons a pair of skis or skates pates almost almo sias as actively in winter sports as in golf or tennis millions of t americans american no now forsake the fireside in favor of 0 the Skating ponds and ski slopes and they dont g go merely to watch they take in an active part ski enthusiasts increase the steady growth in the popular skiing Is an example of this trend A bulletin issued boded by the national sports council of chicago gives fives an interesting survey of this increased popularity rifi it states more than people e will take part in the sport 3 this winter lifter throughout the snow belt bell that thal covers coveri two thorda ot af the united at states itei from mal maine it a to california the 1 major reason 6 behind e hind this phenomenal growth of popular interest in skiing Js is that it has as been NI A ay J 5 1 Q w XI 1 11 A shift from the spectacular made easier for the beginner for the average participant there has keen been a shift fro from m the spectacular ular sport of ski akl j jumping g to the more popular sport of downhill down hill ski running on slopes slope s and trails this however mean that ski jumping is losing the publics favor avor on the contrary more people than ever are interested in watching the exports experts demonstrate their prowess it does mean that at y Is possible tor for the average person of both aekes sexes to enjoy themselves on skis without being completely skilled in the art of jumping facilities improved another important factor Is that more areas and facilities for skiing are are being opened and improvements improvement ins la safe fe and practical skiing equipment and d lighter warmer and more serviceable winter clothing are being provided snowshoeing coasting and aaning ganin gare are holding their traditional popularity and are adding new enthusiasts all the time as people turn more and iloie nore ato to the outdoors their simplicity makes them ideal tor for the beginning winter sports sportsman sportsmen min the campaign promoted promote d by the national sports council encourages people eople to ti take part personally in some sport or recreation as an antidote to the american habit of taking sports arts vicario vicariously asly by sitting at a radio radii or by getting ac a second hand view at the movies sport shorts alg IG TEN officials are convinced D that the camera falls short as a solution n of football disputes or fouls B both th the newyork new york yanks and giants refuse fetus a to play ball under lights next season more than 2000 prep teams played six man tobt football ball last season pie traynor agrees with sports writers writer who picked his pittsburgh pirates as the bl biggest sl disappoint disappointment rn of the year the pirates kicked away the national league pennant in the final week odthe of the season bob grade and bill thorns mem berkof bers of the chicago Black hawks hockey pie traynor brayn or teim team are brothers inlaw in law j gabby Hait hartnett nett declares the chicago cubs are stronger now than they were when be i took over managerial reins jack is teaming with gine gene mako to replace D dja fil budge the 1939 senior professional golfers bourna ment will be held h e id I 1 in sarasota fla heavyweight threat abi eat outstanding Tut THOUGH HOUGH lou nova Cali fornias 0 outstanding standing contribution to lo the 6 boxing ing world clea clearly ariy riy de deserved his recent nt 15 round victory over tommy farr wis itis quits quite evident that he Is I 1 not ye yet tread ready y tor for the big boss heavyweight champion joe louis nova can punch boband box and keep cool but jets loo footwork and over Anxious anxiousness neis are against him ills his fight with willi thi the granite jawed welshman was Us ids first IB 15 round I 1 battle and he get hla his second wind during that route unto until the thirteenth round ge gene ne tunney who criticized ray carun cartin novas manager for or rushing the kid a against barr declared after the fight that lou Is muscle bound and that although g be e Is a good fighter maybe a gre great at one his bis fighting days are num numbered gene Tunu tunney ey the los angeles heavyweight has improved agrest deal since he be ought fought Gunnar barlund his punching Is sharper his accuracy has improved and he keeps his head even his bis footwork Is better though it still leaves something om ething to be desired Wor working kinc b I 1 mans race THE esquire HE speaker col matt winn of churchill Church iUD downs owns the kentucky derby always has been a n 1 race i it seems to me that hasteen has hasI been restricted to people with money after having done a lot lit of think tag ing I 1 have bare decided to introduce an innovation thai should prove one of the most popular steps ever tak e en n to in racing im going to make it possible that thousand sands a of people oan can see the race for SO 50 cents and la in comfort all of which means thit that any one with SO 50 cents in hisor his or her pocket oo on next may 9 6 can see the greatest racing classic in the world the colonel stop with merely a lowered gate he has other plans ahli workingman working man will also have his own mutu els at a price within his reach one dollar tor for a bet in the SO 50 cent bleachers will be served sandwiches coffee and all the essentials tor for a com complete lete afternoon tennis prophet T ophe HE d dark rk murky curtain of gloom surrounding the tennis world was penetrated by a few rays rays of shining light recently when bobby riggs americas top ranking amateur tennis player since don budge turned pro declared that the U S has a fifty fifty chance of keeping th the pavis davis cup he says the cup will remain in our possession if the first flight candidates for the team get into perfect condition and make every effort to reach their peak tor for the inter national matches the united stat states will unquestionably unquestionably have a good team though budge badge will bobby riggs be missing players of e the caliber of gene mako bitsy grant sid wood joe hunt elwood d cooke and frank kovacs provide material for a strong and nd maybe unbeatable team rig biggs gs lists them all no as de definite unite cup possibilities in the he singles in the doubles he stated the only thing to do is give all tandems a chance to show their stuff then pick theone 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