Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1915 — SPORTING EVENTS OF YEAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPORTING EVENTS OF YEAR

United States Loses Grip in Big Classics—Carried Off Honors in One International Event. The past year has been a notable one in sports despite the blight of the European war. Many worthy deeds have been done and some records have fallen. America’s pre-eminence in sports of other years is gone, for in only one international competition did the United States carry off the honors. This victory was. the triumph of Harvard’s second crew in the grand challenge cup race at Henley, England. England’s best and German and other crews were beaten. Two American crews, the Crimson and Union Boat club of Boston, fought It out in the finals. The trophy gained would usually remain in America one year, but on account of the war the Henley regatta of next summer is to be given up and there is no telling how long the crew will harbor this blue ribbon of the rowing world. The Australian team won the famous Davis tennis cup brilliantly. But Maurice E. McLoughlin earned the recognized title of tennis champion of the world—only to be defeated two weeks later in the American national tournament In polo the English Hurlingham club defeated the Meadowbrooks in two straight games. England also won

the four-mile college relay championship at Philadelphia. There was little International interest in golf. ’ Ijx football Harvard won the socalled intercollegiate championship for the third time. A feature of the gridiron season Was the remarkable records of Washington and Jefferson, Rutgers and other "small college” teams. The athletic year was marked by the universally mourned death of James E. Sullivan, secretary-treasurer of the* American Athletic union and the man who had done the most to further field and track athletics not only in the-United States, -but in the world. Many athletic records were made.

Howard P. Drew equaled the 100yard record of 9 3-5 seconds credited! to Dan Kelly. George Parker equaled the world's record of 211-5 seconds,for . the 220 yards. Homer Baker hung up new figures of 1:20 2-5 for the 660 1 yards, while D. 8. Caldwell of Cornell covered a half mile in 1:53 .2-5. E. Beeson made a new running high Jump record of 6 feet and 7 5-16 inches. In baseball the Boston Braves, after a wonderful spurt to the top of the National league, decisively defeated the Philadelphia Athletics for the world’s title. National league batting honors went to Jake Daubert of Brooklyn, while Ty Cobb was his contemporary of the American. In pitching James of Boston, in the National, and Leonard of Boston, in the American league, shone brightest

James E. Sullivan, Late SecretaryTreasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union.