Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1916 — SPORTING [ARTICLE]

SPORTING

Jan. 6.—Federal league filed suit against National and American leagues, charging violation of Sherman antitrust act Jan. 28.—American association Was made a major baseball league. April s.—Jesjs Willard won heavyweight championship by knocking out Jack Johnson in 26th round at Havana, Cuba. May3L—Ralph Da Falma woh Mfetoile auto race at Indianapolis, breaking all records. July 6.—Wisconsin university won conference athletic meet June Id.—Jerome Travers won national amateur golf championship. June 25.-Yale beat Harvard In regatta at New London. . June 26.—Dario Reata, driving Peugeot* car, won 500-ihile race at Chicago, averaging 97.6 miles an hour. June 28.—Cornell won Intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie. July 17.—Olympic cup won by Chicago golf team at Cleveland. July 24.—Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago won western amateur golf; championship. Aug. 19.—Tom McNamara, Boston, won western open golf championship at Chicago. Aug. 20.—Louis B. Clarke won Grand American trapshooting handicap at Chicago. Gil Anderson In a Stuts wpn Elgin road race, breaking all records. Sept. 4.—Robert Gardner of Chicago won American amateur golf championship. Set*. 7.—W. M Johnston of California won national tennis championship. Sept. 11.—Packy McFarland defeated Mike Gibbons In ten round bout at New York. • Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck of Philadelphia won women's national, amateur golf Cham- T Oct. 9.—Gil Anderson in a Stuts won Aator cup race at Sheepfthead Bay speedway. averaging 102.6, miles an hour for 350 miles. *,.• • . Oct. 13.—Boston American league team won -world championship from Philadelphia National league team. Dec," 18.—Baseball war ended. Federal league quitting.