Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — SPORTING RECORDS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPORTING RECORDS

JANUARY. 1 23. F. H. Mariott broke the world’s automobile record by driving the Stanley steamer a mile in 314-5 seconds at Ormond, Fla. 3ft F. H. Mariott broke the world's auto record made by him the 23d by driving the Stanley steamer a mile in 281-6 seconds at Ormond, Fla. 28. Clifford Earp scored a new 100 mile auto record by making the run in 1 hour 15 minutes 40 2-5 seconds at Ormond, Fla. MARCH. 14. Battling Nelson defeated Terry McGovern in a six round contest in Philadelphia. APRIL,. * 2L George F. Slosson won the 18.2 balk line billiard championship of the world in New York city, defeating Jacob Schaefer with a score of 500 to 396 in 15 innings. 22. The Olympic games opened in Athens. MAT. L Close of the Olympic games at Athens, Greece, in which American athletes won most of the

events, capturing the national trophy ; Martin J. Sheridan won 171-3 points for the American team. 2. Sir Huon won the Kentucky Derby at Louisville. 10. Grapple won the 00.000 Metropolitan stakes at Belmont park. 22. Tokalon won the Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend. 2ft Edward Payson Weston, the long distance walker, walked from Philadelphia to New

York. 96 miles, in 23 hours 27 minutes, beating the record he made on the same course in 1863 by 22 minutes. 30. Spearmint won the English Derby. Burgomaster won the $25,000 Belmont stakes at Belmont park. JUNE. 10. Spearmint won the Grand Prix de Paris. 22. Go Between won the $20,000 Suburban handicap. • 23. Cornell won the four mile eight oared varsity race at Poughkeepsie. 27. Szisz won the Grand Prix automobile race at Le Mans, France. 28. Harvard won the varsity eight oared boat race at New London. 30. T. J. Hicks won the Marathon race in Chicago, covering 25 miles In 3 hours and 2 minutes. JULT. 12. C. M. Daniels, American, won the 100 yard amateur swimming match for the championship of the world at Nottingham, England. AUGUST. 2ft W. J. Clothier won the American tennis championship in singles at Newport. SEPTEMBER. L Electioneer won the Futurity stakes ($43,000) at Sheepshead Bay. ft Joe Gans won by a foul in the fortysecond round the contest with Battling Nelson at Goldfield, Nev. ft Cambridge defeated Harvard in a rowing contest on the Thames. Dan Patch broke the world's pacing record, going the mile tn 1:55, at St. Paul. Ift Sweet Marie made a new world's rack record for mares by going a mile in 2:03% at Syracuse.. 81 Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-Amer-ican Athletic club threw the discus 125 feet 5 Inches at Montreal, breaking the world's record. OCTOBER. 14. The American team of Chicago won

the world’s baseball championship tn Chicago. 24. Tale defeated Harvard at football by < a score of 6 to 0 at New Haven. DECEMBER. 1. In the army and navy football contest at Philadelphia Annapolis defeated West Point 10 to L 5. Willie Hoppe ran out 312 in a practice game in 18.2 balk line billiards in Chicago. 15. Eddie Root and Joseph Fogler won the six day cycle race at Madison Square garden; score, 2,292 miles 2 laps.

M. J. Sheridan.