The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-31
SPORTS OF 1901.
Most Notable Events of the Past
Year.

March 3O-Oxford university crew wins
the annual boat roace or the Thames
from Cambridge crew in the time OF
$780, the distance being four miles.
April 19-John Caffrey, of Hamilton,
Ont, wins the Marathon run of forty
klometers at Boston in the time Of
2:29.23 3-5.
May a.-Chicago is selected as the
place for the O1ympian games in 1904
by the International committee in Paris.
June Michigan wins championship
of intercollegiate conference athletic
meet on Marshall field. Score in points:
Michigan, 30: Wisconsin, Is; Chicago, II;
Minnesota, IA; Beloit, IA; Illinois, s.;
Northwestern, 5; Purdue, 5; Iowa, l; In
diana, O.
June 5-Volodyovski, owned by William
c. Whitney and ridden by Lester Reif,
wins the English Derby in 2:40 4-5. Iro-
quois, owned by Pierre Lerillard, won
this event in 1881. and VolodyovskPs vic
tory made the secon won by an Ameri-
can in the great English classic. 1t was
also the first time the race was Won by
an American Jockey.
June 6-On Muirtie1d links at Gdllane,
Scotland, James Braid defeats Harry
Vardon for British open golf champion
ship.
June Gap and Bells II, owned by
Foxhall Keene. with Henry up, wins the
English Oaks. It was the first time the
event was won by an American horse.
June ia team of picked American
trap shooters defeat an English team on
don, Eng, for stake of $1,000 The
shoot began June IL, and the final score
in points stood: Americans, 2,5S6; Eng
lshmen. 2,944. Clay pigeons Were used.
two for the Englishmen.
June 14-15-The open golf championship
of the United States was held on ne
links Of the MhyGpa ras, Glp aml ie
between Willie Anderson and Alec
Smith. The tie was played off on the
18th, Anderson winning.
June 16-Cheri, owned by M M Gail
laut wins the Grand Prix de Paris.
Value of the stake about $4,000.
June 22-Robert Waddell, owned by
Derby at washington park in the time
of 2:33 4-5 the record time for the Derby.
Terminus is second and The Parader Is
third. Value of race to the winner about
100000.
June 22-Brigadier wins the Sheepshead
Bay handicap, running the mile in 1:37 4-5.
worlds record time He carried III
June A-Yale defeats Harvard in the
annual boat race over the four-mile New
London course in the time of 23:37.
July cornell university crew wins the
annual boat race on the Hudson at
which is the record time for the distance
of four miles Columbia, Wisconsin and
Georgetown fnisl IN order named. SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania are dlstanced
y
defeated by the Leander crew at Henley
on-the-Thames for the grand challenge
cup by one length. the time for the win
ners being 7:e4 As, and the distance about
one mile and a third.
July 4E Mcintosh wins the Pullman
road race in the time Of 1898, with a
handicap of minutes and 80 seconds.
William Blum is the time winner in
1925 3-5.
July 12-Jan1es Moran establishes new
worlds record In two hours continuous
bicycle riding of "a miles LIP yards, at
Cambridge, Mass.
July Sat Kenwood County club Little
and Alexander, of Princeton, defeat Col
Iins and Waidner for the Western tennis
championship in doubles, and r. D. Lit
lie. of Princeton, defeats Kreigh Collins
for the championship in singles. Scores in
doubles, 81. So 81 Scores in singles
3-6 60, 81.
Aug. 12-Henshaw and Hedstrom go a
mile on motor bicycle tandem at Buff
falo in lib 2-5-
Aug. IIDavis and Ward defeat Ware
and Wright for the national tennis cham
pionship in doubles at Newport. Score,
Aug. i4After four races Invader de-
feats Cadillac in the final contest for the