The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-02
SPORTING NEWS.
Brief Review of the Leaders in
Various Sports.
Cresceus and Little Boy Stars
of the Trotting World.
AMONG THE RUNNERS.
Robert w addell Entitled to Palm
For Best Work.
On the GridirOn, With Golfers
and. YachtsmeD.
AMONG THE RUNNERS.

Chicago, Jan. 2-The Tribune briefly
summarizes the stars of the sporting
events of the year as follows:
AMONG THE GOLFERS.
Although western golfers failed to
capture any of the national champion
ships they made their prowess felt in
all of them. In the amateur, open, and
womens events the runner up in each
case was a western player.
At the amateur championships at
Atlantic City Walter Egan of the on
wentsia club and William Holabird. Jr.,
of the Glenview club both gave the
eastern players sample of the golf
that will in the near future bring the
premier hOnorS of the game back to this
section of the country. The quality of
the play shown by the western contest
ants will undoubtedly result in one of
the big events of next year coming
west.
The introduction of the rubber filled
ball and the wonderful improvement in
the play has been one of the features
of the year.
RECORDS IN BOWLING.
AS was the case in 1900 Chicago
bowlers can again lay claim to the
premier honors of the year just clos
ing. Starting with the greatest bowl
ing tournan ent of its kind ever held,
they captured the f1ve-men team cham
pionship and the individual champion
ship. Following this tournament came
the Illinois state tournament, which was
conducted in a manner which reflected
great credit on the local leagues.
and the phenomenal performances re-
corded during the last four months OF
the year have caused even the opti-
mistS to wonder. At the present time
there are fully fifty leagues in opera
ton, while it is calculated that fully
600 players patronize the local alleys.
Up to date no less than forty-three
scores of over 1000 have been made in
local league competitions, a record that
has never been approached by any city
in the world.
AMERICAS YACHT FASTER.
Sir Thomas Lipton's crushing defeat
in his second attempt to lift the Amer
lea cup was easily the feature of the
yachting year, Invaders victory over
Cadillac, the defending American yacht,
ranking next in Importance.
When the syndicate yacht Constitu-
ton failed in the minds of the cup COM
mittee to show superiority over the old
defender, Columbia, which beat Sham
rock I. in 1899, while Lipton's new boat,
Shamrock II, was accounted many Sec
onds faster than the former challenger,
it seemed that Lipton's golden oppor-
tunity had arrived Three successive
defeats under such circumstances would
have discouraged any sportsman less
game than Sir Thomas Upton, who still
maintains his intention of building a
TROTTING AND PACING.
Creseeus and Little Boy were easily the
stars of the year in the trotting world,
classes. Cresceus was. the first to as
tonish the world when he broke the trot-
ting ee marx " at 2oSA a for ee the mile sat at
Cleveland, and again lowering it at Co
mile pacing record to wagon three times;
his respective marks being 2:02, 2:01st, and
last attempt George west. who died in |
Chicago on January a. was one of the |
WITH THE RUNNERS.
w. c. Whitney's victory in, the English |
Derby with Volodyovslxi and the appar- |
ent revulsion of feeling against American |
Jockeys and train saS, in marked contrast |
racing abroad this year.
In America there was no horse of the |
year like Kinley Mack in 1900 Alcedo, |
winner of the Suburban. and Conroy, the |
first S-year-old to win the Brooklyn Hand |
times Among the 3-year-olds Robert |
Waddi iS emtfied to the palm G for actual
down in a cheap race ateIakeside. Term s1irr5 |
Parader, until he was killed, deserve |
mention among the s-year-olds. Garry !
Derby; who a.bled., in preparatory work.
ter his wonderful 2-year-old form.
Among the 2-year-olds supremacy was |
never fully determined Endurance by |
Right. bought by Mr.. whitney, seemed |
against Yankee. Blue Girl, Nasturtium.
and her right to be called better than
and Sir Oliver were late Corners among /
- on THE GRTDIRoN.
Football continued to grow in popularity
throughout the country, although inter
est in the west was somewhat decreased
by the failure of either Chicag or North
western to turn out an eleven capable
Of winning a place in the first rank. The
season was one of constant surprises and
eliminated in the overwhelming defeat
of Yale by Harvard on the Saturday be-
fore Thanksgiving day. This gave the
crimson undisputed claim to the
gridiron championship. In the west Wis
consin and Michigan were in a class by
themselves and both claimed the leader
ship, but the two teams did not meet
definite opinion could be formed of |