The Washington times., 1906-12-31
GREATEST ATHLETE
IS MARTIN SHERIDAN
IriSh-AmeriCan Club Mem
Der Has Established a
Wonderful Record.
KELLY IS BEST TRACK MAN
Titus -,anks First Among American
List of Intercollegiate Champion
ship WinneTs-Yale Looks Best.

Martin Sheridan. of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club. holds the palm as
the greatest all-around athlete of the
year 1906 He established an all-arOund
record of $500 points, a mark that viii
probably stand for many years. BE
sides this, Sheridan broke the worlds
record for the discuss throw, and was
largely instrumental I'm gaining a victory
Tor the American team at the Olympic
games in Athens. 1t is true that T. r.
Kiely Won the American all-around
championship at Boston, but Sheridan
did not compete, and Kiely's form was
lar below SheTidan's.
John Flanagan, another of the irish
American Athletic Clubs stars. who
holds the worlds record for throwing
the siXteen-pound hammer, won thar
event in the senior championship held
at Travers Island 0u September 8. on
that occasion Flanagan made throw
of Jos feet 6le inches.
Kelly's Good Record.
I'm track athletics Dan KclIy, OF Port
land, ORE made new worlds rec
ord for the hundred yards. lie neguti-
ated the distance in nine and three
Hfths seconds in a race at Spokane,
Wash, on June q. On the same day
he ran 30 yards in y 10 seconds. His
record vas accepted by the Amateur
Athletic Union. and stamps MIN as
the fastest amateur ia the world. \
II. Duffcy, the only other man ever 20
ct professional, this leaves Kelly In
class by himself
Constance s. Titus again came 70 the
front I'm the rowing world by winning
the national championship senior scuIs
race on Quinsigamond Lake. Worcester,
Mass, on august IL He defeated Fred
Shepheard. Titus also rOwed in two
other victorious crews I'm the uatiuoal
regatta he and his mates OF the Non
paTei5 Rowing Club finishing nrst in
The International and the intermediate
tour-oared shell races
Tn pugilistic circles there was little
really accomplished in the year 1895
Abe Attell successfully defended his
title, Honey Melody became the well
a great fight from Battling Nelson ou
"A IOul I'm the IoTty-seCOnd round of
their battle at GOldheld, Nevada. All
"f The other nights were what might be
called second-ciass affairs. not except
lng The O'Brien-Burns contest ar Los
Angeles.
Yale Appears the Best.
Yale won the football laureIs for the
year. though Old Ell was not able 10
score against Princeton. The showing
of the New Haven players during the
season wgs better than that of the
Tigers. and it was generally conceded
that Capt, sam Morse's team earned
the title of supremacy.
OF the Eastern universities, Yale teams
carried of the greatest number OF cham
pionships, though very hard pressed by
Pennsylvania. The Ellis won four
f4rT
Naula was first ia three championships
and tied with other universities in two
sports. Cornell comes next with three
championships aud a tie with two rival
universities for the fourth. Counting IL
Championship as 1 point, the score Of
the Eastern universities would read as
follows. Yale, -. Pennsylvania. 3 Sc.
Cornell, is, Columbia, 2; Princeton,
p; Haverford, Is; West Point, 1: New
York University, 1; Harvard, ]. and
Johns Hopkins, J.
All Of PeuuEylvauia's CHAMPIONSHIPS
were won in the minor sports, which
the euakers have TOstcred as have few
other universities Cornell. although
ranking only third in the list. deserves
special mention. The Ithacans We're the
only ones in the East 10 win champion
Ships in TWO major sports. Their teams
were d-SE 10 rowing by a big margin
and likewise first ln track athletics in
addition ro this they were second I'm
HfselaI and fourth in football Har-
ward Jared the poorest 90 the biz uni
NeTsliles having nothing hut the hockey
championship,
Some Baseball Reflections.
In baseball the sensational wor, Of
The Chicago White Sox was the feature
of the season Of 1906. The team. under
The able management of Fielder Jones.
who was advised by President Charles
ComiEkey, made one OF the gamest
fights for the American League pennant
hCnOrs the national game has ever
known. In june the White SOx were I'm
seventh place and We're hardly figured
Hs coutcuderS.
Principally through the fine work of
ther pitchers and by playing inside
baseball. The team worked its Way to
the front ana beat out the New York
club TOT the pennant After the close of
the regular season the White SOX played
the chicago National League team for
mo worlds championship. The Cubs
We're j 10 . faYorites before the series
began, but the American League cham
picns outplayed the National LeagUers
a all points and won the worlds cham
pionship by four games to two.
Hans y agneF. OF the Pittsbgrg cIub
led the National League in batting and
equaled the record held by Dan RToufb-
ers OF being the champion batsman OF
the league for four seasons Broutbers
Jed IN lhS1, 1888, 1Sa9. and 1892 Wagner
led in 1900. 1893. 1914. and 1905
George Stone. Of ST Louis led the
American League baTsmen.