The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
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Jan. l-Joe Cans knocked out Kid Her. man in eighth round at Tonopah, Nev. .Gustave Bye tied American record at ski jumping at Munising. Mich. rec ls~Abe Atten rsfained feathesweisht championship by Knocking out Harry Baker in eighth round at Los Angeles Feb. 5-Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave Barry in fifth round at Hot Springs, Ark. Racing in Tennessee killed by passage of anti-pool selling bill. Mar 1ECalvin Demarest won national amateur championship at 42 balk-line billiards at New York.
 21-Gary Hermann of Cincinnati elected president American Bowling congress. 2Sl''Chic" Stahl of Boston National baseball team, committed suicide at West Baden, Ind
 Apr. 9-Jury in Smathers case decided Smathers had not conspired to drug Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup won by Major Delmar.
 11-Joe Ullman, well known bookmaker, went insane at San Francisco. l4-David Ellington, professional swim rner, swan %-mile In IT minutes, 36 2-5 seconds. at Sydney. N. 8. w., creating new worlds record.
 l9-Thos. Longboat Indian runner. won Boston Marathon road race. defeating field of ll4 and breaking record for 25 mile course.
 championship by defeating "Philadel- phia Jack" oBrien in 2o-round battle at Los Angeles.
 n-Superman, owned by James R. Keene, Gravesend.
 si-- Wisconsin university eight won two mile boat race from Syracuse, at Pough- Jun. 5-Richard croker's colt, orby, rid den by Johnnie ReifI. won Epson derby in England.
 20-Neaion, owned by c. E. Durnell. won Say Su'0a" H"n'''ap a' '"'sp'''s''' 2i1Alex Ross won open golf champion ship of United States.
 26-Corncn won varsity eight-oared race at Poughkeepsie, r., regatta; syra, .as Wisconsin freshmen, eight-oared con test. .orby won Irish derby. N-Yale defeated Harvard by boat length in annual race at New London, conn. SS-kobert simpson won western open golf championship at Hinsdale, III. Jul. Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston, won women's singles lawn tennis champion ship of United States. by defeating Miss Carrie B. Neely
 4-Tommy Burns knocked out Bin Squires, Australian chempion, In nrst round at Colma. Cal. . Martin J. Sheri- dan won all-around championship Of A. A. U. at Celtic Park, L. l. ,s .,,,. 5-May Sutton of California, rcgained utle of British tennis champion by defeat ing Mrs. Chambers
 H-Jack Johnson stopped Bob Fttzsim- mons In second round at Philadeiphia; 2s-Barney Oldheld broke two world s auto records on half mile track at Far go. $; p, going first mile of three, miio race in l.l5ia and three miles Tn SOL si--Jimmie Britt got verdict over Batting Nelson in 2o-round contest at San Fran cisco.
 Aug. S0-May Sutton won international tennis championship at Niagara-on-the- Lake, Ont
 Sep sc. NJ Daniels of New York, low cred worlds lO9yard swimming record, going distance in S 2-S seconds, at Man chester. England
 s-Joe Cans defeated Jimmie Britt in i've rounds, at San Francisco; Britt broke wrist In fourth round.
 A-fred Mcleod of Chicago won western professional golfers championship at St. Louis.
 g. New York Yacht club declined chal- lenge of Sir Thomas Lipton for race for Americas cup next year because II sought to limit size of racers Co 6s feet: w-Matt McGrath broke worlds record for l6-pound hammer throw at Kansas City. by hurling weight i64 feet inches; former record l6t feet
 Oct 12-Chlcago Nationals won worlds baseball championship by defeating De- troit Americans four straight games. Dec. 2-Iomny Earns of America, knocked out Gunner Moir. of England, in tenth round at London. ll-E c, Pulliam reelected president Ma uonal league for sixth time.