Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01
Winners in The Sporting
Events for Year 1911.
Men, Horses and Machines Thai
Have Made Records.
Handy List to Have Convenient for
Future Reference.

Following is list of the winners
In the various classes of sport in the
United States for the season Of 1911.
az compiled by the Boston Herald:
Baseball-World's Championships
delphia Athletics: National League
champions. New York Giants; Ameri-
can League champions, Philadelphia
Athletics; leading batsman, Ty Gobo,
Detroit.
Harness racing-Most successful
trotter, r. T. c., won $31, 1000; most
successful driver, Thomas Murphy,
won $3.50.
Golf-National champion. Harold H.
Hilton, England; leading American
golfer, Charles W. Evans; national
woman champion, Miss Margaret cur
tiss, Boston.
Football-Champion college team.
Princeton.
Tennis-National champion (seventh
consecutive time) William A. Larned;
national doubles champions, r. D.
Little and G. F. Touehard; national
woman champion, Miss Hazel Hotch-
kiss, San Francisco.
International motor boat winner,
Dixie "; leading sailing crafts, Nor
ton f. Plants Elena and Smith Coch-
rams Westward
autics-International aviation
cup, Charles T. Weyman, America;
cross-country fight-Calbraith J.
Rodgers, New York to Los Angeles
distance, 5000 miles: altitude, NJ. Ear
ros, France, 1880 feet; international
balloon race, Hans Gericke, Germany
in balloon Berlin.
Running and track and field athlet-
ics-35 yards, As F. Kuhn, c. A. A,
Chicago ILL.,; 50 yards, 2-5s. F. Kuhn.
C A. A. Chicago, H.; 6o-yard high
hurdle. three hurdles, Is yards apart,
Is yards start and finish, Z 2-5s. r. G
Haskins, c. A. A, Chicago, III; 81
yards, 2-5s. J. WATSON, Notre Dame,
Chicago, H.; 60-yard low hurdles,
hurdles, Is yards apart, Is yards to
finish, Abs. Fletcher. Notre Dame,
Chicago. III. 125 yards, z 1-5s Gwynn
Henry, Celtic Park, L. l.; go yards,
81 lbs. r. c. Craig, University of
Michigan, Cambridge, Mass. one-mile,
Am. Is 2-5s. T. S. Berna. Cornell Uni.
verslty. Cambridge Mass; three miles
lin 32s. George Y. Bonhag. Irish
American A c., Travers Island, n.
Y; 5000 meters run Gndoorl, 8m, So
2-5s G. " Bonhag, Irish American A.
c., New York City; 5000 meters run
Ism, % 1-5s. Louis Scott, South Pat
erson A. c., Celtic Park. l.. l.; l0-mile
team race, AIM. 8 2-5s. Irish-Ameri-
can A. C. team IN D. Huysman, NJ
J. Ryan, Madison Square Garden,
New York City; American Marathon.
2h., Elm, SO 3-5s. Clarence II. De Mar,
North Dorchester A. A.
Jumping records-Nine standing
jumps-103 it. in. Plat Adams, New
York A. c., Celtic Park, l.. l.; running
hop. step and jump-50 it., Il in. D.
F. Ahearne, Irish-American A. c., Gel
tic Park, L. l.
Relay racing records-1560 yards
Sm LIS. Qndoor). Boston Athletic
Club IF. P. O'Hara. II. Lee, w. c.
Prout, E. X. Merrihew, Boston, Mass,
1850 yards-3m. IS 1-5s irish American
~ C. team Oh Sehaaf, NJ W. Shep-
pard, H. Gissine, j NJ. RosenbergeD,
Celtic Park, L. l.: four mile-17m.
43 3-5s. Gndoor). Cornell University
A. A. team IL. Finch, II. n. Putnam,
T. S. Berna, J. p. Jones), Buffalo. \.
Y: Medley relay Gndoor)-7m. 3S POS.
All-New York team Of. p. McNaliy,
220 vars; J. N. Rosenberger, 40 yards;
j. p. Sullivan. $50 yards; A. r. Kiviat,
one mile; Buffalo. n. Y,
Hurdle records-70 Yards low Gn-
doors 2-5s. Robert Eller Fordham
University, and John j. Eller Irish
American A. c., Madison Square Gar
den, New York City; rs yards, low
lbs. John j. Eller. Irish-American A.
c., Celtic Park. L. J.; go yards
"a Ass. John ]. Eller, Irish American
A. c., Pittsburg, Pa; $50 yards, low
2 lbs. John ]. Eller, Irish American
A. c., Celtic Park, L. I.
Walking records-Two-mile Gndoor)