Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-01


Men of Drawn, muscle and nerve,
highly trained athletes specially pre-
pared for the tasks before them, con-
tlnued in the past year the never end
ing assaults upon Father Time in
the efforts to better in every line oil
sport or athletic competition the
achievements Of their predecessors,
giving the year of 1911 many record
breaking achievements to tabulate.
who were the champions and what
was done by the record breakers of the
year is shown as follows
Baseball.
Worlds champions-Phi Philadelphia Of
American league.
American league champions-Phila-
aelphia.
National league hampions-New
York
Leading batter, American league-Ty
COBB of Detroit.
Leading batter, National league
Hans Wagner of Pittsburg.
Leading pitcher league
Bender of Philadelphia.
Leading pitcher. National league
Narquard of New York.
Most valuable player, American
league-Ty Cobb Of Detroit.
Most valuable player National
Ieague-Frank Schultz of Chicago.
New record for attendance and re-
ceipts-Wo series Of 1911. total at
tendance 179,S91. total receipts sS42,
S6450.
Most runs scored-Ty Cobb, Detroit,
AS, new modern record.
Most bases stolen-Ty Cobb, Detroit,
"A, new modern record.
Most safe hits-Ty Cobb, Detroit,
24S, new modern record.
Highest seasons batting average, Ty-
Cobb. Detroit APO, new modern rec
ord,
College Sports.
Basketball Columbia
Hockey-CorneH.
Wrest1 tg-Princeton.
Indiv raj swimming-Yale.
Shooting of Iowa rifle
team.
Cricket-University of Pennsylvania.
Field ana track-Cornel.
Pole vault-HaIry S. Babcock, Co
lumhia, new intercollegiate record, II
it. 3-S in.
Rowing Cornell, Poughkeepsie re-
gatta; Harvard New London regatta.
FCUtEall-PrinceIon, eastern; Mime
sofa, western.
International intercollegiate field and
track-Oxford- Cambridge team.
Tennis-G N Church, Princeton,
Baseball-Harvard
Putting 16-lb weight-Beattie Of Co
lumbia, As # 7.38 in, new collegiate
record.
Field and Track.
One-half mile run-John Devine, l
min. 81 S-5 Sec. worlds record.
1900 metre run-George Y. Bonhag,
mir TX rnnnrd
One mile amateur-JOhn Paul Jones,
Cornell min. 10 2-5 Sec, worlds rec
ord.
Three-mile run-George " Bonhag,
IA min. go sec, worlds record.
Morris course, 4 IA mile run-Billy
Queal, q min. Al 10 sec, new rec
ord.
88O-yard RUM. W. Sheppard, /
min. "a 1-5 Sec, new A. A. U. record.
One-mile race-A. r. Kiviat. min.
10 as seconds. New A. A. u. record
75-yard low hurdles-Jack Ener,
rs seconds, worlds record.
120-yard low hurdles-Jack E1er,
Ii 2-5 Sec, worlds record.
250-yard low hurdles-Jack Eller.
% 4-5 Sec, worlds record.
Discus throwing-Martin ]. Sheri-
dan, 141 # 8 1-2 in. worlds record.
Hop, step and jump-Dan Ahearne,
81 #. L. in. worlds record.
Wouen's pole Vault-Ruth Spencer
IT. in. worlds record.
Women's high junp-Ruth Spencer,
it., worlds record.
Javelin throw-C. F. Snediger, 1885,
it., new American record.
Half-hour rum. Bouin, at Paris,
miles 80 yards Cabout), new record,
Throwing the hammer-Matt Nc
Grath, 1877 #. in, new record.
J 10-mile indoor run-Will1am Queal,
| 81 min. Sc rs Sec, new American rec
ord,
75-yard waikiki. W. Fitzpatrick,
| II AS Sec, worlds record,
10 mile indoor run--Alfred Shrubb.
81 min. Sec, new worlds record.
| Boston Neutrality-suspicious. De Mar,
! IN. 21m. 80 2-5c, beating LongboatH
previous record of Oh, gam. gas,
smile run indoors-W. J. Kramer,
25m. II 4-5s.. new A, A. U. record,
800 yd. run indoors-1lm MeEntee,
SSsec,, now A. A, U, record,
Running high Jump, indoors-s, G.
Lawrence, 6ft, 9 b-s In. new A. A, U.
record,
1000 I'd run. indoors-Abel Kiviat.
2rn, 1e 1-5s.. new A. A, U. record,
2-nlile run, indoors-George Bonha 2,
em, 2-5s, new American record.
AutomebiIing,
Glidden tour trophy-Maxweil team
of three.
00-nlile International sweepstakes,
al indianapolis speedway-Ray Har-
Poun in Marnen hr, ~ min, see
100 mile race - Teddy Tetzlaff,
worlds records; rs miles in 1929 as.
old record 1852! 80 miles in SG95 Ak