Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-31
1918 RECORD SPORT YEAR In MANY WAYS
THROUGHOUT UNCLE SANS BROAD LAND

Clarke rode fastest mile ever Travelled
In East. Time, 1851 4-5.
broke worlds one-hour bike record,
unpaced. Distance, 26 S5-1O0 miles.
August Ia. Newark. N. donald
McDougall broke worlds amateur 1-S-
mile record. Time. 81 1-5 seconds.
August II, Newark N. donald
McDougal! broke worlds amateur 2-S-
mile record Time, 1:144-5.
August 20, Newark. N J.-Donald
McDougall broke worlds 1-S-mile
amateur record Time. 81 seconds.
August q. Paris--Oacar Egg broke
worlds 1-hour unpaced record. Dis
lance. 20 80 100 miles.
September 4. Ph.ladelphia--Geor
Wiley won American middle distance
motor-paced bike championship, COW
ering 100 kiiometers In 1:14:15 80.
September 8, Cologne Germany
Gus Lawson. American, and Scheuer-
mann. German, were killed In motor
paced race.
November s, Boston--Joe Fogler,
teamed with Iyer Lawson won special
one-mile sprint race that decided win
ner of six day bike race Four teams
tied at 1929 miles 9 laps.
December 6 New York-F'rank Kra-
mer. representing America. won In
/ fernational half and one-mile races.
Time. 1903 1-5 and 1921 AS, respective
ly
/ December 49, New York-Alfred Goul-
let, or Australia. and Joe Fogler Of
New York. won annual six-day race
Siv teams tied at end OF race with
275l miles NEW record and Goullet
won extra-spr.nt race.
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Some of the important happenings
in baseball during the wear were:
January S-F'rank Chance signed to
manage the New York Americans
three years contract, at $4,000 year.
January hillary O'Hagan former
Newark first baseman. died here
February ib-John j. McGraw
signed five-year contract to manage
New York Giants at $40 900 a year,
March 31-Walter johnson brove
worlds record for fungo hitting at
Charlottesville, Va. on spring train
ing trip. He hit the ball 4S1 feet s
inches.
April 5-Phii!ies and Athletics IN
eighteen-inning tie. Score 2-2--long-
est exhibition game on record.
April 5-Ebbets Field opened-YanISs
defeated by Dodgers. BE-.
April 25-Ty Cobb signed after be-
ing hold-out
April 14-Waiter johnson started on
his long run of consecutive scoreless
pitching flfty-siv innings be-
fore Browne scored on him.
June 9-FaikenbuTg lost 10 Boston
after winning ten straiVht gnmes.
June 11--Athletics ben ten bv Browns
after winning fifteen straight games.
June 12--Getz. Higgins and En-
mann worked triple steal against
Providence.
June 1s-cubs beat Alexander after
he had won ten straight games
June 22-Scott, of VIII Re Sox f,nned
fifteen Browns-seasonss record
July 10--Giants after winning four
teen straight games. lost 10 Cubs
July 2s-Roehling loses to Chi ago,
after winning eleven straight games
for seasons record.
August 5-Giante lose to Pirates
after Marquard had rolled up nine
straight victories.
August 12--Jersey City and Toronto
played twenty innings to score ess
draw. at Jersey City.
by Boston, after winning fourteen
straight games
September 20-Newark clinches In
ternational League pennant.
September 22--Athletics ciinched
fifth American League pennant by
winning two games from Detroit
September 27--Giants clinched pen
nant though defeated by Brooklyn
Phi,adelpl1ia lost and was out Of
tho running).
October 11--AthletIcs win from
Giants. capturing worlds series, four
games out Of five played.
December 12-Tinker sold TO Brook
Ign for $95 900.
December 27-Tinker Jumps to Fed
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