The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
American Sportsmen, Con-
gfatulating Themselves on
Postpopement of Yacht.
Race.
WELSH HANDS SETBACK
The English Lightweight
Provides Upset In Pugil-
ism by Beating Willie
Ritchie.


sporting annals as the greatest upset
year in history. II was in International
sport that the biggest surprises were
furnished, and many are congratulating
themselves upon the pOstponement Of the
Americas Cup yacht races as a sure
method of averting the greatest disaster
OF ALL
PugiIism provided the first setback when
Freddie Welsh, of England, defeated
Willie Ritchie, Of America, the light
weight champion Of the world fur the
title Welsh had been boxing since 1905,
and Il was figured that he would have
no chance with the younger and stronger
American, but the BritOn earned the ref
eree's decision after twenty rounds, and
took away the FIST worlds championship
from this country. Since then Welsh has
NOT defended his title in a decision bat
tie, therefore he still retains his honors.
Yankee Golfers Fail.
Following this quite a number of Amer
ica's best golfers took trip to England
in the hope of Wrestling the amateur
championship from John Pull, but the
aspiration failed, not one Of the Arneri-
cans surviving even to the sei.Ii-final
round Europe did not challenge for the
American open or amateur champion
ships, which were won by Walter Hagen,
of Rochester, N. Y, and Francis Ouunet'
Mrs H Arnold jackson, who was the
former Miss Katherine Harley.
Harvard University managed to retrieve
some Of the lost laurels by sending the
Union Club eight, composed of former
Crimson captains in the MAN, to the
Henley regatta, and the crew landed the
biggest prize of the regatta by taking
the Grand Challenge Cup, going through
the week without a defeat That was
surprise for the Britons but America fur
nished her own sensation at the intercol-
legiate regatta at Poughkeepsie, when
CorneITs supposedly invincible eight
coached by Charles Courtney, finished
third to Columbia and Pennsylvania Out
side of Cornell's downfall, the feature of
the race was Peunsylvania's wonderful
showing in beating out Cornell.
England Wins at Polo. ...
England got some Of her own back
when IL came to the international polo
matches, and put one across by winning
back the West Chester Cup. During the
preliminary training season the BTitons
sent out pessimistic reports from Spain,
where they were doing their work, and
later information from England tod Of
a threatened split in their forces. De-
spite this, they sent over a brilliant team
and captured the coveted trophy In two
straight games.
America received another crushing blow
in lawn tennis, and now the Davis
trophy is held by Australia, although it
has not left these shores to date on ac-
count Of the risk of its being captured in
transit by the Germans. Seven nations
competed for the cup, Germany, France,
Canada, England, and Switzerland being
eliminated. That left the final between
Australasia and America, r. Norris Will
Jams, of Philadelphia; Maurice MeLOugh-
lin. and T. c. Bundy being the defenders.
II was brilliantly contested series. but
America losl Two singles and the doubles
match and the worlds championship.
Mclaughlin Defeated.
Another bad upset was witnesses in
the United States championship, Maui
rice Mclaughlin, the holder. being up
expectedly defeated in three straight
sets by R. Norris Williams. of Phila-
deIphia. The Philadelphian was master
of the situation from beginning to end
and earned his victory cleanly- A few
weeks later another surprise resulted,
when Williams lost his intercollegiate
title to Church, Of Princeton, who had
gone OF form after capturing the ma
tional title.
Miss Mary Browne added to her tennis
IaureIs by again wining the women s
national singles championship, and, with
her sister, Mrs. Williams, the doubles
title She also figured in the mixed dou-
T. Tilden. jr., of Philadelphia, and II was
the second successive win for the pair.
liar ard won a decisive claim to the
football championship, 1.-THE team going
through the season without a defeat and
usually rolling up big scores. The Grim
son numberer Yale, Princeton, Michigan
and WashingsSn and Jefferson among its
j, ,sictfms and no one can Eainsay their
-Sistyn 10 tit. ar honors.
PEN Wins at Soccer.
In aSsecfa ion football. Pennsylvania
raine 40 the front In gallant style and
wen the n mpionship before the sea-
son ended The Red and Blue won every
came e.slept one, and that was a draw
with Gornen Princeton, Yale, Harvard.
Columbia, CIrnen, and Haverford were
Gle eonteude $, so Penn has no rival for
the title.
baseball also supplied it's sensation
when the Boston National League team
won the worlds championship from the
Athletics, the American League cham
Fions Boston's victory in the National
League race was a complete upset IN
t;al organization, the team not having
been figured as a contender early IN
the season Even when the Braves cap
tured their flag they were not regarded
as having much chance to beat the Ath-
letics, but they went right through the
series of four games without a defeat.
Cornell on Water.
Although she lost the rowing CHAM
I,ionship. Cornell atoned for that dis
aster by cleaning up the intercollegiate
field and track championships Pennsyl-
vania taking second place. The Ithacans
had a strongly balanced team, which was
responsible for the result, but the Red
and Blue had figured on winning, and
their chances were liked by most Of the
critics
It wasn't remarkable year for track
athletics. There was no International
competition, and Of the hundreds OF rec
ords broken during the season but very
few were granted BY the Amateur Atn-
lefie Union, The majority Of the So
called records are never reported TO the
authorities because they have
been measured incorrectly. or
ffRouEh lack Of a SUFFICIENT number OF
eotnnetent timers. or by some other vio-
iation Of the rules. Then, again, many
records are local. and not much attention
Is paid 10 them.
Incidentally Il VIII be more dificult to