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bo counted. Dunbar II, owned by Mer-
man b. Duryea, was first under the wire
In the English Derby at EPSON Downs
The English polo team gave America
cruel shot by walloping the American
team at Meadowbrook for the polo cham
pionship. The Australian tennis team
won back the Davis cup from the Amer
lean team. and the formidable flock OF
American golfers, who were thought
vastly superior to the foreign breed,
didn't even get started in their efforts
In England
War stops Three Events.
The war cut into several international
events. The yacht races for the Amer
lea cup were called off while Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenger was at sea on itf
way here, the international boat races
were cancelled. al was the the James
Gordon Bennett international balloon
race.
The victory OF r. N. Williams over
Maurice Mclaughlin was one of the big
surprises OF the year. Mclaughlin ID
judged to be the greatest Of tennis men,
but In the vital match for the champion
ship williams. by some unexplained man.
ner, won A few weeks later Williams
experienced the same mishap--he lost the
intercollegiate title TO George N. Church.
a decidedly inferior player.
Eighteen new records were established
by swimmers of this country, Duke
Kahanamoku OF Honolulu, Perry OF Mo
| Gillivray OF Illinois and II. Nebner' for
merly Of Omaha, but now OF Illinois,
were the chief point winners at dis
tances varying from fifty to 1000 yards.
Track Records Broken.
Many new track and field records were
shattered during the year. Howard
Drew, George Parker James Meredith,
Homer Baker, John Eller and Names
Kolehmainen, all clipped records at their
respective distances. A big international
event at Philadelphia. a relay race with
oxford OF England entered. was dis
astrous TO America. as the Oxford team
slipped over the wire inches ahead OF
Pennsylvania. the next American team.
Three boxing titles changed hands dur
ing the year. Freddie Welsh annexed
the lightweight championship from Willie
Richie Al Mccoy COPIED the middle
weight laurels and Kid Williams took
the bantamweight belt from Johnny
Coulan. The deatheknell OF boxing
sounded In California on December Il
when the anti-fight bill went into effeci
In that state. California was the las
stamping ground OF the fight man and 4
! would seem that boxing Is a thing OF thu
} past In this country.
II was year OF radical changes ans
; the changes were % many that II take
, minuet or two to remember Just wha
did happen In 1914. But aftermaths ar
, unpleasant sometimes and Il Is best I,
4 look forward 20 the future.
1915 Outlook Promising.
= And the outlook for competitive spor
Q for 1915 couldn't be brighter. Prospect
: 70 regain international laurels lost las
3 year are perhaps dim. but tentative
E challenges viii be sent to holders OF tn
a Davis cup. the Harmsworth trophy ant
. the westchester Polo cup. The Unite
8 States Golf association has been assures
D of foreign entrants In the open champion
: ships IN this country and American golf
ers are anticipating revenge for defeat
suffered last year In England.
Base ball, perhaps, may not enjo!
prosperity. With a continuation Of wa
4 between the Feds and organized ball 1
D Is probable that the fan will become NOR
: disguised than ever this year. especial!
as two or three lawsuits OF promineno