New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
UPSETS AND MANY NEW RECORDS
MARK A MOST SENSATIONAL YEAR IN SPORTS
Americas Grip on Priced
Trophies Wrenched Loose
by Foreign Stars.
OLD MARKS FALL AS
ATHLETES IMPROVE
Polo, Lawn Tennis, Baseball and
Golf Furnished High Lights
in Season of 1914.
BY HERBERT.

When the clocks strike the hour u
twelve at midnight on Thursday, one
of the most interesting and sensation
al years in the history Of sports will
come 70 an end.
As the review Of each twelve months
is compiled, one marvels at the num-
Der of new records established and
deeds accomplished, and 1914 was quite
as prolific as usual. Under the cir
cumstances, it does not seem possible
TO overwork the superlatives in re-
counting the outstanding features on
diamond. on sinks, on track and field,
or courts, On running and trotting turf,
on the polo field and on the water.
More IMAM 100 worlds records were
established in 1913, and not far from
the same number was set for the year
which is now drawing TO a close. Speed
and still more speed is always the cry,
} and il is safe 70 predict that marks
will go on topping, for the lure OF
sports is wonderfully strong with
I young and old, and competition is
! growing keener and keener as each sea-
son rolls around.
The year 1914, however, will be re-
I membered more for its startling up
sets than for any particular record or
( sets of records. From first to last, one
surprise crashed along after another
until he who delves in the mystic dope
has been covered with utter confusion.
The Boston Braves won the worlds
baseball championship, beating the
famed Athletics in four straight games.
That in itself was enough to make 1914
famous, but il was only one of many
happenings that kept followers OF one
branch of sport or another on the tip
toe of excitement.
The International Polo Cup was
captured by Great Britain when it
seemed most secure; the Davis Cup,
which stands for all that is greatest
and best in lawn tennis. was carried
to the other side of the world by
Brookes and Wilding, of the Austrsl-
asian team; the invasion OF England's
links by the very flower of our golfng
world went for nothing; the oxford
relay team won at the relay games &C
the University Of Pennsylvania in one
! of the most brilliant races Of all
time; the Cornell crew was beaten &C
Poughkeepsie. and Maurice f. Me-
Loughlin lost the national singles
crown in lawn tennis after beating
Brookes and Wilding in the Davis Cup
matches. So il went, and these are
only few of the upsets and surprises
which marked the year in sports.
II is not the purpose here 20 re-
count the records or go into detail OF
the sterling performances which made
So many bright pages. These will be
10 in m lar
various sub-heads, but a few words
must be said for one or two features
which stand out in greatest boldness.
Harvard's second crew journeyed 10
England and won the Grand Challenge
Cup at the Henley regatta, thus bring
ing to this country for the first time
the most priced trophy in the rowing
world. Jay Gould defeated George CO.
vey, the English professional. and so
won the open championship in court
tennis. Howard Drew equalled the
worlds record Of 9 3-5 seconds for
100 yards. Homer Baker, of the New
York Athletic Club, hung up new
mark of 1870 2-5 for $50 yards. d. 5.
Caldwell ran $50 yards in 1853 %.
George Meehan, of Boston, swan from
the Battery TO Sandy Hook, a distance
of about % miles, in Z hours 10 mill
utes in The Tribune Marathon Swim.
The war in Europe necessitated the
postponement OF the race for tbs
Americas Cup after Sir Thomas Lip
toms challenger had reached these
shores. but there is high hope that
this blue ribbon trophy OF the high
seas will be I'D for competition next
year, and that it will make up in part
for the loss by this country OF the
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