Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-29

YEAR OF 1914 MARKED BY
UPSETS IN ATHLETIC WORLD
New Champions Appear in Baseball, Prize Ring, Golf
Links, in Rowing, Polo and Tennis-Football
Title Alone Fails to Change

When old, leg-Weary l9l4 passes the
baton to his young and sturdy 1915 re-
Iaylst he does so with the knowledge that
his has been a lap OF many surprises. AS
the Irish are wont TO. croncle events by
physical signs and wonders, so shall we
call the period of 1914 "The Year Of the
Great Upset"--a fitting epitaph.
In baseball pugilsm, golf rowing, polo
and tennis new candidates furnished the
champions by upsettlng holders supposed
TO be strongly enough intrenched in their
positions to Withstand fierce attacks.
Football also presented many surprises,
although Harvard's eleven was able to
demonstrate its superiority.
OF all the great upsets OF the year the
Boston Braves victory over the Ath-
ietlcs was the crowning surprise. The
stallings National Leaguers by dlnt Of the
most remarkable playing ever witnessed
managed to rise from the lowest rung in
the championship ladder to the top of
the National League, and then finally to
the worlds title by decisively whipping
the Connie Mack team four straight
games. Manager stallings, on the stage
and by writing, has endeavored to tell
the world how his team won, but there Is
no other conclusion to be reached than
that the men were supremely confident Of
their ability to win against great odds
and never gave up the ship
In football Harvard won again largely
through the splendid coaching OF Percy
HauEhton and such excellent players as
Mnhun VUi PnnnnEk
Logan. Whether IL was Haughton or
whether II was the material at his COM
mand which brought impressive triumph
will always be a mooted question. The
effect of Brickley's absence must be con-
sidered in such a debate. Yale, under
the tutelage of Hinkey. was factor until
the crushing defeat in the bowl Prince
ton, with wonderful material, was a
disappointment The surprise. however.
came in the excellent showing made by
Cornell and the Army and the still more
remarkable games played by Washington
and Jefferson, Pittsburgh, Williams and
Rutgers.
Two new boxing champions came TO the
front in kid" Williams, of Baltimore
bantamweight, and Freddie" Welsh, of
England, lightweight. Williams knocked
out Johnny" Coulon in the third round
at Los Angeles on June 0. and Welsh
grabbed his claim to fame by outpoInting
willie Ritchie In London on July Z.
Boston claims Its third champion in
golfer Francis Ouimet, who trimmed the
veteran Jerry Travers after he himself
had been beaten by Walter Hagen, pro-
fessional, for the open championship. Just
what the distinction is between amateur
and professional golf would be difficult
10 state, but If n golfer may have anna
teur status young Ouimet is without a
doubt the leader of that class.
Some of the record makers during 1914
and those who achieved highest place in
each class is given below in a condensed |
review of the season:
BASEBALL
Worlds champlons--- Boston Braves
American League champions hllnd deiphia |
champion batsman National League-Jako
champion batsman. American LeaEuo-Ty
-, FOOTBALL.
TENNIS,
Worlds chGmpionIM Maurice +; MeI.opshlin,,,
National singles champion-R. Norris Will |
Natl9nsl d9gbles Observation-Disclosures Il. Nc
, National women's ehampion-Miss Mary
Worlds double ehampIons-N E. BroOkss
and A. +. Widing.
GOLF.
NSRs Nsena %SSsa og%sd %4nSd
National open champlon-walter Hagen.
HOCKEY.
ChaInpon COLLEGE team-Princeton.
Champion amateur league-St. Nicholas.
ROWING.
Worlds champion eight-Harvard.
Champion N. A. A. o, single seulIsr-Robsrt
nihbie.
POLO.
senior senior chant! n !oRs-M MssdoW Brook MaKpiss.
open champions Brook MaEpiss,
MoToRBoArs.
American champon-Mrs. ]. Stuart Black
ston's Baby Speed Demon.
HARNESS HORSE.
Worlds champion paeer-James Buffers
BILLIARDS AND POOL.
Billiards. 1s.1 and ls.2 balk line-wrliam
Pool Pooi champion Benny Allen.
National amateur champion Lawrence
1'''' RAcoUETs.
Worlds professional ehampIOR-Jock sOutar.
TURF.
Champion horse-Roamer.
COURT TENNIS.
National ehampion-Jay Gould.
Natlonsl doubles ehamPlOns-Jay Gould and
". II. T. HUM.
CYCLING.
National amateur ehampion-E Kaiser.
National professional ehampion-Frank L.
sIx-day race record holders-Altrsd aoullst
and Alfred Grenaa.
YACHTING.
National ehampion-Resolute.
BOXING.
worlds lightweight ohamplon Freddie
AuTOAIOBILIKG.
Werlds record holder-Eddie Pullen.
RUNNING.
60-yard run. indoor-0;6 2-s A. T. Meyers.