Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-31
RECORDS ARE ESTABLISHED
IN MANY ATHLETIC SPORTS
DURING 1915 COMPETITION
Mrs. Vanderbeck, Moran, Alexander, Sharpe
and Berry Are Among Seasons Notables.
War Eliminates International Flavor
BY SPICK HALL

the first time the national tournament
was ever held away from Newport r. I.
Johnston went through the all-comcrs
defeating Karl Behr Williams. McLough-
lin within week. Johnston and Griffin
won the doubles title
Molla Bjurstedt. the Norwegian girl,
was the real sensation Of the year in
tennis. She won the national title and all
but one of the tournaments In which she
was entered. On the coast recently, how
ever, she was beaten in two exhibition
matches by Mrs. Thomaa Bundy, formerly
May sutton Miss Biurstedt's success was
due OF only to her splendid physique, but
to her remarkable ability to drive from
deep court with accuracy.
William T. Tilden, I'd, won the cham
pionship of Philadelphia and vicinity.
Francis Ouimots failure to win iil
either the open or amateur golf tourna-
mcnt was a decided disappointment to
his many followers and was a big upset
in the seasons golf dope" Robert -.
Gardner, Jr, OF Chicago played a steady,
brilliant game In winning the amateur
championship. lie was closely pressed
for first honors by John G. Anderson, OF
New York
jerome Travers won the open tourna-
ment. Tom Mcnamara, of Boston. was
runner-up
Mrs. c. II vanderbeck. of this city,
won the womans golf championship
She played Mrs. W. j. Gavin, England,
in the finals.
There were no changes in boxing cham
pionships except the heavyweight title,
After a long parlcy Jess willard signed
articles to meet Jack johnson, the cot
ored champion. The fight was originally
scheduled to take place late in March
Soccer Football
The growth Of soccer football through
out the country has been exceedingly
rapid during the past year, In Philadel-
phia the spread of the game has been
particularly noticeable. Virtually all of
the public and private schools have taken
up the British game, and many good play
crs have been developed Not only are
students at the various institutions of
learning getting more and more inter
cstcd in soccer but the public in general
is beginning to realize that they have
been missing something In not following
soccer football.
Admittedly the best team in the United
States in 1915 was the Bethlehem eleven.
This organization won the national cup
otherwise known as the Dewar Trophy.
This victory gave the up-StaterS great
prestige througout the country where SOC
Ger Is appreciated. Although the Brook
lyn Celts captured the American Cup in
the elimination contests, Bethlehem made
n good showing in spite of the fact that
the team at that time was weakened by
the absence of several stars. The Scot
tish- American Football Club eliminated
Bethlehem in the American Cup compete
tion, but was beaten in the finals by the
Celts.
Penn Good at Soccer
The University oc Pennsylvania had an
excellent soccer team, but injury lost the
Quakers the intercollegiate championship.
The Haverford eleven, on the Main Line,
captured the honors for 1915 in the title
by consistently good playing. Penn had
a galaxy of soccer stars, who outshone
Haverford individually, but the Red and
Blue was not able at all times to put its
best team on the field,
| Northeast High School won the Phila-
delphia Interscholastic League champion
! ship,
The Wanderers Club, of the Philadcl-
| phia Allied. won the amateur cup,
| Although cricket Is played some in
| Chicago. San Francisco and "A few small
/ towns scattered I'm various sections Of
| the United states. Philadelphia Is really
| the only place where the game Is played
well and where it is played to any great
| extent.
| The Germantown Cricket Club swept
! everything before ii in 1915, winning the
| Halifax Philadelphia and Associated
| Cricket Clubs cups. In 1914 the Phila-
| delphia Cricket club won these three
| trophies
According to the best information at
| tainable, squash racQuets, squash. CHESS
ping pong and rogue did not make any
| vast inroads into the patronage of the
major sports of America.