Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01
Denver. by score of Go to Sc in 90

New York City. March 2o--wIllic
iiiioppe established new. worlds bill
inrd average when he defeated George
match. 500 TO 22s. Hoppe ran his
string Of 500 points out In 81 innings,
which gave an average Of 20 1l-2l.
. New York. April 2l--In Il 14-l balk-
ORC Morningstar Willie Hoppe cstab-
nshed n new high run and high ay;;
ara his average 3ol0-13.
New York. April 23--Willic Hoppe
maze III ., a new record mt 14-1 balkline ILL
lizards when he made run of 300 in q
tournament game against George f.
Slosson, winning 400 to -.
New York. April 27-Tn defeating
haInii sutton In their match ut al
W VaiiiKfiiah fio Dy the score of 400 to =.
record with an average of 80.
New York. April 2S--By defeating
Calvin Dcmarest. of Chicago. 800 to
professi9nal championship tournament.
at AL balkline billiards. Willie Hoppe
became a triple champion. holding the
title TO each of the three styles Of
balkline play.
ys 81, Louis, Mo-: September Is-pierre
worlds record when he made n high
run Oh 10 at hree-cushion billiards.
New York. October 3-Willie Hoppe.
champion balklinc billiard PLAYER of
the world. Won the international com :
blnaton English and balkline match.
beating the worlds champion at Eng
lish billiards. Melbourne Inman. of
Twickenham, England, by n total OF
$50 points to 3,I03.
New York. October 2S-AIfrcd lie ORC
defeated George NJ. Moore i'm the first
game OF their three cushion hillia rd
match The game went GO innings and
ne Oros hiEh run was -. new
Worlds record for a title match.
Winnipeg. Mani, November =
Willie Hoppe defeated Melbourne In
man in the international billiard series.
Whining by Al points. his final score
Kansas city. Mo, December Item
ME Allen defeated James Nature in Il
pocket billiard title match, 600 to 4s3,
winning silver trophy.
Springfield. Mass. January l1-Oni-
c!a! figures. issued by the United States
worlds record mark of I.15i, made by
the Springfield team, has been allowed
Houston; Texas: January 2o-Illinois
| and Bar, Lewis, of Auburn. won the
amateur team championship Of the
south. breaking - targets out of u
Washington. ID. c.. February to s.
Michigan Agricultural College cqualed
tHe college record in the intercolle-
giate rifle shooting competition, when
II made a score of Sss out OF a possible
l,oo0. NJ r. Freeman tied the indi-
Hidual record with perfect score OF
Washington. -. G., March 9 to IA
IN he national interclub gallery shoot
ing match Cleveland established a new
worlds record OF .9S out of a possible
1000.
Washington. d. C. March l6 to 81
Scoring 999 out of a possible 900. n
new worlds record. the Warren. Pa,
team. title holders, won the second ma ,
tional interclub championship.
Springfield, Ill, April 9-Bart Lewis
champion amateur trap shooter Of the
United states. successfully defended
his little and maintained the Du Point
kennicott. challenger. and thirty other
shooters. Lewis and Frank Fuller, OF
Wisconsin,, tied with 80 out of 100 tar
% straight.
Sacramento. Cal, May 2-Sergeant
! OTTO REYNOLDS: OF the Auburn High
for cadet craftsmanship: made n per-
| feet score Of 200 on the gallery rifle
range. equaling the worlds cadet, gall
! ing prone and 100 standing
AutomOb1linE.
Los Angeles, Cal, February 90
Ralph de Palma successfully defended
! his title TO the Vanderbilt cup. over the
santa Monica course. winning the 24O-
mile race az an average speed OF 75.5
, Oldheld. De Palma's time was 3.53.4l
santa Monica. Cal. February esd
die Pullen won the International Grand
! PriX over the Santa Monica course. es-
tabliShing 4 new record for average
speed OF 77.2 miles an hour
London. England. March 81 Brook
LANDS )-Jcan Chassagne driver for the
sunbeam company, covered half mile
! In 1903 seconds, at Il speed Of 1l0.i6
miles per hour: and one mile in 29.02
seconds, at speed of 1908 miles an
! hour Chassagne also covered two
miles in 60.31 seconds. at n speed OF
ll9.3S miles an hour. and the five
miles in l5i.4S seconds, or 11i.0S miles
| per hour.
indianapolis. Ind, May sO-Rene
Thomas INC driving a Delage tFrench)
event ut the motor speedway in the
record breaking time of 6.o3.45.99. set
ting record of SIT miles an hour. =,
F.. Kickenbacher. driving q, Dusenbere
special i, :, won o., the Sec,miie speedway
: OF TS.S miles an hour.
Toledo. Ohio August Barney Old
field drove his Fiat car twice around
the Toledo halfmile dirt track in
l.o3 +-5.
,, ST. Louis Mo, August S-Louis Dis
. brow lowered two worlds records. lie
made mile on circular dirt track i'm
/ 46 IS seconds, and made two miles in
Il32 3-5
Salt Lake, Utah, August 12-Teddy
rccord whnn he , rne,.I o af o spnGd~iS
25l-5 seconds.
llgin. Ill, August 2l-In the first
Mercedes. won. the Chicago Automo-
bile Club trophy, traversing the 3O1
miles in 4 05.0l.i.
Elgin, III, August a2-Ralph de
Palma (Mercedes). won the 30l mile
road race for the E,lgin national trophy
in +.O6.1S. Pullen was second and Old
field third.
New York, September brighton
Beach)..The Labor Day, sweepstakes.
won by Ralph dc Palma In l.40.l5.
Hamlinc, Mimi, September 12--I.ouis
Disbrow, in racing against time. low
cred the worlds record for fifteen miles
on n circular dirt track. the new mark
Springfield. ILL.,, September 1e-Bob
Burman broke two worlds records
when he travelled twenty miles in
17.103-5 and twenty-five miles in 21.3S
on a circular track.
st; Louis. Mo, September, 2o-Barney
Oldheld broke three worlds records
for a mile circular dirt track. driving
one mile in A seconds; two miles In
Oklahoma City. Okla, October g
Louis Disbrow drove two miles over Il
half-mile dirt track In o.13 3-5.
Galesbur,g, Ill. October 22.rhe 100
ford in 1.32.5iI y, breaking the old mark