South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-02
PAST YEAR WAS
ONE Of SURPRISES
IN SPORT WORLD
High Above the Rest is the
Mark Set BY the Boston
BraveS-Harvard'S Big Vic
tory Net Expected.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2-T The past
year. 1914, surely was a year of up
sets-a year when 10 seemed that
dope" ever was wrong IL brought
about stranger results in the sporting
world THAI any year in the past. and
as we move along into 1915 we find
that 1914 has established some records
that may never be beaten and has
Whizzed into the various champion
ships some men and some aggrega-
lions that didn't seem 20 have look
IN o. the beginning of the year.
Probably the most remarkable up
set OF the year-Or, rather. the most
remarkable achievement-was that Of
the Boston Braves. From a tailend
place in the league they breezed along
EMIL they had won the pennant and
then won a worlds championship in
record time.
Harvard's SO to victory over Yale
the worst beating Yale has ever re-
ceiVed-was another remarkable up
set Gale's victory over Harvard on
the River Thames was "A big surprise
for at the outset it didn't seem as if
Yale had a chance
Column bia upset the talent on the
Hudson river by wiz ming the June re-
gatta. and Cornell furnished another
upset by finishing third. Pennsyl-
Vania, in that same event. furnished a
third surprise 10y finishing second. 1t
had been picked for fifth place-and
nothing better
The American polo team went down
20 defeat at the hands of the English
invaders, much To the surprise of the
sporting world. England wasn't fig
ured 20 have a show-but England
won. and IL won in handy fashion, too.
No Great Surprise.
The American Davis Cup team was
rfrN
ing sets. 1t can't be said that this
defeat OF the Americans was SO much
of an upset because the Americans
weren't figured 10 have any real
edge" over the wonderful Australians
Probably one of the biggest sur
Drises Of the year was the defeat Of
Maurice r.. Mclaughlin by r. Norris
Williams in the battle for the tennis
championship of the United States
Williams is a great player. but he
wasn't figured Co have a chance
against the brilliant, dashing Nc
Laughlin. Yet, Williams won-and
his victory wasn't "a fluke.
In the swatting game. the biggest
surprise was the defeat OF Willie
Richie by Feddie Welsh and the re-
sultant shift in the title of light
weight champion of the world.
Ritchie's defeat however. shouldn't
have OccasiOned SO much surpr; Sc.
Richie fought Welsh in England
where they count points for the man
who ducks and runs away. Welsh
~as "a better runner than Richie
and Welsh got the decision.
Kid Williams the Baltimore ban
tam. dethrOned Johnny CoulOn who
held the title for many years That
result was TO be expected for COulOn
has been slipping for some time.
John McGraw. or this town, is
among those who were upset in 1914
John had started on his way for
fourth straight pennant. He was al
most there-and then somebody
heaved wrench into his machinery.
Honus Wagner, the old Pittsburgh
ruin. was upset in his ambition TO hit
200 for the 18th successive season.
lie hit about 40 points under that
mark. The same is true concerning
Larry Dajoie. of the Maps. who hit
around .260 I'm 1914-the lowest bat
ting record in his long major league
career.
Ban Johnson was upset. So was
Garry Hermann. The comical pair
laid plar- for the burial Of the Feds.
But they were foiled.
liz was a great little year of sur
prises. was 1914. and the sporting clan
hopes that 1915 won't begin where
1914 left off. The sport lovers can
stand a certain number of shocks
but they've stood just about as many