Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-01
BENNY LEONARD IS
YEARS SENSATION
New Lightweight King Shines
Brighter Than Any
Other Star.
WAR MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE
Reduces Amateur Sports to
Minimum; Women Share
Honors With Men.


In spite Of tho war the past year
hns been reasonably prosperous
one for professional sports and new
marks have been made, In several
nelds Tint would seem hard to sur
fass. Baseball has stirred the fan
10 more intense interest than In many
byEone seasons and the boxing game
has been enlivened with several Inn
portant events. Most every other
field OF sport has made some distinc-
tlon.
Bennie Leonard's winning or the
lightweight title was the highest spot
hit IN boSing and Leonard followed Il
mp with performh that have
marked him a. champion unsur-
passed In the history OF the game.
Many have declared him to be the
superior OF Joe Cans, hut the argu-
ment has been hard 10 settle.
Aside Rom Loonard's achieve
monts the fight game has had many
other points OF interest The unIor-
tunatc death Of Les Darcy, the ban
tamwelght championship battle be-
tween Kid Williams and Pete Her
man, the more or less unsavory win
ming OF the middlewelght title 10y
nouncement that he would rcturn to
the ring for championship bout,
were all notable occurrences IN the
past ycar OF boxing.
Pants" Rowland the popular
manager Of the { |icago White Sux,
who managed tu forget that no had
never played han In the big leagues
and who led his team 20 a world =
cham plonshlp IN spite Of II. is un-
douhtrdly the chief figure OF the pas
season of baseball
Major League baseball Prospcrs.
iHh league baseball enjoyed n
prosperous season, ,ven though the
outlook was gloomy, when the country
entered the war just as baseball was
getting under way The American
league announced willingness Ia
abandon the game aud close It's parks
fer the season II the government de-
sired, but It was decided that the
game was 10 proceed as usual, The
big leagues were fnithfdlly attended
by the fgns and baseball interest was
high thruout the season There was
OF course decided depression In
the minors
Baseball Co-operRted admirn hlv
with the government in many wnc
measures, conducting military drills
among the players, PLAYING benefit
games for the soldiers and their fam
illes. and Charley ConiskCy. owuer OF
the White SoN, contributed generous
w TO the Red Cross.
George Slsler starred at first. Ed
die Collins ~ soCtud RAY Chairman
at shortstop and IIeinic ZimmeEman.
In spite of his laughable hone I'm tho
hlg gamCs. deserved the title ~ tho
aAu IsI d.. ~.
and Eddie Bnush were ,he individual
stars Of the orthcld and Chris,v
Mathewson's established sucrass as
a hig league manager was another i'm
cident or th" past baseball year That
was worthy of note
Old Rosebud Turf Sensation
Old Rosebud starred amony tho
Older harscs In the past racing year
after beating some ~ the hest horses
and winniA. place at the ton Of tho
handicap division This horse pulled
a real comeback" after breaking
down IN the season Of 1914 ana that
inll, Frank Wicr the horses trainer
turned hlmrnut ON The Texas prairlcS
to fcnd for himself find his own for
age and shelter or starvc and die
Shls trenmcnt seemed Just the thing
t'r tho horse aud the 6year-old gold
IlN came hdtk Ia The track to win
distinction pthcr horses that led
thru the past year were the 2-year-
old colt sun Briar. thu 2-year-old
filly Rosie O'Grady. the 3-year- old
colt omar khayyam, the s-year-uld
oily Suuhounot and the jumper ST.
Chnrcolte
Willie Hoppe, the professional iii
Hard champion, set q new worlds
mark IN three cushion billiards whon
lie made an unfipishod run af lS an
twenty point ihs1nh with charley
Patterson of 81 Louis las. January
Ralph De Palma set new worlds
record of 693.i2 miles for six con.
secutive hours cf d,fving In tent
at the Sheepshcad I,ay track IN No.
vcmber DC Palma drove alone and
wiped out the old record OF 5G6 mlles
that had been held by Dario Terta9
Gene Chnssrgnc aud lee x Guinness
vhs siterns,sd I'm drovins sun