The Washington times., 1919-12-21
HIGH SPORTS
SPOTS MADE
DURING 1878

1argely to war activities. That is an
other story.
The year just coming to close was
6 remarkable one in point of COM
petition and performance. Wash
mgton played no small part in ath-
letic activities.
To Robert lie Gendre, of George
town University. goes the distinction
OF being listed as one of Americas
champions He not only dethroned
Bartels, the Pen champion, as
pentathlon titleholder, but repeated
IN France in the summer, in winning
he pantathlon in the inter-allied
games.
Another 1919 championship team
found Raymond Peck contributing
hts share as all-America guard on
Penn's championship basketball team.
Peck was rewarded by being elected
captain OF this years team. He is a
Washington lad.
While individuals all over the coun-
Try were setting up new marks, or
making creditable performances the
public showed fits appreciation by
farming out fn-record numbers. Pro-
fesSional as well as amateur sports
gemeived full mead OF popularity.
High spots Are Here.
Here are some high spots in the
1919 sport whirl:
For the fifth straight year, Cornell
won the intercollegiate track and
held championships. with Penn run
ters-up. The New York A. C. after
nF al
war, returned to the track in great
shspe, by winning both the national
Junior and senior A. 4. u. titles, at
the same time that Joie Ray. the ILL.,
nois A. c. distance marvel was over
ing a mile in the remarkable time
OF 4:1ts2-5. A Pennsylvania Univer-
sity team. made up of W. c. Hay
mond, +. s. Davis, sherman Landers
and Earl W. Smith. broke four worlds
records in one afternoon.
Automobile racing had a comeback
rear, the biggest winners being Ralph
DcPalms, CASTOR and Louis Chevrolet,
Tom Milton and Howard Wilcox The
latter carried off the classic 50o-mile
Hberty sweepstakes at Indianapolis
before a crowd of 1250oo, when two
drivers and . mechanician were killed.
Harry s Harkness, the former
Sheepshead Bay speedway promo ter,
oied early in the year.
!, The two biggest figures in baseball
during the year were Pat Moran and
Babe Ruth. Moran piloted the Gin
cinnati club to ,ts first National
League pennant. and then, to cap the
eiimsX, won the worlds championship
series from Kid Gleason's White Sox,
by FIVE games to three. Ruth, of the
Red Sox, broke all ma jor league rec
ords by hitting twenty-nine home
runs during the American League sea-
son. The previous high mark was
twenty-five. Germany Scheefer and
Cy Seymour. two noted diamond hs-
ures, died during the year.
Hoppe stin King.
Willie Hoppe, the billiard wizard.
retained the worlds 1872 balk line
championship by winning six straight
matches in an invitation tournament
in New York. Robert Cannefax, an
other New Yorker, won the national
three-cushion championship. Benny
Aflen. OF Kansas City, established a
worlds high run of 81 in pocket bill
Iiards in a national tournament here.
Footballs Greatest Season.
Football had its greatest season.
The crowds broke all records and
upsets were more numerous than in
any previous campaign. The bigsess
crowd Of the year was 1000 at the
Yale-Princeton game in Yale bowl.
Harvard and Stevens Tech were the
only Eastern teams to go through
the season without a defeat. althoueh ia
the former was tied by Princeton.
Penn State. Syracuse, Colgate. Dart-
mouth, Pitt. West Virginia. Penn,
Princeton and w and J. all had
powerful teams.
The real sensation oc the year vas
Centre College. of DanviIle. Ky,
which was undefelted, and piled up
4S5 points against its opponents ~,
and led the country in scoring.
Hrrrsn New Champ.
In reviewing the national amateur
golf championship. a new titleholi-T
was crowned when 8. Davidson Her
ron, of the Oakmont Club Of Pitts
ourgh, beat Bobby Jones, of Atlanta,
IN the rnal round over the former ;
course.
Walter C Hagen, Oakland. c. c.,
Detroit. retained the national open
championship. and James Barnes, Sun
set Hill Club. St Louis. won the
western pro" title again. The ma
ciouAl women's golf championship p
was won again by Miss .Ae1a
.Ssirling. OF Atlanta.
Albert Burns. of Los Angeles was
the champion motorcycle racer of the
year, He broke a number of worlds s
records.
The Naval Academy crew had the
champion eight of the year with
Penn the runner-up. The latter re-
tanned the Childs cup by beating
Princeton and Columbia. Penn was
also victorious in dual regatta with
Yale.
Kelly Wins Title.
To Jack Kelly.a Philadelphia went
cie national amateur scuiling cham
pfonship, when he beat Paul Costello.
Nesper cIubmate, in the regatta at
Worcester. Mass 1t was the first na-
tiona sculling title ever brought TO
Philadelphia Kelly also won the na-
rional quarter dash title and
Costello the association singles cham