PUGILISM. Following is a list of the most noteworthy ring battles in the United States since 1882, the heavyweight championship contests being first given: Date. Feb. 7, 1882.. July 8, 1889. Jan. 14, 1891. Sept. 7, 1892. Jan. 25, 1896. Feb. 21, 1896. March 17, 1897 June 9, 1899.. Nov. 3, 1899.. Nov. 15, 1901. July 25, 1902. Aug. 14, 1903. Aug. 26, 1904.. July 4, 1897.. July 17, 1907.. April 30, 1901. May 31, 1901. Nov. 28, 1901.. Feb. 22, 1902.. May 23, 1902. March 31, 1903. July 4, 1903.. Nov. 25, 1903.. Feb. 29, 1904.. March 25, 1904. July 29, 1904. Feb. 28, 1905.. Sept. 9, 1905. Sept. 3, 1906. Jan. 1, 1907.. July 31, 1907.. Sept. 9, 1907.. Winner. ...John L. Sullivan.... . Bob Fitzsimmons. LAWN TENNIS. WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. Loser. Terry McGovern. In a tournament for the tennis championship of the west at the Onwentsia club courts, Lake Forest, Ill., July 27-Aug. 3, Nat Emerson of Cincinnati defeated L. H. Waidner in the singles by 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. 6-3. Kreigh Collins, holder of the title, formally defaulted the championship to Mr. Emerson. Miss Carrie Neely won the women's singles from Mrs. Williams, 7-5, 6-3. In the men's doubles Hackett and Alexander defeated John C. Neely and Nat Emerson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. In the finals of the women's doubles the Misses Neely and Steever won from Mrs. Williams and Miss Wimer, 62, 6-3. In the final round of the mixed doubles Miss Steever and Dr. Lee defeated Mrs. Williams and Mr. Forstall, 4-6, 8-6, 6-1. NORTHWESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. The northwestern tennis championship tournament of 1907 took place at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., during the week of Aug. 5-10. In singles L. Harry Waidner of Chicago won first honors by defeating Nat Emerson in three sets out of five, 1-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the doubles Waidner and Emerson defeated Northrup and Burton 13-11, 6-2. 6-4. EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. W. A. Larned and W. J. Clothier of Philadelphia won the title to the eastern doubles championship at tennis Aug. 10, 1907, on the courts of the Longwood Cricket club, Boston, by defeating W. C. Grant and H. L. Westfall of New York, 6-4, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 In the final round of the singles Clarence Hobart of Boston defeated Robert Le Roy of New York, thereby winning the right to challenge W. A. Larned for the Longwood cup. He preferred, however, to default and the cup became the permanent property of Mr. Larned, he having won it three times. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Singles In the national tennis tournament for the championship in singles played on the Casino courts at Newport, R. I., beginning Aug. 20, 1907, William A. Larned of Annapolis, Md., won by defeating Robert Le Roy of New York, 6-2, 6-2, 6 4. As William J. Clothier, the winner in 1906, defaulted, Larned won the championship title and permanent possession of the association trophy. Rounds. Place. Mississippi City. Richburg, Miss.. New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La.. . Jacksonville, Fla... Mexico .Carson City, Nev. Coney Island, N. Y. .Coney Island, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal....... Philadelphia, Pa.... San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal.. Hartford, Conn.. .Louisville, Ky. Denver, Col... San Francisco, Cal. Buffalo, N. Y.. San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal.. San Francisco, Cal.. . San Francisco, Cal... Colma, Cal.. Goldfield, Nev. Tonopah, Nev.. 9 .75 .13 .21 3 1 .14 11 25 5 8 .10 2 4 5 2 .15 .10 ..11 .12 .20 .11 .20 .19 9 .18 .42 8 San Francisco, Cal........20 ..San Francisco, Cal......... 5 Doubles-F. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett, representing the west, won the first match for the lawn tennis doubles championship of the United States Aug. 16, 1907, on the grounds of the Crescent Athletic club, Brooklyn, N. Y., by defeating William J. Clothier and William A. Larned, the eastern champions. Score, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4. Aug. 17 on the same grounds they defeated Bryan H. Grant and Nat Thornton, champions of the south, by a score of 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. Holcombe Ward and Beals C. Wright, holders of the national championship, failed to defend their title and it went to Hackett and Alexander by default. MIDDLE WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS. In the middle west championship tennis tournament at Omaha, Neb., Aug. 19-22, 1907, Charles S. Peters of Chicago defeated Dr. Whitney, the Colorado champion, by a score of 6-0, 6-3 and 7-5 in the finals of the singles. In the doubles C. S. Peters and W. T. Hayes defeated C. Potter and L. McConnell, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. TRISTATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. In the tristate tennis championship tournament at Cincinnati Sept. 2-7, 1907. Robert Le Roy of New York won the singles by defeating R. C. Seaver of Massachusetts 8-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-0. As Beals C. Wright, holder of the championship title, did not appear to contest for the honor, Le Roy became the tristate champion for 1907-1908. In the women's singles Miss May Sutton of California defeated Miss Martha Kinsey of Cincinnati, 6-1, 6-1. In the finals of the men's doubles Nat Emerson and R. D. Little won, defeating Robert Le Roy and Irving Wright, 5-7, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. In the women's doubles the victors were the Misses Cowing and Kinsey, whose opponents in the finals were the Misses Kruse and Greed. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston won the women's singles championship of the United States July 2, 1907, by defeating in the final round of the national tournament at St. Martin's, Philadelphia, Miss Carrie B. Neely of Chicago by a score of 2 sets to 0. Summary of the tournament: Women's singles, final round-Miss Evelyn Sears, Boston, defeated Miss Carrie B. Neely, Chicago, 6-3, 6-2. Championship round-Miss Evelyn Sears, Boston, challenger, defeated Miss Helen Homans, New York, holder, by default. Mixed doubles, final round-Miss May Sayres and Wallace F. Johnson, Merion Cricket club, defeated Miss Natalie Wildey, Plainfield, N. J., and W. M. Tilden, Philadelphia, 6-1, 7-5. Women's doubles, final round-Miss Neely and Miss Wimer defeated the Misses Wildey 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. In the All England tennis championship_games at Wimbledon June 26-July 5, Norman E. Brookes and A. F. Wilding of Australia defeated Beals C. Wright and Karl H. Behr, Americans, in the doubles, 6-4, 64, 6-2. In the mixed doubles Beals C. Wright and Miss Sutton beat A. D. Prebble and Miss Boothby, 6-1, 6-3. In the men's singles Norman E. Brookes of Australia defeated A. W. Gore, the English ex-champion, by a score of 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. In the women's singles May Sutton of California defeated Miss Wilson of England in the finals, 6-4, 6-2, and in the challenge round regained the championship of England by defeating Mrs. Lambert Chambers, 6-1, 6-4. Miss Sutton while in Europe also won the Kent championship and the Welsh championship. The Davis cup, the international trophy. was won by Brookes and Wilding of Australia in July, they taking three out of four single matches as against one double and one single match to the credit of A. W. Gore and H. R. Barrett, who represented the united kingdom. In the international tennis tourney at Niagaraon-the-Lake, Ont., Aug. 27-31, 1907, Irving Wright of Boston won the singles challenge round by a score of 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, from Mr. Foulkes of Ottawa. In the doubles Wright and Niles defeated Chase and Kirkover, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. In the women's singles May Sutton defeated Miss Rotch of Boston. ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. The annual championship tennis tournament of Illinois was held on the courts of the Aztec Tennis club, Chicago, July 13-20, 1907. In the singles Carr Neel won from Charles S. Peters, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 63, and in the challenge match defeated L. H. Waidner, holder of the championship, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. In the final round of the women's singles Miss Carrie B. Neely defeated Mrs. Robert Williams, 6-0, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. In the challenge match Miss Neely defeated Miss Miriam Steever, 8-6, 3-6, 6-2. In the men's doubles Waidner and Ross were victors over Byford and Gardner by the score of 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. In the mixed doubles Miss Steever and Dr. Lee beat Miss McConnell and Mr. Kellogg by default. WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIPS. R. J. Crozier of Philadelphia won the Wisconsin state tennis championship Aug. 17, 1907, by defeating Robert McMynn of Milwaukee in the final round of the singles by 6-4, 6-0 and 6-2. Waldemar and Henry Henholz won the doubles by defeating Thornton Green and T. E. Watson, 0-6, 6-4, 62, 6-3. IOWA CHAMPIONSHIPS. C. S. Peters of Chicago defeated Scribner of Omaha in the finals of the Iowa state tennis tournament Aug. 10, 1907, by a score of 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2, but on account of fatigue was obliged to default to the holder of the championship title, W. T. Hayes of Toledo, Iowa. Peters and Bradley were the victors in the doubles. COURT TENNIS. Jay Gould of New York won the British amateur court tennis May 4, 1907, defeating Eustace H. Miles, holder of the title, by 3-2. The scores were 6-4, 3-6. 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Jay Gould retained his title as court tennis champion of America by defeating Joshua Crane. Jr., of Boston at the Boston Tennis and Racquet club March 23, 1907, by a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. WRESTLING. Frank Gotch retained his title of champion catchas-catch-can wrestler of America by defeating John Rooney, the Chicago policeman, at the Coliseum, Chicago, March 14, 1907. He Won the first fall with a toe hold in 19:20 and the second in 17:40 with a grapevine and hammer lock. L. Chiville, C. Y. M. C. A..1:21:05 2:38:05 1:17:00 S. Jensen, Illinois A. C......1:21:05 2:39:26 1:18:21 B. Shoemaker, First Reg....1:21:05 2:54:22 1:33:17 R. C. Thompson, unattached.1:21:05 2:55:10 1:34:05 H. I. Larson, C. Y. M. C. A.1:21:05 3:05:45 1:44:40 F. J. Ragan, Walker Beach.1:21:05 3:09:45 1:48:40 P. Heidwick, Barry B. S. A.1:21:05 3:24:53 2:03:48 George Remus, C. A. A......1:21:05 3:27:50 2:06:45 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MARATHON. H. J. Handy of Chicago won the Mississippi river Marathon swimming race at St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2, 1907, making the distance in 1:40:04. A. N. Goessling and Gwynn Evans of the Missouri Athletic club were second and third respectively, the former finishing 200 yards and the latter 400 yards behind Handy. CENTRAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Central Amateur Athletic union's championship swimming contests took place in Chicago Aug. 24, 1907. The swimmers representing the Chicago Athletic association made twenty-four points to fourteen for the Illinois Athletic club. H. J. HanSummaries: dy, unattached, made twenty points. 100 yards-Won by F. A. Bornamann, C. A. A.; H. J. Hebner, I. A. C., second; J. J. Mehlem, I. A. C., third. Time, 1:07%. 220 yards-Won by H. J. Handy; H. A. Wampler, C. A. A., second; R. E. Edwards, I. A. C., third. Time, 2:57. 440 yards-Won by H. J. Handy; R. T. Laughlin, C. A. A., second; A. Jaeger, I. A. C., third. Time, 6:53%. 880 yards-Won by H. J. Handy; G. W. Gaidzik, C. A. A., second; A. Jaeger, I. A. C., third. Time, 14:20%. 1 mile-Won by H. J. Handy; S. C. Jensen, I. A. C., second; E. P. Swatek, I. A. C., third. Time, 31:00. 100 yards, back stroke-Won by H. Olsen, Central Y. M. C. A.; E. P. Swatek, I. A. C., second; R. Thorne, C. A. A.. third. Time, 1:23%. Fancy diving-Won by George Gaidzik, C. A. A.; F. A. Borna mann, C. A. A., second; R. Thorne, C. A. A.. third. Score, 51 2-3 points. 50 yards open-Won by Frank A. Bornamann, C. A. A.; E. Durand, C. A. A., second; W. S. Merriam, I. A. C., third. Time, :26. NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. The national swimming championship contests at the Jamestown exposition July 26, 1907, resulted as follows: SENIOR EVENTS. 1 mile-Won by H. J. Handy, unattached; E. E. Wenck, New York A. C., second; J. W. Spencer, New York A. C.. third. Time, 29:204%. 50 yards-Won by C. M. Daniels, New York A. C.; J. W. Lawrence, New York A. C.. second; Roy Nelson, Baltimore A. C., third. Time. :26%. 200 yards, breast stroke-Won by H. J. Handy, unattached; J. Stein, second; V. P. Goodwin, New York A. C., third. Time, 3:17%. 220 yards-Won by C. M. Daniels, New York A. C.; L. B. Goodwin, New York A. C., second; C. D. Trubenbach, New York A. C., third. Time, 3:13%. JUNIOR EVENTS. .880 yards-C. C. Mengel, Yale, and George Gaidzik, C. A. A., tied for first; W. Abbey, Princeton, third. Time, 15:01. 100 yards-Won by Roy Nelson, Baltimore A. C.; V. P. Goodwin, New York A. C., second; W. R. Quayle, C. A. A.. third. Time, 1:08%. 50 yards, breast stroke-Won by R. T. Laughlin, C. A. A.; V. P. Goodwin, New York A. C., second; C. D. Trubenbach, New York A. C., third. Time, :37%. C. M. DANIELS' RECORDS. In New York, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1907, Charles M. Daniels made 500 yards in 6:35%; he made 250 yards in 3:01%, 300 yards in 3:45%. 400 yards in 5:13 and 440 yards in 5:47%. In the same city Feb. 25 Mr. Daniels made a mile in 23:40%. March 13, in New York city, he made 120 yards in 1:12% and 150 yards in 1:34%. Rolls 0 5 14 2-50 94 80 8 13-126 J. F. Poggenburg, in playing off a tie with Dr. L. L. Mial, made a high run of 117 and an average of 46 6-11, but as they were not made in tournament competition they did not affect the tournament record or prizes. The winners prior to 190 were Arthur Townsend, E. F. Gardner, Wilson P. Foss and J. F. Poggenburg. Record since then: 1905-Charles F. Conklin. 1906-Edward F. Gardner. 1907-Calvin Demarest. Jake Schaefer won the 18-1 balk-line championship from George Sutton in a game played in Chicago March 11, 1907, by a score of 500 to 448. The winner's average was 13 32-36 and the loser's 12 16-36. The highest run in the game was 100 by Schaefer. Hamilton Minneapolis Brooklyn 1905-Hamilton Minneapolis Brooklyn 1906-Hamilton Minneapolis Brooklyn.. Associate 1907-Hamilton Minneapolis Brooklyn Chicago .Brookline, Mass. .New England Whist league Associate..Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Cannon, N. Y. The officers of the American Whist league are: President, David Muhlfelder, Albany, N. Y.; vicepresident, Ernest B. Cooper, Nashville, Tenn.; recording secretary, E. A. Montgomery, Minneapolis, Minn.; corresponding secretary, Clarence Vail, Brooklyn, N. Y.; treasurer, E. G. Comstock, Milwaukee, Wis. WOMAN'S WHIST LEAGUE. The Woman's Whist league held its tenth annual congress in New York, N. Y., May 6-11, 1907. The Washington trophy was won by the New Amsterdam club of New York, the Cavendish trophy by the Philadelphia club and the Philadelphia cup and Toledo trophy by the Howells club. James T. Shaw of Detroit is president of the league and Mrs. O. D. Thompson of Pittsburg recording secretary. Mrs. ARCHERY. The twenty-ninth annual tournament of the National Archery association took place at Washington park, Chicago, Aug. 14, 15 and 16, 1907. Harry B. Richardson of Boston, holder of the title of national champion, retained the honor by making a score in the men's York round of 860 on 184 hits. Wallace Bryant, the national champion of 1903, was second with a score of 797 on 183 hits. W. H. Thompson of Seattle was third with 758 on 178 hits. The women's national round championship honors were won by Mrs. M. C. Howell of Cincinnati, who for the last seventeen years has held the title. Mrs. Howell made 619 out of 123 hits, which is an average of five points for each arrow. Second place went to Mrs. E. W. Frentz of Boston. Her total score figured up to 317. counted out of 71 hits. Miss H. A. Case took third with a score of 307. Mrs. A. Barbe had fourth position with 197 points. In the team shoot Chicago won by a score of 1,680 out of 350 hits. Officers for 1907-1908: Dr. E. B. Weston, Chicago, president; G. F. Henry, Des Moines, Iowa, vice-president; Dr. W. C. Williams, Chicago, secretary; A. E. Spink, Chicago, treasurer; W. H. Thompson, W. A. Clark, Cincinnati, O., and C. C. Beach, Battle Creek, Mich, executive committee. Next tournament to be held in Chicago on same range. BICYCLE ROAD RACING IN 1907. George Blum of Chicago won time prize in the Detroit Wheelman's 25-mile race over the Belle Isle course May 30, 1907, making the distance in 1:08:305. Joe McNeil of Detroit, Mich., with a seven-minute handicap, won first place. The time prize in Livingston-Millburn road race was won by James Zanes of Newark, N. J., in 1:10:44. W. A. Heer of Newark, N. J., with a handicap of six minutes, came in first. William ("Farmer') Blum won the ChicagoEvanston 25-mile road race July 4, 1907, in 1:03:10, which is a world's record. It was not allowed, however, because he rode more than one wheel on account of punctures. Blum won both time and place honors. POLO. The junior and senior polo championship games of 1907 were played on the grounds of the Onwentsia Polo club at Lake Forest, Ill., July 10-27. 1907. The second team of the Bryn Mawr (Philadelphia) team won the junior event by defeating the Onwentsia team by a score of 10 to 54, while the Rockaway Hunt club team from Long Island, N. Y., won the senior championship by defeating the Bryn Mawr team by a score of 13 to 2%. The other clubs represented at the tournament were Buffalo and Fort Riley. PEDESTRIANISM. Albert Corey of the First Regiment Athletic team set a new record Oct. 23-24, 1907, for the 100-mile run between Milwaukee and Chicago by covering the distance in 18:33:00. The former record, made by Henry Schmehl, was 19:54:00. Daniel O'Leary, the veteran pedestrian, aged 63 years, walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours at Cincinnati, O., in 1907, starting Sept. 9 and finishing Oct. 20. ROQUE. Harold Bosworth of New London, Conn., won the national championship at roque at Norwich, Conn.. Aug. 26, 1907, by defeating C. G. Williams and Edward Clark, who had tied with him in the first division. Howard of Washington, D. C., holder of the title of champion, did not appear to defend it. FLY CASTING. In the annual tournament of the International Association of Fly Casting Clubs concluded at Racine, Wis., Aug. 17, 1907, I. H. Bellows of Chicago won the diamond trophy with a score of 99 6-15. In the distance salmon fly contest F. N. Peet of Chicago won with a record of 121 feet, ICE SKATING. Harry B. Kaad of the Northwest Skating club won the title of Illinois state champion at the Logan Square rink, Chicago, Feb. 24, 1907, by winning the 2 mile, 1-mile, half-mile and 440-yard races. He lost only the 220-yard race to W. D. Foy. The course was sloppy and the time made was only fair. Morris Wood, the amateur champion, at the Saratoga rink in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 25. 1907, made a half mile in 1:16%, lowering the record made by John Nilsson in 1896 by three and three-fifths seconds. ROLLER SKATING. Harley Davidson at Riverview park, Chicago, June 6, 1907, won the mile championship and broke the world's record for the distance by making it in 2:48 flat. June 26 at the same place he won the 2-mile championship and, made a new record by covering the distance in 5:25%. WIND-BAROMETER TABLE FOR THE GREAT LAKES. Character of weather and wind indicated. Fair, slight changes in. temperature, gentle Fair, cooler, fresh west to northwest winds. Cool and clear, quickly followed by warmer, No immediate change, but winds will go to south inside of 36 hours. Rain or snow, increasing easterly winds. Rain or snow, high easterly winds, followed within 48 hours by clearing, cooler, west to northwest winds. Clearing, colder, fresh to brisk west to northwest winds. Severe storm of wind and rain, and wind shifting to northwest within 36 hours. Severe northeaster, with heavy rain or snow, and winds backing to northwest. Clearing and cooler, probably cold wave in winter. STATE NICKNAMES AND STATE FLOWERS. Bear state.. Sucker state. Massachusetts..Bay state. Michigan... Wolverine state.. Minnesota. Gopher state. Mississippi. Bayou state.. Montana.. .Stub Toe state... Flower. Cherokee rose Wild rose .Magnolia Apple blossom Moccasin ...Bitter root State. Nickname. New HampshireGranite state. Flower. New Jersey......Jersey Blue state...Sugar maple (tree) Oklahoma. Buckeye state. ..Beaver state.... Pennsylvania...Keystone state. Tennessee Texas Utah.. Vermont... Rose .Goldenrod Oregon grape Violet Bluebonnet Sego lily Rhododendron .Green Mountain state.....Red clover Big Bend state. .Lone Star state. NOTE-Only nicknames that are well known and "state flowers" officially adopted or commonly accepted are given in the foregoing list. ELECTRICAL UNITS DEFINED. Ohm-Unit of resistance; represents resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of ice, 14.5421 grams in mass, of a cross-sectional area of 1.00003 square millimeters and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. Ampere-Unit of current; decomposes .0009324 of a gram of water in one second or deposits silver at the rate of .001118 of a gram per second, when passed through a solution of nitrate of silver in water. Volt-Unit of electro motive force; one volt equals one ampere of current passing through a substance having one ohm of resistance. Coulomb-Unit of quantity; amount of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second. Farad-Unit of capacity: capacity of a condenser charged to a potential of one volt by one coulomb. A microfarad is one-millionth of a farad. Joule-Unit of work; equivalent to energy expended in one second by one. ampere current in one ohm resistance. Watt-Unit of power; equivalent to work done at the rate of one joule per second. A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. |