1905 - Other Sports
HOCKEY
For a change the Stanley Cup winner was not named the Montreal Wanderers. It was not because another club finally knocked off the 4-time champions but instead because the Wanderers franchise was sold to new owners. The team remained in Montreal, at least for the time being, and was rebranded as the Montreal Maroons. Call it what you want, the franchise still made the playoffs but this time they were in an unfamiliar spot as the Maroons finished second to the Ottawa Senators in the regular season.
It made no difference come playoff time as the Maroons won yet again, beating Ottawa 2 games to one with the deciding game ending on an overtime goal by Denis Ryan, who was named playoff MVP. Ryan also won the league scoring title but it was teammate Joseph Matheson who was named regular season MVP for the 3rd time in his career.
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ULCHL STANDINGS 1905-06
TEAM GP W L T PTS
Ottawa Senators 40 21 11 8 50
Montreal Maroons 40 20 15 5 45
Toronto St Pats 40 19 17 4 42
Quebec Bulldogs 40 17 17 6 40
Hamilton Tigers 40 15 17 8 38
Montreal Canadiens 40 10 25 5 25
SCORING LEADERS TM GP G A PTS
Denis Ryan MonM 40 11 24 35
Samuel Sproule Que 40 8 27 35
Derek Edur Que 35 18 16 34
Richard McVeigh Tor 40 18 16 34
Patrick Harper MonM 40 12 21 33
Sailor Hilborn MonC 40 15 17 32
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Tiny Grinnell College in Iowa won a National Championship in 1905 following a perfect season. In real life Grinnell is now a D-3 team but they have a rich history including hosting the first college football game played west of the Mississippi in 1889. Grinnell was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in the early days and actually tied for the conference title in 1929.
In this sim, Grinnell has had seasons of 7-5,6-6,7-5 and 9-3 before there perfect run this year. They don't play the toughest schedule in the MVC but a Cotton Bowl win over 11-1 (entering the game) Washington gave the Pioneers their perfect season. They beat the Huskies handily as well, with the final score 34-16. Grinnell's senior running back Tex Blanton had an outstanding season with 1,818 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns. In 49 career games at Grinnell, Blanton would rush for 6,396 yards which placed him second all-time.
Michigan and Notre Dame could perhaps each make a case for deserving the number one ranking as their schedule's were much harder. Unfortunately each club stumbled once during the regular season but both recovered with solid bowl wins. The Wolverines hammered Cal 40-3 in a Rose Bowl rematch while Notre Dame doubled Texas Tech 28-14 in the Sugar Bowl. Other bowl games saw Utah beat Duke 31-28 in the Orange Bowl, Harvard blasted North Carolina 50-17 in the Tangerine Bowl, Northwestern topped Villanova 39-10 in the Gator Bowl while New Mexico beat Furman 30-20 in the Citrus Bowl.
It must have been quite the season in the Western Conference as Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State and Minnesota all finished in the top 14 with Michigan State just outside the top twenty. Unfortunately, they all beat up on each other denying any of them a National Title.
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AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP TWENTY RANKINGS
SCHOOL RECORD COACHES POLL
1 Grinnell 13-0 1
2 Michigan 12-1 2
3 Notre Dame 12-1 3
4 New Mexico 11-2 11
5 California 11-2 15
6 Texas Tech 11-2 6
7 Duke 12-1 7
8 Utah 11-2 5
9 Tennessee 10-2 4
10 Northwestern 10-3 13
11 Washington 11-2 10
12 Stanford 10-2 14
13 Ohio State 10-2 17
14 Minnesota 10-2 8
15 Kansas State 10-2 9
16 Furman 11-2 12
17 Pittsburgh 9-3 17
18 Fordham 9-3 46
19 San Francisco 10-2 57
20 Kansas 9-3 18
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Defending National Champion Indiana had a huge season but it was a year of upsets in the NCAA tournament and for the first time in the tournament's 5 year history, the Hoosiers failed to make the Final Four. Indiana went 32-2 on the year, losing to Kansas in December and not dropping another game until they were upset by 3 seed Cincinnati in the Midwest Regional Final. It was a rough tournament for number one seeds as North Carolina was shocked in it's South Region opener by tiny Muhlenburg College as the 8th seed pulled out a 64-62 victory. In the end the four seed Bradley would come out of the South after the Braves beat 3 seed LSU handily in the regional final. It was the same in the East as number one seed Holy Cross lost to the 8th seeded Ivy League champs Dartmouth in the tournament opener. West Virginia, a 3 seed this year, would advance from the East Region. The only number one to reach the final four came from out west as Pacific Coast Conference champion Cal beat conference rival and 7 seed Washington in the West Final, after the Huskies had knocked off number 2 Oklahoma A&M and number 6 Kansas in successive games.
As the only 1 seed to make it to the Final Four, the California Bears were the favourites on the final weekend. Cal had a new head coach in Toby Rogers, who had spent the previous 4 seasons at West Virginia and won an NCAA title with the Mountaineers. Rogers would be named NCAA coach of the year this season but he inherited a ton of talent with the Bears including senior SF Jerry Winkler, who would be a first team all-american, and guards Dooley Conti and Joe Darling - both seniors who would be named 3rd team All-Americans. Their opponent would be Bradley, 25-6 and in it's second final four in three years. Despite a game high 30 points from junior forward Stewart Albers, the Braves fell 83-73 as Cal got 25 points from Conti and 20 from Winkler.
The other semi-final had Cincinnati making it's first final four appearance against West Virginia, which had won the National Championship two years ago and lost in the title game last season. The young Bearcats, led by 14 points each from sophomore Ensign Collins and true freshman Mem Charron, would upset the experienced Mountaineers 76-68 to advance to the title game.
After a tight first half that saw California leading by just 1 point, the Bears pulled away in the second half and ended up beating Cincinnati by 7 to win the National Championship. It was the experienced senior guards of Cal that made the difference as Dooley Conti had 24 points and Joe Darling added 18 to go along with 8 assists.
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1905-06 CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(T-in 32 team Tournament)
WESTERN CW CL W L
Indiana -T 12 0 31 2
Iowa -T 10 2 23 7
Northwestern 7 5 18 12
Michigan 6 6 13 17
Ohio State 6 6 16 14
Minnesota 6 6 12 17
Illinois 5 7 14 15
Purdue 3 9 7 22
Wisconsin 3 9 9 20
Chicago 3 9 7 22
IVY GROUP CW CL W L
Dartmouth -T 6 4 14 18
Yale 6 4 19 11
Columbia 6 4 14 15
Pennsylvania 5 5 12 18
Princeton 4 6 11 18
Cornell 3 7 10 19
MISSOURI VALLEY CW CL W L
Kansas State -T 10 2 27 5
Kansas -T 9 3 19 12
Missouri -T 7 5 19 11
Oklahoma 6 6 16 13
Iowa State 5 7 12 18
Nebraska 3 9 5 23
Drake 2 10 6 23
MOUNTAIN STATES CW CL W L
Colorado -T 7 1 21 9
Colorado A&M 3 5 16 13
Denver 2 6 7 22
PACIFIC COAST CW CL W L
Cal-T 6 1 30 4
Idaho 5 2 14 16
Washington -T 4 3 21 11
Washington State 3 4 17 13
Stanford 3 4 16 13
Oregon State 3 4 17 12
Southern Cal 2 5 13 17
Oregon -T 2 5 19 12
SOUTHERN CW CL W L
North Carolina-T 10 1 26 6
Kentucky -T 9 2 25 9
N Carolina St -T 8 3 26 9
Virginia -T 7 4 25 8
Clemson 6 5 12 18
Georgia Tech 6 5 16 15
Alabama 5 6 16 14
Alabama Polytech 5 6 13 18
Tennessee 3 8 8 22
Georgia 3 8 6 23
Virginia Tech 2 9 7 22
Mississippi State 2 9 6 23
SOUTHWEST CW CL W L
Oklahoma A&M -T 9 1 26 5
Rice 6 4 15 14
Texas A&M 5 5 12 17
SMU -T 5 5 18 12
Texas 3 7 12 17
Baylor 2 8 12 17
TOP INDEPENDENTS W L
West Virginia -T 28 6
Holy Cross -T 27 4
Duquesne -T 26 4
Utah -T 26 6
Cincinnati -T 26 8
Bradley -T 25 8
LSU -T 25 8
South Carolina -T 24 6
Notre Dame -T 23 7
Saint Louis -T 22 9
Muhlenburg -T 21 10
Michigan State -T 20 10
TCU -T 20 10
Miami(Oh) -T 20 12
Dayton -T 20 12
Boston College 19 10
Arizona State 19 11
Louisville -T 19 12
Georgetown 17 12
New York University 17 12
Ohio 17 12
UCLA 17 12
St John's 17 13
Pittsburgh 17 13
Duke 17 13
Bowling Green 16 13
Marshall 16 13
Rutgers 16 13
St Mary's 16 13
Tulsa 16 13
Northern Colorado 16 13
Wyoming 16 13
Maryland 16 13
George Washington 16 14
St Joseph's(Pa) 16 14
Florida 15 14
Marquette 15 14
Penn State 15 14
Santa Clara 15 14
Seton Hall 15 14
Temple 15 14
The National Player of the Year was Holy Cross center Wally Schmidt. The 6'10" junior from Burnt Hills, New York averaged 17.7 ppg for the 27-4 Crusaders this season. He was ranked the 51st best prospect in his high school senior year but made the National All-Freshman team before being named a 3rd team All-American last year as a sophomore. Schmidt was joined by one other Junior as first team All-Americans this year in Indiana guard John Lesley. The other three were all seniors but only two of them, Oklahoma A&M PF Big Roe and Kentucky guard Karl Hudson, would be selected in the EBL draft. Both were late second round picks with Roe going to Wilmington and Hudson to Patterson.
The Freshman of the Year was Kentucky guard Pug Marvin, who you may recall was talked about last year when he was the MVP of the High School all-star game. Marvin, from Buffalo, was a starter right away as a freshman at Kentucky, averaging 11.8 ppg on the season as he helped Kentucky to a 25-9 record and to the regional semi-finals.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
YR WINNER OPPONENT SCORE OTHER FINAL FOUR TEAMS
1901-02 BRADLEY Indiana 79-64 Holy Cross, Duquesne
1902-03 KENTUCKY Iowa 68-59 Indiana, Duquesne
1903-04 WEST VIRGINIA Indiana 75-71 Bradley, California
1904-05 INDIANA West Virginia 65-49 Holy Cross, Iowa
1905-06 CALIFORNIA Cincinnati 68-61 Bradley, West Virginia
Despite missing the Final Four for the first time in school history, Indiana still had plenty to crow about in 1905-06. Not only did the Hoosiers win at least a share of the Western Conference title for the fourth time in 5 years, they also finished with the best record in college basketball at 31-2 and are 154-18 since the sim began in 1901. Indiana also came away with the top recruiting class this year led by 3 guards ranked in the top twenty players: Bob DeLuca, who was Mr. Basketball in Illinois, Fay Anthony the top player in Tennessee high school ball and Georgia high school player of the year LeGrant Bingham.
The second best recruiting class belong to Duquesne as the Dukes landed #5 Eddie Aldridge, a guard from Seneca, South Carolina, #6 Ed Patterson a forward from Newfield, New York and the 10th ranked player in Odenville, Alabama PG Luther Bracken. The top recruit in the nation was Rocky Mount, North Carolina forward Ralph Ridgway and he would choose Cincinnati with Duquesne also in the running.
PRO BASKETBALL
The Eastern Basketball League expanded to 11 teams this season with the addition of another Pennsylvania based team in the McKeesport Keys. The Keys would finish last overall in the league, compiling a 12-48 record on the season. However, McKeesport can take comfort in the potential for their future just by looking at what another expansion team in the Reading Bears accomplished in their second season. After finishing in the West Division cellar in their inaugural year last season, the Bears won the West Division with a 38-22 record. The Bears success can be pinned on three players: All-Star guard George Green who averaged 18.1 ppg and 10.2 assists per game, second year shooting guard Otho Legg, who averaged 18.9 ppg and rookie of the year Al Margolis. The West Virginia product led the Bears in scoring and was the league's top rookie despite not being drafted until the second round.
A big reason why Wilmington fell to second place in the West was the fact that center Dick Hauge missed the final 13 games due to injury. He was still a first team all-star and led the league in points per game but the time off cost Hauge a second straight MVP award. Instead the MVP went to Willard McNew of Pittsburgh Homesteaders, who fell to 4th this year. The Philadelphia Wheelers were third for the third year in a row with Josef Wettermann and Joe Hubbard again leading the way.
The East Division belonged to the New York Wanderers as they enjoyed their best season yet, going 43-17. The Wanderers had four solid scoring threats in returning stars Ciriaco Ferrer (21.7 ppg) and Chester Lee (19.0 ppg) plus Duane Taylor (14.9), a 3rd year center who came over from Camden, and rookie forward Deacon Mitchel, who averaged 16.7 ppg after being selected 10th overall out of Duquesne. The offensive firepower made the Wanderers the first EBL team to average over 100 points per game.
Second place Paterson was nearly as strong offensively as the Wanderers. The Crescents had 3 twenty-point per game scorers in Wally Baker, Al Humphry and Jimmy Hurlburt. Camden, led by Bennie Lent and Rufus Nickerson, finished third. Fourth place Bristol leaned heavily on Harvy Stevens but it looks like he may finally have someone to play with as newcomer Buddy Neville made the All-Rookie team after being selected first overall out of Bradley. Ed Brayton, a second year pro out of Indiana, also gives Bristol fans some hope for the future. The Trenton Potters dropped to last place after finishing second a year ago primarily because of an injury that cost Orlin Burdick more than half of the season. Corky Gipson (20.8 ppg) and Rags Hockett (19.1 ppg) still excelled but there was not enough depth with Burdick sidelined.
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1905-06 EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L GB
New York Wanderers 43 17 -
Paterson Crescents 39 21 4.0
Camden Electrics 29 31 14.0
Bristol Pile Drivers 28 32 15.0
Trenton Potters 20 40 23.0
WEST DIVISION W L GB
Reading Bears 38 22 -
Wilmington Peaches 36 24 2.0
Philadelphia Wheelers 34 26 4.0
Pittsburgh Homesteaders 32 28 6.0
Johnstown Johnnies 19 41 19.0
McKeesport Keys 12 48 26.0
SCORING LEADERS TM PPG
Dick Hauge WIL 28.8
Wally Baker PAT 26.2
Bennie Lent CAM 24.4
Willard McNew PIT 23.2
Joe Hubbard PHI 21.7
Ciriaco Ferrer NY 21.7
John Benda McK 21.7
Al Humphry PAT 20.8
Corky Gipson TRE 20.8
Jimmy Hurlburt PAT 20.6
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1905-06 ALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BKPG
C Dick Hauge Wilmington 28.8 10.9 1.9 0.5 4.8
F Willard McNew Pittsburgh 23.2 11.1 2.2 1.1 3.0 MVP
F Wally Baker Paterson 26.2 8.3 1.9 1.2 1.3
G George Green Reading 18.1 5.6 10.2 1.6 0.2
G Bennie Lent Camden 24.4 5.1 3.1 1.2 0.9
With Dick Hauge still sidelined the Wilmington Peaches were no match for Reading in the West Semi-Final and the Bears prevailed in 4 games. The East semi-final went the distance with New York winning two at home, before dropping Games 3 and 4 in Paterson. With home court advantage again in the 5th game, the Wanderers squeaked out a 112-109 victory to clinch the series. Jimmy Cunningham, a little talked about third year PG, was on fire in the game, pacing the Wanderers with 25 points while Ciriaco Ferrer and Deacon Mitchell each added 20.
New York's high octane offense was too much for Reading in the finals as the Wanderers swept the series in 3 games. Game 1 saw Cunningham get 27 points and Ferrer 26 in a 117-99 win. Game Two New York won 109-103 behind 25 points from Ferrer and 21 from reserve forward Foster Shanks. The final game was 116-105 as Chester Lee scored 26 while Ferrer and center Duane Taylor each potted 20. Jimmy Cunningham, who enjoyed a breakout playoff, was named the post-season MVP. Cunningham played two seasons at Oklahoma A&M and was the Southwest Conference player of the year in his final season before being taken 4th overall by the Wanderers. He has spent 3 seasons in the New York backcourt and averaged 15.7 ppg and 9.7 apg while being overshadowed by stars Ferrer and Lee.
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EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
01-02 Paterson Crescents defeat Millville Glass Blowers
02-03 Wilmington Peaches defeat Millville Glass Blowers
03-04 Wilmington Peaches defeat Trenton Potters
04-05 Trenton Potters defeat Wilmington Peaches
05-06 New York Wanderers defeat Reading Bears
GOLF
THE MASTERS
Calvin Baumgartner's dominance in Major Tournaments added another chapter as the 33 year old added a Green Jacket to his collection of titles that includes two British Open and two US Open championships. Baumgartner came to Augusta red-hot, having won in Arizona and finished in the top ten in both the Utah and Miami Beach Opens the month before. He would win The Masters by two strokes over another talented golfer in James Fox. Despite some strong showing in recent years, Fox remains glued on two major titles.
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1905 MASTERS LEADERBOARD
NAME NAT SC MONEY
Cal Baumgartner US +4 $1,619
James Fox US +6 $990
Mackenzie Smith SCO +6 $990
Colin O'Higgins IRE +6 $990
Lord Lovett ENG +7 $380
Zack Sullivan US +8 $341
Matthew Allan SCO +8 $341
US OPEN
Brae Burn in Massachusetts hosted it's first US Open in 1905 and the winner was Clem Jordan, an American golfer who had come close in the past but had never won a major. James Fox and Irishman Colin O'Higgins followed up strong showings at Augusta with another top five finish for each of them while last year's US Open runner-up Gordon Dendy was also in contention.
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1904 US OPEN LEADERBOARD
NAME NAT SC MONEY
Clem Jordan US -7 $1,799
Allen Lane US -5 $1,100
Colin O'Higgins IRE -3 $800
Finn Drysdale AUS -2 $500
James Fox US -2 $500
Gordon Dendy US -1 $379
Luther Swartz US -1 $379
BRITISH OPEN
The British Open returned to St Andrews for the fourth time and native Scotsman and Euro Tour regular Angus Wilson came away with his first major victory. The 31 year old finished 2 strokes ahead of American Rudy Shaw. Frenchy Savard was in contention in a major for the first time since winning a pair of them a year ago. Savard finished in a tie for 6th place, 6 strokes back.
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1905 BRITISH OPEN LEADERBOARD
NAME NAT SC MONEY
Angus Wilson SCO -3 $1,754
Rudy Shaw US -1 $1,072
Michael Tracis US +1 $780
Harris Crawford US +2 $487
Floyd Foale US +2 $487
Frenchy Savard US +3 $370
Luther Swartz US +3 $370
Thomas Milne SCO +3 $370
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Flossmoor Country Club in Illinois played host to the 1905 PGA Championship. The course was also home to the initial PGA in 1896, an event won by James Fox. Fox had another strong showing this year, finishing in a tie for 10th with young German Albert Lichtman. The winner was a first-time major champ who has rarely been seen on the leaderboard of a major tournament. A 37 year old golfer by the name of Fritz Hobbs. Hobbs took the lead on Thursday with a 4-under par 68, dropped following back to back 75's on Friday and Saturday before finishing with a 71, the best round of the day, on Sunday to win by 3 strokes. Vince Cummins finished second on the strength of 3 straight par rounds, but a 76 on Thursday which left him 8 strokes back was too much to overcome. Ireland's Liam Hogan was the leader entering Sunday but he imploded with a final round 79 and remains in search of his first major.
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1905 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD
NAME NAT SC MONEY
Fritz Hobbs US +1 $1,709
Vince Cummins US +4 $1,045
Liam Hogan IRE +7 $760
Michael Travis US +8 $475
Ike Hill US +8 $475
Rip Olson US +8 $475
Colin O'Higgins IRE +9 $341
Jeff Lawrence US +9 $341
Jordan Ritchie SCO +9 $341
Here is the list of all-time major winners thru 1905 (minimum 2 titles)
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MAJOR TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Calvin Baumgartner 5
Frenchy Savard 2
James Foxx 2
Milo Lawrence 2
Walter Mathis 2