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Tiger Fan,
Wow, this dynasty just keeps getting better and better! Question: What did you use for 1912 Olympics? I used to play the Sports Illustrated board game called Decathlon and I also used the Lance Haffner text-based track and field computer game called World Class. Thanks again for a great read!
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Thanks for the updates Tiger...your right, in looking back I realized my mistake with USC was because the bowl games are played New Year's day, the next season. You don't need to change as this is a "Year in Review" not "Season in review", I just need to read closer
 Since you won't be posting HOF/Leaderboards for a few more years, I'll throw out a few more players that always seem to either dominate or be complete bums in my historical leagues early on...all coming in 1901 or later so no pre-1901 influence. No rush on getting to these, whenever your get a chance Christy Mathewson Addie Joss Sherry Magee George Stone Ty Cobb Eddie Collins
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I have SI decathalon, but for this replay I am using a very simple excel based system I devised that was greatly influenced by these little games: http://www.tabletop-sports.com/modul...ownload&sid=61 I have played some Haffner games in the past - his hockey game was one of the first cpu games I ever purchased but I did not know he made a track and field game.
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GREAT writeup, really liking the Boxing, might have to purchase TBCB and
see how it is!
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1913 Recap
THE YEAR IN REVIEW : 1913
BASEBALL AN EXTRA GAME NEEDED TO DECIDE A.L. PENNANT The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics finished the 1913 season tied with identical 93-61 records so for the first time in history an extra game was required to crown the American League champion. The A's staged a remarkable rally to force the playoff winning 7 straight games heading into the final day of the regular season. The Red Sox were almost as good, taking 5 of 7 but seeing their 3 game lead drop down to a single game entering the season's final day. The season-ender had the Red Sox entertaining Washington while the A's were home to New York. Needing a win and some help to force the playoff the A's hammered the Yankees 6-0 and then waited for the news from Boston. The Red Sox had a 1-0 lead through 6 innings but the Sens rallied to win 3-1 and drop the Red Sox into a tie with the A's. Boston won the right to host the 1-game playoff at Fenway Park and it proved to be a classic pitcher's duel. Tommy Atkins (10-10, 3.42) allowed just 1 run on 7 hits for the A's but Red Sox starter Biff Schlitzer (17-9, 3.20), a former Athletic, went one better as he blanked the A's on 5 hits. Schlitzer also drove in the game's only run with a second inning rbi single and the Red Sox advanced to the World Series with a 1-0 victory. Philadelphia swept the individual honours as Stuffy McIness (.354,2,61) was named American League MVP, Harry Krause (25-7, 1.94) the top pitcher and lefty George Pearce (15-13, 3.03) claimed the rookie of the year award. McIness also won the batting title while teammates Eddie Collins (.323,6,73) and Amos Strunk (.292,7,65) played a major role. Boston was simply a good solid team led by outfielders Tris Speaker (.306,8,64), Duffy Lewis (.332,6,76) and Harry Hooper (.274,4,52) along with infielders Gavvy Craveth (.281,12,85), Stan Yerkes (.278,2,45) and Larry Gardner (.337,0,35). The pitching staff included Ray Collins (17-8, 2.13), Hugh Bedient (15-11, 3.01) and 21 year old Dutch Leonard (11-5, 2.24) along with the aforementioned Schlitzer. Despite having a pair of 21 game winners in Hippo Vaughan (21-17, 2.78) and Ray Fisher (21-15, 3.01) the best New York could do was finish third. The Tigers had Ty Cobb (.311,4,50), Sam Crawford (.326,2,41) and Del Gainer (.298,7,105) but nothing in the way of decent pitching. With George Kahler (23-15, 2.90), Shoeless Joe Jackson (.292,12,75), Jimmy Walsh (.335,6,79) and Nig Clarke (.297,2,60) much more was expected of defending champion Cleveland than a second division finish. The Senators had Tilly Walker (.267,11,56) and not much else. The White Sox have loads of young talent such as Buck Weaver (.301,4,55) and Ping Bodie (.301,8,74) but can't seem to put it all together. The Browns finished dead last for the fourth straight year. ROOKIE VIOX STEALS THE SHOW IN PITTSBURGH Major League Baseball fans in Pittsburgh may have gotten a good look at the game's newest superstar as 22 year old Pirates second baseman Jim Viox (.354,2,51) took the National League by storm, winning not only the Rookie of the Year award but also capturing the batting title and most valuable player honours. Despite the efforts of Viox and sweet-swinging teammates like Ted Easterly (.332,0,71), Vin Campbell (.310,7,58), Beals Becker (.308,3,63) and Max Carey (.267,9,74) the Pirates lacked the pitching to keep up with Brooklyn. The first place Dodgers cruised to the title, winning by 14 games thanks to an offense that could match the potent Bucs and the stingiest pitching staff in the league. On the mound the Dodgers featured Dixie Walker (20-10, 2.57), Harry Ables (18-10, 2.78) and Eddie Dent (17-10, 3.31) while the offense was led by Jake Daubert (.314,5,80), Ed Lennox (.298,6,61)and Red Smith (.308,4,53). With the league's top pitcher in Pete Wilson (22-15, 2.89) along with second year slugger Ben Houser (.290,19,91) leading the way the Boston Braves had their best finish ever, jumping all the way from 8th to third and topping the .500 mark for the first time in franchise history. The Giants were tied with Boston thanks to the offense provided by the likes of Fred Merkle (.302,6,88), Tillie Shafer (.317,2,43) and Fred Snodgrass (.322,2,46). Next came the Cardinals led by by Steve Evans (.280,13,68) and Ed Konetchy (.283,5,66). Phillies first baseman Fred Luderus (.287,20,100) saw his homerun production decline for the third straight year but he was still good enough to lead the league in both homers and rbi's. Code:
NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 96 58 .623 -
Pittsburgh Pirates 82 72 .532 14.0
Boston(N) Braves 81 73 .526 15.0
New York(N) Giants 81 73 .526 15.0
St Louis(N) Cardinals 73 81 .474 23.0
Cincinnati Reds 70 84 .455 26.0
Philadelphia(N) Phillies 69 85 .448 27.0
Chicago(N) Cubs 64 90 .416 32.0
Batting AVG
J. Viox PIT .354
T. Easterly PIT .332
F. Snodgrass NY1 .322
T. Shafer NY1 .317
J. Daubert BRO .314
Homeruns
F. Luderus PHI 20
B. Houser BSN 19
S. Evans SLN 13
H. Zimmerman CHN 12
H. Spratt BRO 9
RBI's
F. Luderus PHI 100
B. Houser BSN 91
F. Merkle NY1 88
J. Daubert BRO 80
H. Zimmerman CHN 77
ERA
P. Ragan BRO 2.26
R. Kroh CHN 2.29
D. Walker BRO 2.57
J. Oglethorpe PIT 2.70
C. Brandom PIT 2.76
Wins
P. Wilson BSN 22-12
C. Brandom PIT 21-11
D. Walker BRO 20-10
C. Hall NY1 19-10
J. Mendez CIN 19-18
R. Mitchell SLN 19-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB
Boston Red Sox 94 61 .606 -
Philadelphia Athletics 93 62 .600 1.0
New York Yankees 84 70 .545 9.5
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 11.5
Cleveland Indians 78 76 .506 15.5
Washington Senators 68 86 .442 25.5
Chicago White Sox 65 89 .422 28.5
St Louis Browns 53 101 .344 40.5
Batting AVG
S. McInnis PHA .354
J. Walsh CLE .335
B. Louden DET .327
S. Crawford DET .326
E. Collins PHA .323
Homeruns
B. Taylor CHA 15
G. Cravath BOS 12
J. Jackson CLE 12
T. Walker WS1 11
R. Chapman CLE 9
RBI's
D. Gainer DET 105
G. Cravath BOS 85
J. Walsh CLE 79
D. Lewis BOS 76
J. Jackson CLE 75
ERA
H. Krause PHA 1.94
R. Collins BOS 2.13
H. Suter CHA 2.37
S. Williams PHA 2.50
E. Steele BOS 2.57
Wins
H. Krause PHA 25-7
G. Kahler CLE 23-15
H. Vaughn NYA 21-17
R. Fisher NYA 21-15
S. Williams PHA 21-12
1913 WORLD SERIES : BOSTON RED SOX vs BROOKLYN DODGERS The Red Sox return to the series for the second time in 3 years and for the fourth time overall. All 3 previous Boston appearances (1901,1902,1911) resulted in Red Sox World Series titles. Brooklyn has been to the series twice, winning in 1908 but losing to Detroit the following season. GAME 1 - Riding the high of their 1-game playoff win over Philadelphia to claim the American League pennant, the Boston Red Sox got off to a great start in Brooklyn as they beat the Dodgers 4-2 in the series opener. Boston catcher Les Nunamaker drove in a pair of runswhile Gavvy Craveth scored twice. Elmer Steele got the start on the mound and allowed just 5 hits in 8 innings for the victory. Brooklyn's Jake Daubert led the Dodgers with 4 of the 5 hits. GAME 2 - An 8 run Boston outburst in the 7th inning turned this one into a rout as the Red Sox prevailed 14-6 to head home with a 2 games to none series lead. Cravath drove in 4 runs for Boston, 3 with a bases-loaded triple in the big inning. Red Sox shortstop Hans Lobert had 4 hits while Tris Speaker scored three runs. Casey Stengal's homerun was one of the few positives on the afternoon for Brooklyn. More bad news for Brooklyn came when it was learned that Jake Daubert would be lost for the series with a hernia. Daubert had a hit in his only at bat this game and was 5-for-6 in the series. Boston starter Dutch Leonard also left early with an injury giving the win to reliever Jack Killilaly. GAME 3 - A big Boston inning again proved the difference as the Rd Sox scored 6 times in the 6th to overcome a 4-1 deficeit and win 7-4. Harry Hooper had 3 hits including a 2-run triple in the big inning while Gavvy Craveth went 2-for-3. Hugh Bedient went the distance for the win while Pat Ragan took the loss. GAME 4 - A thriller that finally went the Dodgers way. Brooklyn scored once in the top of the 9th to snap a 1-1 tie but the Red Sox answered in the bottom half on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from Pat Donahue. However fate smiled on the Dodgers in the 10th inning when reserve first baseman Hal Janvrin, filling it at third after some pinch-hitting moves in the 9th, booted a ground ball allowing Ed Lennox to cross the plate with the go-ahead run. The Dodgers retired the Red Sox in order in the bottom of the 10th to stay alive in the series with a 3-2 victory. GAME 5 - Biff Schlitzer, who blanked the A's in the 1-game playoff, did it again as he tossed a 4-hit shutout in Boston's series clinching 4-0 victory. All the Boston runs came in the 4th inning on 4 hits including a 2-run single from Les Nunamaker. Gavvy Cravath, who hit .400 in the series with 4 rbi's and 5 runs scored, was named the postseason MVP. 1913 MINOR LEAGUE ROUND-UP : ST PAUL REPEATS AS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CHAMP Despite both the league MVP and top pitcher hailing from second place Louisville, the St Paul Saints held off the Colonels to claim their second straight Association title. St Paul had the league's best offense led by 23 year old outfielder Larry Chappell (.373,1,81) and 20 year old catcher Ray Schalk (.318,2,71). The rotation was solid led by 21 year old Pop Boy (20-5, 2.34) and veteran Frank Owen (17-8, 3.97). The second place Colonels had the league's best pitching staff led by pitcher of the year Ed Karger (14-5, 2.45) and Buck O'Brien (19-14, 2.99) along with batting champ/MVP Hugh Bradley (.386,11,76). Former major leaguers Johnny Evers (.303,0,44) and Heinie Wagner (.315,1,24) added experience but in the end the Colonels fell 3 games short of St Paul. The Buffalo Bisons finished 3 games ahead of Montreal for their first International League title in a decade. The Bisons success was because of their starting rotation which included Marc Hall (17-8, 2.79), Hooks Dauss (17-15, 3.23) and Fred House (15-7, 2.12). Montreal catcher Jake Stahl (.337,10,62) was named the league MVP while former major leaguer Ed Walsh (22-10, 3.02) was the loop's top pitcher. The Little World Series went the full 5 games and ended in dramatic fashion. After Buffalo scored 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning to tie Game 5 at 6 runs apiece St Paul ended the game on an rbi single with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning from Frank Owens. Owens hit .333 in the series after being sent down from the parent Chicago White Sox on the final weekend of the regular season. COLLEGE FOOTBALL JANUARY 1913 MICHIGAN BEATS ARMY FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP In a battle of Heisman Trophy finalists Michigan quarterback Lee Cruz was a clear winner, throwing 4 touchdown passes as the Wolverines dropped previously unbeaten Army 35-13 to win the Orange Bowl and college football's National Championship. Army signal caller Elroy Huntington, also a Heisman finalists, had a terrible day throwing 3 interceptions after getting picked off just 6 times all season. Army's other Heisman candidate, running back Elmer Oliphant, had a much better day leading all rushers with 156 yards on the ground. Halfback Johnny Maulbetsch staked Michigan to a quick 7-0 lead when he ran for a 69 yard touchdown on just the fourth play from scrimmage. Army got that one back late in the game when fullback William Harris scored on a 3 yard run. A pair of Huntington interceptions in the second quarter derailed Army drives and the two clubs went to the locker room at half time with Michigan leading 14-10. The Wolverines put the game out of reach in the third quarter when Lee threw 3 touchdown passes including a pair to wideout Irving Kennedy. In the other New Year's Day Bowl games, SEC champion Mississippi doubled Ivy League winner Yale 22-11 in the Sugar Bowl. Arizona State topped Clemson 31-28 on a last second field goal to win the Fiesta Bowl while BYU hammered Washington State 57-35 in the Rose Bowl. BYU finished with a perfect 12-0 record but failed to finish higher than 3rd in the Media Poll and 9th in the Coaches poll because of a very weak Skyline Conference schedule. Code:
FINAL 1912 AP TOP 20 RANKINGS 1- Michigan 11-1 2- Army 11-1 3- Brigham Young 12-0 4- Ohio State 10-2 5- Oklahoma 11-1 6- Mississippi 11-2 7- Arizona State 13-1 8- Washington State 9-3 9- South Carolina 8-4 10- Hardin-Simmons 10-3 11- UCLA 10-2 12- USC 8-4 13- Georgia 9-3 14- Arkansas 10-2 15- Illinois 8-4 16- Georgia Tech 9-4 17- Clemson 9-4 18- Texas 9-3 19- Mississippi State 9-3 20- Yale 9-3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1901 Army 1902 UCLA 1903 Army 1904 Tennessee 1905 UCLA 1906 Tennessee 1907 Michigan 1908 Oklahoma 1909 Tennessee 1910 Purdue 1911 USC 1912 Michigan DECEMBER 1913 WISCONSIN AND UCLA TO MEET FOR NATIONAL TITLE The Wisconsin Badgers will look to win their first College Football National Championship when they take on UCLA in the Rose Bowl. The Badgers enter the game with a perfect 11-0 record while the Bruins are 10-1 with their lone loss coming against arch-rival USC. Army is also 10-1 and actually ranked ahead of the Bruins in the AP Poll but the cadets will have to settle for a date with Border Conference champion Hardin-Simmons in the Fiesta Bowl. The other two New Year's Day games will feaute SEC champion LSU against Ivy League winner Yale in the Sugar Bowl while in Miami the Orange Bowl pits South Carolina against USC. TOP TEN AP COLLEGE RANKINGS ENTERING THE BOWL GAME 1- Wisconsin (11-0) 2- Army (10-1) 3- UCLA (10-1) 4- Purdue (10-1) 5- Virginia (10-2) 6- Michigan (9-2) 7- Alabama (9-2) 8- South Carolina (11-1) 9- LSU (10-2) 10- Arizona State (10-1) 1913 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ACC - South Carolina scores 10 unaswered points in the 4th quarter to beat Virginia 21-20 in the ACC title game. The win improves the Gamecocks record to 11-1 on the season including a perfect 9-0 in ACC action. BIG 8 - Iowa State was unbeaten in conference play to finish two games ahead of Colorado and Oklahoma A&M BIG 10 - Wisconsin was a perfect 8-0 and finished a game ahead of Purdue and 2 up on Michigan. BORDER - East Division champ Hardin-Simmons surprises Arizona 14-10 in the conference title game. The Wildcats had been a perfect 8-0 in conference play during the season. IVY - Yale was 7-0 with Harvard and Cornell tied for second at 5-2. MAC - A pair of 7-1 teams meet in the conference title game with East Division champ Pittsburgh prevailing Detroit Mercy 37-23. PCC - USC and UCLA both finished 7-1 in conference play. The Trojans win the conference title on the strength of their 21-17 win at home over the Bruins but UCLA gets the last laugh, playing for the National title with a 10-1 record. SKYLINE - As is usually the case Brigham Young runs the table in the Skyline Conference. New Mexico and Wyoming are tied for second at 6-2. SEC - LSU beats Kentucky 34-27 in the SEC title game after the Tigers were 8-0 in coference play. SOUTHERN - Virginia Tech is 8-0 in season play but they lose the conference title game, falling 51-48 in triple overtime to South Division champion Citadel. SWC - Texas finishes first with a 7-1 record, a game ahead of both Texas A&M and Arkansas. 1913 HEISMAN TROPHY GOES TO MICHIGAN QB CRUZ After being a finalist for the Heisman Trophy last year when he led the Michigan Wolverines to their second National Championship, quarterback Lee Cruz captured the Heisman in 1913. Cruz led the Wolverines to a 9-2 record this season and a berth in the Outback Bowl against SEC runner-up Kentucky. The Wolverines won the Bowl game 20-19 as Cruz passed for 189 yards. The big hero for Michigan, however, was running back Johnny Maulbetsch who scored a pair of touchdowns and ran for 182 yards in the contest. Senior running back Jim Thorpe of USC was runner-up in Heisman voting after leading the nation in rushing with 2082 yards while scoring 14 touchdowns. With one game remaining in his collegiate career Thorpe has gained 6244 yards and when he is done will likely rank 5th alltime in yards gained. His 53 rushing touchdowns are two shy of Harry Eller's career record set with Pittsburgh from 1902-05. Code:
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS YEAR WINNER[/b] 1901 Cory Kearney QB Army 1902 James Williams RB Army 1903 James Williams RB Army 1904 Harry Eller RB Pitt 1905 Lewis King QB Oklahoma 1906 Richard Atkinson RB USC 1907 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1908 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1909 Ronald Wong QB USC 1910 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1911 Jim Thorpe RB USC 1912 Ross Caron QB Washington State 1913 Lee Cruz QB Michigan NOTE -to make it a little less confusing I will start including the New Year's Day bowl games in the previous season recap. For example this 1913 report now includes the Jan 1, 1914 bowl games. JANUARY 1 1914 UCLA BEATS WISCONSIN TO CLAIM NATIONAL TITLE For the third time in their history the UCLA Bruins are college football's National Champion. The Bruins beat previously undefeated Wisconsin 23-7 in the Rose Bowl. The Bruins earned the win despite losing senior quarterback Mark Martinez in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Junior back-up Jean Robinson completed 11 of 21 passes for 118 yards. It was the running back tandem of Edward Cousins and James Johnson that carried the UCLA offense. The duo combined for 169 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns. After a scoreless first half Johnson staked the Bruins to a 7-0 lead with an 11 yard touchdown carry early in the second quarter. Wisconsin answered on the next series with a drive that resulted in a 2 yard pass from Hobey Baker to James Gold. UCLA would take over in the third quarter starting with a 78 yard drive that culminated in a 5 yard touchdown run for Cousins. On that drive Cousins and Johnson combined for 69 of the 78 yards. UCLA would finish the game off with 3 Boyd Ruiz field goals. Senior UCLA defensive back Wayne Chambers, the PCC defensive player of the year, was named Rose Bowl MVP after making 11 tackles and adding an interception. In the other New Year's Day bowl games USC beat South Carolina 37-27 in the Orange Bowl as Jim Thorpe closed out his collegiate career with 118 yards rushing and another 65 receiving. Gus Welch threw 4 touchdown passes to give him 38 on the season as LSU outscored Ivy League champion Yale 47-30. Army beat Hardin-Simmons 37-26 as junior Elmer Oliphant rushed for 107 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. Code:
FINAL 1913 AP TOP 20 RANKINGS 1- UCLA 11-1 2- Army 11-1 3- Wisconsin 11-1 4- Purdue 11-1 5- Michigan 10-2 6- Virginia 10-3 7- LSU 11-2 8- Arizona State 11-1 9- Washinhton State 9-3 10-Tennessee 9-3 11-Alabama 9-3 12-South Carolina 11-2 13-North Carolina State 10-2 14-Arkansas 9-3 15-Yale 11-2 16-Arizona 11-2 17-Pittsburgh 12-1 18-Hardin Simmons 11-2 19-Iowa State 11-1 20-Maryland 10-2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1901 Army 1902 UCLA 1903 Army 1904 Tennessee 1905 UCLA 1906 Tennessee 1907 Michigan 1908 Oklahoma 1909 Tennessee 1910 Purdue 1911 USC 1912 Michigan 1913 UCLA BOXING JANUARY FIELD NARROWED TO FOUR IN HEAVYWEIGHT ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT The search for a new heavyweight boxing champion to replace the retired Peter Jackson is down to 4 men after the quarterfinals in the elimination tournament were completed this month. In Toronto, former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson (44-4-1) had little trouble scoring an unanimous decision over Jack Root (43-10-3). Johnson will meet Sam Langford in one semi-final match at the end of March. Langford (32-8-2) also won by unanimous decision over Tommy Burns. Johnson and Langford have met three times previously with Johnson winning twice and the third bout ended in a draw. The following night in Chicago Joe Jeannette (31-2-1) and James Jeffries (46-10-0) advanced. Jeannette scored an 8th round knockout of German fighter Frank Mantell while Jeffries won by disqualification over Sam McVey. Jeannette and Jeffries have never met. Only Jeffries has never held the heavyweight title previously. Also in January "Irish" Jack Dempsey regained the middleweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Al McCoy. The young McCoy was an unlikely champion when he was awarded the crown after Dempsey was disqualified for low blows in what most experts had expected to be just an easy tune-up bout for the champ last fall. In other winter boxing news Bantamweight George Dixon and Flyweight champ Dick Jenkins each lost their titles. Dixon was beaten by top contender Johnny Coulon marking the third time in his career he has lost the title. Dixon (37-9-1) does not rule out making an attempt to win the title for the fourth time in his career. Coulon is 33-4-3. Jenkins lost an unanimous decision to unbeaten British fighter Jimmy Wilde. Just 22 year old, Wilde is 15-0 as a pro. APRIL 1913 JOHNSON AND JEANNETTE TO SQUARE OFF FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE Old foes Jack Johnson and Joe Jeannette will meet in July to determine the next Heavyweight Champion of the World. The two pugilists posted semi-final victories to set up the bout to determine a champion to replaced Peter Jackson, who retired last year. Johnson scored a majority decision in a thrilling bout against Sam Langford. It was the fourth time that Johnson and Langford have met with Johnson owning 3 victories and a draw. In the other semi-final Joe Jeannette scored a fairly easy unanimous decision victory over James Jeffries. The now 35 year old Johnson continues to amaze the boxing world. No one has held a title belt longer than his reign from 1902-1909. Interestingly enough it was Jeannette that ended Johnson's streak in 1909. It will be the third meeting between the two with each fighter owning a victory. MAY 1913 LEVIN WINS MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT Irish Jack Dempsey lost the World Middleweight Title for the second time in three bouts after he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Paddy Levin. Levin, like Dempsey a native of Ireland, improved to 22-3-5 with the victory. It was his first title shot. JULY 1913 JACK JOHNSON IS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP AGAIN! The man who has reigned as world champion longer than anyone else is once again considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world. Jack Johnson won a tight but unanimous decision over Joe Jeannette to claim the vacant World Heavyweight title. Two judges scored the fight 144-143 while the third had Johnson winning by 3 points. Code:
{b]HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY[/b]
1901-1902 Peter Jackson (3 defenses)
1902-1910 Jack Johnson (21 defenses)
1910-1910 Joe Jeannette (1 defense)
1910-1911 Sam Langford (2 defenses)
1911-1912 Jack Johnson (3 defenses)
1912-1912 Peter Jackson (2 defenses then retired)
1913- Jack Johnson
AUGUST 1913 RYAN WINS MIDDLEWEIGHT CROWN Veteran fighter Tommy Ryan regained the World Middleweight title with an 8th round TKO victory over champion Paddy Levin. Ryan, who held the Welterweight title from 1902-06 and the middleweight crown from 1907-09, improves his career record to 51-2-2. Levin, who's record falls to 22-4-5, was making his first title defense since beating Irish Jack Dempsey in April. Code:
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY 1902-1906 Bob Fitzsimmons (11 title defenses) 1906 Irish Jack Dempsey (0 successful defenses) 1906-1907 Stanley Ketchel (3 defenses) 1907-1909 Tommy Ryan (5 defenses) 1909 Frank Craig (1 defense) 1909 Billy Baker (0 successful defenses) 1909-1910 Irish Jack Dempsey (0 successful defenses) 1910 Frank Klaus (3 defenses) 1910-1912 Irish Jack Dempsey (8 defenses) 1912-1913 Al McCoy (0 successful defenses) 1913 Irish Jack Dempsey (0 successful defenses) 1913 Paddy Levin (0 successful defenses) 1913- Tommy Ryan HEAVYWEIGHT After beating Joe Jeannette to reclaim the vacant heavyweight title Jack Johnson had little trouble scoring an unanimous decision over Canadian journeyman Bill McKinnon (28-7-0) in a November defense. A fighter to watch in this division is 24 year old Harry Willis who is now considered to be the 3rd best contender. Further down the road is the great Jack Dempsey who will make his pro debut in 1914. Code:
TOP HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jack Johnson 48-4-1 1 Joe Jeannette 34-3-1 2 John L Sullivan 46-7-0 3 Harry Willis 15-0-0 4 Dom McCaffrey 42-12-3 5 Luther McCarty 15-0-0 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has held the belt since beating John Donaldson in March of 1911. His 10th successful defense of the title came against Australian native Dave Smith in November. Fighters to watch in this division include young Jack Dillon, who's only loss in 29 pro fights came to the champ. Dillon was not really ready when he got his first chance at O'Brien but he has improved in each of his last four wins and could be ready to become the next champion. A little further away is 22 year old Tommy Gibbons (14-1-0). Code:
TOP LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jack O'Brien 36-5-2 1 Frank Girton 21-0-0 2 George Byers 27-9-1 3 Bob McAllister 24-3-2 4 Jack Dillon 28-1-0 5 Larry Williams 14-0-2 MIDDLEWEIGHT Veteran Tommy Ryan is once again the champ in a weight class dominated by fighters hitting the tail end of their careers. Two younger middleweights to watch are Australian Les Darcy (15-1-1) and American southpaw Johnny Wilson (16-0-0). Code:
TOP MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Tommy Ryan 53-2-2 1 Billy Papke 30-3-2 2 Irish Jack Dempsey 47-7-0 3 Eddie McGooty 29-5-0 4 Charles McCoy 39-11-3 5 Rube Ferns 38-16-1 WELTERWEIGHT Young Peter Jackson is once again the king of the welterweight division after beating Charley Hitte in October. It was a rematch of the draw they battled to in August and came 5 months after Hitte took the belt from Jackson. English fighter Ted 'Kid' Lewis (22-3) seems to be the best young fighter in this division. Code:
TOP WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Young Peter Jackson 37-6-1 1 George Cole 25-10-4 2 Joe Gans 45-6-3 3 Dixie Kid 31-16-5 4 Charley Hitte 28-13-1 5 Joe Walcott 37-15-4 LIGHTWEIGHT Patsy Sweeney is the champ in this division after winning the title from Frank Erne in October. Erne, a native of Switzerland, held the belt for just over a year. Most of the top fighters in this division are getting along in years and there are not a lot of good young stars coming up. Probably the best is American Joe Shugrue (13-1-1). Nicknamed 'The Jersey Bobcat', Shugrue is 23 years old. His future looked very bright until a loss to veteran George Monroe (19-15) last month. Another one to watch is Young Dyson (15-1-0) who's only loss came in a title bout with Erne. However, Dyson's record is more impressive than the quality of his opponents. Code:
TOP LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Patsy Sweeney 29-12-2 1 Young Dyson 15-1-0 2 Frank Erne 31-8-3 3 Abe Atell 49-9-3 4 Freddie Welsh 31-5-1 5 Jack Blackburn 38-13-4 FEATHERWEIGHT This division belongs to England's Jem Driscoll, who has held the title off and on since 1907. At age 33 he should still have a few more good years left. His biggest opposition could come from either Tommy O'Toole (19-3-0) or Johnny Kilbane (30-3-1). Unbeaten 20 year old Frenchman Eugene Criqui is also making waves in the division but could be a couple of years away from being ready for a title shot. Code:
TOP FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jem Driscoll 48-6-1 1 Johnny Kilbane 30-3-1 2 Young Griffo 44-9-6 3 Eugene Criqui 18-0-1 4 Young Corbett 35-17-4 5 Solly Smitth 30-17-3 24 year old Johnny Coulon has held the title since beating veteran George Dixon in January. He may just be babysitting it until 20 year old Eddie Campi is ready to take the next step. Code:
TOP BANTAMWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Johnny Coulon 36-4-3 1 George Dixon 40-9-1 2 Johnny Murphy 29-4-1 3 Jimmy Walsh 23-10-6 4 Eddie Campi 18-0-1 5 Owen Moran 39-7-7 21 year old Englishman Jimmy Wilde is the only unbeaten champion and looks like he could dominate this division for years to come. He claimed the title from Dick Jenkins in January and has made two defenses against average competition. Out of the contenders, Grover Hayes is likely to prove to be the stiffest opponent. Code:
TOP FLYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jimmy Wilde 18-0-0 1 Johnny Hughes 25-3-5 2 Griff Jones 20-1-0 3 Kid Murphy 28-4-3 4 Grover Hayes 20-1-3 5 Dick Jenkins 14-2-2 HORSE RACING MAY 1913 : KENTUCKY DERBY 1913 DERBY FEATURES ONE OF THE GREATEST FINISHES OF ALL TIME The 1913 Kentucky Derby will certainly go down in history as one of the most exciting horse races of all-time. It was a furious finish as four horses seperated by less than a length at the finish line. It took a photo to crown Gowell as the winner by a nose over Donerail. Foundation was a neck behind Donerail for third while Yankee Notions, who had entered the backstretch in the lead, slipped to fourth in the final furlong. Donerail had taken the early lead and remained out front until midway down the backstretch when both Foundation and Yankee Notions edged ahead of him. As they came out of turn four Yankee Nation had a slim lead on the other three but as they neared the finish line all 4 horses appeared to be in a dead heat. In the end Gowell, who had a very slow start, had the best legs at the finish and won the race for the roses. SIM DERBY RESULTS 1- Gowell time 2:05 1/5th 2- Donerail 3- Foundation 4- Yankee Notions 5- Jimmie Gill 6- Lord Marshall 7- Tenpoint 8- Leochares REAL 1913 DERBY RESULTS 1- Donerail time 2:04 4/5ths new track record 2- Tenpoint 3- Gowell 4- Foundation 5- Yankee Notions 6- Lord Marshall 7- Jimmie Gill 8- Leochares AUTO RACING MAY 1913 : INDIANAPOLIS 500 PILETTE WINS INDY 500 Belgium driver Theodore Pilette won the third running of the Indianapolis 500 as he averaged a record speed of 81.1 mph over the race. In real life, Pilette finished 5th in this his only appearance in the Indy 500. Pilette raced a Mercedes engine in the Indy event. In 1921 Pilette would die in a non-racing motor vehichle accident but his son Andre and grandson Teddy would both become formula one drivers. Spencer Wishart would finish second just as he did in real life. It was a far better showing for the American driver who crashed on the opening lap of the 1911 race and lasted just 52 laps last year before retiring with a problem. Wishart will be back for 1914 but that would be his final race as he would be killed in August of 1914 at a road race in Elgin, Illinois at the age of 23. The real life winner of the event, Jules Goux, held the lead on a couple of occassions but ended up finishing fourth. We will hear from the Frenchman again as he had strong showings in real life at Indy in 1914 and 1919. He will also appear in the 1920 and 1921 events. Code:
FINAL RESULTS: 1913 Indianapolis 500
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13 1 23 Theodore Pilette 200 Winner 4
19 2 22 Spencer Wishart 199 Flagged 4
2 3 9 Albert Guyot 199 Flagged 4
7 4 16 Jules Goux 198 Flagged 4
23 5 31 Louis Disbrow 196 Flagged 4
15 6 35 Willie Haupt 195 Flagged 4
20 7 12 Howdy Wilcox 195 Flagged 4
8 8 27 Teddy Tetzlaff 194 Flagged 5
27 9 25 George Clark 194 Flagged 4
1 10 19 Caleb Bragg 192 Flagged 4
22 11 29 Ralph Mulford 192 Flagged 5
17 12 18 Johnny Jenkins 191 Flagged 4
24 13 32 Joe Niekrent 191 Flagged 4
10 14 1 Harry Endicott 190 Flagged 4
11 15 10 Billy Knipper 190 Flagged 6
3 16 17 Billy Liesaw 189 Flagged 7
25 17 6 Jack Tower 189 Flagged 4
26 18 15 Paul Zuccarelli 187 Flagged 5
14 19 3 Gil Anderson 185 Flagged 5
4 20 5 Robert Evans 184 Flagged 5
9 21 33 Bill Endicott 149 Steering 6
21 22 4 Bob Burman 133 Steering 5
12 23 21 Ralph DePalma 125 Wh.Bearing 3
16 24 2 Charley Merz 117 Crash 1 3
18 25 28 Vincenzo Trucco 22 Gearbox 1
6 26 26 Harry Grant 7 Gearbox 1
5 27 8 Don Herr 0 Oil leak 1
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WINNING TIME: 06:10:03
WINNING SPEED: 81.101 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 135.04 sec
YELLOW FLAGS: 6 for 34 laps
10 laps 20 laps 30 laps
1 Jules Goux 1 Jules Goux 1 Jules Goux
2 Ralph DePalma 2 Ralph DePalma 2 Ralph DePalma
3 Theodore Pilette 3 Theodore Pilette 3 Theodore Pilette
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Willie Haupt 5 Willie Haupt 5 Willie Haupt
6 Robert Evans 6 Howdy Wilcox 6 Howdy Wilcox
7 Bill Endicott 7 Gil Anderson 7 Ralph Mulford
8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Bill Endicott 8 Charley Merz
9 Caleb Bragg 9 Spencer Wishart 9 Spencer Wishart
10 Gil Anderson 10 Billy Liesaw 10 Gil Anderson
40 laps 50 laps 60 laps
1 Jules Goux 1 Jules Goux 1 Theodore Pilette
2 Theodore Pilette 2 Theodore Pilette 2 Jules Goux
3 Ralph DePalma 3 Ralph DePalma 3 Albert Guyot
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Ralph DePalma
5 Willie Haupt 5 Spencer Wishart 5 Spencer Wishart
6 Ralph Mulford 6 Willie Haupt 6 Ralph Mulford
7 Howdy Wilcox 7 Ralph Mulford 7 Willie Haupt
8 Spencer Wishart 8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Charley Merz
9 Charley Merz 9 Charley Merz 9 Howdy Wilcox
10 Gil Anderson 10 Bill Endicott 10 Caleb Bragg
70 laps 80 laps 90 laps
1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette
2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux
3 Albert Guyot 3 Albert Guyot 3 Albert Guyot
4 Ralph DePalma 4 Spencer Wishart 4 Spencer Wishart
5 Spencer Wishart 5 Ralph DePalma 5 Willie Haupt
6 Willie Haupt 6 Willie Haupt 6 Ralph Mulford
7 Ralph Mulford 7 Ralph Mulford 7 Ralph DePalma
8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Howdy Wilcox
9 Caleb Bragg 9 George Clark 9 George Clark
10 George Clark 10 Louis Disbrow 10 Louis Disbrow
100 laps 110 laps 120 laps
1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette
2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux
3 Albert Guyot 3 Spencer Wishart 3 Spencer Wishart
4 Spencer Wishart 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Ralph Mulford 5 Ralph Mulford 5 Ralph Mulford
6 Ralph DePalma 6 Ralph DePalma 6 Ralph DePalma
7 Willie Haupt 7 Willie Haupt 7 Howdy Wilcox
8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Willie Haupt
9 George Clark 9 George Clark 9 George Clark
10 Caleb Bragg 10 Louis Disbrow 10 Louis Disbrow
130 laps 140 laps 150 laps
1 Jules Goux 1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette
2 Theodore Pilette 2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux
3 Spencer Wishart 3 Spencer Wishart 3 Spencer Wishart
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Howdy Wilcox 5 Howdy Wilcox 5 Willie Haupt
6 Willie Haupt 6 Ralph Mulford 6 Howdy Wilcox
7 Ralph Mulford 7 Willie Haupt 7 Ralph Mulford
8 Ralph DePalma 8 Louis Disbrow 8 Louis Disbrow
9 George Clark 9 George Clark 9 George Clark
10 Caleb Bragg 10 Joe Niekrent 10 Joe Niekrent
160 laps 170 laps 180 laps
1 Jules Goux 1 Jules Goux 1 Jules Goux
2 Theodore Pilette 2 Theodore Pilette 2 Theodore Pilette
3 Spencer Wishart 3 Spencer Wishart 3 Spencer Wishart
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Willie Haupt 5 Willie Haupt 5 Howdy Wilcox
6 Howdy Wilcox 6 Howdy Wilcox 6 Willie Haupt
7 Ralph Mulford 7 Ralph Mulford 7 Louis Disbrow
8 Louis Disbrow 8 Louis Disbrow 8 George Clark
9 George Clark 9 George Clark 9 Caleb Bragg
10 Joe Niekrent 10 Caleb Bragg 10 Teddy Tetzlaff
190 laps 200 laps
1 Theodore Pilette 1 Theodore Pilette
2 Spencer Wishart 2 Spencer Wishart
3 Albert Guyot 3 Albert Guyot
4 Jules Goux 4 Jules Goux
5 Willie Haupt 5 Louis Disbrow
6 Louis Disbrow 6 Willie Haupt
7 Howdy Wilcox 7 Howdy Wilcox
8 George Clark 8 Teddy Tetzlaff
9 Teddy Tetzlaff 9 George Clark
10 Caleb Bragg 10 Caleb Bragg
SOCCER I have decided to include a fictional soccer world in this dynasty. I will be using World Wide Soccer Manager (The North American version of SI's soccer game) and will populate the league with fictional players. Starting in 1930 the World Cup will make an appearance but I have done no editing to the game file so there will be little in the way of historical accuracy. MAY 1913 CHELSEA CLAIMS ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION TITLE Chelsea ended Manchester United's 2 year run as English First Division champions by the narrowest of margins. The two clubs were level in points and victories but Chelsea was given the nod based on goal differential. In two meetings this season Chelsea earned a victory and a tie against Manchester United. The goal scoring title went to Middlesbrough striker Zoran Perkovic who had 22. Ben Omar of Southampton was second with 20. Crystal Palaca striker Ralph Lee, who had 17 goals and was named Man of the Match on 7 occassions, earned the nod as English Footballer of the Year. Code:
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS Pos Team GP Won Drn Lst GF GA Pts 1st Chelsea 38 24 7 7 70 35 79 2nd Man Utd 38 24 7 7 60 31 79 3rd Coventry 38 21 4 13 54 41 67 4th Liverpool 38 18 8 12 57 47 62 5th West Ham 38 16 10 12 52 51 58 6th Everton 38 15 12 11 48 44 57 7th Blackburn 38 16 8 14 51 49 56 8th Arsenal 38 16 7 15 53 46 55 9th Leeds 38 15 10 13 60 57 55 10th Middlesbrough 38 16 6 16 51 54 54 11th Tottenham 38 14 11 13 50 47 53 12th Southampton 38 14 11 13 55 54 53 13th Charlton 38 13 12 13 41 47 51 14th Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 48 48 50 15th Crystal Palace 38 14 8 16 52 61 50 16th Newcastle 38 14 7 17 53 51 49 17th Birmingham 38 12 8 18 47 52 44 18th Q.P.R. 38 8 12 18 42 60 36 19th Wolves 38 6 6 26 26 65 24 20th Watford 38 4 9 25 33 63 21 PAST ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION WINNERS 1913 Chelsea 1912 Manchester United 1911 Manchester United 1910 Arsenal 1909 Chelsea 1908 Manchester United 1907 Chelsea 1906 Chelsea 1905 Arsenal 1904 Arsenal WEST HAM WINS FA CUP West Ham overcame a 1-0 deficeit at the half and rallied to beat Charlton 2-1 to win the 1913 FA Cup title. Michael Ford and Robert Battaglia scored in the final 25 minutes to give the London side it's first Cup title. Earlier West Ham had topped Leeds 2-1 in the first semi-final while Charlton beat Arsenal 3-1 in the other semi. Charlton striker Anres Tiko led the tournament in scoring with 5 goals. FA CUP WINNERS 1913 West Ham United 1912 Manchester United 1911 Coventry 1910 Liverpool 1909 Tottenham 1908 Manchester United 1907 Arsenal 1906 Leicester 1905 Liverpool ALL-ITALIAN CHAMPIONS CUP FINAL Juventus beat Roma on penalty kicks to claim the 1913 European club championship. The two Italian sides were tied at 1-1 through regulation and overtime before Juventus won the penalty kicks 4-3 to claim it's first European title. In the semi-finals Juventus beat Liverpool 2-0 while Roma advanced against Chelsea on away goals in a 3-3 tie. It was Juventus' third trip to the finals since the tournament began in 1905 but was their first victory. Code:
EUROPEAN CUP CHAMPIONS YEAR WINNER RUNNER UP 1905 AC Milan Juventus 1906 Chelsea AC Milan 1907 AC Milan Barcelona 1908 AC Milan FC Bayern 1909 Barcelona Chelsea 1910 Inter Juventus 1911 Chelsea Inter 1912 AC Milan Inter 1913 Juventus Roma JIM VIOX Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Jim Viox capped off a tremendous rookie season with word he had been named 1913's Sportsman of the Year. The youngster led the National League in hitting in his first season while capturing both the Rookie of the Year and National League Most Valuable Player awards. For the first time in history serious consideration had been given to a non-human as Kentucky Derby winner Gowell was a close second in voting. Jack Johnson, who regained the World Heavyweight title this year was also seriously considered for a record 4th Sportsman of the Year award. Code:
PREVIOUS SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 1901 - Cory Kearny: Quarterback Army football team 1902 - Al Orth: Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies 1903 - Bob Wicker: Pitcher St Louis Cardinals 1904 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1905 - Rube Waddell Pitcher Chicago White Sox 1906 - University of Tennessee Football Team 1907 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1908 - Sean Spencer Quarterback Michigan football team 1909 - Pop Lloyd shortstop Detroit Tigers 1910 - Sean Spencer Quarterback Michigan football team 1911 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1912 - Jim Thorpe Olympian/RB USA Olympic Team/USC Football 1913 - Jim Viox Second baseman Pittsburgh Pirates
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thanks for the added numbers/background in baseball Tiger. Really excellent report re-capping the playoffs game between Boston & the A's. Looking forward to seeing if Viox can continue to be one of the game's best. He routinely won the ROY in my historical dynasties on 5, 6, 6.5 but then would always fade after a few seasons.
BYU got robbed in the 1912 National title picture and glad to see Cruz come back with another solid season and win the Heisman. Love the addition of soccer and glad to see Man U not win...can't root for those guys even in a dynasty. I can understand giving him the award 4 times might have been overkill, but how did Jack Johnson not win the Sportsman of the Year? Another Title run 10 years after the 1st...simply amazing longevity and career, will go down as 1 of the all-time greats in the ring
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW : 1914
BASEBALL ONCE AGAIN 154 IS NOT ENOUGH For the second year in a row a major league pennant race needed an extra game to determine the champion. Last year it was the American League race that finished in a dead-heat, this time around National League clubs Brooklyn and Pittsburgh were tied after 154 games. With Pittsburgh having finished it's regular season schedule the Dodgers needed to win both of their final two games in Philadelphia to force a tie. Brooklyn did so in dramatic fashion, getting a Zach Wheat (.350,9,84) rbi single in the 14th inning of the first game to win 3-2 and an Ed Lennox (.272,6,65) rbi single in the 11th inning of the second game to salvage a 4-3 victory after the Dodgers had spotted Philadelphia a 3-1 lead early in the contest. The playoff contest was a dandy as Brooklyn hurler Harry Ables (21-12, 2.59) squared off against Pirates ace Claude Hendrix (22-12, 3.05). The Dodgers struck first as outfielder Casey Stengel (.273,8,73) drove in two runs with a single in the bottom of the fourth inning. Pittsburgh got one run back in the 6th on a Jack Barry (.315,3,42) rbi single and the Bucs tied the game in the top of the 8th when Vin Campbell (.322,5,91) drove in second baseman Jim Viox (.294,2,53). It looked like the game was headed to extra-innings but the Dodgers would change that in the bottom of the ninth. Brooklyn infielder Red Smith (.287,7,65) led off the inning with a single off of Hendrix. A pair of sacrifice bunts would move Smith to third base with 2 outs setting the stage for Jake Daubert (.280,8,55) to become the hero. Daubert ended the game with a single up the middle scoring Smith. It was the third straight game the Dodgers won in their final at bat. As for the season Brooklyn was led by league MVP Zach Wheat and pitcher of the year Pat Ragan (23-14, 2.69). The Dodgers swept the awards with the annoucement that pitcher Raliegh Aitchison (16-8, 2.84) was named the Senior Circuit's top newcomer. The second place Bucs had the league's best offense thanks to the likes of Ted Easterly (.349,2,55), Campbell, Barry, Max Carey (.272,7,76) and Rafael Almeida (.297,5,49). Second baseman Jim Viox failed to live up to the hype of his rookie season when he won the National League batting crown and MVP award but he was still a solid contributer. Third place New York relied on pitchers Jeff Tesreau (20-12, 2.91) and Louis Drucke (19-12, 2.90) along with hitters Heinie Groh (.327,3,74), Fred Snodgrass (.328,1,72) and Tillie Shafer (.326,0,37). The Cubs had pitchers Rube Kroh (24-18, 3.00) and Henry Keupper (20-15, 3.46) but not enough offensive production outside of Vic Saier (.276,6,68), Ping Bodie (.287,6,83) and Heinie Zimmerman (.282,5,63). Offense was a problem in St Louis as the 5th place Cardinals scored less runs than any other team in the National League. After hitting 27 homers three years ago Philadelphia first baseman Fred Luderus (.296,9,50) continues to see his production drop. The highlight in Boston was a batting title for second year Braves infielder Rabbit Maranville (.362,3,33). Aside from catcher Tommy Clarke (.260,2,37) winning a gold glove there was little good news for last place Cincinnati. BOSTON BECOMING A DYNASTY IN AMERICAN LEAGUE The Boston Red Sox won their third American League pennant in 4 seasons thanks mainly to an outfield that consisted of 3 gold glove winners in Duffy Lewis (.273,5,67), Tris Speaker (.298,4,51) and Harry Hooper (.252,2,39). Add in American League batting champion Steve Yerkes (.323,2,52), second baseman Larry Gardner (.315,1,64) and first baseman Gavvy Cravath (.242,10,81) and it is easy to see why the Red Sox led the American League in runs scored. Boston's pitching staff anchored by Ray Collins (17-6, 1.95), Elmer Steele (19-11, 2.48) and Dutch Leonard (18-16, 2.69) was the stingiest in the league. A 15 game improvement over last season allowed the Washington Senators to sneak into second place, a game ahead of Philadelphia. A's ace Harry Krause (22-11, 2.13) was named the American League's top pitcher for the third time in 4 years. Washington's Doc Ayers (17-7, 2.17) was named the rookie of the year. Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb (.273,2,54) led the league in runs (89) and stolen bases (32) to capture his first MVP award. Code:
NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 93 62 .600 -
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 63 .594 1.0
New York(N) Giants 85 69 .552 7.5
Chicago(N) Cubs 81 73 .526 11.5
St Louis(N) Cardinals 72 82 .468 20.5
Philadelphia(N) Phillies 68 86 .442 24.5
Boston(N) Braves 65 89 .422 27.5
Cincinnati Reds 61 93 .396 31.5
Batting AVG
R. Maranville BSN .362
Z. Wheat BRO .350
T. Easterly PIT .349
F. Snodgrass NY1 .328
H. Groh NY1 .327
Homeruns
L. Gilbert BSN 10
F. Luderus PHI 9
Z. Wheat BRO 9
C. Stengel BRO 8
J. Daubert BRO 8
RBI's
V. Campbell PIT 91
Z. Wheat BRO 84
P. Bodie CHN 83
M. Carey PIT 76
H. Groh NY1 74
ERA
G. Packard CIN 2.52
J. Raleigh SLN 2.55
S. Conley NY1 2.57
H. Ables BRO 2.59
J. Lush PHI 2.62
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R. Kroh CHN 24-18
P. Ragan BRO 23-14
C. Hendrix PIT 22-12
H. Ables BRO 21-12
H. Keupper CHN 20-15
J. Tesreau NY1 20-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB
Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 -
Washington Senators 83 71 .539 4.0
Philadelphia Athletics 82 72 .532 5.0
New York Yankees 76 78 .494 11.0
Chicago White Sox 75 79 .487 12.0
Detroit Tigers 73 81 .474 14.0
Cleveland Indians 72 82 .468 15.0
St Louis Browns 68 86 .442 19.0
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S. Yerkes BOS .323
S. McInnis PHA .315
L. Gardner BOS .315
B. Weaver CHA .310
T. Daley PHA .308
Homeruns
F. Baker PHA 12
B. Taylor CHA 10
G. Cravath BOS 10
J. Riggert BOS 8
H. Shanks WS1 7
RBI's
F. Baker PHA 88
G. Cravath BOS 81
D. Gainer DET 77
D. Lewis BOS 67
J. Sheckard NYA 64
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E. Russell CHA 1.90
J. Boehling WS1 1.94
R. Collins BOS 1.95
H. Krause PHA 2.13
H. Pernoll DET 2.14
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H. Krause PHA 22-11
M. McHale NYA 21-15
E. Steele BOS 19-11
D. Leonard BOS 18-16
E. Russell CHA 18-16
H. Vaughan NYA 18-20
R. Witherup WS1 18-21
1914 WORLD SERIES : BOSTON RED SOX vs BROOKLYN DODGERS For the second year in a row the Red Sox and Dodgers meet in the World Series. Boston prevailed last year in 5 games as the Red Sox ran their postseason series record to 4-0. In addition to 1913, Boston beat the Giants in 1911 and the Phillies in both 1901 and 1902. Brooklyn had a series win in 1908 over the St Louis Browns and a loss the following season against Detroit to go with last year's pennant. GAME 1 - Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper each had 3 hits as Boston won the series opener in Brooklyn by a 5-4 count. The Dodgers had led 4-2 at the end of 7 innings before the Red Sox rallied. The winning runs came on a 2-run homer off the bat of Duffy Lewis in the top of the ninth inning. 22 year old Dutch Leonard allowed 8 hits for the complete game victory while National League rookie of the year Raliegh Aitchison took the loss. GAME 2 - Brooklyn's late season pattern of extra inning success paid off here as the Dodgers won 2-1 in 11 innings. The Dodgers opened the scoring in the bottom of the third when George Cutshaw singled home Jake Daubert. The run came a half inning after Brooklyn's Charlie Schmutz fanned Tris Speaker with 2 out and the bases loaded with Red Sox. Boston tied it in the 6th on an RBI single off the bat of American League batting champion Steve Yerkes. It stayed that way until the 11th inning when Zach Wheat hit a 1-out sacrifice fly to score Bob Fisher with the winning run. Fisher, who led off the inning with a single, was helped to third by a throwing error from Boston shortstop Yerkes. GAME 3 - Another extra inning contest but this time it is Boston that prevails 2-1 in 11 innings. Tris Speaker, who had scored Boston's first run, was the hero as he delivered an rbi single in the bottom of the 11th to end the contest. GAME 4 - For the third straight game we have extra innings and again the final is 2-1 Boston. This time it took 14 innings for the Red Sox to win and again it was Speaker that provided the heroics. The Boston outfielder led off the 14th inning with a home run off of Bill Schardt, who was on in relief for the Dodgers. Gavvy Cravath had 3 hits and drove in the first Boston run. GAME 5 - After three straight extra inning contests we got anything but a nailbiter in what turned out to be the series finale. Boston scored 5 times in the bottom of the first inning and coasted to a 9-0 victory to win the series. Tris Speaker hit just .259 in the series but he was named MVP mainly on the strength of his two extra-inning game winning rbi's. 1914 MINOR LEAGUE ROUND-UP : MONTREAL WINS LITTLE WORLD SERIES Led by International League pitcher of the year Jeff Pfeffer (22-8, 2.82) and league MVP Jake Stahl (.312,7,68) the Montreal Royals won the Little World Series for the second time in three years. The Royals finished 9 games ahead of second place Buffalo while dominating the league offensively. In addition to Stahl the Royals had league batting champ Simon Nicholls (.359,0,34), Jud Daley (.310,0,40) and Mike McCormick (.306,1,43). Number two starter Earl Yingling (20-12, 3.37) complimented Pfeffer. The Toledo Mud Hens were crowned American Association champion for the first time in franchsie history. Veterans Claude Rossman (.361,0,82) and Del Howard (.354,0,58) led the Toledo offense. Rossman, who spent the previous 8 seasons in the major leagues with Cleveland and the St Louis Browns, was named the A.A. most valuable player and led the league in batting average. Minneapolis hurler Bill Grahame (18-9, 3.44) was named the loop's top pitcher. Montreal swept the series in 3 games led by the offense of shortstop Harry Spratt. Spratt, who was sent down from Brooklyn in June, went 7 for 10 in the series with 5 rbi's. COLLEGE FOOTBALL FEBRUARY 1914 WOLVERINES SIGN NATION'S TOP RECRUIT Quarterback Garrett Watkins, regarded as the number one recruit in the nation, has agreed to attend the University of Michigan. The Maumee, Ohio native chose Michigan over Army and Notre Dame. Army did get a nice consolation prize in Michael Elkins. The North Sutton, New Hampshire was ranked 4th overall. It was a strong year for quarterbacks as 6 of the top 10 recruits play that position. Code:
TOP 10 RECRUITS # POS NAME HOMETOWN COLLEGE 1 QB Garrett Watkins Maumee, Ohio Michigan 2 CB Stanley Wood Palm Beach CC, Fla South Carolina 3 SS Henry Hughes Anniston, Alab Mississippi 4 QB Michael Elkins North Sutton, NH Army 5 LB Marcus Powers Chicago, Ill. Purdue 6 QB Sam Morris Bellevue, Neb Texas 7 QB Alan Sorenson Rocky Ford, Col LSU 8 QB Gary Young Houghton, Mich Notre Dame 9 QB Josh Walls Edmonds, Wash Arizona 10 CB Ralph Law Panhandle, Tx Oklahoma ARMY AND IOWA STATE TO MEET FOR NATIONAL TITLE Following a perfect 11-0 season and a Big Eight championship the Iowa State Cyclones will play for College Football's National Championship for the first time in school history. In fact, it will be the Cyclones first New Year's Day Bowl since 1901. Their opponent will be a regular visitor to New Year's Day games as Army will attempt to win it's third National Title. Army got the nod over 11-1 Arizona and 11-0 BYU. It was the second time in 3 years that Brigham Young was denied a berth in the National Championship game despite an unbeaten record. The Cougars are 56-3 over the past 5 seasons but they are hindered by the fact that they play in the Skyline Conference which is arguably the worst in Division 1 football. TOP TEN AP COLLEGE RANKINGS ENTERING THE BOWL GAME 1- Iowa State (11-0) 2- Arizona (11-1) 3- Army (10-1) 4- Arizona State (10-1) 5- Washington (9-2) 6- Tennessee (8-3) 7- Princeton (10-1) 8- Harvard (10-1) 9- Texas (9-2) 10-Alabama (9-2) 1914 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ACC - South Carolina scored a late touchdown to beat Maryland 34-30 in the ACC championship game. BIG 8 - Iowa State finished a perfect regular season with an 11-0 record and the number one ranking in the nation. Nebraska at 6-1 was the only other Big 8 team to have a conference record over .500 BIG 10 - Purdue and Michigan tied for the Big 10 lead with 7-1 records but the Boilermakers get the conference title based on a 31-24 victory over Michigan. Wisconsin was third at 6-2. BORDER - Arizona State prevailed in the Border Conference after hammering Boise State 57-16 in the conference championship game. Arizona fihised the season ranked 2nd in the nation with an 11-1 record. IVY - Princeton ran the table at 7-0 to claim the Ivy League title, a game ahead of Harvard and 2 up on Yale. MAC - Pittsburgh won the MAC title game beating Detroit Mercy 33-21. PCC - Washington State was 7-1 to win the Pacific Coast Conference. USC and Washington tied for second in conference play at 6-2. SKYLINE - Another perfect Skyline season for Brigham Young as the Cougars finished 8-0 in conference and 11-0 overall. New Mexico and Utah State tied for second with 6-2 Skyline conference records. SEC - It was a very tight season in the SEC as no team finished with better than a 6-2 regular season record. In the title game Mississippi held off a late rally from Georgia to beat the Bulldogs 23-16. SOUTHERN - VMI destroyed George Washington 47-3 in the Southern Conference title game. The North Division was dominant all season as VMI (7-1), Virginia Tech (7-1) and West Virginia (5-3) all had better records than South champ GW. SWC - Texas won a tight Southwest Conference with a 6-2 record, one game ahead of both Arkansas and TCU. 1914 HEISMAN TROPHY Illinois sophomore running back George Nicholson is the recipient of the 1914 Heisman Trophy. Nicholson led the NCAA in rushing with 1724 yards while scoring 23 touchdowns. The effort topped last year when he gained 1531 yards and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Code:
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS YEAR WINNER[/b] 1901 Cory Kearney QB Army 1902 James Williams RB Army 1903 James Williams RB Army 1904 Harry Eller RB Pitt 1905 Lewis King QB Oklahoma 1906 Richard Atkinson RB USC 1907 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1908 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1909 Ronald Wong QB USC 1910 Sean Spencer QB Michigan 1911 Jim Thorpe RB USC 1912 Ross Caron QB Washington State 1913 Lee Cruz QB Michigan 1914 George Nicholson RB Illinois ARMY WINS 1914 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Freshman quarterback Michael Elkins threw for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Army past Iowa State 20-17 in the Fiesta Bowl. The victory improves Army's record to 11-1 and gives the cadets their third National Championship. Iowa State used a trick play to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter as sophomore wideout Pat Armstrong took an end around 81 yards for the game's opening score. Army responded with 2 touchdowns in a span of just over a minute midway through the second quarter. Both scores came on touchdown passes from Elkins with the second one being set up by a fumble recovery by Army defensive lineman Carl Gregory. The two clubs traded field goals in the third quarter to make it 17-10 Army and early in the 4th another field goal stretched Army's lead to 20-10. Iowa State closed the gap with 7 minutes remaining in the game on a 92 yard punt return for a touchdown from Andrew Pierce but the Cyclones could get no closer. Army dominated the time of possession as the Black Knights had the ball for over 36 minutes thanks mainly to the exploits of senior running back Elmer Oliphant who was named the game MVP. Oliphant had 32 carries for 206 yards and added 7 pass receptions for another 45 yards. Code:
FINAL 1914 AP TOP 20 RANKINGS # SCHOOL CONF REC 1- Army IND 11-1 2- Arizona BRD 12-1 3- Iowa State B8 11-1 4- Arizona State BRD 10-2 5- Washington PCC 9-3 6- Princeton Ivy 10-2 7- Texas SWC 10-2 8- Harvard Ivy 10-2 9- BYU SKY 11-1 10-Michigan B10 10-2 11-Alabama SEC 9-3 12-Purdue B10 10-2 13-South Carolina ACC 10-3 14-Wisconsin B10 10-2 15-Yale Ivy 10-2 16-Washington State PCC 9-3 17-Pittsburgh MAC 12-1 18-Tennessee SEC 8-4 19-Indiana B10 9-3 20-Detroit Mercy MAC 12-2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1901 Army 1902 UCLA 1903 Army 1904 Tennessee 1905 UCLA 1906 Tennessee 1907 Michigan 1908 Oklahoma 1909 Tennessee 1910 Purdue 1911 USC 1912 Michigan 1913 UCLA 1914 Army 1914 BOWL GAME RESULTS FIESTA Army 20 Iowa State 17 ROSE Purdue 25 Washington State 22 ORANGE South Carolina 45 Princeton 38 SUGAR Arizona 29 Mississippi 27 CAPITAL ONE Michigan 45 Alabama 27 COTTON Hardin-Simmons 41 Georgia 34 OUTBACK Wisconsin 35 Tennessee 31 GATOR Notre Dame 27 Maryland 6 PEACH North Carolina 17 Auburn 6 HOLIDAY USC 27 Arizona State 3 ALAMO Indiana 40 Boise State 30 SUN Penn State 27 Washington 14 LIBERTY Oklahoma 38 VMI 17 INDEPENDANCE Florida 21 Pacific 16 HOUSTON Colorado 26 SMU 24 MUSIC CITY Illinois 21 Kentucky 20 EMERALD Stanford 54 TCU 17 MPC North Carolina State 24 BYU 10 INSIGHT UCLA 26 Harvard 25 MEINEKE Yale 31 Clemson 17 JANUARY 1914 FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP MCAULIFFE RETIRES Former world lightweight champion Jack McAuliffe has decided to hang up the gloves after a 14 year pro career. The Irish born but Brooklyn based fighter was World Champion from Dec 1907 until January of 1910 and again from July 1911 until December 1912. He was 46-8-2 with 27 knockouts in his career. JANUARY 1914 CAMPI NOT READY FOR BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE 20 year old rising star Eddie Campi bit off a little more than he could chew when he accepted a World Title Fight against champion Johnny Coulon. The San Francisco native suffered his first pro defeat in 20 career bouts when Coulon scored an unanimous decision in Detroit this month. In other January title bouts heavyweight champ Jack Johnson retained his title with a unanimous decision over Australian Bill Lang while Lightheavyweight champ Philadelphia Jack O'Brien also won by unanimous decision over John Wille. FEBRUARY 1914 MCGOORTY KNOCKS OFF MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Veteran fighter Eddie McGoorty pulled off an upset in winning a unanimous decision over champion Tommy Ryan to claim the World Middleweight crown. McGoorty, a native of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, completely dominated the fight to run his record to 30-5-0 with 21 knockouts. The loss likely spells the end of the line for veteran Ryan, who sufferes just the 4th loss of his career. He has 53 wins including 33 by knockout along with 2 draws. Ryan, who also held the welterweight title in the early 1900's, is the only man to be World Champion in more than 1 division. Also in February World Flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde improved to 19-0-0 with 17 knockouts after ko'ing Johnny Hughes in the 15th round of their title bout. MARCH 1914 CHAMPS PREVAIL IN 3 TITLE BOUTS There were three World Title Fights in March and in each case the defending champion retained his belt. Featherweight champ Jem Driscoll had the closest call of his 12 consecutive title defenses when he won a split decision over Jack Skelly. It was the first title shot for Brooklyn native Skelly (23-5-2). Lightweight champion Patsy Sweeney won an unanimous decsion over Freddie Welsh in England. Irish native Sweeney improves to 30-12-2 with the victory. In the Welterweight division, Young Peter Jackson beat George Cole for the second time in his career, scoring a split decision victory. Jackson is 38-6-1 with 24 knockouts in his career. APRIL 1914 REAGAN WINS MIDDLEWEIGHT CROWN Eddie McGoorty's reign as world middleweight champion was short-lived as he was knocked out in the opening round of his first title defense. New York City native Johnny Reagan is the new middleweight champion. Reagan is 26-2-1 in his career. MAY 1914 CARPENTIER BATTLES LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP O'BRIEN TO DRAW Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has held the World Lightheavyweight Title since March of 1911 but he came close to losing the belt against veteran Georges Carpentier. O'Brien needed a strong finish just to earn a draw with the Frenchman in their title bout this month. Carpentier, who has suffered two previous losses at the hands of O'Brien, is expected to request a rematch. The 21 year old challenger began boxing professionally at the age of 15 and has a career mark of 27-4-1. O'Brien is 37-5-3 and has made 12 title defenses since winning the belt from John Donaldson 3 years ago. Also this month World Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson earned his 50th career win with a majority decision over German fighter Paul Samson-Korner. JUNE 1914 FIGHTER IN THE SPOTLIGHT: HARRY WILLS 24 year old Harry Wills is the fastest rising heavyweight fighter. Brought along slowly by his handlers, the New Orleans native improved his career record to 18-0-0 with win over 22nd ranked William Hague this month. Wills knocked out Hague in the 12th round of their scheduled 15 round bout giving the rising star 13 knockouts so far in his career. The World Boxing Association has Wills ranked as the #3 contender but it will likely be at least another year before he gets a title shot against the great Jack Johnson. Another possible future challenger to the heavyweight title is Jack Dempsey. Just 19 years of age, Dempsey has won each of his first three professional fights by knockout. AUGUST 1914 TWO TITLES CHANGE HANDS OVER THE SUMMER A pair of new champions took over in a busy summer of boxing. Over the past 2 months the title holders in all 8 major divisions were in action with 6 of the 8 posting victory including lightheavyweight champ Philadelphia Jack O'Brien winning his rematch with Georges Carpentier by unanimous decision. The two had battled to a draw in the spring. The two new champions are in the Middleweight and Bantamweight Divisions. Johnny Regan lasted just one fight as middleweight champ after he lost an unaimous decision to Paddy Levin. The Irish boxer regains the title he held briefly last year. Levin is 27-4-5 for his career. The other change came in the Bantamweight division where Johnny Coulon's run of 6 straight title defenses came to an end with a loss to Frankie Burns. Burns, a native of Jersey City, improves to 27-4-2 as a pro. The bout was his first title shot. The best fight of the summer had to be the latest Jack Johnson-Joe Jeannette rematch. Johnson prevailed by majority decision to retain the World Heavyweight Title. It was the fourth meeting of the two fighters with Johnson three of them but all of the fights were very close. Johnson improves to 51-4-1 as a pro while Jeannette sees his record fall to 37-4-1. Other than the 3 losses to Johnson, Sam Langford is the only man to have beaten Jeannette and that occurred in 1910. 1914 TITLE ROUND-UP HEAVYWEIGHT Jack Johnson remains king of the Heavyweight Division after 4 more successful title defenses this year. Despite being 36 years of age Johnson has shown no signs of slowing down and his latest victory over top contender Joe Jeannette was one of the toughest fights in his career. With 25 year old Harry Wills (21-0-0) and 20 year old Jack Dempsey (7-0-0) on the rise Johnson days as World Champion could be numbered. Code:
TOP HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jack Johnson 52-4-1 1 Joe Jeannette 40-4-1 2 John L Sullivan 51-7-0 3 Harry Wills 21-0-0 4 Tom Sharkey 47-16-1 5 James Jeffries 54-11-0 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has now made 14 successful defenses of his title but at age 36 appears to be nearing the end of a fine career. Contenders Jack Dillon and Tommy Gibbons along with newcomer Kid Norfolk (6-0-1) appear to be the future of this division. Code:
TOP LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 39-5-3 1 Bob McAllister 29-3-2 2 Jack Dillon 33-1-0 3 Tommy Gibbons 19-1-0 4 Battling Levinsky 25-1-0 5 Howard Morrow 28-7-1 MIDDLEWEIGHT Three men have held the Middleweight Title since Tommy Ryan TKO'd Albert Crouse in October of 1913. First Eddie McGoorty beat Ryan only to get knocked out in the first round of his initial title defense by Johnny Reagan. Reagan lost by decision to Paddy Levin in his first defense. Levin at least managed to outlast the two previous champs by winning his first defense agains Bob Turnball in October. Irish Jack Dempsey (49-9-1) may be retired but there are plenty of fighters almost ready to take on the role of the best middleweight fighter in the world. They include 20 year old Australia native Les Darcy (20-1-1), 20 year old Pittsburgh native Harry Greb (11-0-1), Panama Joe Gans (7-0-0) and 18 year old Ohio native Bryan Downey (6-0-0) Code:
TOP MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Paddy Levin 28-4-5 1 Eddie McGoorty 34-6-0 2 Les Darcy 20-1-1 3 Johnny Wilson 21-1-0 4 George Ashe 20-2-3 5 Jack McCarron 21-4-0 WELTERWEIGHT Young Peter Jackson successfully defended his title 4 times in 1914 with victories over top contenders Joe Walcott and George Cole as well as lesser lights Jack Willis and Johnny Basham. Another aging champion, the Baltimore native is now 37. Code:
TOP WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Young Peter Jackson 41-6-1 1 Dixie Kid 36-16-5 2 George Cole 28-12-4 3 Charley Hitte 33-13-1 4 Baltimore Joe Gans 48-7-4 5 Joe Walcott 40-17-5 LIGHTWEIGHT Patsy Sweeney made 4 successful defenses this year including a unanimous decision over Frank Erne in a rematch of late last year when Sweeney took the title from Erne. At 35, the Irishman is another of the older title holders. He has avoided top contender Abe Atell so far, but it is just a matter of time before Sweeney has to face the former World Bantamweight champion. Sweeney has also not yet faced #2 contender Jack Blackburn, at least not as champion. Blackburn knocked out Sweeney in a bout 7 years ago. On the way up is 18 year old Benny Leonard (6-0-0). Code:
TOP LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Patsy Sweeney 31-12-2 1 Abe Atell 55-9-3 2 Jack Blackburn 42-13-5 3 Jewey Cooke 31-8-4 4 Eddie Hanlon 28-11-1 5 Mexican Joe Rivers 19-4-1 FEATHERWEIGHT Jem Driscoll is 34 and seemingly at the top of his game. He has faced all of the top contenders, aside from 20 year old Eugene Criqui, and has beaten them all. Criqui, a young Frenchman is certainly making his presence felt in the division and he may be ready to face Driscoll as early as next year. Code:
TOP FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jem Driscoll 52-6-1 1 Eugene Criqui 23-0-1 2 Johnny Kilbane 37-3-1 3 Tommy O'Toole 25-3-0 4 Oscar Gardner 31-8-2 5 Eddie O'Keefe 24-4-1 Johnny Coulon's year and a half run as champion ended with a split decision loss to Frankie Burns in July. Burns gave Coulon (40-7-3) a rematch in October and beat him soundly to retain the title. A third loss in December to Danish fighter Kid Williams (17-6-0) has sent Coulon spiralling away from contender status. Meanwhile, the division's brightest young star, Eddie Campi won 5 more fights this year to move up to number one contender status. Campi,got a title shot against Coulon early in the year but the 20 year old was clearly not ready and suffered his first and only career loss. The division also has 2 good young fighters both named Pal Moore. "Memphis Pal" is 6-0-1 while "Philadelphia Pal" is 22-1-1 and close to being ready for a possible title shot. Code:
TOP BANTAMWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Frankie Burns 28-4-2 1 Eddie Campi 23-1-1 2 Frankie Neil 37-19-5 3 Jimmy Walsh 27-11-6 4 Charles Ledoux 26-4-0 5 Philadelphia Pal Moore 22-1-1 Four more victories in 1914 for Englishman Jimmy Wilde, who remains the only unbeaten World Champion. Code:
TOP FLYWEIGHT CONTENDERS CH Jimmy Wilde 22-0-0 1 Johnny Hughes 30-4-6 2 Grover Hayes 25-1-3 3 Griff Jones 24-2-0 4 Kid Murphy 32-6-3 5 Dick Jenkins 17-4-2 HORSE RACING MAY 1914 : KENTUCKY DERBY FAVOURITE OLD ROSEBUD RALLIES TO WIN DERBY A tremendous charge down the stretch allowed favourite Old Rosebud to narrowly defeat longshots Old Ben and Surprising to win the 1914 Kentucky Derby. The two longshots pulled away from the pack and built a sizable lead before finally being reeled in by the favourite. A photo was required to determine second place and Surprising claimed the spot by a nose. Bronzewing also moved into contention on the backstretch but finished a length and a half behind Old Ben for fourth. Hodge, who had the second best odds at posttime, got stuck at the back of pack early and never could find the running room necessary to contend. SIM DERBY RESULTS 1- Old Rosebud 2- Surprising 3- Old Ben 4- Bronzewig 5- Hodge 6- Watermelon 7- John Gund REAL 1914 DERBY RESULTS 1- Old Rosebud 2- Hodge 3- Bronzewig 4- John Gund 5- Old Ben 6- Surprising 7- Watermelon AUTO RACING MAY 1914 : INDIANAPOLIS 500 DURAY DOMINATES 1914 INDY RACE Arthur Duray took the lead on the 9th lap of the Indianapolis 500 and never gave it up as he led the final 191 laps to take the checkered flag in just over 6 hours and 20 minutes. In real life Duray would finish second in the 1914 race behind Rene Thomas. In my replay Thomas finished a lap back of Duray with Jules Goux finishing third. Goux had finished fourth in last year's Indy 500 sim. Duray's win marked the second year in a row a driver from Belgium won the race. 1913 champion Theodore Pilette did not compete this time around. An interesting note on Duray: In 1903 he set the world landspeed record by going over 84 miles an hour but that mark was surpassed the following year by Henry Ford. Code:
INDY 500 WINNERS BY YEAR
YEAR DRIVER AVG SPEED
1911 Ray Harroun 74.313 mph
1912 Charle Merz 79.313 mph
1913 Theodore Pilette 81.101 mph
1914 Arthur Duray 78.812 mph
FINAL RESULTS: 1914 Indianapolis 500
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POS POS CAR DRIVER COMP REASON OUT PIT
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10 1 14 Arthur Duray 200 Winner 4
15 2 16 Rene Thomas 199 Flagged 5
19 3 6 Jules Goux 198 Flagged 4
11 4 10 Albert Guyot 197 Flagged 4
30 5 3 Barney Oldfield 196 Flagged 4
27 6 5 Charles Keene 195 Flagged 4
5 7 25 Billy Carlson 194 Flagged 4
29 8 7 Georges Boillot 194 Flagged 4
12 9 31 Billy Knipper 191 Flagged 7
2 10 8 Teddy Tetzlaff 191 Flagged 5
18 11 34 Ernst Friedrich 190 Flagged 6
23 12 42 Eddie Rickenbacker 187 Flagged 5
8 13 15 Art Klein 187 Flagged 7
26 14 27 Harry Grant 184 Flagged 5
24 15 1 Louis Disbrow 184 Flagged 6
17 16 26 Joe Dawson 159 Lost wheel 5
28 17 43 Willie Haupt 144 Stalled 5
13 18 13 George Mason 125 Vibration 4
9 19 21 Caleb Bragg 102 Gearbox 3
7 20 9 Josef Christiaens 91 Tire 3
14 21 2 Earl Cooper 80 Engine failure 3
21 22 48 S.F. Brock 80 Pump 4
4 23 38 Will Chandler 56 Crash 3 2
1 24 12 Jean Chassagne 54 Crash 3 3
6 25 23 Ralph Mulford 48 Crash 2 2
25 26 19 Spencer Wishart 39 Crash 1 1
3 27 4 Howdy Wilcox 33 Pump 1
16 28 24 Gil Anderson 28 Clutch 1
22 29 17 Bob Burman 13 Engine failure 1
20 30 49 Ray Gilhooley 11 Wh.Bearing 3
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WINNING TIME: 06:20:48
WINNING SPEED: 78.812 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 172.02 sec
YELLOW FLAGS: 8 for 51 laps
10 laps 20 laps 30 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Will Chandler 2 Will Chandler 2 Will Chandler
3 Teddy Tetzlaff 3 Teddy Tetzlaff 3 Jules Goux
4 Art Klein 4 Jules Goux 4 Teddy Tetzlaff
5 Ralph Mulford 5 Albert Guyot 5 Albert Guyot
6 Jules Goux 6 Harry Grant 6 Rene Thomas
7 Billy Knipper 7 Ralph Mulford 7 Ralph Mulford
8 Howdy Wilcox 8 Rene Thomas 8 Josef Christiaens
9 Albert Guyot 9 Josef Christiaens 9 Billy Carlson
10 Josef Christiaens 10 Billy Carlson 10 Barney Oldfield
40 laps 50 laps 60 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Will Chandler 2 Will Chandler 2 Jules Goux
3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux 3 Albert Guyot
4 Teddy Tetzlaff 4 Albert Guyot 4 Rene Thomas
5 Albert Guyot 5 Teddy Tetzlaff 5 Teddy Tetzlaff
6 Rene Thomas 6 Rene Thomas 6 Barney Oldfield
7 Barney Oldfield 7 Barney Oldfield 7 Josef Christiaens
8 Ralph Mulford 8 Ralph Mulford 8 Charles Keene
9 Josef Christiaens 9 Josef Christiaens 9 Billy Carlson
10 Billy Carlson 10 Charles Keene 10 Georges Boillot
70 laps 80 laps 90 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux
3 Albert Guyot 3 Rene Thomas 3 Rene Thomas
4 Teddy Tetzlaff 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield
6 Rene Thomas 6 Teddy Tetzlaff 6 Josef Christiaens
7 Josef Christiaens 7 Josef Christiaens 7 Teddy Tetzlaff
8 Charles Keene 8 Charles Keene 8 Charles Keene
9 Billy Carlson 9 Billy Carlson 9 Georges Boillot
10 Georges Boillot 10 Ernst Friedrich 10 Billy Carlson
100 laps 110 laps 120 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux 2 Jules Goux
3 Rene Thomas 3 Rene Thomas 3 Rene Thomas
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield
6 Teddy Tetzlaff 6 Teddy Tetzlaff 6 Charles Keene
7 Charles Keene 7 Charles Keene 7 Teddy Tetzlaff
8 Georges Boillot 8 Billy Carlson 8 Billy Carlson
9 Billy Carlson 9 Georges Boillot 9 Joe Dawson
10 Caleb Bragg 10 Billy Knipper 10 Georges Boillot
130 laps 140 laps 150 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Rene Thomas 2 Rene Thomas 2 Rene Thomas
3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield
6 Charles Keene 6 Charles Keene 6 Charles Keene
7 Joe Dawson 7 Billy Carlson 7 Billy Carlson
8 Billy Carlson 8 Georges Boillot 8 Georges Boillot
9 Teddy Tetzlaff 9 Teddy Tetzlaff 9 Joe Dawson
10 Georges Boillot 10 Joe Dawson 10 Ernst Friedrich
160 laps 170 laps 180 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Rene Thomas 2 Rene Thomas 2 Rene Thomas
3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield
6 Charles Keene 6 Charles Keene 6 Charles Keene
7 Billy Carlson 7 Billy Carlson 7 Billy Carlson
8 Georges Boillot 8 Georges Boillot 8 Georges Boillot
9 Joe Dawson 9 Teddy Tetzlaff 9 Teddy Tetzlaff
10 Teddy Tetzlaff 10 Billy Knipper 10 Billy Knipper
190 laps 200 laps
1 Arthur Duray 1 Arthur Duray
2 Rene Thomas 2 Rene Thomas
3 Jules Goux 3 Jules Goux
4 Albert Guyot 4 Albert Guyot
5 Barney Oldfield 5 Barney Oldfield
6 Charles Keene 6 Charles Keene
7 Billy Carlson 7 Billy Carlson
8 Georges Boillot 8 Georges Boillot
9 Teddy Tetzlaff 9 Billy Knipper
10 Billy Knipper 10 Teddy Tetzlaff
SOCCER MAY 1914 MANCHESTER UNITED WINS ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION TITLE Manchester United had a fairly easy time in 1913-14 as they finished 9 points clear of Chelsea for their third English First Division title in 4 years. Paul Wallace of Manchester United was named England's Footballer of the Year while top goal scorer honours were bestowed on Zoran Perokovic of Middlesbrough for the second straight season. Perokovic had 18 First Division goals this season. Code:
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION FINAL STANDINGS Pos Team GP Won Drn Lst GF GA Pts 1st Man Utd 38 25 7 6 74 34 82 2nd Chelsea 38 21 10 7 66 37 73 3rd Arsenal 38 19 8 11 66 56 65 4th Liverpool 38 17 13 8 58 44 64 5th Aston Villa 38 18 10 10 56 42 64 6th Coventry 38 17 11 10 60 47 62 7th Newcastle 38 15 13 10 60 47 58 8th Everton 38 17 7 14 52 50 58 9th West Ham 38 16 8 14 52 54 56 10th Blackburn 38 15 8 15 53 53 53 11th Leeds 38 14 10 14 50 52 52 12th Tottenham 38 13 9 16 51 57 48 13th Charlton 38 12 10 16 53 61 46 14th Middlesbrough 38 14 4 20 51 59 46 15th Sheff Utd 38 10 15 13 42 52 45 16th Southampton 38 8 15 15 44 56 39 17th Crystal Palace 38 10 9 19 48 63 39 18th Birmingham 38 5 18 15 39 57 33 19th Gillingham 38 6 13 19 38 58 31 20th Derby 38 3 12 23 33 67 21 PAST ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION WINNERS 1914 Manchester United 1913 Chelsea 1912 Manchester United 1911 Manchester United 1910 Arsenal 1909 Chelsea 1908 Manchester United 1907 Chelsea 1906 Chelsea 1905 Arsenal 1904 Arsenal MANCHESTER UNITED WINS FA CUP For the second time in three years Manchester United won England's FA Cup. ManU defeated Chelsea on penalty kicks in the final after the two sides had battled to a 1-1 tie. Manchester United also got through the semi-finals by winning on penalty kicks over Charlton. Chelsea blanked defending champion West Ham 2-0 in the other semi-final. FA CUP WINNERS 1914 Manchester United 1913 West Ham United 1912 Manchester United 1911 Coventry 1910 Liverpool 1909 Tottenham 1908 Manchester United 1907 Arsenal 1906 Leicester 1905 Liverpool ROMA BLANKS CHELSEA IN FINALS TO WIN EUROPEAN CUP After losing in the finals of last year's European Cup, Italian side Roma went all the way in 1914 as they blanked Chelsea 1-0 in the title game which was held in Belgium. In the semi-finals Roma beat Czech team Banik Ostrava 3-2 in the home and home series while Chelsea shut out defending champ Juventus 2-0. Code:
EUROPEAN CUP CHAMPIONS YEAR WINNER RUNNER UP 1905 AC Milan Juventus 1906 Chelsea AC Milan 1907 AC Milan Barcelona 1908 AC Milan FC Bayern 1909 Barcelona Chelsea 1910 Inter Juventus 1911 Chelsea Inter 1912 AC Milan Inter 1913 Juventus Roma 1914 Roma Chelsea JACK JOHNSON WINS FOR FOURTH TIME With 4 more successful title defenses this year, Jack Johnson has been named the Sportsman of the Year for a record 4th time. Johnson, the World Heavyweight Champ, surpassed the 50 career win mark this year and won a thrilling bout against his rival Joe Jeannette- the number one ranked contender. Some had felt Johnson should be celebrating his 5th Sportsman of the Year Award this time around as they believed Johnson, and not Pittsburgh Pirates rookie second baseman Jim Viox should have won the 1913 award. Code:
PREVIOUS SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 1901 - Cory Kearny: Quarterback Army football team 1902 - Al Orth: Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies 1903 - Bob Wicker: Pitcher St Louis Cardinals 1904 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1905 - Rube Waddell Pitcher Chicago White Sox 1906 - University of Tennessee Football Team 1907 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1908 - Sean Spencer Quarterback Michigan football team 1909 - Pop Lloyd shortstop Detroit Tigers 1910 - Sean Spencer Quarterback Michigan football team 1911 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer 1912 - Jim Thorpe Olympian/RB USA Olympic Team/USC Football 1913 - Jim Viox Second baseman Pittsburgh Pirates 1914 - Jack Johnson Heavyweight Boxer
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Another great year. I think you told me once before that you hadn't, but are you touching the historical totals or anything. Seems like batting avg is really low for the time period. .280 by Cobb wins MVP. Usually it's closer to .380 for the MVP winner in the early 1900's. Another thing I'm noticing in your league as compared to mine (although I am just 4 yrs in where your 14)..many of the historcial players are spending considerable time in the minors for you. In mine, they get drafted with ratings at or near their full potential and either jump right into the majors or spend a month in the minors before being promoted. Are they coming into yours with ratings less than full potential and need time to develop? Do you scaled them back? Or are these players just not good enough to crack the 25 man rosters? Wow! BYU not getting into the NC game is one thing, but 11-0 and not cracking the top 10? that's a shame Nice to see Jack Johnson have a great year and rightfully win the S.O.Y. Hope he remains at the top of his game and sticks around to fight Dempsey. That might be the passing of the torch fight, hopefully sometime in 1916. Great job again man
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The top 5 hitters in my sim were Marranville .362 Wheat .350 Easterly .349 Snodgrass .328 Groh .327 compared to real life leaders (excluding Federal League) Cobb .368 Collins .344 Speaker .338 Jackson .338 Daubert .329 It is obviously not the same players but overall my batting average totals are actually quite good. I think the key for Cobb's MVP award was an obp of .441 (close to his real life # of .466) and his league leading totals in runs scored and stolen bases. Quote:
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This is a real transition period in my boxing replay - and I suppose it was in real life but I am not a great boxing historian - as most of my champs are getting quite old and in most divisions there are one or two very good young fighters on their way up. I am really excited to see how it plays out especially as we get into the thirties and forties and boxers I am much more familiar with. thanks again for your interest in this project.
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Superb read so far TF.
Could you please elaborate on your college football universe? I'm a little confused as to each conference's membership. Thanks, can't wait for more. |
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Great stuff as usual TF.
A few more questions regarding Bowl Bound College Football. On average, how many "real" players are you creating for each recruiting class? Also, I notice you have included the Ivy League (I know they were powerhouse teams during that era) in the NC picture. How were you planning on handling the decline of the conference as a football power as the century progresses?
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Here is the college football allignment. I am restricted in that to get the game to run properly without crashing for me I needed to keep the same number of teams and conferences as the modern day setup provides. So my Big 10 still has 11 teams even though in the early days it was as small as 8 teams and called the Western Conference. I am also restricted that once I set up the league I can not move teams from one conference to another. I also could only have 4 independant teams in my setup which is the biggest difference from reality as there were far more independants in the early years.
In short I had to take a lot of liberty with the allignment. I decided to base the setup as closely as I could on college football in the 1940's and 50's - just picked that era because 1- I had already researched it for an earlier dynasty and 2- it was right in the middle of the time frame I hope to replay. Here are the conferences and their member teams: ACC Maryland Virgina Bost College Holy Cross Rutgers Boston Univ South Carolina North Carolina Clemson Wake Forest NC State Duke BIG 8 Iowa St Nebraska Kansas Colorado Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) Oklahoma Kansas St Missouri BIG 10 same 11 teams as today including Penn State BORDER Boise State Hardin Simmons New Mexico St Tulsa West Texas A&M UTEP Arizona Arizona St Pacific San Diego St Fresno St San Jose St IND Army, Navy, Colgate, Notre Dame Ivy Princeton Harvard Yale Brown Dartmouth Cornell Penn Columbia MAC Pitt Syracuse Bowling Green Ohio Miami (Oh) Dayton Detroit Mercy Drake Marquette Wichita St Louisville Cincinnati PCC Washington St Washington USC UCLA Cal Oregon Oregon St Stanford Montana Idaho SKYLINE BYU New Mexico Utah St Air Force Utah Wyoming Colorado St Denver Nevada SEC Georgia Tennessee Georgia Tech Kentucky Florida Vandy Mississippi Alabama Auburn Tulane LSU Miss St SOUTHERN VMI Virginia Tech West Virigina Richmond Davidson Villanova George Washington Florida St Citadel Furman Miami William & Mary SWC Texas TCU Arkansas Texas A&M SMU Texas Tech Rice Baylor Houston
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Right now I am only creating half a dozen or so real players each year. As I get into the semi-modern era of football -1950 and beyond - I expect to create a lot more each season. As for declining conferences like the Ivy League. I have not yet decided if I will just let the game run it's course or if I will manually edit team and conference prestige ratings in future years. I have no way of dropping a team or conference from Div 1 so I am stuck with this setup but that, like the fact I must have a BCS championship game, is one of the historical play limitations I have to overlook when using a game made for modern day play. (That is not by any means a knock on the game. I really enjoy playing it but I just wish it had a little more customization for a historical play nut like myself)
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Continued great stuff, Tiger fan! Thanks for the explanation of the college football world. Will George Gipp and Red Grange make appearances? How about Ernie Nevers, the Four Horsemen and Bronko Nagurski?
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Nice to see Manchester United tearing it up. Oh, yeah, and I would also like to see some of the college football greats... especially the Four Horsemen. Not like I'm saying that just because I favor anybody or anything like that. Well, ok, a little bit...
Great stuff so far. I like these kinds of things. My work (both in my OOTP dynasty and in my freelance writing) is usually taking place in the future, but referred to in past tense by a narrator. But I enjoy reading work like this that takes place in the past and sort of re-writes history. It gets me thinking, "What if?"
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