E. B. Shaw. 2:03:30 A. L. Riker. 2:18:27 S. T. Davis, jr. 2:30:01 Alex. Fisher.. BILLIARDS. three ERFORMANCES ON RECORD. ht rail" billiards (with ghest run made in match play table), 1,531 points, by Maurice at Paris, 1880. Highest average play. 333%, by Jacob Schaefer, o, 1879. : carroms-Highest run made in t play, 85 points, by Frank C. Oston, 1896. Highest average for t play, 10 (for 200 points), by aefer, at Chicago, 1887. -inch balkline Highest run hor nurse" allowed, 566 points, Schaefer. at New-York, 1893. in with "anchor nurse" barred, by Frank C. Ives, at Chicago, Ighes average with "anchor owed, 100. by Jacob Schaefer, at 1893, and by Frank C. Ives at 1894. Highest with average urse" barred, 63 2-10, by Frank t New-York, 1894. amateur record run for tournaes by Class A players, 139 points, McCreery, at New-York, 1899. mateur run by Class B players, by J. Byron Stark, at New-York, hest amateur average for tournes by Class A players, 14 22-27, McCreery, at New-York, 1900. nateur average by Class B playonship awarded to Cutler, with Electricity. Steam... Gasoline. Oct. 18, 1901 April 14, 1900 April 14, 1900 April 14, 1900 ers, 11 3-27, by J. De M. Smith, at NewYork, 1899. Eighteen-inch balkline--Highest run for tournament play (with five shots allowed in "anchor spaces''), 290 points, by Frank C. Ives, at New-York, 1896. Highest run with "anchor nurse" barred, 140 points. by Frank C. Ives, at New-York, 1897. Highest average for tournament games (with five shots allowed in "anchor spaces'), 50, by Frank C. Ives, at NewYork, 1896. Highest average for tournament games with "anchor nurse" barred, 40, by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, 1898. THE SEASON OF 1901. No matches between leading professional billiard players were played in 1901. The amateur championship was held in two sections, under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Union, the players being divided into two classes. A and B (junior). The tournament for the Class B championship was held at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, in New-York, December 3 to 18. Results: Player. L. HR. GrAv. 1 48 7.13 1 48 5.70 1 41 4.61 3 30 4.57 38 4.39 47 4.36 945 BILLIARDS-BOXING-CHESS. Stark, New-York..3 2 50 5.78 5.87 4.66 Oggenburg, N.-Y.k..1 4 50 Gardner, Brooklyn.0 5 50 wnsend beat Keeney in the play-off e tie for the championship by 300 to Gardner took third place by default. INUOUS POOL CHAMPIONSHIP. professional tournament for the "s championship was held in Boston, ary 18 to March 13, when the title won by Fred Sherman, of WashingD. C. The score was: Sherman, 6 won, 0 lost; Alfredo De Oro, Newwon 4, lost 2; H. P. Stofft, CleveOhio, won 4, lost 2. De Oro beat in the play-off for second prize. Oro then challenged Sherman for the s championship and beat him at ngton, April 18, by 600 to 498, thus ing his title of world's champion. BOXING. a PRINCIPAL BOUTS OF 1901. ary 14-"Kid" Broad boxed -five round draw with Dave SulliLouisville. ary 17-"Kid" Carter won from Joe t in the nineteenth round on a foul tford, Conn. uary 25-Marvin Hart knocked out alian Jimmy" Ryan in eight rounds sville. Ky. 4-Tommy Ryan won from Tomst in seventeen rounds for the midht championship at Louisville, Ky. seconds threw up the sponge. 18-Jimmy Handler won on a foul Kid" Carter in four rounds at Hartonn. 18-Harry Harris (American) won Pedlar" Palmer (English) in fifteen for the bantamweight championship on, England. 22 Kid" Broad knocked out "Corbett in four rounds at Den 1. 25-"Kid" Carter and Jack Boned a twenty round draw at Louis 233 Jimmy Handler in one round at Memphis, Tenn. April 22-Jack Roberts (English) knocked out Billy Smith (American) for the English featherweight championship in eight rounds in London. Smith died two days later from the effects of the blow. April 30-Terry McGovern knocked out Oscar Gardner, four rounds, San Francisco. May 6-"Kid" Carter beat Jack Bonner in twenty rounds at Louisville, Ky. May 20-Jack O'Brien (American) knocked out George Crisp (English) in ten rounds at Newcastle, England, for the middleweight championship of England. May 24 Rube" Ferns knocked out Matty Matthews in ten rounds at Toronto, Can.. for the welterweight championship. May 24-Marvin Hart knocked out Dan Creedon in six rounds at Louisville, Ky. May 31-Joe Gans knocked out Bobby Dobbs in seven rounds at Baltimore, Md. June 10-Austin Rice beat Tommy Feltz in twenty rounds at New-Britain, Conn. June 14-"Young Peter" Jackson beat "Mysterious Billy" Smith in two rounds at Baltimore, Md. June 27-Austin, Rice and Tommy Feltz boxed a twenty round draw at New-London, Conn. July 26 "Young" Corbett beat "Kid" Broad in ten rounds at Denver, Col. July 26-Joe Walcott beat Jack Bonner in twenty-five rounds at Bridgeport, Conn. September 17-Jim Jeffries knocked out "Hank" Griffin in three rounds at Los Angeles, Cal. September 22-"Rube" Ferns knocked out Frank Erne in nine rounds at Fort Erie, Ontario, for the welterweight championship. September 24-Jim Jeffries knocked out Joe Kennedy in two rounds, Oakland, Cal. October 3-Peter Maher boxed six rounds with Jim Jeffords at Lancaster, Penn. No decision. October 10-George Green won from Tommy Ryan on a foul in the sixth round at Kansas City, Mo. October 14-"Kid" Broad, twenty round draw with Dave Sullivan, Fort Erie, Ont. November 15-Jim Jeffries won from Gus Ruhlin in five rounds for the heavyweight championship at San Francisco, Cal. November 28-"Young" Corbett knocked out Terry McGovern in two rounds at Hartford, Conn. CHESS. INTERNATIONAL CABLE MATCHES. American (Brooklyn C. C.) vs. Great Britain (London C. C.)-Played simultaneously by cable in Brooklyn and London, for the Newnes International Trophy, on April 19 and 20. Results: America. .3 Rice, Harvard. CRCOLLEGIATE MATCHES. annual intercollegiate champion-nament between representatives bia, Harvard, Princeton and Yale, York, from December 27 to 29, esults: Columbia won 8%, lost ceton won 6, lost 6; Yale won 6, d Harvard won 3%1⁄2 and lost 8%. ia won this championship in 1893, 1901; Harvard won the title in 5. 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900. lar intercollegiate tournament ew-York between representatives 1, Brown and the University of ania from December 26 to 29, sults. Cornell won 5%, lost 22; on 3. lost 4%, and the Unif Pennsylvania won 3 and lost 5. legiate match between the Uni- Pennsylvania and Princeton, in hia, on March 30. Result: Won iversity of Pennsylvania, 7 games legiate match between Yale and t Providence, R. I., on April 4 Result: Won by Yale, 10 games CRICKET. The picked team representing the United States beat the Canadian picked team in their annual match by 324 to 230. The match was played September 10 and 11 at Ottawa, Canada. This was the twentyrinth annual match in this series, and the record stands: United States, 19; Canada, 8; drawn, 2. A team of English cricketers under the captaincy of B. J. T. Bosanquet made an American tour in September and October. The visitors played three games in Philadelphia and one in New-York, winning two and losing two. In the Metropolitan District League the Brooklyn Cricket Club won the championThe records follow: ship for 1901. A. Brown, Brooklyn..| 6| 2*110|240160.00 llegiate match between Cornell s to 42. *Not out 8 5 47 136 45.33 5 1 *69 161 40.25 7 2 64 173 34.60 7 2 4 11 31 01 7 0 471123 17.57 *62167|33.40 39 77 25.66 30 61 20.33 |