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MACKINAC CUP RACE.

The Chicago Yacht club suspended racing in 1917 and 1918 on account of war so as to give all assistance possible to the United States navy department. The annual long distance race to Mackinac island and the tristate Lake Michigan race therefore did not occur. Winners of the Mackinac race to date: 1904-Vencedor.

1905-Mistral.

1906–Vanadis.

1907-Vencedor.

1908-Valmore.

1909-Valmore.

1910-Valmore.

To Petoskey, Mich.

1911-Mavourneen.
1912-Polaris.
1913-Olympian.*
1914-Olympian.
1915-Leda.

1916-Intrepid.
1917-1918-No races.

The best record to Mackinac island, 28:21:51 for the 331 miles, was made by the Mavourneen in 1911.

TRISTATE RACE WINNERS.

1912-Michicago. 1913-Michicago. 1914-No race.

1915-Josephine.
1916-Ahmeek.
1917-1918-No races.

MICHIGAN CITY RACES.

The twenty-seventh annual Michigan City race of the Columbia Yacht club was sailed June 22, 1918, and was won by L. J. Lamden's sloop Invader. Following is a summary of the contests in the various classes:

25 Foot Class.

SKATING.

Oscar

M'LEAN VS. MATHISEN. Bobby McLean of Chicago and Mathisen of Norway skated for the championship of the world in Chicago Jan. 6 and 7, 1918. The races resulted as follows: 220 yards-Won by McLean. Time, 20%. 1 mile-Won by McLean. Time, 2:56%. 2 miles-Won by McLean. Time, 5:44%. 440 yards-Won by McLean. Time. :37%. 3 miles-Won by McLean. Time, 9:00. 1⁄2 mile-Won by Mathisen. Time, 1:19. Meet in St. Paul.

McLean and Mathisen met again in six races
at the Hippodrome in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 27
and Jan. 29, with the following results:
220 yard dash-Won by McLean. Time, :20.

1 mile-Won by Mathisen. Time, 2:40.
2 miles-Won by McLean. Time. 5:38%.
440 yards-Won by McLean. Time, :38.
1⁄2 mile-Won by Mathisen. Time, 1:17.
3 miles-Won by Mathisen. Time, 9:37 (Mc-
Lean, disabled, did not compete).

MATHISEN VS. BAPTIE.

Oscar Mathisen and Norval Baptie, professionals, were pitted against each other in three skating races at the Hippodrome, St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 22, 1918, with the following results:

Corrected 1⁄2 mile-Won by Mathisen. Time, 1:21. Time. 220 yard dash-Won by Baptie. Time. :20. 3:52:03 3 miles-Won by Mathisen. Time, 9:12%. 4:18:10 (Forfeited by Baptie on account of fall.) BAPTIE VS. LAMY.

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Norval Baptie and Edmund Lamy, professionals, met in a series of skating races at the White City rink, Chicago, March 17 and 18. 4:00:37 1918, with the following results: 4:18:42 440 yards-Won by Baptie. Time. :38%. 4:26:16 1 mile-Won by Baptie. Time, 2:55%. 500 meters (1,640 ft. 5 in.)-Won by Baptie. Time, :52%.

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1⁄2 mile-Won by Baptie. Time. :53%.
STAFF VS. LAMY.

Arthur Staff, holder of the international amateur skating championship, and Edward Lamy of Saranac Lake, met in a series of races in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 22 and 23 with the following results:

4 mile-Won by Staff. Time, :39%.
1 mile-Won by Staff. Time, 2:58%.
2 miles-Won by Lamy. Time, 6:10.
220 yards-Won by Staff. Time, :20.
880 yards-Won by Staff. Time, 1:25%.
3 miles-Won by Staff. Time, 9:17.

STAFF VS. BAPTIE.

Staff.

The sloop Larikin, owned by D. W. MacDonald, won the leading feature in the Lake Art Staff and Norval Baptie met in a series Michigan Yachting association's annual Inde- championship in Chicago March 29 and 30, of races for the indoor professional skating pendence day races off Chicago, July 4, 1918. Following is a summary of the events: 1918, with the following_results: 440 yards-Race a tie. Time, :39. 25 Foot Sloops. Elapsed 440 yards (approximately)-Won by Start. Finish. time. Time, :37. 2:05 4:19:32 2:14:32 1 mile-Won by Staff. Time, 3:05%. 4:25:43 2:20:43 1⁄2 mile-Won by Baptie. Time, 1:23%. Disabled. 1⁄2 mile-Won by Baptie. Time, :39. Did not finish. 2 miles-Won by Baptie. Time, 5:45%. 21 Foot Raceabouts and R Class. Staff was injured in the first of three races, the . 2 and 2 mile contests on March 30, and could not continue. 2:07:22 He was also forced 2:09:44 to withdraw from the three races scheduled for March 31 and Baptie was consequently declared winner of the series.

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M'LEAN VS. EDMUND LAMY.
Bobby McLean of Chicago and Edmund
Lamy of Saranac Lake, N. Y., skated for the
professional championship of the world at
Saranac Lake, Feb. 7-8, 1918, with the fol-
lowing results:

35 Foot Sloops.
220 yards-Won by McLean. Time, :20,
.2:30 4:19:10 1:49:10 1 mile-Won by McLean. Time. 2:52%.
2:30 4:41:45 2:11:45 2 miles-Won by Lamy. Time. 6:15.
2:30 4:44:25 2:14:25 1⁄2 mile-Won by McLean. Time, 1:20%.
.2:30 Disabled.
440 yards-Won by McLean. Time. :40%.
Disqualified. ' 3 miles-Won by McLean. Time, 9:00.

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RECORD BROKEN BY MCLEAN. Robert McLean lowered the world's record for 1⁄2 mile to 1:15 on the Lake Placid club's quarter mile track at Lake Placid, N. Y.. Feb. 16, 1918. The former record of 1:15% was made by John S. Johnson in 1896. McLean also skated 100 yards in :09 7-10, one-tenth of a second below Johnson's pro

fessional record, made in 1893, and one-tenth

of a second slower than Morris Wood's amateur record of 1903.

NEW RECORDS BY MATHISEN.

Oscar Mathisen without a pacemaker and from a standing start made three world's records for indoor rinks at Superior, Wis., Feb. 17, 1918. He skated one-half mile in 1:12%, a mile in 2:32%, and three miles in 8:18%. The skating was made on a true course measured by a city surveying crew.

FRANKLIN SKATING DERBY.

The first annual skating Derby of the Franklin Skating and Athletic club took place__in Humboldt park, Chicago. Jan. 13, 1918. The feature event was the two-mile handicap, which was won by Sigurd ("Brick") Larsen of the Norwegian Turners. Starting from scratch he came in first in 6:21. The class A one-mile race was won by Roy McWhirter of the Illinois Athletic club in 3:26%. The one-mile class B race was won by Olsen of the Norwegian Turners in 3:44%. The Norwegian Turners won the meet with 21 points, to 20 for the Northwest Skating club and 11 for the Franklin Skating club.

LIGHTNING SKATING DERBY.

The first annual skating Derby of the Lightning Athletic club was held in Humboldt park, Chicago, Jan. 20, 1918, and was won by the Norwegian Turners with 27 points to 20 points for the Franklin Skating and Athletic club. The other organizations represented made from 1 to 6 points each. Harry Nelson of the Norwegian Turners was the star of the meet, winning the feature event, a two-mile handicap, in 6:26%. He had an allowance of 250 yards.

NORWEGIAN TURNERS' TOURNEY. The Norwegian Turners won their own_annual skating tourney at Humboldt park Feb. 23 with a total of 23 points. The Lightning Athletic club was second with 8 points and the Northwest Sportsmen's club third with 6. Sigurd Larsen of the Turners was the star of the meet, taking the two-mile handicap race and the one-mile race for class A skaters. In the two-mile race, the feature event of the day, Larsen started from scratch and came in winner in 6:11%. He won the class A mile race in 3:12%.

SLEIPNER SKATING DERBY.

The twenty-second annual skating Derby of the Sleipner Athletic club at Humboldt park, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1918, was won by the Franklin Skating and Athletic club with a total of 21 points. The Norwegian Turners were second with 13 points and the Northwest Sportsmen's club third with 10 points. The onemile relay race, which was the feature of the day, was won by the Northwest club in 3:10%, giving it permanent possession of the Daniel Herlihy trophy.

SILVER SKATES DERBY. Sigurd ("Brick") Larsen of the Norwegian Turners won the second annual Silver Skates Derby at Humboldt park, Feb. 10. 1918. He made the distance of two miles in 8:57%. though the ice was soft and in poor condition. Charley Fisher was second in 9 flat.

NORTHWEST S. C. DERBY. The Northwest Sportsmen's club won the twenty-seventh annual ice skating Derby given under its own auspices at Humboldt park, Feb. 17, 1918. The Washington Park Skatting club of Milwaukee was second with 13

points and the Norwegian Turners third with 9 points. Art Staff was the star of the meet. winning the one-mile class A race and the three-quarter-mile race. The ice was in poor condition.

TRAP SHOOTING.

GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP.

dicap shoot at inanimate targets took place on The nineteenth annual Grand American hanthe grounds of the South Shore Country club, Chicago, Aug. 3-9, 1918. The grand handicap was won by John D. Henry of Elkhart, Ind., after a shootoff with H. J. Pendergast of Phoenix, N. Y. Each made 97 in the general competition. In the shootoff Henry made 18 and Pendergast 17. Henry shot from the 16yard mark and his opponent from the 22-yard mark.

Winners of other events decided at or in connection with the meeting were:

South Shore Introductory-H. J. Pendergast, Phoenix, N. Y.; 198 out of 200. Professional championship-Homer Clark, Alton, Ill.; 194 out of 200. Chicago Overture-A.

N. D.: 99 out of 100.

R. Chezik, Portal,

National amateur championship at double targets F. M. Troeh, Vancouver, Wash.; 90 out of 100.

National amateur championship at single targets-W. H. Heer, Guthrie, Okla.; 98 out of 100.

Leg on Columbus (Ga.) board of trade trophy-Mark Arie, Thomasboro, Ill.; 562 out of 600. Preliminary handicap-E. J. Buck, Davenport, Ia.: 96 out of 100.

Consolation handicap-Ralph B. Rosensteil, Freeport, Ill.: 96 out of 100.

Women's trophy-Mrs. H. Almert, Chicago; 89 out of 100.

Year. Winner. Score. 1910-R. Thompson...100 1911--Harvey Dixon.. 99 1912-W. E. Phillips. 96 1913-M. S. Hootman 97 1914 W. Henderson.. 98 1915-Louis B. Clarke 36 1916-J. F. Wulf......99 1917-Chas. H. Larson.98 1918-J. D. Henry.... 97

Year. Winner. Score. 1900-R. O. Heikes... 91 1901-E. C. Griffith... 95 1902-C. W. Floyd.... 94 1903-M. Diefenderfer 94 1904-R. D. Guptill... 96 1905-R. R. Barber... 99 1906-S. E. Rogers.... 94 1907-J. J. Blanks.... 96 1908-F. Harlow.. 92 1909-Fred Shattuck. 96 Tom Marshall won the Grand American handicap in 1897-1899 at Eldwood Park, N. J. WESTERN HANDICAP.

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NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The thirteenth annual trap shooting tournament for the amateur championship of America took place May 4, 1918, at the Travers island traps of the New York athletic club. The championship was won by Fred Blum of Atlantic City by a score of 197 targets out of a possible 200. Leon H. Davis of Boston was second with 196. Champions since 1912:

Year. Winner. Score. Year. Winner. Score. 1912-B. M. Higgins..185 1916-R. L. Spotts...196 1913-C. H. Newcomb.179 1917-C. H. Newcomb.191 1914-Ralph L. Spotts.188 1918-Fred Blum......197 1915-Geo. L. Lyon...192

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SOUTHERN HANDICAP. Winners of Southern handicap to date:

Year. Winner. Score. 1906-C. G. Spencer.. 1907-G. S. McCarthy 92 1908-G. L. Lyon..... 94 1909-S. L. Dodds.... 94 1910-J. S. Young.... 96 1911-W. T. Leslie... 94 1912-Vassa Cate...... 93

Year. Winner. Score.
1913-J. T. Joerg..... 93
1914-S. T. Day...... 96
1915-W. H. Cochrane 92
1916-Fred Koch...... 95
1917-L. G. Richards..92
1918-No contest.

Massachusetts-George L. Osborne.
Michigan-J. L. Bryant..
Minnesota-F. A. Allen.
Mississippi-G. M. L. Key.
Missouri-George Nicholai.
Montana-E. W. Renfro.
Nebraska-J. A. Nelson..
New Hampshire-Elmer E. Reed.
New Jersey-F. S. Tomlin...
New York-H. J. Pendergast.
North Carolina-C. C. Bates.
North Dakota-A. R. Chezik.
Ohio-J. E. Cain.
Oklahoma-W. H. Heer.
Pennsylvania-C. H. Newcomb.
Rhode Island-W. J. Weaver..
South Carolina-R. G. McCants.
South Dakota-E. T. Myers.
Tennessee-B. F. Duncan.
Texas-H. E. Woodward..
Utah-G. L. Becker.
Vermont-D. M. Barclay.
.93 Virginia-R. A. Hall.
..93 Washington-F. M. Troeh.
West Virginia-G. H. Mead.
Wisconsin-C. H. Larson.
Wyoming-W. R. Tarrant.

PACIFIC COAST HANDICAP. Year. Winner. Score. Year. Winner. Score. 1909-John Noel... .96 1914-P. O'Brien.......93 1910-J. J. Law. ..97 1915-H. H. Pfirrmann.98 1911-E. L. Mitchell..93 1916-F. M. Templeton.91 1912-M. M. Bull.......93 1917-C. Yocum...... .95 1913-G. E. Ellis......97 1918-O. N. Ford...... 96 CHICAGO GRAND HANDICAP.

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ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT. The forty-second annual tournament of the Illinois State Sportsmen's association was held at Peoria June 10-13, 1918. C. M. Powers of Decatur won the amateur state championship with a score of 98 out of 100. Bart Lewis of Auburn won the professional championship with 100 straight breaks. Mrs. E. A. Winkler of Chicago won the women's championship with a score of 272 out of 300. The interstate handicap was won by B. T. Cole of Thomson with a score of 93. D. W. Voorhees won the Chicago Board of Trade diamond trophy with a straight score of 100. The 1919 meet will be held in Galesburg. The president of the association is Dr. E. Winbigler of Alexis and the secretary-treasurer is R. Lewis Nirdlinger of Galesburg.

HEER VS. TROEH.

W. H. Heer of Guthrie, Okla., won the international trapshooting championship and a purse of $4,000 in liberty bonds from Frank Troeh of Vancouver, Wash., at Seattle, Wash., June 22-24, 1918. The scores were: Heer, 472; Troeh, 469.

WESTY HOGAN TOURNAMENT. The twelfth annual Westy Hogan shooting tournament took place at Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 11-14, 1918. The Westy Hogan championship, 100 targets, 18 yards rise, was won by George N. Fish, of New York, with a score of 99. The Westy Hogan handicap, 100 targets each man, was won by D. J. Dalton of Windsor, Ont., with a score of 98. In the east vs. west team race, the eastern team won with a score of 2,300 to 2,228 for the western team out of a total of 2,400 for each team.

STATE CHAMPIONS IN 1918.

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THREE CUSHION LEAGUE

The Interstate Three Cushion league season ended May 18, 1918, with Pierre Maupome the winner with a score of 42 games won to John Layton was second and 14 games lost. Otto Reiselt third. Four players had best games of 37 innings, these being the three men named and Bob Cannefax.

AMBULANCE FUND TOURNAMENT. August Kieckhefer of Chicago won the American Billiard Players' Ambulance Fund tournament held in Chicago and ending Feb. 21, 1918, with a score of ten games won to three lost. It was one of the most remarkable tournaments in the history of the three cushion game for good playing and closeness of finish. Had Bob Cannefax of St. Louis defeated Kieckhefer in the last game of the series there would have been a triple tie. Standing of the players:

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KIECKHEFER VS. DE ORO. Augie Kieckhefer and Alfredo de Oro played for the Brunswick trophy emblematic of the world's championship at three-cushion billiards in Chicago Feb. 7, 8 and 9, 1918, the former winning with a total score of 150 to 126 in 185 innings. For the three nights the scores were: Kieckhefer, 42, 58, 50; De Oro, 50, 45, 31.

KIECKHEFER VS. CANNEFAX. Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago retained the world's three cushion billiard title by defeating Bob Cannefax of St. Louis in a three-block match in Chicago, March 13, 14 and 15, 1918. by a total score of 150 to 142. The highest runs of the match were: Cannefax, 6; Kieckhefer, 5.

KIECKHEFER VS. MAUPOME. Augie Kieckhefer and Pierre Maupome played a three-block game for the three cushion billiard championship in Chicago April 17, 18 and 19, 1918, Kieckhefer winning by a total score of 150 to 145 in 198 innings.

KIECKHEFER VS. OTIS.

In a three-block championship three-cushion billiard match played in Chicago, Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1918, Kieckhefer won from Charles Otis by a score of 150 to 123 in 178 innings.

KIECKHEFER VS. MCCOURT.

In a three-block series played in Chicago Nov. 6-8, 1918, Augie Kieckhefer defeated Charles McCourt, 150 to 83, in 132 innings-a world's record.

RIFLE SHOOTING.
CLASSIC EVENTS.

1917-No contest. 1

1918-S. A. McKone, Lawrence, Kas.; score, 93.
Marine Corps Cup.
1909-Capt. Douglas G. McDougal, U. S. marine
corps; score, 187.
1910-Corp. O. A. Schofield, Massachusetts volun-
teer militia; score, 192.

1911-Lieut. H. E. Simon, Ohio N. G.; score, 195.
1912-Capt. G. H. Emerson, Ohio N. G.; score,
194.

1913-John W. Hessian, N. R. A.; score, 195.
1914-No contest.

1915-Sergt. E. J. Blade, 1st Minnesota infantry;
score, 197.
1916-Capt.
Iowa infantry;
A. Preussner,
score, 196.
1917-No contest.

D.

1918-Corp. F. L. Branson, U. S. M. C.; score, 183.

Regimental Team Match.
1910-6th Massachusetts infantry.
1911-2d Texas infantry.

1912-1st District of Columbia infantry.
1913-5th infantry, Massachusetts volunteer mi-
litia.

1914-No contest.

1915-1st regiment, Minnesota.
1916-1st Iowa infantry.
1917-No contest.

Company Team Match.
1909-Co. F, 1st Minnesota infantry.
1910-4th company, U S. naval academy.
1911-Co. L, 1st West Virginia infantry.
1912-Co. E, 1st District of Columbia infantry.
1913-Co. A, 1st West Virginia infantry.
1914-No contest.

1915-Co. D, 3d District of Columbia infantry.
1917-No contest.

Following is a list of the men and teams win-1916-Co. F, 1st Ohio infantry.
ning important events at national rifle association
tournaments in recent years:

President's Match.

1909-Midshipman Andrew D. Denny, U. S. navy.
1910-Sergt. W. A. Fragner, U. S. marine corps.
1911-Corp. C. A. Lloyd. U. S. marine corps.
1912-Corp. Cedric B. Long, 5th Massachusetts
infantry.

1913-Capt. W. II. Clopton, Jr., U. S. infantry.
1914-No contest.

1915-Andrew Hagen, gunnery sergeant, U. S. marine corps.

1916-Capt. W. Garland Fay, U. S. marine cords. 1917-No contest.

1918-Sergt. H. J. Hoffner, U. S. M. C.; score, 285.

Wimbledon Cup.

1909-First Sergeant Victor H. Czegka, U. S. ma rine corps: score, 98.

1910-Capt. C. H. Emerson, 6th Ohio infantry; score, 99.

1911-Capt. C. H. Emerson, 6th Ohio infantry; score, 98.

1912-Capt. A. L. Briggs, 26th U. S. infantry; score, 97.

1913-Corp. Thomas E. Verser, 14th U. S. infantry; score, 99.

1914-No contest.

1915-Color Sergeant, J. E. Jackson, 1st Iowa infantry; score, 98.

1916-Sergt. J. J. Andrews, U. S. marine corps; score, 99.

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Enlisted Men's Team Match. 1911-U. S. navy; score, 552 (first competition). 1912-Massachusetts; score, 549. 1913-U. S. cavalry; score, 571.

1914-No contest.

1915-Massachusetts, second team.
1916-4th U. S. M. C. team; score, 557.
1917-No contest.

PALMA TROPHY.

Owing to the European war there has been no contest for the Palma trophy since 1913. Record of event to date:

Year. Country. Score. Year. Country. Score. 1876-United States...... 1903-United States.1,570 1877-United States.3,334 1907-United States.1,712 1880-United States.1,292 1912-United States.1,720 1901-Canada....... ..1,522 1913-United States.1,714 1902-Britain........1,447

SWIMMING.

NATIONAL A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Indoor.

Plunge for distance-Won by B. H. Princell,
Chicago A. A., in the Detroit A. C. pool, in
Detroit, Mich., March 30, 1918. Distance, 75
feet, in :41% (world's record).

150 yard back stroke-Won by Perry McGilli-
vray, Great Lakes Training station, in the De-
troit A. C. pool, March 30, 1918. Time.
1:49%. Time in preliminary heat, 1:48%.
(World's record.)

500 yards, free style, for women-Won by Miss
Claire Galligan of New York, in the Detroit
A. C. pool. Detroit, Mich., March 30, 1918.
Time, 7:44%.

50 yards-Won by Perry McGillivray in Chicago
A. A. tank, Chicago, April 3, 1918. Time,
:24%.

400 yard relay-Won by Illinois Athletic club team (Jones, Seigel, Raithel, Hebner), in C. A. A. tank, Chicago, April 4, 1918. Time, 3:48%.

Fancy diving-Won by Arthur Hartung, I. A. C., in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, April 5, 1918, with 142.54 points.

100 yards (Women)-Won by Miss Olga Doerfner. Philadelphia, Pa., in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, April 5, 1918. Time, 1:09%.

500 yards-Won by Norman Ross, Olympic A.

C., San Francisco, Cal., in C. A. A. tank, Chicago, April 10, 1918. Time, 5:53%. (New world's indoor and outdoor record.) 200 yards, breast stroke-Won by Michael McDermott, I. A. C., in C. A. A. tank, Chicago, April 10, 1918. Time, 2:04%. 220 yards-Won by Norman Ross, Olympic A. C., San Francisco, Cal., in Los Angeles A. C. tank, Los Angeles, Cal., April 25, 1918. Time, 2:24%.

100 yards-Won by Perry McGillivray, in the Olympic A. C. tank, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1918. Time, :55%.

50 yards (women)-Won by Miss Charlotte Boyle of New York, N. Y., in Olympic A., C. tank, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1918. Time, :31%. Both the Chicago Athletic association and the Illinois Athletic club claimed the national swimming championship because of a dispute arising out of the manner in which the water polo event was decided. The contest was to have been decided in the I. A. C. tank April 4, but the Great Lakes team was unable to take

part. The C. A. A. refused to permit new pairings and claimed a forfeit under a previous agreement. The championship committee of the N. A. A. U. upheld this claim, but President Charles A. Dean ordered games played May 14 when the I. A. C. team defeated the Great Lakes team 5 to 2. Under the committee ruling the C. A. A. won the championship with 39 points, Great Lakes being second with 28 points and the I. A. C. third with 25 points. Under President Dean's ruling the I. A. C. was first with 40 points, Great Lakes second with 37 points, the Olympic A. C. third with 17 points and the C. A. A. fourth with 15 points. Sept. 22 the championship committee of the N. A. A. U. officially awarded the Chicago Athletic association first and second places in the polo event, giving the organization the national indoor swimming championship.

Outdoor.

100 yards-Won by Perry McGillivray, Lakes, at Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 24. Time, :56%.

440 yards-Won by W. L. Wallen, at Chicago, Aug. 24. Time, 5:57%.

Outdoor.

50 yards-Won by Perry McGillivray. Great Lakes, at Chicago, Sept. 2. Time, :25%. 100 yards, breast stroke-Won by E. N. Chapman, C. A. A., at Chicago, Sept. 2. Time, 1:20%.

100 yards, back stroke-Won by Perry McGillivray, at Chicago, Aug. 17. Time, 1:15%. 100 yards, free style-Won by Perry McGilli220 yards-Won by Bennett, Great Lakes, at vray, at Chicago, Aug. 17. Time, :58%. Chicago, Aug. 17. Time, 2:48%.

880 yards-Won by W. L. Wallen, Great Lakes, at Chicago, Aug. 3. Time, 12:30%. 1 mile-Won by W. L. Wallen, at Detroit, Mich., Sept. 7. Time, 16:50%.

Fancy, diving-Won by W. P. Heyn, C. A. A., at Chicago, Aug. 17. Points, 127.1. Fancy diving, women-Won by Miss Viola Burkhart, at Chicago, Aug. 17. Points, 179. 100 yards, back stroke, women-Won by Miss Helen Mills, at Chicago, Aug. 17. Time, 2:03. 200 yards, free style, women-Won by Florence Gaither, at Chicago, Sept. 2. Time, 3:46. 50 yards, women-Won by Miss Jacqueline Thompson, at Chicago, Aug. 17. Time, :41%. Relay-Won by Great Lakes No. 1, at Chicago, Sept. 14. Time, 4:07%.

High diving-Won by W. P. Heyn, at Chicago, Aug. 31. Points, 151.

High diving, women-Won by Miss A. Smith, at Chicago, Aug. 31. Points, 151.

RECORDS BROKEN BY NORMAN ROSS. In an open 300 yard contest in the Illinois Athletic club's tank, Chicago, April 4, 1918. Norman Ross of San Francisco, Cal., swam 200 yards in 2:06%, 220 yards in 2:20%, 250 yards in 2:41% and 300 yards in 3:16%. all new world's records.

In the Illinois Athletic club's tank, Chicago, April 5, 1918. Ross swam 500 yards in 5:53%. unpaced, beating his own record of 6:04. It was an exhibition and will not stand as a

1 mile-Won by W. L. Wallen, Great Lakes, at world's record. Chicago, Sept. 2. Time, 28:08%. In the Chicago Athletic association's tank April 10, 1918, Great Ross swam 500 yards in 5:53%. breaking his own indoor record of 6:05% in competition and also the outdoor record of 6:04%, held by J. G. Hatfield of England. In the course of the performance Ross broke three intermediate world's records. He swam the first 330 yards in 3:45%, which broke the mark of 3:52%. held by Harry Hebner of the Illinois A. C. He stroked 400 yards in 4:38%. shattering the record of 4:52%, also held by Hebner. The third record to go by the board was the 440 yard mark of 5:16%, held by himself. He swam the distance in 5:08%. CHICAGO RIVER SWIM.

CENTRAL A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Indoor.

50 yards-Won by Art Raithel, I. A. C., in I.
A. C. tank, Chicago, Jan. 3. Time, :25.
440 yards-Won by W. L. Wallen, I. A. C., in
I. A. C. tank, Chicago, Jan. 3. Time, 5:28%.
200 yards, breast stroke-Won by Mike McDer-
mott, I. A. C., in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, Jan.
3. Time, 2:45%.

1 mile-Won by German Laubis, Great Lakes naval station, in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, Jan. 3. Time, 25:26%.

880 yards, free style-Won by Perry McGillivray, Great Lakes naval station. in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, Feb. 1. Time, 11:51. Water polo-Won by I. A. C. team, in I. A. C. tank, Feb. 1, 5 to 2, over Chicago A. A. team. 100 yards, free style-Won by Perry McGillivray, Great Lakes, in Detroit A. C. tank, Feb. 23. Time, :55. 150 yards, back stroke-Won by A. Seigel, I. A. C., in Detroit A. C. tank, Feb. 23. Time, 1:58. 220 yards, free style-Won by Perry McGillivray, Great Lakes, in Detroit A. C., Feb. 23. Time, 2:17%.

Thelma Darby of the Indianapolis Athletic and Canoe club won all the women's championship events in the Detroit A. C. tank Feb. 23, taking the 50 yard free style race in :33%. the 100 yard back stroke in 1:34%, the 100 yard breast stroke in 1:51 and the 100 yard free style in 1:22%.

400 yard relay-Won by Illinois A. C. team, in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, March 1. Time, 3:49%. Fancy diving-Won by W. P. Heyn, C. A. A., in I. A. C. tank, Chicago, March 1. Points, 146.3.

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The ninth annual Chicago river swim under place Aug. 10, 1918. It was won by Perry Mcthe auspices of the Illinois Athletic club took who covered the distance of approximately two Gillivray of the Great Lakes training station, miles in 33:44. Record of the event: 1908 S. C. Jensen, I. A. C........ 1909-H. J. Handy, I. A. C..... 1910-Perry McGillivray, I. A. C. 1911-Joseph Steuer, unattached.. 1912-W. R. Vosburgh, Univ. of Illinois..1:03:22 1913-Perry McGillivray, I. A. C...........46:54% 1914-Perry McGillivray, I. A. C.... 1915-No contest account Eastland disaster. 1916-W. L. Wallen, Hamilton club.. 1917-W. L. Wallen, Hamilton club..........35:55 1918-P. McGillivray, Great Lakes..........33:44 Note-Prior to 1912 the course used was about 1% miles in length; in 1912 it was 24 miles; in miles, and in 1918, 2 miles. 1913, 2 miles; in 1914, 14 miles; in 1916, 2%

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CONFERENCE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP.

The Northwestern university won the western conference swimming championship in Patten gymnasium, Evanston, Ill.. March 22, 1918, with 47% points. Chicago university was second with 29% points, Wisconsin third with 25,

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