Show I ID IDID ID ET e l 3 11 2 fl n iD n IlD e W BIT B e E Dil w IE IL e a W 0 ll Q n ID Irn nn I fi 1 W mm JJ fl f nr l amen Ms 1 c Ai t c Ast h 4 r x pitr tr 44 V f I 1 2 ii I C I I lIE past year ear of 01 professional proCessional TIIU T sportS sport has had an unusually high class cias of oC competition in ol e every d department Among Amons its most prominent prom prom- I n c a t pe performances rm an ces were the thc Giants Giant's wonderful winning streak In baseball and the tho remarkable time ma made e h by the tho years cars trotting sensation Leo Axworthy Ax Seldom om before belore has haa there been seen In every ery field of ot sport a pace b by all competitors com corn approaching so to championship speed Winners everywhere the past year have havo been well worthy worth of oC their laurels Though Thought it had hall Just been through the fire tire of or warS war organized baseball seems to have haye regained all of Its old prestige The Tue disposal of various va various va- va rious noun sorts of oC dissension In baseball base base- hall ball has been ono one of or the thc most helpful happenings of oC the year rear past The national game seems to be bo rca ready read y for a greater prosperity prosper prosper- It ity now than titan ever over before The two major leagues exhibited pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant races moro thrilling an and tightly fought than all any tho the game gamo has hns seen for Cor man many years ears Till within a few lew days of oC the playing seasons season's It was a matter of oC doubt just Juat who would woul be bo performers perform Perform- ers ors In tho the worlds world's series The Giants' Giants great r nt winning streak was another of baseballs baseball's most notable performances and and several times through gh the Ule season It seemed I that the Giants were almost sure to have ha part In the tho worlds world's series I Tris Speaker did lt what no ono one else has haa been able uhle to do in man many years ears when n ho lie beat Ty Cobb in the chase for batting honors an and Tris also copped the tho title of oC being the most brilliant br individual performer as aswell aswell well veli as the player of or greatest value to his team The Red ned Sox's cas easy capture of oC tho worlds world's championship cham cham- again under DIll BUI Carrigans Carrigan's Carri- Carri gana gans guidance was another leadIng leading lead lead- Ing feature of ot the the- year ear I The only occurrence that could bo be considered ered Important In heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight fight circles was Jess 11 lards lard's ono one bout o of the year ear at Now cw York when he ho went ten rounds with Frank Moran Moran however however how how- ever ever fell Cell so far short of or giving competition that the tho fight stirred small excitement Willards Willard's Wll- Wll lards lard's Inactivity seems to have ha brought him so 80 much extra weight that he is not eager eaber to train for another fight and has confessed I that he ho will sill be glad when he Is through with the tho game g-ame for tor keeps leeps Doth Iloth Freddie Welsh elsh lightweight champ champS nn and Johnny Kilbane featherweight featherweight feath feath- ht champ defended their titles successfully success Cully in the tho course of oC the tho year car Welsh beating heating Charley Chancy White at Denver and Kilbane knocking out George Chancy Chane touted as a It k o o. o terror when the tho two met at Cedar Point |