Show L- L Kings and Queens of Major Sports I l' l C t Ir 0 C t i II I I V I I N j b 1 It iI i I j ith i gLi s A s I II- II L Above left to right Ty Cobb R. R Lindley Murray and hick Chick Evans Below left to right Dick Molla MoUa El Elaine ine Rosenthal and Zach Wheat Practically all branches of or sport were continued l last t year despite tho the r lr with the possible exception of or yachting Yacht racing on tho the Pacific and Atlantic Atlantie Atlan tic tie was at a n standstill because most of the yachtsmen were In different branches branche of at r sea or coast const service A few tew races were wore staged on tho the Great I Lakes akes but none of oC an any for tor the same reason Professional 1 baseball wn was cut short because of or the work york 0 or fight tight rule but the big league played until September 2 V The Tho Boston n nd lied d ol Sox In the American league and the Chicago Cubs in tho the National National Na Na- a- a league won tho big league pen pen- nants Tyrus n Raymond Cobb once more lead the American league batters batter and andZack andZack andZack Zack Wheat won on tho honors honors In the old league rt et c honors Honor Divided I Despite tho fact tact that nine of oC tho the ten tenI I ranking stars st of or 1917 1911 were in tho the service service sen ice the tho net game gamo gained in popularity by leaps and boun bounds s Tho TI-ic contest for forthe forthe forthe the honor of oC being placed first in the I ranking was so close that officials tin finally l rearranged the tho s system of or rankIng rank rank- log Ing and placed two men It no 1 Murray and William T. T Tilden Jr In class 1 I designating lurra 1 Murray as No 0 1 In that class Tho men Sn in n the next four tour classes chassen of ot two inen men each cach compare to the thc others other of or what hat ordinarily would be tho the ranking molting ten Molla loH the robust Norwegian Norwegian gian Ilan star who electrified tho the tennis world a tow few years a ago o by her wonderful wonder wonder- ful ul Ui debut remained queen of or the courts The tennis committee rightfully placed her as No Xo 1 in the women's list Gridiron ling Football under new and novel no conditions conditions condi condi- had tho greatest season In Its hi history tor Army an and nav navy service ser teams developed at t camps an and training stations stations sta sta- lion produced great groat stars The Cleveland Clove Cleve land naval reserve eleven b by virtue of or Its victory over oyer Glenn Warners Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh uni er university lt team showed showe itself to tobe tobe tobe be ono one of or the greatest t team teams if IC not the greatest in tho the country Dick 1 Cull fullback ack of the team stands out as the bl big star stal of oC tho the season Ills His powerful lino line plunging and his defensive skill earn carn him the title of ot greatest player of or the tho year ear There Then vero no championship tournaments tournaments ments In golf The leading stars of ot the game however er gave o their time an and benefit for COI forthe energy to sta staging tho the aid of war and their theil efforts netted thousands s. s of oC dollars Chick Evans was as ea easily the star of oC these tournaments tournament Ills His playing in o e over meet was W of or championship caliber which indicates the typo type of oC man ans Evans IB is Ho lie gave n e the gallery aller his best hest though there thero was as little at stake Miss lIss Elaine winner of or the women's western estera estern est west ern era championship la Is the star of oC the women golfers |