GOLF. Many surprises and a general advance in popularity marked the golf season of 1909. Miss Dorothy Campbell, the woman champion of Great Britain, invaded the United States and won the woman's championship here. It was the first time in the history of the sport that the title has left these shores. Jerome D. Travers, amateur champion in 1907 and 1908, failed in an effort to win the championship of Great Britain. Robert Gardner won the national amateur title and George Sergent the national open. Walter J. Travis earned the metropolitan championship. A summary of the championships and more important tournaments follows: MEDAL PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Place. May 25-28. Memphis May 25-29. Title. Women's M. G. A Southern G. A... Metropolitan. Boston women's. New Jersey. Massachusetts. Connecticut.. Western.... Winner. .Aug. 31-Sept. 4... Miss V. Lewellyn White marsh Valley. ..Miss D. Campbell NEARBY OPEN TOURNAMENTS. Winner. .F. S. Douglas W. J. Travis W. J. Travis Runner-up. F. C. Jennings Medallist. Miss G. Bishop.. Whittemore. Medallist. G. T. Brokaw. 90 162 156 92 92 76 83 152 146 90 151 75 86 T. V. Bermingham...172 W. F. Morgan, jr. .152 G. O. Winston. 81 W. F. Morgan, jr. J. M. Ward.. 77 C. H. Seély E. M. Byers J. D. Travers F. R. Upton, jr. A. W. Tillinghast W. J. Travis ..New York, 8; Philadelphia, 7. TRI-CITY CONTEST (MEN). New York, 9; Boston, 6. Pennsylvania. 7; Massachusetts, 3. Metropolitan, 8; Pennsylvania, 2 New York Y. C.-King's Cup.. SAILING RACES. Distance, Dates. Winners and Rigs. Miles. August 6. Elmina (sch.). 38 August 6. August 7.. Avenger (sl.). Istalena (sl.). to Bermuda. June 5. N. Y. Y. C.-Vineyard Haven to Portland. August 9-10. Elmina (sch.). Margaret (sch.). Victory (sl.). Nutmeg (sl.).. Intrepid (sl.). Nutmeg (sl.). POWER BOAT RACES. Yacht Club...... Foreign. Gold Challenge Cup... New York to Bermuda. National Motor Boat Carnival. Bermuda to New York. National Motor Boat (Poughkeepsie). National Motor Boat Carnival. Albany to New York. Around Around Staten Island. New Yo Columbia Palm Beach...... National Motor Boat Carnival. Alaska-Yukon-Pacifie Detroit Motor Boat Club. Interlake Yacht Racing Association. August 24. New York to Marblehead Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association. July 6. Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association. July 6. Mulering Riddely 11. July 17. Date. Distance. Corrected Speed. Time. Miles. July 5. BILLIARDS. BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD. **Straight rail'' billiards (with three balls)-Highest run made in match play (on 5x10 table), 1.531 points, by Maurice Vignaux, at Paris, 1880. Highest average for match play, 333%, by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, 1879. Cushion carroms-Highest run made in tournament play, 85 points, by Frank C. Ives, at Boston, 1896. Highest average for tournament play, 10 (for 200 points), by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, 1887. Fourteen-inch balkline Highest run with "anchor nurse" allowed, 566 points, by Jacob Schaefer, at New York, 1893. Highest run with "anchor nurse" barred, 359 points, by Frank C. Ives, at Chicago, 1894. "anchor Highest average with nurse" allowed, 100, by Jacob Schaefer, at New York, 1893, and by Frank C. Ives, at Chicago, 1904. Highest average with "anchor nurse" barred, 63 2-10, by Frank C. Ives, at New York, 1894. Highest amateur record run for tournament games. 202 points, by Calvin Demarest, at Chicago, 1908. Highest amateur average for tournament games, 57%. by Calvin Demarest, at Chicago, 1908. Eighteen-inch balkline (two shots in)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, 234 points, by George Sutton, at New York. 1906. Highest average for tournament games (with five shots allowed in "anchor spaces'), 50, by Frank C. Ives, at New York, 1896. Highest average for tournament games with "anchor nurse" barred, 100, by George Sutton, at New York, 1906. Highest run for championship game, 232, by G. B. Sutton, in 1907. Best average for championship match, 33.33, by G. B. Sutton, in 1907. Eighteen-inch balkline (one shot in)Highest run for tournament play, 140 points, in 500-point game, by F. C. Ives, in 1897. Best average in tournament, 31.25. by F. C. Ives, in 1897. Highest run in championship match. 100, by J. Schaefer, in 1907. Best average in championship match, 20.83. by Willie Hoppe, in 1906. TOURNAMENT FOR 18.2 CHAMPION- 114 George B. Sutton... 5 1 148 33 George F. Slosson... 62 95 21 181 22 116 23 figures. In the play-off of the triple tie Demarest beat Cline by a score of 500 to 3-8. Demarest's average was 25, the highest of the tournament. Sutton beat Cline by a score of 500 to 480. In the final game Demarest defeated Sutton by a score of 500 to 78, the winner having the high average of 35 10-14. This game gave the championship to Demarest. George Slosson beat George Sutton at 18.1 for the world's championship, at New York, on January 26, by a score of 500 to 328 points. Slosson's average 8 52-56; Sutton's, 5 48-56. The most important shooting event of 1909 was the amateur trap shooting championship, decided at Travers Island, N. Y., on December 9. Eighty-nine men competed, and the winner was George S. Mc Carty, of the Keystone Shooting Club, of of the Philadelphia. The scores first twelve men follow: Amateur Championship-100 Targets. Name and City. Strings of 25. Total. G. S. McCarty, Phila......24 25 25 24-98 F. A. Hodgman, Tuckahoe.25 23 23 24-95 C. E. Mink, Philadelphia..20 24 25 24-93 A. Lindley, Newark.. .25 23 23 22-93 H. C. Kirkwood, Boston..23 25 23 22-93 D. I. Bradley, New York..24 21 23 23-91 O. C. Grinnell, jr., N. Y..24 22 20 23-91 C. H. Newcomb, Phila.....23 24 28 21-91 W. H. Foord, Wilmington.22 25 22 22-91 S. Scott, New York. 23 21 24 22-90 Run. F. B. Stephenson, B'klyn..23 21 24-90 146 F. H. Schaumer, N. Y.....24 21-90 Fractions are omitted in best average |