1915 Far Eastern Championship Games

Multi-sport event held in Shanghai 2nd Far Eastern Championship Games Shanghai, China 3 15 May 1915 21 May 1915 Yuan ShikaiPresident of the Republic of China 1913 1917 thumb | right | Logo of the games The 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games was the second edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 15 to 22 May 1915 in Shanghai, Republic of China. A total of nine sports were contested – the inclusion of cycling increased the total from the eight held at the first edition. This marked the first time that the event was held under its Far Eastern Championship Games moniker, followed a change from the naming as the Oriental Olympic Games in 1913.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4.Far Eastern Championship Games https://web.archive.org/web/20140226015204/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GamesL1.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPfemU%2FarvY96w=%3D 2014-02-26 . Ocasia. Retrieved on 2014-12-21. In the football competition, China was represented by South China AA, a Hong Kong–based team.Far Eastern Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2014-12-21. YMCA leader J. Howard Crocker served as manager of the Republic of China team at the 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games.https://www.archeion.ca/j-howard-crocker-fonds J. Howard Crocker fonds University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario 1960 Archeion Archives Association of Ontario January 28, 2023 May 28, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230528185252/https://www.archeion.ca/j-howard-crocker-fonds livehttps://www.uwo.ca/olympic/activities/crocker.html John Howard Crocker Olympic Studies Lecture 2022 University of Western Ontario January 28, 2023 May 28, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230528185243/https://www.uwo.ca/olympic/activities/crocker.html live Participating nations Republic of China (1912–1949) 1912 Republic of China Empire of Japan 1870 Japanese Empire United States 1912 25px Philippine Islands Sports 22em Athletics Baseball Basketball Cycling Diving Football Swimming Tennis Volleyball References Category:Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Far Eastern Championship Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by China Category:Multi-sport events in China Category:1915 in Shanghai Category:Sports competitions in Shanghai Category:May 1915 in sports