Ballou, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  968  1624 (186) 1
1893  1024  1626 (185) 0
1894  1050  1629 (184) 0
1895  1060  1632 (182) 0
1896  1062  1635 (181) 0
1897  1059  1638 (180) 0
1898  1047  1641 (179) 0
1899  1076  1644 (177) 0
1900  1109  1647 (176) 0
1901  1106  1650 (174) 0
1902  1087  1653 (173) 0
1903  1049  1656 (171) 0
1904  1096  1659 (169) 0
1905  1134  1662 (167) 0
1906  1099  1665 (165) 0
1907  1139  1668 (163) 0
1908  1128  1671 (161) 0
1909  1231  1674 (159) 0
1910  1205  1677 (156) 0
1911  1214  1680 (154) 0
1912  1180  1683 (151) 0
1913  1223  1686 (148) 0
1914  1169  1688 (145) 0
1915  1077  1691 (142) 0
1916  1081  1694 (138) 0
1917  1076  1697 (134) 0
1918  1075  1700 (130) 6
1919  1094  1704 (133) 0
1920  1209  1708 (137) 0
1921  1320  1711 (139) 0
1922  1332  1715 (142) 0
1923  1488  1718 (145) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ballou, Sydney Miller  
Born: 24 Oct. 1870
Died: 29 Oct. 1929
 
Notes:
Name sent by Eduardo Bauzá Mercére, from the Washington Post.
 
References
Periodicals
   [ACMo], vol. 1, no. 3, May 1892, page 62
Web
   [Sydney M. Ballou]

Tournament data

Boston, Massachusetts 1892     Boston Married - Single Match    
  Ballou, S.M. - Stone, H.N.     0 - 1    
Washington 1918     Washington DC Championship     2  /  7
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California 1923     Los Angeles - San Francisco Telegraph Match    
  Ballou, S.M. - Weinbaum, S.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025