Ballou, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  971  1627 (186) 1
1893  1035  1630 (185) 0
1894  1071  1633 (183) 0
1895  1086  1636 (182) 0
1896  1075  1639 (181) 0
1897  1074  1642 (180) 0
1898  1062  1645 (179) 0
1899  1088  1648 (177) 0
1900  1125  1651 (176) 0
1901  1120  1654 (174) 0
1902  1101  1657 (173) 0
1903  1064  1660 (171) 0
1904  1109  1663 (169) 0
1905  1157  1666 (167) 0
1906  1122  1669 (165) 0
1907  1158  1672 (163) 0
1908  1151  1675 (161) 0
1909  1252  1678 (159) 0
1910  1231  1681 (156) 0
1911  1234  1684 (154) 0
1912  1200  1687 (151) 0
1913  1259  1690 (148) 0
1914  1197  1693 (145) 0
1915  1089  1696 (142) 0
1916  1094  1699 (138) 0
1917  1085  1702 (134) 0
1918  1086  1705 (130) 6
1919  1107  1708 (133) 0
1920  1217  1712 (136) 0
1921  1333  1715 (139) 0
1922  1351  1719 (142) 0
1923  1523  1722 (144) 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