Ballou, Sydney




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  967  1624 (186) 1
1893  1029  1627 (185) 0
1894  1068  1630 (184) 0
1895  1084  1633 (182) 0
1896  1071  1636 (181) 0
1897  1069  1639 (180) 0
1898  1054  1642 (179) 0
1899  1081  1645 (177) 0
1900  1115  1648 (176) 0
1901  1111  1651 (174) 0
1902  1094  1654 (173) 0
1903  1057  1657 (171) 0
1904  1102  1660 (169) 0
1905  1140  1663 (167) 0
1906  1108  1666 (165) 0
1907  1144  1669 (163) 0
1908  1134  1672 (161) 0
1909  1240  1675 (159) 0
1910  1208  1678 (156) 0
1911  1227  1680 (154) 0
1912  1195  1683 (151) 0
1913  1253  1686 (148) 0
1914  1183  1689 (145) 0
1915  1086  1692 (142) 0
1916  1089  1695 (138) 0
1917  1083  1698 (134) 0
1918  1084  1701 (130) 6
1919  1105  1705 (133) 0
1920  1216  1708 (136) 0
1921  1330  1712 (139) 0
1922  1343  1715 (142) 0
1923  1513  1719 (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