Kerim Aydin wrote: >Side note: Anyone have insights into the weird stars and fractions >reported for these ancient champions:
Yes. In the early days, when wins were primarily by points, people who had previously won received a handicap to make it more difficult to win again. Someone who had won N times before needed to reach (6+N)/6 times the basic point threshold in order to win. The patent titles indicate the handicap factor at which repeat winners won. -zefram
