The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11
OUT DOOR SPORTS.
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The llsbsorbing topic Of conversation
among tho boating people VI this city At present is
the forthcoming match between dohn \. Kennedy
nov resident VI Washington, and Edward Hanion,
VT Canada champion NJ the would The general
imtfessiun IS tilt TIA Kennedy u,ninn win AND bts
most dangerous antagonist, Kennedy has alresdy
met iidulnu IN two close races. John 4, Kennedy
was hofh tn Portland Me, March, tsHi, and when
w condition weighs iN pounds, lie received good
education aud for number of years followed the
jewellers trade, but health compelled him 10 give
u ~ and take 90 rowing as an exercise. lie hrst
aupeared as professional In q race against Iohu
Frazier, VI Portland, for sl0o, distance 1--we miles
Kennedy winning easily, tie next defeated O' bon.
nell ot Portland, fot 500. He then was matched
against btscul, Ot lowell being the hrst man OF
note In aquatic circles he had to face, Kennedy
winning very ehsllY. HIS neNt race WAS Tor the
open-sculers' match Tor residents " the state OF
Maine, which Kennedy Won. lie then appeared At
the orcu- scullers' race held On silver tarc and
suffered here his first defeat coming In SeWnd Ia
lNrtod, aud defeating Etench Johnson, Hosmer
an others ON TuIv T. ISIS In ap omen race etUrort
wife ontario. Kennedy finished thitd 10 Haulou aud
Paistcd, defeating riley Ton Fyck, IOnthsr Nc
hen, and fuottt In August he rowed match with
James n, Riley, aud was defeated by turning the
wrong nnoy. In September Of the same year. at the
regatta at sturgeon Point he finished second to Eph
Norris, aud ahead of hosmer Riley, rlaisted and
others. To June, 1879, George " Lee, who had
previously won the amateur championship, made a
match with kennedy at Greenwood Lake for u, 600,
Kennedy Winning Nv four leugth,. with Davis as
Boston on Iuly won the scung race tt pittsburg
August : but on August was forced TO finish behind
and l3yberger. August rs, at regatta at Barrie
ontario, wien HnulOn aud Riley Towed their dead.
heat, Kennedy was so close up that many Thought ain
three crossed tue line together bu the Judge decided
against him. There were eleven other starters In
ms race. From August 25 to September, 1850,
Kennedy devoted his time to coaching crews most of
II being with the fast crew OF the Potomacs OF ills
in on Ssn1e,nhSr S t"srs "',ie Snu hai
made the fastest time IN record for three niles S6
minutes defeating Wallace ana D,yls and / ~, ana
Gauiaur Hanon aud Ross about this time issued
a challenge to row any two men in The world dnuil,
t , f Memne9S a"1 l1ans Immediately accepted
Ross AS mate Kennedy Won The Ionb,a srp, M',n ",
nm and samr d,v artsJ az strots n,
winning four ronsi Inc ~ posS navis W o,1
plalsted August 20 lssS he ri,sis,ged rnnrt,, 80
who declined and ON ssntember RI ar Naranaco95s
Lake he defeated lanes "a pusv in a thr,a'r,II,
race In 2o.5O, being hIs last reS1lar engaven"nI
lie an now take every care of bimsslf mi viii ,
NAV SO give The cbamninn T,e ,rn,, start tn TniI
and 10 boat him Uaninn ha, 0ot tn nov snne mn,
paraeled sculnR Wv
-
,yni ,v ,"s y, ,nm'g AssHelallon
suring TheS are sim consJeTin ths "nssi IL, ~" n1
building a small club.honsa rs ''N I''''''" W
an. mak,nv vim III. War, ''tH' ,''u
that thew intend snts,ing hs ras ~, ,%
National Association at Newark win ths nnrnnsa ~
y, on tne Championship Tor tonr,oared crews.
eight and n tley n thsrs ia ,n T., M 49, %
water stirring al" th p,ssaI nsYt , ue SI T ,an
son t,nyht th. NorIna, r,y t 'ne rs
nlHmolls mas been nea tn the ear Of them all, aud
they ,sn "t Ne" ,oth esecaly say thar
omnor,n,, Jug a,e ner1nSe Win lnt1te,t Tue
WIN undoubtedly To the start In the very best pos
slple vohu'tlon' ah1 WI MAKE not race for the
elS.N oI1Sen"aii ni''soaes' ana h"tna'', who are
expected TO he on hand.
The issue OF the New York Sportsman OF
SiaiGh contains an excellent portrait OF Mckinney,
Oh this slS win short sketch OF his rowing career
~, for I t o. hehheu' seated IN she'll wait
lug 'oI tue "oTd TO start
The potomacs baId an innortsnt ,,aa,;r..
, - 60 , ~, a., ,tuP"t' ah' meeting
Gnen'us ast a. theit cluD-Ioom III the
,,,,,,,tn ,S y n"u,u T VI amehunehts 10 Tue
,,,,,,' 80 ue,e, auu, ~ they were Oh suCh
var. ,s,e,rs tmv,nugh iNesngati9n, they
Mels 'e'etleu 10 committee, consisting OF Judge
10 .uusluei anu IeIoIt. monographs OF recent win
1e"s e.G orue,eu io[ the cinO- honse The ap-
p,,I.ons "a SIX new mein1ers were favoraby
49, ~ Mainly so.Hl Vi eightS thst nave been
auued 10 'hs organization within the past three
n'Vh'hs'
The Columlias avnact rrsat tb;pos ,.,,,
their rhampton schiller, Aniy smi,i, tha nnS On
sou Ills success OF last season points greater cues
Chailey w arden has given up the idea Of
becoming single scullar ana has Cancelled bic ord
with huddick for boat.
Hood of .ba A,alosta,,, ,r;ll ,,....,.-
loOi, Oh the hualostahsi VIII be one OF the
crew 'hat WIN represent Tue CUB on the river this
seaSou tddie Is Dht complctly enough TO bea first
Cia'S oafS'ha
M, A,,oI,,,o,,, ~, n.
me Anal,7tans VIII be greatly benehted
~ tue ContehPa'eu improvement oil the river front,
ior e' mouse vi" We iight on the adge OF tue front.
NrRae a nav menobsr of ,ia po+,,,o., ,,I,,,,
noe ~ ~, ai,,,,to,i,i ~ -, 80 ar ,'',
nj, 10" iiS t o, Tue mn Won nun tor
- ac,,iei.t, o past ''''ee So"'s' ne Is a De
N''0" ."
The last meeting of the Analostan Cluh
syas iarssIv attandad H., tho -, - az ~
occasion, of the ANIMAL sisrtion ny n,caT H. "ednk 'e
inc wear Notice was gyen lSs imd , rS' 'a'e e',u
IN -, ,r, III, 4, a.. ,,-',. 'ie Sohst'tu-
mpetny IN pri nsyt an ." 90 S9 tnaI af me
change the rule Of tne club in raation 70 The ,uita
fnn Zoe This Ia intandaI las, ~ s,,,,, ~ ~ "a,
measnTs TO he the of T , , VI me
desirable and ambitions vonng gemier n't; ''y
,nvinrIs To hacnma oars,na,, gIt,,to ~ i Nv "Ie
Sed iv The tyn o,,nr 20 me Nay pnt
several new ,nen,heTs ere aIectcI " ''
oGcers for ISIS was a. feiIoys prss,anI NJ m
" Corson. Vice President Ait SWiiia,, YIN n
;enney. CorresHondIng sscr.tar,. ~, - NJ We
flowers Recording seeratarv Mr. u ,nh M
Mr. Echard ps,Io. F,,st 'hTs ,it ManioH; CaPtan
McKenney second Liei,tenant AIR Wiiiam R't?
Most OF the above officers were all re, ected
Base Rail-
Tho foiIoryino orr. ,i,, ,,a,,,.., - ,,,,,,,i,,..
engaged BY the eISht League rbs for thn siason 81
1879;
h,'t,ms;-ritIneis, whitney, bnnint9n, and Rad
FORA catcheis. hIo"n hdcEett, aud Hines; base
PAYERS. morilii, b"Tdocs' and sutton; short stop
WISE: heiaeis, forming, kadtord, and Hines.
bhVdI>s.-fitcheTs Derby, Foley, and Calvin:
caIchers' Rowe ana Kennedy; base players
Frontiers, Rlchardson and White; short stop Force
heilei'' hourte, fosey. ana shaler
cdc"gos.-fitCheTs, torcoran and Goldsmith
CatcheTs' tint Ahd StocEWell base players, Arson,
bhthst and Williamson; snort stop PETER iellers
baiylhpie, gore, ana heg
CtetsH"dS.-Pitchers, McCOrmack, Bradley, and
paiyi ratchers, bushong Eriody, and Broughton;
base PAYERS, rhillps' Dunlap aud hiuidoou; short
STOP Slasscocki helders iorE iiofaling and Evans.
str1itS:-fltcheTs, Weidman aud Burns; catch
eEs; Behnett ana irott base PLAYERS Powell, Quest,
anu aLIeh- snort Stop houck; neiieTs, Wood, Han
ION: ana rom ManseiI.
Aet0 lOTkS.-PitcheTs, Ward, o Mel, and Wech:
ccatcheTs, Ewing Ciapp, Dorgau, and HUMPHREYS;
base players, Connors, Troy and iianknSon short
stop, Casklns; heiders Gillespie Clapp and DOrgan.
FhihletPhiGS.-f.tc Haegle, Henderson, aud
Roberts Ferguson and Ciaunt; short ,top McCleIaS,
helders, Purcell Lewis, and Manning
ProUi1sncs8. Pitchers, 'Rtchmond. Radbourn and
smith; catchers haya, GIlliEan, FuGeT, and Robin
son; base players, start, Farrell and Denny short
stop, Irwin; iieiders Hines, Carroll, ana Cassidy
the following mines will embrace the
American Association teams for the coming season,
CiaciaHatis. SNYDER g: White, D.: ReIlIey.
H.. McPhee, 10; Carpenter. 80 Fulmer So
Jones, 1T: COrkhill, G f.; Sommers RI. with
McCulaT, Powers Wheeler and Mccormick as siIIs
LJuistuIes.-W Weaver, n: whiting q. latham
III. GeIhgrdt 2b.: Browning, 3D. uecEer = .
sullivan, If; ReccIhs, G. Wolff r. t. with suIIi-
van Leary and MasETey as subs
ST. haul ~ iulane, ~: Deasey @ CuInmisEny
1b; strict, Oh. Latham, 9b: W. Gleason SIS: i
Gleason, III. Maglnns CT; Nichols, ri, with
DISQUALIFICATION. y. Reipscblager. @ -. Ia.
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