Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-28
ROWING TO WIN.
A Prediction That Teemsr Is the
Coming Man.
HANLAN's UNPARALLELED RECORD.
But Three Defeats in a Dozen Years
The Defeat of IrOquOis-Base
Ball - Other Sport
ing Notes,

New YORK, August 27.-In defeating
Edward Eanlan at Fall River during
the earlier portion OF the week
John Teemer, the McKeesport sculler,
strengthens his claim to be ranked as q
first.class sculler, and the event will fur
nish food for reflection for those who care
fully analyze form. OF course there was
more or less OF accident in Teemer's victo-
~ and Hanlan's defeat, but still it goes
long way toward substantiating the opin.
ion formed of the young Pennsylvanian's
abilities as q propeller of shell boat.
His numerous races show conclusively that
he has both speed and staying power, and
now he shows us that he can navigate
frail racing craft in almost any kind OF
water.
Phenomenal Power.
1t used to be said of Hanlan that he
could get shell boat through any kind OF
sea- and many times the waves have broken
over the bow of his little shell, drenching
the rover and almost swamping his ship.
In some of his races on the Tyne he aston
ished those who follow boat racing by the
manner in which he drove his boat through
waves which swamped his antagonist; II
was this phenomenal power which raised
the CRY of artificial aid, and he not only
gained the name OF an extraordinary rover
as regards speed, but one who could live in
the toughest wster; but strange as 1t may
appear, Hanlan's defeats have all been
Brought About BY Rough Water.
When he rowed behind Wallace Ross on
the Skeekonk River at Providence the
water was no more fit 10 sail boats on than
Ill Il hn cot q
Fall River on which Hanlan's last upset
came about is described as awful. In the
first attempt to settle the question as to the
ownership Of the prizes a big chapter OF
accidents occurred, and many OF the con
testants rowed over the course only to be
told that there had been no standing signal
given and that they had travelled three
miles for no other object than TO get their
feet wet; some of them got more than their
feet damp, and Hanlan brought home big
load Of water.
A Veteran Rover.
Had there been time enough for post.
ponment the referee would have ordered
one, but rs the rowers were Oil under
engagement TO row elsewhere on the day
following there was nothing for 1t but to
wallow through the trough OF the sea.
That Hanlan should suffer one defeat In
wears campaign is not to be wondered at,
but the surprise is that John Teemer
should live through water that swamped
Hanlan, as the smoky region rover Is es'
sentially a smooth water scu!ler, while
Haplap having been brought up on Toron-
10 Bay got all sorts Of water to practice up.
on. There is one thing that this upset
suggests, and that is that fast sculler as
Hanlan undoubtedly is he is
Fast Becoming n Veteran Rover,
and few people are aware OF the TACT that
Hanlan has been rowing twelve years, anu
in each twelve month he has done as much
work as the champions OF hy'gone years
did in the whole Of the three years which
were supposed TO be their tenure OF ONCE
This is long while to be before the pubic
and shows how great rover the Toronto
nian really is Since the year 1876, when
at the Centennial regatta on the Schuylklll
River at Philadelphia, Hanian astonlshed
The world by defeating the picked rowers
If Great Britain and America, he has rowed
everyone down, and never lost match
whether it was for the championship or in
a scrub encounter.
Young Tcemer.
Those who can boast OF having been the
winners in races which had Hanlan as
contestant are Fred Plaisted Wallace Ross
and John Teemer. The last named is the
Youngest sculler in the country, besides
being the latest acquisition to the rowing
army. He is a magnificent specimen oil a
yonnp athlete, and destined at an early
date TO hold the championship honors as a
single sculler. Since his sudden develop
ment as a fast ash wielder, he has been
engaged in many races which had Wallace
Ross and George Hosmer as contestants,
and all of them have had most CAREFUL
preparation for their campaign, While
Teemer, beginning in the middle OF the
season. was necessarily short OF work and
totally unfit to jump in with
Field Of Flyers
such as Ross, Hosmer, Lee, etc, yet he
not only went in undismayed, out nan
aged TO make fine showing, and putting
up such a record as would have peeh
thought impossible few years DhcE; , :;
Teemer was what is known as hog TAT,
and notwithstanding all the work he was
called on to do, he went up in wei ght. lie
is like Iroquois, glutton in his training
and unless he is kept at work in the strict
est possible munner he will never come 10
rbe post fit and we'll.
should he ever 90 to the line wound up
to concert pitch he will show
A Grand Performance
over the three mile turning course, and u
ever Hanlan has to row he will have 10 90
so when the McKeespOrt waterman IS try
ing. He is by no means finished sculier,
but he has enormous power aud does nor
know when he has had enough. IL ne
ever learns to properly apply his giginnc
strength he will make the single scull rec
or6s took sick. II is said that he IL an apt
scholar and may, in the course OF time pick
mn ali OF the little knacks that have made
Hsnlan's name a household word.