Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-31
A TORONTO WONDER,
Wallace Ross Says EX-Champion
Hanlan Is Bringing Out Another
Phenomenal Sculler.
SOME SHREWD MEN BACKING HIM.
Important Move Among Western Horsemen
TO Keep Runners From Coming
East Next Season.
SOME SHREWD MEN BACKING HIM.
LOCAL BASEBALL MAGSATES MEET.
Ncw cElsrns Sports Backing Fi:zsmuOns Genera
Sporting News of the Day

Wallace Ross, the famous sculler, srrlyed
in the city yesterday afternoon. Wallace
is known all over England and the United
States, but ne is particularly weil-known in
Pittsburg. All local sporting men who
have been here few years will well remem-
Der the establishment of Ross & Plaisted
where many a good and honest battle took
place and where "Pittsburg Bill" had his
first encounter. Since those halcyon days
OF local sport, Ross has travelled thousands
of miles and las rowed many a great race.
lie was looking in excellent condition yester-
day and during conversation with the writer
said some very interesting things about sculling
and scullerS. Among other things he said
III is quite true that we are developing no
young scullerS of promise, and 1 think the
cause of this is that all the good young athletes
are turning their attention to baseball and
other athletic sports. We have Lot the number
OF young men interested in rowing that
we once had and this is one reason that
we are not getting new and young
champions Bat Hanlan has a young
wonder III charge. The Toron.o Boat Club is
paying the young man to practice. and Hanan
j. receiving pay 10 teach him. He has never
TOwed match race aud his name is being kept
secret. Mr.. Rogers. who backed both Han
and am told that lie Is big and powerful
fellow and Is coming champion. Of course
We must give Hanlan credit Tor being good
judge of sculier. and Haulan states that his
young man is vertible wonder Well see
about that, however,
Referring to the prominent rowers of the
present day Ross >aiu: John Teemer ought to
defeat any man in the world, but OF late he has
dropped into the mos awkward and retarding
style that l have ever seen. He must have
spoiled himself By too much indoor exercise.
Last spring he could not row any: but if he can
get good style and get into good condition l
don know anybody who can defeat him. or
course John Mclean is certainly good and
even remarkable sculler, because he defeated
good rowers when he beat Stanbury and Kemp.
But l cannot say what kind of men the Aus
Julted States. In Australia they row on
strong currents and they may be quite
different when they get on. to
our streams and lakes. oh. yes; they'll come
TO this country If there is plenty of money Of
Tered. II they come they will get few races.
certainly think professional boat racing will
revive here. The amateurs? Well. the Brit
lShers are away ahead of Us in amateur sculling,
Psotta Is good man but his style is too much
like Teemers present style to allow him to be
hrSt-claSs man.
Ross Fred Plaisted and Jack Largan will
give rowing exhibitions in Harry Davis Nu-
scum next week. The rowing machines are of
a new model and Will permit of rowing con-
tests, although the machines are fixtures. An
index attached to each shows who is the speed
lest rover. The contests are of a very novel
Kind and the rowers will give both ladies aud
gentlemen limitations OF all the various styles
Of rowing boat. Plaisted, 'the champion of
Ohlna, and LarSan Will arrive to-day. Largan
Is an eX-champlOn Scu:ler OF England.