The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06
PENN LOSES TO LEANDER Americans Beat in the Finals. |l5 ETTY RACE WAS ROWED s
 ( 2 WS Were in the Best of 5 Condition. Britishers Got Lead over the United States Representatives Which the Latter Were Unable to Overcome.
ETTY RACE WAS ROWED

1 Henley, July 5.-To the disappoint-
 ment of all the Americans at Henley
 the Leander Rowing Club crew this
 morning defeated the crew of the Uni versity for the final heat of the Grand
 Challenge cup. There was bright sum-
 shine. and puffy cross winds blew from
 the Bucks Shore, slightly favoring the l Leanders' station. The followers of the British crew evinced the greatest confidence, and Leander money was
 everywhere available, but this confi- dence never exceeded anything beyond | even money.
 | Tie Pennsylvanians reached their | boat house at Ii o'clock apparently as | fit as possible while many of the fel-
 lows of the white and blue showed marks of the intense strain of the final
 minutes. The crew stripped. chatted | and laughed as coolly as though going | for practice.
 Ellis Ward. the American coach, | placed miniature American flag un- der the rudder of his boat, and said to
 boy. as you can."
 The following are the names of the | two crews:
 Leander-C. A. Willis. bow; NJ. J. Duvallon, W. Dudley Ward, c. H. | Maitland, C. D. Burnell, J. E.. Payne. c. J. D. Goldie, R. B. Etherington- Smith, stroke, and c. s. MacLagan, | coxswain.
 Pennsylvania-R. R. Zane. bow; R. H. Eisenbray, F. L. Davenport, 8. | Crowther, Jr., A. H. Flicker, G. 8.
 Allyn, W. G. Gardiner. J. H. Gardiner, | stroke and l.. J. Smith, cockswain. Both crews, at the start, showed no trace of nervousness and were sent away in capital style, the Pennsylvan- l fans rowing forty-three to the minute | and the Leanders rowing forty-two. | At the end of Temple Island the Ameri- l cans led by a. third of length. Al | Fawiey, the time was3 minutes % z-T seconds, with the Leanders three feet
 ahead. From there on it was a splen-
 did struggle, out of which the Leanders gained inch by inch. ..
 The mile was reached in minutes | l5 seconds, with the Leanders half a length ahead, which they increased to | three-auarters of a length. At the EIsthmian, the PennsylvanianS made d | desperate spurt, but 1t was of no avail. | and two men weakened perceptibly op- | posite the grand stand. The I.eanders | won by a length in minutes and 4-5 | seconds.
 | "It was a grand race" said Coach | Ward as the Leanders crossed the fiil- l ish line. We were simply outroWed
 and have no other explanation to
 make"
 It certainly was the hest and most | exciting tussle ever seen at Henley.
 There was scarcely the advantage ot three feet in the Leander's station. The cheering for the contestants as
 they struggled for the lead was terrific.
 Even Henley had never before heard
 such wild applause as greeted the | Pennsylvanians and the Leanders all down the course and the cheering was delirious from the partisans of the Le-
 anders as the latters boat crossed the
 line at the finish ahead of the Penn l sylvanians.
 Other races resulted:
 Silver Goblets, final heat-Balliol Col
 lege, Oxford beat the Belgians easily. Time $50.
 | Trinity Hall Cambridge. beat Kings
 ton Rowing Club by one and a quarter
 lengths. Time 7:23.
 Ladies' Challenge plate, final heat University College, oxford, beat Eton by two lengths. Time 7:2S. Diamond Challenge souls, final heat -C. V. Fox beat A. Ashe.