Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27

While there is a deal Of virtue In the
English body swing, yet advantages In
our own methods go a long way toward
evening the balance. Economy Of
strength is one Of the primary results
Of rowing, as taught by our leading in
structors in the art. The Leander crew
at Henley finished yiciors by length,
but were completely exhausted, The
Pennsylvania boys, on the contrary,
had plenty OF steam left aud could have
gone mile farther at good racing
speed without distress. Had the race
been materially longer II is but reason
able TO think that they would have
won However. they put up a strong,
consistent fight.
The Quaker watermen threw a
scare" into the Englishmen that will
not be forgotten In many a day. AL
lowing for the change In climate and
the unfamliarity OF the Thames course,
the American style Of rowing was thor
oughly vindicaied. The unprecedented
observer must admit that there IL no
pressing need of departure from Amer
lean custom. Our latest performance
abroad was by long odds the most cred
table. Who IL there with authority to
deny that next year we may be able TO
send over an eight Of still better mate
rial that win succeed in capturing the
Grand Challenge cup Of the Britons?
Vivian Nickalls. prominent English
oarsmau, now in the United States, has
given his opinion Of the relative merits
of American and English rowing, He
says: Your crews, 1t appears to me,
lose steadlness by pulling up the slid
ing seat with the leg muscles, In the
English stroke We throw the body for
ward the moment We shoot the hands
away from the finish Of the stroke
When the body is well forward, It drags
the seat after IT,
In that manner we always keep our
slides under full control II not only
prevents their rush against the progress
OF the boat, but enables us TO keep
from shaking or rolling the boat, which
Is fatal to speed. Think for a mo-
ment. II you had to balance youself
sitting on tight rope, could you do 1t
better with your body well toward the
knees or swayed far back? A racing
shell is about as shaky as a tight rope
But the greatest thing is the long
body swing applied to the oar. Adopt
that and you may soon develop a crew
that will win the Henley"
The recent so called wrestling
match" between Bob Fitzslmmons and
Gus Rubin was IN some respects one
Of the most humorous sporting events
OF late years. When Charley White
called the men TO the mat in Madison
Square Garden, New York. speculation
as TO the real wrestling ability OF the
pugilists was rife The combatants
shook hands and squared on in true
prize ring fashion. Fitz sent beauti.
full little love tap TO Gus right cheek.
landing with the palm OF his hand.
Rubin countered with a splteful slap
on Bob'S stats. and the fun was on.
For a moment or two things resembled
ante-Horion law days. but the mitt
artists gradually got down to work.
Fitz wore an expansive grin through
out the whole match, He did not lose
u even when the burly Akron Giant"
bore his tBob's) shoulders 10 the mat
for the second time within the hour
What both men did not know about
wrestling could barely be related in a
wagon load Of books. Twice did the ex-
blacksmith have Rubin within an inch
or two Of down" but he did not /
know his advantage when he saw II |
Rubin was almost as bad, but his 81 |
pounds OF extra weight told the story" |
To see long legged Bob In the 'sQuar-
ed circle brought back memories Of |