The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
HARVARD-CAMBRIDGE RACE
IS NEXT ON THE BOARDS
English COleganS Busy Training for Big Affair-BriSh
Football Players to Invade Acknowledgements
Republic Spending Millions housekeeping.

LONDON. July 2S.-The coming visit
OF the Harvard University crew to Eng
land and the fact that 10 measure oars
with the Cambridge crew early In Sep
TENDER IS a fruitful source Of CONVERSE
ton among college rowing men.
While the match will be In no sense
a championship race. it viii be Of in
ternational interest.
To the English mind the fact that
Harvard defeated Yale entities her
oarsmen to premier honors among
American college oarsmen. just as
Cambridge's victory over oxford makes
her champion OF Great Britain The
American Rhodes scholars at oxford
are enthusiastic over the prospect Of
the race. and 10 a man are roofing
for their fellow countrymen. Several
of The Harvard crew are already here,
and the trip. il Is understood, is largely
the result OF their efforts. The Amer
leans will be cordially received when
they reach here next week and VIII
be given every facility for practice.
In exchange for the American oars
men the English are sending 10 Ameri-
ca next week one of the best teams
Of Association football players In Great
Britain, the famous Corinthians. Ac-
c0rding 70 present plans the team will
be made up as follows;
Forwards-S. Il Day. d. o. COrbett.
c Vasseu. F 5. Harris, G. 5. Harris,
D. c. Wright. H. NJ Owens. Half
backs-M. NJ. Owens. c. w. Brown, d.
II. WiHet. r. d. Craig Backs-C. p.
Page. p. r. May. w. G. Pinnis. Goal
T. 5. RowlandsOn.
They plan TO play games in New
York, Boston, Chicago, philadelphia,
Detroit, and ST. Louis. Several Cana
dian cities win be visited. and other
places in the States may see games If
they show the desire. This team is
competent to show all the beauties of
the game
II the lavish expenditure of money for
frst-class race horses will do 1t, the
Argentine Republic viii before long
take high rank as a breeder of thor
oughbreds. Pretty close 20 a million
dollars worth of prime horse flesh has
recently been purchased for the South
American Republic
Recently news came OF the safe arri-
val of Jordy the famous son of Flying
FOX. at Buenos Ayres and on the same
day the Royal mail steamer Nile took
OUT one OK the most halAaL lE car goes
OF blood-stocS that ever left England.
The animals which were shipped We're:
FietermaritZburE, Diamond Jubilee, Val
DOT. and Jardy, and their destination
IS Buenos Ayres. The total value OF
the Insurance on the above four horses
reaches close ON EIOo.G50. There is Yet
another consignment Of youngsters and
brood mares, val 1ed at El7,0O0, the joint
properly OF the Seniors Emilio Casares
and a. and J. LurO to be shipped. and
they viii be despatched 10 South Amer
lea al an carly date.
George Hackenschmidt, the Russian
lion, IS in dead earnest in his determina-
tion 10 go into the prize ring.
Hack. I'm the wrestling world is in the
same position Jim Jeffries Is IN the world
OF pugilism. There is no one who can
give him an argument. He has the
strength. stamina and agility he thinks
10 warrant him in looking for success
with the boxing gloves. He is really In
training now. Daily he boxes, skips the
rope, plays golf. lights the bag and does
other things which viii fit him for the
ring.
why not?" said the big Russian when
asked II 1t was true that he wanted 20
tight Jeffrias. Am not as strong. a,
active and OF as good courage as JEFF
fries? Why, then, should I not fight