The Washington times., 1907-09-15

Washington has never entertained a
more interesting athletic visitor than
Waldemar sand. of the Berliner Ruder
Club Hellas of Berlin. Germany. who
viii be here until Tuesday as a guest
OF Capt Carl Mueller, OF the Potomac
Boat Club.
On Tuesday at p. m Sand Is sched-
uled to appear IN a match scull;ng race
with Clarence Davis. the crack sculler
OF the Potomacs, over the old course
on the Potomac. Sand beat Davis in
the Middle States Regatta at New York
on Labor Day, but the Washington man
claimed he was fouled, and also had
big handicap in the course allotted him.
Through A c. Afusehold, OF the Poto-
macs. who knew. Sand in Germany, he
asked for another chance, and the for
eigner courteously agreed 10 meet him
at any time or place. Hence the race
tomorrow.
Sand Is being shown around the city
by Mr.. Musehold, who also acts as in
terpreter, for the Teutonic oarsmaa
speaks no English. On Tuesday sand
leaves New York for the Fatherland.
but viii be back next year accompanied
by a selection Of the best men in his
club, which is the strongest rowing or
ganization in Germany.
German Giant Coming.
Before going any further with Sand.
here Is piece OF news that should
cause some Of the American oarsmen TO
sit up and rub their eyes: When Sand
returns next year he expects to bring
with him Adolph Moeller. Of that same
Berliner Rudder Club Heilas, who viii
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self. This Moeller is feet inch tall.
has represented the club thirteen years.
and says he is good for FIVE more: has
twice won the single scuI championship
OF Holland; has eight times stroked the
winning four in the annual international
competition for the Enperor's Cup at
Berlin. and boasts in all ninety-six
medals and trophies he has gathered to
his manly bosom in the course Of a
bakers dozen Of years on the water.
This prize package expects to enter
for the single championship at the an
pual national championships Of the Ma
tional Association of Amateur Oarsmen
or America next summer, and to stroke
the Rudder Club in the same regatta
Don't think he will be tired, for the
crews Of that club have habit Of en-
tering four or five races n the same
cay and winning them ali.
Sand an Olympic Champ.
But, TO return to sand. He won the
gymnastic championship at the Olympic
games in Athens in 1906. has twice been
a member Of Berlin's Ruder Club fours
that won the Emperor's Cup. rowed or
the crew that In 1904 beat the Client
lowing Club, OF Belgium, which has
twice won the English Henley, and is
one Of the best swimmers. distance and
fancy divers, swordsmen, and parallel
and horizontal bar performers in Ger
many, where everybody IS more or less
proficient at such pastimes and muscle
builders. His record shows that he is
surely a classy bit OF stuff as an all
around athlete, and when he sweIls out
his chest and gees through a few gyra-
tons you see enough to understand that
lie is the real thing.
In sports other than rowing Sand
represents the Berlin Amateur Swim
ming Club, to which he has belonged
,twenty-three Of his thirty-one years of
lie, and the BerIiner TurnerscHaft
Last night AT the Y. III. c. A. ne gave a
private exhibition of few of his best
symnastic and swimming stunts for the
benefit of the members of the Potomac
Boat Club.
Showing Him Good Time.
The race Monday viii be well worth
seeing. but If sand is beaten Il will be
no reflection upon him. as ne broke
training after the Middle States, and
has since been devoting himself assidu-
ously TO having one of those good times
Tor which the German brothers are so
famous. Incessant rounds of feasting.
passing the stein, smoking big pipes,
and, singing songs that end in ia, IA, 81
at numerous organizations whose names
end in 'bund, "schaft," and "verein'
IRE not calculated TO keep a man III the
best condition 10 run hundred or row
a mile.
Mr.. Musehold is himself an enthusi-
4astic oarsman, and a great admirer Of
Sand, hence he made a most willing
and sympathetic interpreter for the
German champion. who discussed all
sporting topics with great freedom.
Speaking Of rowing abroad. he said:
Rowing in Germany.
Rowing in Germany is a general
pastime. and is not limited 10 COMPARE
lively few persons, as It is IN this
country. The greater number Of clubs
and oarsmen has much 10 do with the
excellent crews on our rivers. In Berlin
alone there are seventy recognized row
ing clubs, Of which hfty-flve belong to
the national association, and the en-
thusiasm is about on that level wherever
water conditions permit aquatic exercise.
zone OF the most ardent admirers of
rowing is the Emperor, and the big
event Of the year Is the international
competition for the Emperor's CUP.
which he always attends. The winning
crew is received aboard the imperial
yacht and Toasted and toasted through
out the country. so the victory is well
worth winning This cup is for fours.
but we also have Fights. and 1t is not
remarkable for one club to enter three
Fights in one race. while single scuIlers
are as thick as flies.
Why He's in America.
i am more Of a fOur-Oared man than
q sculler. and did not come to this
country primarily to enter the n. A. A.
Q. seun championships at Philadelphia.
but 10 examine the big athletic clubs
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