The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

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gained z. B. Butler, Of the Argonacts
Rowing Club. Toronto. ex-champion. in
enc Of the most thrilling water competi-
tons ever seen on this continent
To magnify the wonderful accomplish
ment Of the piucky new Canadian cham
pion, Il must be remembered that Clbbie
shouldered for the day one Of the most
stupendous tasks ever attempted by an
Individual in the annals Of rowing his
tory. As a starter he defeated four IL
the best scuilers Of America in the asso-
citation single SOULS An hour later.
doubling up with r. H. Lepper, he won
the double souls championship Of Amer
lea from q very fast fleet But the effort
proved terrific drain upon his stamina.
Crowded from the crack OF the pistol to
the fall of the flag by those staid water
men, Virgins and Ayers. of the Union
Boat Club. Dibble and his partner had to
call upon every ounce Of their remain.
ing energy to stave OF the final chc!-
.enge. The drain was too much even for
the wonderful constitution Of the plucky
Canadian. who. however. pulled until
blind. and he collapsed In a lifeless heo p
into the arms OF his companion as the
boat shot to victory across the winning
line. 1t took almost an hour to revive
the game sculler.
Dibble Collapses.
When Dibble collapsed in the double
few dreamed he would ever be in eondi-
ton to face the starter In the champion
ship event. But he was there and there
with all the grit and determination which
characterized his two previous races. L.
B. Butler. his respected rival. whom he
had defeated the week before in the
Canadian championships, seemed bent
upon making the best use of Dibbles
plight. With Fred Sheppard. the veteran
of the Harlem Rowing Club. the former
champion. dug in with might and main
at the sound Of the gun. Sheppard was
the second TO get under way. closely by
Dibble and Gordon. OF the Vespers.
In the first half mile Butler had things
overhauled Sheppard. but open water
showed between him and the leading
sculler. Dibble was two second behind his
Industrious rival at the buoy. Butler made
the better turn and not only gained four
lengths, but secured the best position
under the protection of the sea walls.
When Dibble, Strengthening out for the
run home. crossed Buffers stern for the
inside position his most ardent admirer
despaired Of his task. But they had feck-
oned without the wonderful reserve force
Of this phenomen. At the half Dibble be-
gan to move up on Butler in one of the
most remarkable spurts ever seen.
Butler responded, but he did not seem
to have the bottom that a champion
should possess. In fact, IL appeared as
IL he were chicken hearted. Before a
quarter of a mile Dibble was on even
ways with Butler. In the last eighth
Dibble uncovered a wonderful burst Of
speed which put his adversary to the
disadvantage of full length by the
time the finish was reached. Dibbie won
in S:1s as against s:ee for Butler. Shep-
pard was third and Gordon fourth.
Duluth Wins Honors.
Duluth carried of the honors in the
sweep events. They opened up by de-
feating the famous Argonaut four
cared shell and the crack Vespers by
two lengths. They made a runaway
race Of the senior eight-oared, shell.
The Intermediates, who won so handily
yesterday were second against a fast
field of crews. The Bostonians shared
very well in the honors of the two-day
meetings. The Riversides won the quad
ripple SOULS, the Unions won the inter-
mediate SOULS. Gardner had very little
trouble in disposing OF a feet Of four.
A race that attracted much attention
and the enthusiasm was the twelve
cared racing cutters between the United
United States battleship Virginia
Boston wen the intercity octuple race
by over a length. Philadelphia was sec
ond. New York third, and Halifax
fourth. 1t was a beautiful race from
start to finish, but the darkness spoiled
the view in the last part OF the race.
Association center single scull-Won by
Bob Dibble. Don Rowing Club, Toronto;
second. Tom Rooney. Ravenswood Row
ing Club. New York. Time, s:H.
intermediate single sculls-First heat.
won by W. ]. Gardiner, Union Boat Club,
Boston; T. Holland. Halifax. second.
Time. s:41 2-5.
Just before the start of the first race.
a stiff wind swept down the river. max
ing it necessary to change the course to
a sheltered spot above Harvard Bridge.
a few miles up the river. This delayed
the starting Of the races nearly two
hours.
Over 5000 spectators went up either side
Of the stream with the racers.
Senior double scuIls-Won by Don Row
ing Club. Toronto; second. Union Boa.
Club. Boston. Time. 7:%s.
w. d. Rose, Springfield Mass) Boat
Club. was thrown into the water when
his shell hit the wall along the river bank.
He was rescued.
York A. c.: second. J. ]. Sullivan, St
Alphonse. Boston. Time, s:T.
Senior four-oared-Won by Duluth Boat
Club; second. vespers Boat Club. Phfla-
delphia. Time. 7:s7.
A Manager oaiclkly ReinstateA.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. A. The
trouble between Manager Harry Clark.
of the Milwaukee american Association
team, and President Cantillon. Of theI
Minneapolis club. has been settled and
everything 10 serene In local baseball
circleS as result Of the visit here yes
terday Of President Chivington. Of thel
American Association. The trouble
broke out Friday. when President Cam
tillion charged Clark with using obsceneI
language during the game Clark. Who'll
was suspended pending an investisAt ton. |
was allowed to play yesterd...-. but It isl