Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-04
BOSTON after GRAND CHALLENGE
CUP AT HENLEY CARPENTER may
TOUR The D--OLYMpIC GAMES

oarsmen have twice met the crews OF
the famous English universities. In
1853 the Harvard eight was defeated
bv oxford's crew by three. lengths in
four and a quarter mile race over the
Thames course from Putney to Mort
lake. Cambridge won from Harvard !,
by two lengths in 1906 over the same
course. Harvard rowing authorities
expect, however, that the Union Boat ,
Club crew will prove a most formula
BILE entry for the Henley race, which,
being but mile $50 yards. is far from =,
the gruelling race of Az miles over
which the varsity Fights of England
race.
The plans of George Carpenter, the
French light heavyweight, for tour
of the world have been set back as the
result of the match made with Gun
boat Smith. This bout is to be held
in London late in June and the fact
that the match was made after Car
pentier was In receipt Of excellent Of =,
fers for such tour indicates clearly,
the confidence of the French pugi-
list and his hackers. According to /,
preliminary negotiations between NJ.
Descamps, manager of Carpenter and
''Showey" Baker, the Australian fight \
promoter, Carpenter was to have re-
ceived $4,000 and expenses for three
bouts in Australia 1t was proposed ,
to match him with Dave Smith, Eddie
McGoorty and a third opponent with
an interval of several weeks between ,
bouts. Carpenter was expected to re-
turn to France via America, meeting
several boxers of prominence while :
in the United States.
This campaign. which would have
netted the French boxer many thous- I
ands of dollars, was the principal rea-
son for his exemption for another
year from French army service. IL he
should succeed in defeating Smith his
ability as drawing card will be
greatly increased. but should Carpen-
tier he counted out there will be lit
tie demand for his services In either
Australia or the United States so far
as championship bouts are concerned
That Carpenter and his packers have
every confidence in his ability to defeatH
Smith is shown by this change in the
Frenehman's campaign. notwithstand-
ing that Smith is generally considered
the equal of Joe Jeanette. who won a
recent decision from Carpenter after .
twenty rounds of fast boxing.
Inc Idpiu dcNcipPliCill vi elhiCtiS
spirit and competition in continental ,
Europe under the stimulus Of the
Olympic games enthusiasm is well IL
Illustrated by the remarkable changes
in the Hungary sport situation during
the past few years. Trainer AL Cope
land, the former record holding Amer
lean athlete. who recently arrived at
Vienna to assume the position of
Olympic trainer to the Austrian team,
stated just before his departure that
both Austrian and Hungary We're
making rapid strikes in all forms of
track and field athletics, His assertions
are borne out by recent reports on this
subject. There is no doubt that a love
of athletics is rapidly spreading among
the working class members of the
population. 1t is only about five years
ago since the Workmen's Athletic
Club was started, and this year the
members of that organization won
nearly all the cross-country competi-
tons, and also the championship. In ,
the country districts also sports clubs
are being started by the Unions for
working men athletes, and the great ,
masses, who formerly took scarcely
any interest in sport, are now becom-
ing keen followers of athletics.
1t is understood that some quiet
missionary work is being done in Eng
land by the American golfers who are I
gathering at Sandwich Tor the Eng
lish amateur championship tourna-
ment. The object is to secure rep
resentative English entry in the Unit
ed States amateur tournament to be
held over the Ekwanok Country Club
course the first week in September. 1t
is believed that in view of the fact
that fully dozen of the leading play
,ers of the states made the journey to
England 1t is not unreasonable to ex-
pect the entry of at least three or four
of the leading British amateurs inclUl-
ing Harold H. Hilton. Special efforts
are being made to this end since 1t
appears likely that the English pro-
fessionals will pass up the United
States opening at the Midlothian
course because of the early date Sc
lected for the tournament and the ,
fact that what the English term very
trying weather may be expected in
the middle west during the latter part J
of August.