The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-07
SPORTING ITEMS
FROM A WIDE FIELD

Nearly Every Prominent Club East OF
Rockies Represented in Entries for
Regatta of National Associa-
ton of Amateur Oars
| New York, Aug. Judging from the
number OF entries received, the Add regat'
Ia of the National Association OF Anna
teur Oarsmen of the United States, 10 be
held on the Connecticut river at Spring
field next Friday and Saturday should
be one of the most successful in the his
tory of the organization. Nearly every
prominent club east OF the Rockies IS
represented, while the Canadian contin-
gent headed by Robert Dibble of Toron-
to. the holder of the single SOULS cham
pionship, is larger than anticipated, IN
view of the war.
The national regatta returns to Spring
! field after a period of seven years. Inc
races last year were held at Philadelphia,
where the first regatta was rowed IN
1873. The national association was
formed the year previous in New YORK
in order to bring the sport under the SUI
peryision of a recognized governing board.
| In to that time oarsmen who rowed for
sport only frequently INDUCED IN races
with professionals for cash prizes and
even Harvard university crews were COM
PEELED to enter such events in order 10
race. President Emeritus Charles W.
Eliot of Harvard rowed on Crimson
crew as a student for a cash prize, and
under a strict Interpretation would still
be called a professional. Ii is recorded,
however. that the winnings of such Har-
ward crews were always turned over to
charity.
The Springfield regatta viii be held on
the east side of the Connecticut river
below the old toll bridge. The river runs
about three-quarters of a mile an hour,
but high water this summer has slightly
increased the speed of the current. The
program includes quarter-mile, interme-
date, association and championship
events for single sculls; intermediate
and senior doubles; quadruple SOULS; IN
termediate and senior paired shellsi sen.
Tor international four-oared shells; and
intermediate, Junior and senior Fights.
The association singles will be held on
Friday. which will enable the winner to
obtain a full days rest for the cham
pionship singles. The singles, doubles
and intermediate and senior four races
will be one and one fourth miles, with a
turn. The others will be same distance,
but straight away.
There are problems in all kinds OF
sports. The baseball magnates are al
ways on the alert 10 increase attend
ance Al their parks, while the college
football executives are constantly wor-
ried by the necessity OF caring Tor many
more spectators than their stadiums WIN
seat. The situation at Cambridge = an
example. when the Harvard stadium
was built IN 1908, IL was expected that
the vast horseshoe would equal all seat
inc demands for years 20 come. In JUST
" wears Harvard finds herself IN the po-
sition where there IL talk OF shifting
the annual Yale Harvard game TO New
Haven unless the Boston building com
mission viii permit the erection Of large
temporary stands for the big game next
November.
IN 1918 some 45OOO spectators saw
this game az Cambridge. Last autumn
ciose 70 10000 paid $4,000 TO witness
the Crimson defeat the Bluo 20 70 9.
Nov the same 10000 and some add
fional Thousands wants 20 see what Yale
can % IN the way Of a comeback. pie
Coach Percy Hauchton is worrying about
a substitute for Charley Briekiey, sfaa-
nate Manager Moore is trying % figure
out how 70 put 10000 spectators IN
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half that humber.
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