The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-29
GOLF, F|STICS AND
ROWING reviewed
Sport Melange Which Tells
the Actual Facts in
/, SO Various Fields.

NEW YORK, May 2s.-In the Unit.
ed States Golf association list Of eligi.
BILE players for the 1916 Amateur cham.
pionship tournament New York State
leads with trifie over sixty names.
Pennsylvania Is second with forty.
odd and Connecticut third with thirty.
nine. Illinois and New Jersey are
tied for four place with thirty-one
while Massachusetts, California, Mary
land, Rhode Island and Minnesota fol.
low In the order named.
All told the list comprises players
from twenty-one states, ranging from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts and
from Nebraska to Florida, While the
East predominates, the Middle West
and the Pacific Coast states are well
represented, with sprlnkling OF eligi.
bles from the Southern and Missis-
slppi Valley states. The complete
list is as follows:
New York. Ga; Pennsylvania, 40;
Connecticut, 80; Illinois,. 81; New Jer-
sey, 81: Massachusetts, "a; California.
IA; Maryland, Il; Rhode Island, II;
Minnesota, 8; Ohio, s.; Michigan, s;
Mississippi, 4; North Carolina, 4;
Nebraska, 4; Missouri, 8; Colorado,
8: Washington. 2; Delaware, Q: Ken.
lucky. o; Florida, Q; Oregon, /; and
Iowa, l.
Followers Of pugilistic affairs in the
East are rather foath to take. the pro-
posed match between Jess Willard
and Fred Fulton seriously. Because
OF the opportunity which was Oxford.
cd large number to see both princi.
pals In action within the period Of a
month. comparison Of the respec.
tive ring ability Of the two heavy.
weights can be made without injus.
tice to either. Willard In his bout
with Moran showed speed afoot and
ability to hit hard with either hand
as well as an excellent defense.
Great interest was sevinced in Full.
toms debut against AL Reich but at
the conclusion the general concen.
sus was that the big boxer from Min.
nesota was far less experienced than
Eastern experts had been led to be.
lieye. Fulton uncovered fine left
hand jab which he landed almost at
will but that was about the extent Of
his offensive repertoire. His right
hand was seldom used and then. only
in an awkward way, carrying little
speed or force. He ducked cleverly
and was able to hold his own at close
quarters but the few times that Reich
took the aggressive Fulton was easily
hit and did not weather the blows In
the impressive manner In which vii.
lard took Moran's hardest swings. Full.
ton Is thought by many to have an ex.
cellent chance for championship hon.
ors after another year or two OF
schooling. To send him against Will
lard within the next few months, how.
ever, is playing into the hands Of the
champion II the ringside sharps have
the right line on the ability of the
two giants.
During a recent inspection Of the
Housatonic River near New Haven
rowing coach Guy Nickalls OF Yale
discovered stretch which he stated
offers on unsurpassed course for In
tercollegiate regattas. In comment.
fng upon the possibilities Of the course
he writes:
AT the dam above Derby we found
a magnificent spot for any homo races
we can arrange for. The dam Is about
five miles long with deep water. The
state road runs on one side and the
railroad right on the edge Of the whole
way on the other. The bends are fair.
and a perfect course, OFFSET of course,
from four miles down to mile. can
be got. have seen no better water
in the whole OF America to hold
regatta, us It is airy. fine. smooth, deep
water. and an absolutely fair course
Here we may quickly find a solution
to our whole boating problem. Yale