The Washington herald., 1916-08-13
MUELLER LOSES
TO BOB duncan
Frank Smith and Potomac
Veteran Are Defeated by
Novice Sculler.
JUNIORS ARE BEATEN

Bob Duncan furnished the surprise of
the day at the Potomac Boat Club closed
regatta Yesterday afternoon held on the
upper Potomac River course when he
came through the victor in the champion
ship singles event. defeating Ed Mueller
and Frank Smith in handy fashion.
This season is Duncan's first at the
sculllng game and his victory, over such
a star as Mueller has been in the past.
speaks well for his ability Mueller did
not appear in his best form, but still Dun
can deserves none the less credit for he
f"Wed a very capable race.
The scheduled race between the Junior
and intermediate eight-oared crew was
one OF the most exciting events of the
afternoon
The juniors were given a slight handi-
cap S the start, but the intermediates
got them on the jump and for the last
three-Guart"rs of the mile the crews
rOwed neck and neck They passed un-
der the bridge with the intermediates
leading by a scant length. but the Junior
srurted ard were only four feet behind
when the crews crossed the line
The special race between Mueller and
Thrall against ChamberIin and Powell I'm
the championship singles event was
nip-and-tuCk affair until the last twenty
strokes, when condition began to tell on
the old championship double and Powell
~and Chamberlin crossed the line a winner
by full length.
In the junior singles sculls event Ernie
Allwino romped away from Bryant and
SChaffer, winning easily by two lengths
The class quarrupIe was a fight from
the start. but with all the effort Frank
Smith could make for the intermediates,
he was unable to pull his across the line
a winner. the seniors winning by a
length.
The mixed eight event was a fight for
second place only, as the Whites. stroked
by Clark and coxsWained by Rally, took
, tn" lead at the start and finished with
much to spare. The Reds and the Blues
rowed a dead heat for second place.
Summaries:
Scl'afer. Lhirl.
Championship singcs-won by Duncan; Mueller.
second T. smith third
Championship canoe ingles-won by Donohue; L
Championship canoe doubles-won by 4 NJ
RiverO and Bryant; second, l. Ashford and bono
hue.
intermediate double sculls-won bv Smith and
Mokinney; sccnd. Macdonald and Drnczn
Junior Quadr1ple scuI~-Wou by Ashford wrenn
Cornell. and Poole; second. Clark Evsns Nash and
AIWinC
Special championship douhes-Won nv Chamber
lin and Powell; second Mueller and Thral.
Class QuaduIle -7Ills-Won by seniorS composed
3 Of Chambsrlin P,Urn. Mueller and 1hrall. inter
meCiiates. se"oud cumpneed Of Don Macdonald T.
smith, Duncan, and MCkinne1
SD"cal eight cared race-Won by Intermediates
conn Oed II Clark. stroke; Roberts :; O'DonneIl. 6;
Wrenn. 5: Huttery. 4; Ashford. ): McKnnsy. >:
Garner. bow, and Knit. c~vswsin. Juniors seCond
composed Of Duncan. stroke: Kurtz. :: Rvero, 6:
| Cornell, ); Galloway. I: Hinwcod. ;; Donohuc .;
Began. how. and McCarthl cu1Swain.
Junior eights-WOn by Reds. composed Of Abbott
6 RAJ Rrza 1
Hiuwrod ); Donohue. 2; Alvin bow and Rally.
coNswain. Second. Blues. COMPOSED Ot Duncan,
stroke; Beard. = Williams s; CorneL s. Galloway
4: Nash. 3 O'Donnell. 2 Began bow and Nc
Carthy. Coyswain.
Mixed cights-WOn by Whites, cumposed Of Clark.
stroke; Foster. :; A. Rivero, g. f Smith. 5; Bry-
ant, 4; Garner. ); Donchue. . Began bow, and
Rally. 0oNswain: second, Reds compoeed of Hut
terly, stroke; Kurt : Macdonald s. Wrenn. 5;
Galloway, 4; HinwOod. s. Poole. ?; Beard how and
Becker. coxsWain. Dead heat for second place.
Blues. composed Of Roberts stroke: Mueller :;
, Ashford. 6; Cornell. s: Thrau, I. ODonnell 8 H.
RIveru ? and AllWine bow.