Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-05
KELLY WINS FROM
CHAMPION D|BBLE
Philadelphia Scul!er Defeats
Canadian, Who Lacks Con-
dition, in Singles
ARGONAUT FOUR FIRST

. BY a twist of fate John r. Kelly. Of
the NPsper Boat Club. was cheated
out of his full quota of glory yesterday
in the Peoples Victory Regatta rowed
over the course on the Schuylkill river.
The powerful Philadelphia sculler won
the feature race of the day--the senior
single in which he had as his opponent
Robert G. Dibble. of the Don Rowing
Club. Toronto, Canada, the American
amateur single sculls champion. Kelly
thrilled the vast crowd. but he had
wGlkover. Dibblc. VINO was a captain
of Canadian infantry and who was
twice wounded on the other side. ap-
parently had not recovered sufficiently
from his siege of suffering to undertake
such gruclling race. and shortly after
the first half mile of the contest had
been rowed the big Canadian gave up
the ghost.
One of the thrilling races of the day
was the senior four cared shell contest
in which the brawny sweep oars from
the Argonaut Club of Canada nosed
out the Vespcr crew in n nerve
tingling finish. The contending crew
men fought for supremacy over every
inch Of the course.
BY the time the junior eight cared
shell event got underway the banks
along the course was thronged with
peopie. Amid the cheers Of the on
lockers the youthful sweep oars made
spurt after squirt over the stretch. the
Union Boat Club eight of New York
gaining a good lead about the halfway,
mark and holding the advantage, until
the finish The Union shel sped over
Fthc line about two lengths in the lead
os the Potomac crew OF washington
Malta brought up third. The winner
time was 6 minutes Al % seconds.
The time of 81 seconds made by Edwin
HcdIey. now located at the Malta Club.
twenty eight years ago. on the Passalc
River in the senior one quarter mile
dash was not even approached DE .the
competitors in their event yesterday.
Rob Dibblc. the hardy Canadian cap
tured the short sprint in | minute -
seconds. The last few yards OF tne race
developed into a real contest as JACK
Kelly. of Nesper, began TO Spurt, guI
tho maroon and gray sculler succeeded
in cutting down only trttc of the
canadians lead. Dibble flashed over the.
finish a good two lengths in front of
the Vesper man. Kelly finished about
one length ahead of George Allison, OF
! lTndine. Henry Heller. of the Metro
nolitan Rowing Club. New York. came
| in fourth. Thomas Rooney OF the
| Ravenswood B. c., New York. national
single sculling champion, scratched his
entry in this contest.
II was evident that Kelly feared to
burn up too much of his energy in this
contest. as after Dibble had jumped
into the lead at the start the Nesrer
sculler rowed with free, easy stroke
until the finish. Kelly. apparently,
wished to hold his strength in reserve
for the big feature Of the day. his con =
test with Bob Dibble in the senior sin :
Gles.
Early in the event for intermediate
single Scullcr, John s. Lutz. of Undine
left William Duncan, of the Potomac
B. c., Washington, wallowing in the
wash of his shell. Ientz was an easy
victor, three lengths of open water
showing between the shells at the tnish