Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28

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today loom up strongly as winners in
the Olympic rowing events.
Jack Kelly. of the Vesper Boat Club
Of Philadelphia, opened the regatta here
yesterday with a victory in his heat.
Kelly and Paul Costello, also of the
Nespers, won their neat In doubles
without coxswain. -
The other United States victory was
turned in by Coach Glendon's Naval
Academy eight cared shell.
Kelly. Americas champion sculler.
defeated Swedish sculler in the third
heat of the singles sculls. Kelly made
the fastest heat. being timed in 7 min
utes and Al 1-5 seconds for the 900
meters course Il mile, 427 yards).
The first heat was won by Beresford
OF England. the winner of the Diamond
sculls in the English Henley this sum
mer. His time was 7 minutes As
seconds. ~
Eyeken, of Holland, won the second
heat in minutes s seconds. and Hat
field, New Zealand, the fourth in 8
minutes . seconds.
The winners of first places in each
event alone qualified to compete in the
semifnals.
Vesper Double Qualities
In the doubles SOULS without cox
swains. first heat was won by Italy in
Z minutes % 90 seconds. France took
the second heat in minutes &c seconds.
and the United States (Kelly and Co.'S
telo, Vesper Club, Philadelphia the
third in minutes 16 4-5 seconds. The
Brazilian pair withdrew.
The Penn Barge four cared crew, Of
1aIn ntvhs nd a. -
meets the Czechs. The Quaker City
lads are expected to triumph and meet
Switzerland probably tomorrow.
The opening races Of the Olympic
, regatta were held under favorable con-
ditions of sunshine and calm in the
Brussels maritime canal here.
The grandstands at the finish were
decorated with flags and crowded while
motor yachts and launches. Large
crowds filled both banks Of the canal
along the entire 2000- meter course.
The midshipmen, national and inter
collegiate eightoared crew champions
OF the United States, swept away from
the eight representing Belgium, winning
by five lengths.
The victory of the middies, coached
BY Dick Glendou, gave them the right
TO compete in the semifnals today.
Eight cared crews of three other
countries, England, France and Nor
way, also qualified for the semifinals.
From al indications, the American
sweep oars will fight it out with the
Leander crew. of England, in the finals
tomorrow. These crews look to be the
best of the semifinals.
The Navy eight cared combination
made quite a showing during the col
legiate season in America, and by its
victory over Syracuse in the national
senior race at Worcester, Mass, last
month, won the right to be named in
tercollegiate as well as national cham
pions.
Ross Sets Pace
American swimmers won first: second
and third places in the semiinal of the
400 meter free stroke swim.
Norman Ross set the pace, with f.
X. Kahele, Ludy Langer and George
Vernot. of Canada, following in order.
Americans won the first three places
IN the springboard diving finals.
L. Il. Kuehn, Of Multnomah A. A. c.,
Portland, Ore, was first; G. Pinkston,
Olympic Club, San Francisco, second,
and L. j. Balbach, New York A. c.,
third.
In the finals of the water polo Eng
land defeated Belgium by three goals to
two.
Sweden captured the first three places
In the modern pentathlon finals when
Dryssen, Dideval and Rund finished in
the order named.
Captain Harold NJ. Rayner, the Ameri-
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