The New York herald., 1921-08-07
DULUTH OARSMAN
CHAMPION SCULLER
Walter Hoover Defeats Paul
Costello in National Title
Regatta.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. 6.--The colors
Of the Duluth Boat Club were carried
to victory in four out of the seven events
on the closing day OF the forty-seventh
annual regatta OF the National Associ-
alton Of Amateur Oarsmen here to-day
and Walter Hoover. the young sculler
of the same aggregation. Is the national
champion for 1921. The Minnesotans
also were winners OF the Barnes point
championship trophy for the regatta.
The weather was less favorable than
on the opening day, the wind quartering
over the course at between twelve and
fifteen miles an hour and two squalls.
sweeping in off Lake Erie broke the
surface of the course into choppy waves
that bothered crews accustomed to row.
ing In smooth waters. The second squall
was the more severe, breaking Just rs
the senior eights were sent away for
the final event. Scalp and Blade crew
Of Buffalo, which was finishing last.
were spilled out OF their shell when
about half mile from the finish line.
Hoover's chief contender In the single
sculls championship was Paul Costello
of the vesper Boat Club OF Philadel-
phia. The pair came over the first mile
of the course so close together that from
the grand stands 1t was impossible to
tell which had the advantage but in the
final quarter Hoover moved up into the
lead. Costello accepted the challenge
ond made a desperate try to overtake
the flying Minnesotan. Hoover. how
ever, had something In reserve and fin
ished two lengths ahead In I'm. 43 3-5s.
The rough water seemed to bother
Costello. Zoha and Rooney. both Of
New York. developed contest OF their
own for third place They fought It
out to the finish. Zoha beating the for
mer champion by length.
The only disqualification OF the re-
gatta came from the Judges boat this
afternoon. Vesper Boat Club OF Phila-
delphia finished first In the senior fours,
but the claim OF a foul by the Duluth
crew was allowed and what appeared to
be we'll earned victory was snatched
away from the Philadelphians. The
foul occurred at the mile mark.
The Vespers in the lead. eased their
stroke and veered over In the path OF
the Duluth shell Just close enough to
cause the tip of the sculls In the two
craft to touch. Duluth finished the race
only length behind vespers. the claim
OF foul being made after the boats were
across the finish line. Stroke Kelly of
the Vespers wanted the race rowed over
again. but Duluth declined.
The summaries:
Senior Double Sculls-vesper II. O., Phila-
delphia chow. Paul Costello stroke, Jack
kellyl, won Uncontested,
Junior Eight Dared Shells--won by wor-
cester A. c.. Worcester. Mass: second, Mas
ten Park High School. Buffalo. Time.
Senior Four Dared shells--won by Duluth
y. O., Duluth second. Century q. o., ST.
Louis. vesper b. c.. Philadelphia. finished
first, but was disqualified on a claim OF
foul by the Duluth crew. Scalp and blade
Club OF Buffalo did not finish. Time, $40
Intermediate Double Sculls-Detroit u. O..
Detroit, won vesper p. c.. PHILADELPHIA,
second; Duluth r. C.. Duluth. third: Malta
y. c., Philadelphia fourth. Time. 7:27.
Championship Single Sculs Walter
Hoover, Duluth Boat Club. Duluth. first;
Paul Costello. Vesper Boat Club. PhiIadel-
phia, second; Louis Zoha. First Bohemian
Boat Club. New York city. third: Thomas
J. Rooney. New York A. c.. New York city.
fourth Time, Hoover. 7:43 3-5: Costello.
senior Quad sculls-Duluth Boat Club.
Duluth first: Vesper Poat Club. Philadel-
phia. second. Time. 6:45 2-b. CAT 20.
Senior Eight-Duluth Boat Club. Duluth,
first; University OF Toronto Graduate Grew,
Toronto. second: Union Roat Club. New
York city, third: Norton Boat Club. wor-
cester, Mass. fourth University Of Toronto
r. c.. Toronto, firth: Detroit Boat Club,
Detroit, sixth: Scalp and Blade Club. Buff
falo, overturned and did not finish. Time,
Duluth. 0:33 10: University Of Toronto.
G.34 3-5.