Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05


waiter Hoover, holder of the American
,,,,. winner of the Philadelphia Chal-
,..,. Gun race and of the Diamond
su,,. will not defend the title he won
,t Buffalo last year.
uoover has been campaigning for sew
..., months, and after winning the Dia-
"a sculls on the Thames announced
.s., M no would not compete in the cham
M .,.h,ns here, giving his reason as a
~ practice. Efforts on the part
W. I'm officials of the national association
=. , nst the champion to compete proved
unavailins.
I,ousver, Hoover has consented to
-. an exhibition race with Jack Kelly,
n%,Nmn;c NV and worlds champion of 1870,
Vy,.i Vyn.ir before the start of the cham.
snvhi slsnshin singles race, scheduled for
I'SRs"'' ESQ. , .,,
According to the present plans. the
An greatest oarsmen In America !oony
wi wi row p from the finish line half mlle
.nstream, S where they will turn ana re-
spS,' s,,u N the line from which they startea.
@ @INhoueh officials say. that the eXnioi, . !,
..n ni is in no wise to be construed as u
svs ...s IL is felt by close observers OF tne
isw, ss,, Tint Kelly and Hoover Will give
\ tS syery appearance of being one.
Big Crowd Expected
Fifty thousand persons. perhaps ,ne
,,,,est crowd ever to- witness rom
,a,s' na IN the Schuylkill, are eN-
w @.s,od TO see the champion ana eX. I.
S.mnion make their appearance. -.
sui' aT, no Kelly's first public sho".hs
,.,o,e w. ii the fans in more than a year @ tne
v.sner % star having announced n,s H., H.
,,sment Name. after being presented witn '"e
Cold Challenge Cup. , 49,
K.,,v e in excellent condition. ar. M
u n.ms 20 members of his club, as me
w .ssnit Of daily spins over thc rrsuea.
rsu. After the races yesterday att.
eOuasr' Ouasn tho Falls of Schuylkill citizen
s,ro'b s,r. Tho. fcw hundred who braved the
, n trent by moving up and dcwh
nn r,ver with all the perfection OF FORM
nt ns l,rs ans.d thot characterized him when
IN competition. .,
A nrotcce Of Kelly's Paul Costello,
-to is also the former champion $
sousin Is one of the three entrants IN
me championship singles. The others
ere Hilton Relyea. twice winner or me
canadian title. and Louis Ioha, OF tne
First Bohemian Club, of New YORK.
Who won the Quarter-mile dash !ester-
day.
The Dominion titleholder earned the
hsht to compete in the championship
nce by winning his heat yesterday
morning and by capturing the final heat
10 the afternoon from speedy field.
Costello the Favorite
Paul Costtqlo is regarded as the ia
voritt for the championship, with Bel
yea close second ald Ioha regarded az
sure third and a possible second. Co.'S
tllo, according to Jack Kelly and his
club members. is in perfect shape and
ready for the race Of his career.
Costello. who defeated Hoover sew
eral years ago. also holds a triumph
over Belyea. earned last year. How
ever, the Canadian fisherman Is sup
posed to be In much better condition
at the present time than he has been IN
years. Illness last year prevented him
ifom showing to his best advantage.
His rowing yesterday leaves little
coubt to the average enthusiast that he
IS IN prime fottle. He made walk
away OF both his heat and final by per-
nltting the opposition to take the lead
snd hold 1t most of the way, and then
ny sing his stroke a little higher
comihg in an easy victor.
Belyea Uses Light Shell
At one time in the final BeIyea was
owing a thirty-siX stroke, which il
,.s ,t.ssarded as being the highest ever at
S'hed Dy singles sculler. When il
taken INTO consideration that Belyen
M ySs oars that are over an inch wider
w .Tan those commonly in use his feat IL
!" lne more remarkable.
Az aanltion he has much more out
SSara Sp than any other single sculler.
w. ca.cn means that more power must be
M.f,ea INTO his huge blades to make
~. as lght Shell skim through the water.
~. ~ nns snell weighs twenty nine pounds,
Ie ~ nsnteSt on the Schuylkill and one
sculler. " u''' LOT single
IN. .oe'!en IS notable all-around ath-
Im. Im.. lie formerly held the North
am Smerlcan championships in ice skating
nv, Nv picyrling. An accident in n
S,s.I S,seie race race number of years ago
,v,req rnr belyen out of competition. lie
~. ~" mas silver plate in his head as
NI., NJ. rssult OF piece of his skull being
A.. S.ea out IN the aforementioned acci-
IAe me other oarsmen of the day,
W. IL ms own coach. He has n
'eh' all his own and follows it to
hs, Nl'er' Ills brother acts as his
Aa'nef Tor all Belyea's races.
Big Day for CanOeists
nso,oion % aauition to the crew races, the
Sst Set'alors will be treated to the thrills
SIs., SI. 10 with canoe racing. The pad
somS. aS from all parts of the East will
A. SyIpe'e IN oetween races for the honor
Il. 'epresenting the United States in
~S,ots nj north American CHAMPIONSHIPS,
on ,Sn Si are scheduled for next Saturday
~ sugar Island in Canada.
n. .ae senior single sculls race Is not
M Vsnly feature Of the program, From
sSo hrst event to the last the whole
A., 6uule Is chock full of features, The
dout, di race OF the afternoon. the senior
Srnne S%u.e National championship. will
TS NJ. together brilliant field.
H.ne ,ue bachelor doubles (Gilmore and
bntp lost last week in Canada.
s-,,T IaT9uld give all the other entrants
t,nSna struggle this afternoon. The
BIessH;ne. pair' George Allison and Jack
In tha Who won so easily YESTERDAY v
nrdaS !oo- pound double race is re-.
senior a. as the likely winner in tho
poIit"r 'pnampionship race. The Metro
t.r %a Flar rowing Club. duo of DR.. Wal
n ,ba hey and Frank Mcnne is recordcd
'De dark horse of the event.
~ Duluth and Vesper
Drove as stnior r four-oared race should
Ind vaS vssnnnt interesting as any with Duluth
IN two 'Jer Ja meeting for the second time
the serias. lays. Yesterday after winning
nce DmIt, Diot International four -onrci
and battloai y, rested an hour and n half
70 the pu Sn;yh Ihe NeSper eight clear down
margin ANY,, 81 s losing out by the scant