Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-08
Hoover's Victory Brings The
Diamond Souls Title To
The United States For The
Fourth Time; Time 9 Min
utes And 81 Seconds.

uteS And 81 seconds.
Observation-Disclosures, July s.
(By the Associated Press. waiter
n. Hoover of Duluth. American sculi-
ing champion. flashed past the finish
post on England's royal regatta
course this afternoon. a winner by
nearly fifty yards, of the Diamond
SOULS. considered to carry with 1t
the worlds amateur championship.
standstill his competitor, j. Beres-
ford. Jr., of the Thames Rowing
club. holder of the title in 1920.
The American oarsnan's time was
9 minutes 80 seconds for the distance
of one mile $50 yards.
The trophy for which the worlds
crack oarsmen have competed for
nearly a century thus goes TO an
American for the first time since 1900
when it was won by B. II. Howell OF
New York, who at n time was a
student at Trinity hall. Cambridge,
and who also a won the trophy the
year previous. Its first American
possessor was E. II. Teneyck Of Wor-
cester, Mass, who won in 1897.
Hoover's ace was ~adjudged by
English veterans one Of the finest eX-
hibitions in the long history OF the
classic.
Observers in the unpire's boat.
among whom was Beresford's father.
declared the American had no peer
among the scullers of the world at
present.
The race was rowed in a driving
rain with a southwest wind, pre-
Guiding any beating of the record
made by F. S. Kelly Of Leander OF
s minutes 10 seconds in 1905.
The day was clear until a snort
time previous to the rowing OF the
diamond SOULS. At the finish the
crowd was too busily engaged IN
scurrying for shelter to accord the
American much cheering but the
band played the American national
anthem on its waterlogged lnstru-
ments as it did to acclaim
victory in the semi-nnats YESTERDAY.
Began Career at Il.
Duluth. Mimi, July s.-Walter
Hoover, ageN26, a civil engineer, son
of a Duluth widow. began his rowing
career at the age of II years. train
ing with the Duluth Boat CLUB crews
in the spring and summer of 1913.
He took UP sculling the following
/. year and won his first honors at the
Northwestern : International regatta
at Kenora, Ont. He was first in the
Junior and senior singles. Hoover
was entered in the senior singles
event at the national regatta at PM
adelphia in August of that year, but
was nosed out by several eastern
scullers.
In 1915 Hoover rowedj with the
Duluth Boat club senior eight which
won the national championship. He
was out of the rowing game in 1916,
having been stationed on the Mex,
can border with a local national
guard unit. His rowing during 1917
and 1915 was confined to local re-
pattas in which he worked in the
senior eight.
1t was while working at a paper
mill at International Falls. Mimi. on
the Canadian border, that Hoover re.
turned to sculling. He had his shell
sent to the border city and worked
to Duluth in the spring Of 1927,
Hoover took up sculling in earnest.
He swept the Peoples regatta a,
Philadelphia on July 4 and earned
the right to enter the national cham
pionship races held at Buffalo a
month later. He won three races, de-
,feating the pick of North American
scullers. His victory over Paul Cos
te1lo, Philadelphia, and Hilton Bel
yea, st. Johns. n. B., Canadian cham
pion, at Philadelphia last month, en-
titled him to the gold challenge cup,
e~mblematic Of the American cham
pionship. and gave him the right to
represent the United States in the
diamond SOULS event.
Henley-on-Tnames, England, July
Shy. the Associated Press.)-
Walter NJ. Hoover. American cham
pion oarsman, won the diamond SOULS
here today.
Hoover defeated j. Beresford, Jr.,
of the Thames Rowing club in the
final for the SOULS in the Henley
regatta.
Hoover's victory was an easy one.
The time was 9 minutes 80 seconds.
Hoover led throughout the race,
sculling in fine style.
Hoover's victory brings the dia-
mond SOULS title to the United States
for the fourth time. y
In three out OF four years from
1897 t O 1900, inclusive. the title came
to the United States, the first time in
the possession of E. H. Teneyck of
I Worcester, Mass, son of Jim Teneyck,
ST., famed coach Of Syracuse univer-
aity, and the mex two times in 1899
and 1900 through B.. H. Howell Of
New York, then a student at Trinity
Hall. Cambridge.
Leander Club Wins.
Henley-on-Thames, England, July
8.-(By the Associated Press.)-The
Leander club won the grand challenge
cup in the royal Henley regatta here
today. defeating the Thames club by
4 length. The time was 7 minutes
s536 seconds.
Henley-on-Thames. England. July
S.-The diamond sculls, classic ave
of the Royal Henley regatta for one
man shells will be rowed over the
Henley course at 2:20 O'Clock this
Afternoon.
IA An American. Walter M. Hoover,
pride OF the Duluth Boat club, and
& Beresford, Jr., of England. winner
8 the event In 1920, viii rae for the
premier honors, Hoover is the only
one OF the string OF foreign oarsmen
ITO survive the elimination process,
fSeaablishing his right to enter the
S%hnalgby defeating the Australian star.
sSArfhfr Bayaes. Hoover fs the third
American to seek lifting the cup In
A78 years since IT has been In connpe-
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