New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

LlkAAla aAta bASAkAN ceNf~
When one talks Of seulling one auto.'
raAueAlly thinks Of Walter Hoover,
that shy youth from Duluth who upset
all the hxed ideas Of the experts last
summer By going to England, winning
the famous Diamond seullS in the Hen
ley regatta. This Is the greatest ANA
tsur seullinE trophy in the world, and
has been won only once before BY an
American.
Hoover appeared to be q long shot
when hs LETT this country for the
purpose Of taking part In this most
historic of all rowing events, although
the writer had seen him show superb
courage In one Of the hardest contests
in which an oarsmhn ever rowed. This
was In the Gold Challenge Cup race
on the Sehuykill River in Philadelphia,
where he defeated the best seullers OF
this country and Canada.
In that race the famous Jack Kelly,
Olympic champion and probably one
Of the greatest oarsmen ever deyel-
oped in this country, had coached his
cousin. Paul Costello, 70 win the Cold
Challenge Cup, and Il was believed
that the Philsdelphian would surely
be tho one 20 represent the United
States in the Henley regatta.
Hoover Shows Rare Gameness
Hoover, bringing his own shell 10
the Schuykill, won his heat and met
Costello in the final on one turbulent
and stormy afternoon when tho his
torie river was swollen from heavy
rains and studded with hoating drift
wood. In that race Costello, one OF
Americas greatest carmen. had been
coached 10 let Hoover make the pace
until the last quarter mile, which the
Minnesota boy did. Costello had been
given 20 understand that under pres
sure Hoover would quit. This advice
Is believed 10 have come from the
famous Jack Kelly himself, who had
scored a victory over Hoover In this
when Costello, following this advice.
staged what was TO be his winning
drive In the last quarter-mile, he man
ared 70 get the nose Of his she'll UP 20
about amldships with Hoover's boat
but there the Duluth boy answered bis
challenge with the most wonderful
spurt ever seen on this historic
course. In the final decision for the
line Hoover not only ehoked on Cos
tsllo's challenge. but rowed away from
aim and won going away. -Four days
later he was on his way 10 England 70
take part In the Henley Regatta, where
he virtually ran away from all his COM
petitors.
UnusuaI interest attaches 10 Hoover
beenuso he Is product Of inland
waterways and designed his own she'll
and even his own oars. He rowed a
stroke that differed radically from the
accepted form adopted in the East. II
lacked the finer finish Of the English
stroke, but Ia its short and almost
ehoppy drive II carried world OF
power.
InaEmueh as Hoover's victory Vas
oniv the seeond 20 be scored ~ an
American In the long history OF the
Henley Regatta, the event seems 70
stand out in a retrospect Of the year In
rowing.
ances Of the greatest eight-oared crew
ever developed In this country, and
probably In the world. That was the
eetet Of the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis. This crew
enutalned by Clyde King. football siar'
IA stroksd By the giant FrAvley,
wound up its career 4 l,a = blaze o. o. sn. W,
dying glory a. Poughkeepns ia ne
Intsf. Collegiste ChGmplonship, when
IL defeated the best eight-oared crew!
IN the country. The midshipmen had
row,d together for nearly four years,
snd their record stands to-day - the
ereatsst achievement ever won by an
American crew.
Navy supsr-Eish. at Pourhksspsis
The hardest contest IN which this
.unsr-erew ever engaged was that az
PourhkespsIs last June. Il was ths
is,t race Of this most famous Of all
Ineyiesn siKhls, and the day fellow
in~ me men who had gone 70 Antwerp
IN 1919 and conquered the best of Eu-
s. o.r,msn In TIE Olympiad, dis