Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-30
SPORT TABLOIDS

st. GATHERINGS, Ont, July 29-(P)-
Detroit oarsmen divided honors with
Canadian rivals in the opening events
of the Canadian Henley regatta to-
day. The Detroit Boat clubs entrj
was eliminated in the first heat oil
the event for $50 pound junior Fights
losing to the Argonauts of Toronto
but the same American club turned
the tables en- the Argopauts in the
second heat of the race for junior
Fights of unlimited weight.
Albany, n. Y, July 29-(P)-Rain
tonight caused a postponement until
tomorrow night of the fight between
Jimmy Slattery, of Buffalo, and Billy
Britton, of Columbus, Ohio.
Eastern Point, Conn, July %. -
(P)-Finals in the eighth annual wo-
mems invitatin golf tournament or
the Shenecossett Country Club
course, tomorrow, will bring together
Miss Gienna Collett. national cham
pion, and Miss Maureen circuit, met
opolitan and New Jersey state cham
pion. Miss Collett won from Mrs
f. E. Dubois Portchester. n. Y.
and today in one of the semi final
matches. In the other Miss Orcutt
defeated Mrs. j. S. Cassr1el, Chicago
former Illinois state champion, one
up. on the home green. There VIII
be two other final rounds for the 9TH
err divisions. In the second division
Miss Harriet Ellison of Newton
Mass, will meet Mrs. Thomas Huck-
nall, Stamfokd, and in the third
Miss Catherine Stewart of Haver-
ford, Pa, will play Miss Helen Cot
fey, Nashua, n. H.
New York, July 29.-(P)-Play In
the quarter finals of the metropolitan
grass court tennis championships al
the Crescent Athletic Club was post
poned on account Of rain. Play in
thu singles will be resumed tomor-
row with William It. Tilden. the ma :
Williams while Vincent Richards, the
tional champion, facing Lucien f.
Ii. Chaplin, Jr. Other outstanding
defending title holder, will meet A,
contests will bring together Brian l.
C. Norton and DR.. George King,
Takeiichi Harada and Hugh kelle-
her.
Philadelphia, July 29.-(P)-Arne
Borge, blonde norman from Sweden,
carried the tri-color of the Illinois A.
c. to new worlds record in the $50
yard free style event in the National
\. A. U. swimming championships In
the Sesqui-Centennial pool today. The
lanky Swede swan the half in
1888 2-5, five and one-fifth seconds
better than his own worlds mark made
in Honolulu in 1924. Paul Wyatt OF
the Uniontown, Pa, Y. NJ. c. A. sprang
a surprise when he won the national
title in the 220-yard backstroke, beat
ing a field of five starters including the
1925 titleholder, Walter Lauter OF the
Cincinnati Y. NJ. c. A. Wyatt nego-
tiated the distance in 2.45 As, mark
which will be entered as new Amerl-
can record as no mark. exists for this
distance.
New York, July 29-P)-Benny
Bass, Philadelphia featherweight,
was awarded a judges decision over
Johnny Farr of Cleveland, in ten
round bout in Madison Square Car
den tonight. Bass Weighed ia IL,
Farr, 1928 Billy VOLTAGE, Cleveland
Junior lightweight, fougth a furious
ten round draw with Tommy Farley
of Philadelphia. Wallace weighed
1873. Farley 1876 IA. Lew Tendley, OF
Philadelphia administered a severe
beeting to Mickey Forkins, of Chi
cago. in the semi final, the referee
stopping the bout after one minute,
55 seconds of fighting in the fifth
round. Forkins was down fof the
count of nine in the first. Tender
weighed ~14S IL, Forkins 14s.