Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
MYERS IS WINNER
SINGLE SOULS
American Registers Notable
Triumph by Debating Wright
of Canada.
BY WILLIAM 4. KING,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ PRINGFIELD; Mass, August g.
The sturdy oarSmen which Phila-
delphia sent here to participate
- in the National Rowing Associa-
tons ffty-seventh regatta COM
pleted their triumph over the best
blades in the United States and Can
ada by winning six Of today's eight
championship events. They captured
five victories yesterday, giving them IL
of the IS titles at stake in the two-day
competition.
The greatest individual honor went
to Kenneth Myers Of the Bachelors
Barge Club, who became the national
single SOULS champion by defeating Joe
Wright, crack Canadian bladesman, and
the last years winner of the famous
Diamond Souls, by good length, over
the curved mile and a quarter course
on the Connecticut River. Russell Cod
man Of the Union Boat Club Boston,
was the other starter. This classic was
closed to all but winners Of the Ma
tional Rowing Associations single
SOULS race. Goldman trailed Wright by
eight lengths. Myers time was min
utes ID As seconds, an exceptional per-
Torrance against a stiff head wind.
Penn Eight in Front.
The sweeps from the banks Of the
important event, the senior eight-oared
shells, which was won by the Penn Ath-
letic Club Rowing Associations eight
against five rival crews. The Penn
oarsmen had two-length lead cross
ing the line after fighting OF marvel
Gus squirt which the Springfield Rowing
Associations crew made as its belated
bid for victory.
Though they rowed against a strong
6Pn00a
the mile and a quarter stretch of
choppy water in minutes, 80 3-5 sec
onds. The third crew to finish was the
Century Boat Club crew of st. Louis,
beaten for place by half length. The
New York Athletic Club was fourth.
The Lincoln Park Boat Club crew Of
Chicago was hopelessly out Of the run
ming from start to finish.
Emanuel ]. MacGreal Of the Bache-
lors' Barge Club won tlIe senior quarter
mile single SOULS dash by q length over
his clubmate. w. e. Garrett Gilmore.
Johnny Guest the Canadians, sculling
champion, and John Crooks Of the
Union Boat Club, Boston. The Clark
twins Of the Undine Barge Club, an
other Philadelphia organization, were
unoppoSed when they obtained their
second consecutive senior las pounds
double SOULS title.
Springfield Juniors Score.
The Springfield Rowing Associations
junior eight defeated the Farragut Boat
Club crew Of Lynn, in the race for the
national Junior championship. The
time was z minutes and 80 3-5 seconds.
The senior 145-pound title was cap
tured by the Undine Barge Club of
Philadelphia. after its eight spurted
home a length and O half ahead of the
Detroit Boat Club eight in the time of
minutes and IS 3-S seconds.
In the four-oared competition, the
Southside Boat Club of Quincy. H..
which rowed without coxswain, defeated
the Pennsylvania Barge Club four Of
Philadelphia by two lengths and the
Minnesota Boat Club of st. Paul by
four lengths. The senior quadruple
sculling race went to the Bachelors
Barge Club four, which led their home
town rival from the Penn Athletic Club
Rowing Association by two and half
lengths. The Southside crew, was COM
posed of A. Weggs, r. Gibbs. George
Hussong and George Meyer. The time
was Z minutes and 43 2-5 seconds.