The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-28
Of
WAR AGAINST
LOCAL CREWS

WyandOttes oarsmeh, who had pre-
viOusly beaten Detroit and Ecorse
crews, lost all of their races in the an
nual regatta Of the National Associa-
ton Of Amateur Oarsmen, held at De
troit on Friday and Saturday Of last
week
Thursday was given over TO school
boy shell races and few special ev-
ents.
Ecorse contested in two of the races
the 14J-pOu.d junior tours with cox
swain, and the 145pOund junior quar-
ter mile dash, beating Detroit Boat
club crews in both events.
EcOrSe welt into the races under the
impression that they were a part of
the National Association program.
When Bill Tank, f Ecorse, learned
next day that such WAS not the case,
he withdrew his crews from Friday
competition.
The main event of Fridays program
was the intermediate Fights, in which
WyandOtte competed with Detroit,
Buffalo and Philadelphia,
Detroit Boat club won from the
West Side Rowing club Of Buffalo by
few feet. WyandOtte finished third
several boat lengths behind Buffalo,
with Penn trailing several more
lengths behind WyandOtte.
When the race was finished, Cox
swain Rooney Mattice. of WyaDdOtte,
protested that his crew did not have
fair start. A heavy side wind was
blowing at the time, and Mattice as
serted that his crew was not in posi-
ton when the starting gun was fired.
A formal protest was filed, but was
denied by race officials.
Policeman Joseph W. McCrea, who is
president Of the WyaMlOtte Boat club,
thereupOn withdrew the protest lin
the interest Of good craftsmanship
In the senior fOurs event with cox
swain, WyandOtte lost to the Undine
Barge club Of Philadelphia, which
came in first, with Detroit second, only
deck length ahead of WyandOtte.
West Side came in fourth.
WyandOtte appeared in but one ev-
emit ON Saturday, the senior 145-pOund
Fights. The crews i'll luck continued,
Undine Barge club winning by length
over the Leanders of Hamilton, Ont.
which was two feet ahead Of Detroit.
WyandOtte followed two lengths be-
hind Detroit. with West Side coming
in fifth.
This is the summary Of the events
i'll which Wyandotte crews appeared:
Friday
Senior 145-pound fOurs, with cox
swain-WOn by Undine Barge club,
Philadelphia John Lacey, bow; Joe
AnderkO, 2; Ed Vorndran, 3 >JO ohm Bal
entine, stroke; Jim Gillien, coxswain)
Detroit Boat club, second Bob Hodge,
bow; Alton Schick, =; Bill Hedde, 3;
Jack HannO, stroke; WyandOtte Boat
club, third Bill Jackson, bow; Gordon
Swart, =; Chef Wiesneski, 3; Harry
Welsch, stroke; (Chauncey Randall,
cOxswain) West Side Boat club,
fourth.
intermediate Fights = Won by De
trOit Boat club (JOe May, bow; Paul
Schefferly. 2; Jack SpOOner, 3; Orren
Hulett, 4; Bob Carter, B; Bill Nc
Naughton, q; Ralph VigiOtti, z; Joe
Murphy, stroke; Jack BOhrer, cox
SWAIN West Side Rowing club, Buff
falO. second clarence Georgens, bow;
Charles Chaplin, =; Al Kallett, 3; Tom
MaHOy, 4; Bob Hurley, B; Al Corey,
g.: George Stewart, Z; Jim Hewson,
stroke; Fraser Carey, cOxswain) (;
WyandOtte Boat club, third Erred
White, bow; Don Calvin, =; Pete Sus-
zcynski, 3; Ralph White, 4 Henry Lo-
jewski. >; Marvin Dickson, q; Ed Kali
iswich, &; Bill Bosserdet, stroke;
Rooney Mattice, cOxswainD ; Penn A
G. fourth George Frambes, bow; Tom
COlghan, 2; Ellis Barnes. 3; Frank
Chambers, 4; Walter Costello, 3; Joe
HOepP, q; Richard Funk, Z; Art Shaw,
stroke; Boyd Spencer, coxswain).
Time, ) :53.
Saturday
Senior 145-pound Fights Won by
Urdine Barge club bob Brugger, bow
Gerard Gallagher, 4; George Price, 3;
Bill Campbell, 4 John Lacey, ); Joe
Anderko. 9; Ed VOrndran, Z; John Bal
entine, stroke; Jim Gillien, cOxswain)
second, Leander Rowing club, Hamii
ton, Ont. (H. TheOret, bow; ID. Fidd-
Ter, 2; K. Harper, 3; o. POschi, 4; X.
Maye, B; K. Salvador, 6; f. Rogers, Z;
b. Tinsley, stroke; II. Colby, cox
swain) third, Detroit Boat dub John
Mcmahon, bow: George Barrie, 2; Joe
Slazinski, 8; Bob Savage, 4; Don Nc
Lean, 3; John NOrcott, 6; Otto Pom
grace, z; Richard Goodwin, stroke;
Bob Watson, coxswain) fourth, Wy
aIsdOtte Boat club Bob Roberts, bow:
Elmer Ambrose, 2; John SydlOwski, 3:
Donald MacDOugal. 4 James Pastor,
8; Walter Publ, g; Bill Kreger, Z;
Anthony Richter, stroke; Edward
Cank, coxswain) fifth, West Side.
Time, 6 :21.
To Compete at st. GATHERINGS
Uhdeterred by their In luck at De-
troit, wyandOtte Boat club crews left
| this week to compete in the Canadian
Henley at ST. GATHERINGS. Ont.
The regatta opened yesterday after
noon and continues today and tOmor-
| row.
WyandOtte will be represented at st.
GATHERINGS bg three crews-junior
heavy eight. fJO-pOunh eight. and sen
Tor lcOp0und four with coxswain.
Ecorse enters two crews senior
150pound four with cOxswain and 40
pound doubles