Evening star., 1950-09-04
Newcomer Helps Save
D, f. From Shufouf
In Canoe Cup Races
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

"01CIL, Cc14 -O1N4
er who became interested in pad
ding only 10 weeks ago. has all
the earmarks of a champion
canoeist providing the Army
doesn't get him.
The newcomer accounted for
q good portion of Washington
Canoe Clubs 20 points in yes
terday,s canoe races opening the
four week Presidents Cup Re
gatta. ..
This gave Washington fourth
place honors. And if Welch had
not been disqualified in the junior
tandem double race for colliding,
the club could have ended up in
second place.
Top honors went to the Yonkers
N. " Canoe Club, whose strong
contingent of paddlers rolled up
Al points to take the Sir Thomas
Upton trophy.
Pendleton Finally Beaten.
Yonkers thus ended the long
domination of the regatta by the
Pendleton IN " Canoe Club,
which finished second, with 25
points.
Third position was taken by
Island Canoe Club, one of three
Toronto outfits racing during the
day on the placid Potomac River
between Memorial and Highway
Bridges. The Canadians total
was % points.
Yonkers' Paul Bochnewich
tandem double blade kayak
champ, and Mike Budrock carried
a major load for the New Workers.
with Stewart Messur and Glen
Hurricane right behind them.
Pendleton's 51-year-old Ernie
Reidel continued to show cham
pionship form and to nobody's
surprise won the one-man double
blade senior event for the 18th
year.
Frank and Bill Havens, whose
father did the announcing for the
spectators, and Jim Ruckert
played a major part, too, in
Washington c. C.'s showing.
Frank HavenS Takes Singles.
Frank won the one-man single
blade for seniors, in which he is
national champion.
Other scores were Toronto
Sailing and c. c., 8 points; Balmy
Beach C. C. of Toronto, 4; Sebago
IN. " c. c., 8, and Potomac
B. ca.
Regatta Queen Marilyn O'Neill
and members of her court, with
military aides, viewed the races
from West Potomac Park anc
later went aboard the Coast
Guard boat serving as judges
boat. Miss O'Neill, daughter Of
Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill, com.
.mandant of the Coast Guard, will
be crowned at ceremonies Thurs.
day night at the Water Gate.
This week ends program call,
for swimming races at Indiar
Spring Country Club SATURDAY.
and Sunday and rowing races OF
the Potomac Sunday.
Summary:
One-man single-blade (iunior)-1. Mix
Maiaps, MhsIiaqsk' ps6dieton s0aksGs M n + + G. e
MeGEath. Island C.. C. tontario). Time
HaHens. Washinsten hi Z. cenceo!'a2 e.: L. FFan! Rice
Toronto Sailing and C. C.: 3. +. Hodsson
slfaa Ta6den & double 6ms tjanlor,-1. asGa stewar
Messur-Ciem Hurricane, Yonkers: 2, j
Ma MMafs 9eS6oaia e6onas I'iRa Psndstoa & T. MasHs .
Tandem double, kayak, Paul Boch-
Budrok-R. Dunford. ,Yonkers; 8, William
and John Eiseman. Potomac B. C. Time,
Tandem double (senior)-1, Ernie
Reidel-F. oldai, Pendleton: 2, Rick WEIGH.
Bnt,s4 B,l Haysns TsTsnd washington A j. Watt-Ker
Gooch- Whitehead, Balmy Beach: 3. Fitz. t..
gsraid-J5eSsley- si 5Sh y-EVans-Ruckert. Washington
s.Ss Quad uadaen single (senior111. wattJohnson.
tached. Time. 3:34.3. 1'
aasRsR q1asss YGhssrs duR!o Rek wsleS
washington; 3-Jim Graham, sebago
One-man double. kayak: 1-Budrock
Yonkers; u. Anderson, Yonkers; g.
John Eiseman, Potomac. Time-3:31.
One-man double (senior):. Ernie
5eiqel. Pendleton; ken Butler, Island
taken
Tandem single Gunior): 1-Messus
land; 3-Graham-Dania Sebago. Tim
not taken.
Tandem single (senior): johnson
Hodgson, Island;S 2-ODonnell-Malara
Pendleton: 3-B. Havens-F. Ravens, wash
ington. Time-3:54.5.
Quad double Qunior): 1-ODonnell
Maiara-E Russell-J. Russell, Pendleton
lesley -Fitzgerald-W Welch- Ruckert: 3
Jones Murray Gooch- Whitehead, Balm
Beach. Time-3:36.4.
Quad double tsenior): 1-Budrock-An
derson- n-Bochnewich-Dunfor Yonkers; p
Rhodes-B. Havens-F. Havens- -Ruckert
Washington: 3-Watt-Johnson-McG
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