OCR Text |
Show YANKS IN IN ROWING EVENTS Kelly Wins Single Scull Classic From English Star: Other Events Feature I5RLSSELS, Aug. J9. American I oarsmen proved their ruprnmacv in the iinr.ls of the Olympic regatta today, winning three events i nd u cond place in another Greatest Interest centered in the single t-culls and the 2000 meters me-ters event for elght-oared shells and the Americans enjoyed great Batlsfac-tion Batlsfac-tion over their victories in these J events. The European nations as a rule I backed the British contestants with I the result that they lost considerable monev. Jack Kelly, Philadelphia, single sculls champion of the United State-crossed State-crossed the finish line a full length ahead of J. Eeresford. Jr. the British representative and winner of the Dla mond sCullfi it the Henle regatta but jit was a hard race. Kelly's spurt near the finish wore down the English champion who faded away with a game finish a boat length 'behind Both men were exhausted at I the end, but Beresford was in worse shape than the American They were too tired even to shake hands The slx-yenr !rrn combination of Switzerland proved too strong for the Americans in itu four-oared event, ihe Swi6s winning by three li-n'hs, wirh the Americans a lensth and half ahead I of the Norwegian cre The time was 6 minutes 1C seconds. Other results. Paired oars with coxswain Italy, tirsi ; Prance, second, and Switzerland, third Time 7 minutes, 56 seconds America not entered. Double sculls without coxswain 'America, first; Italy, second, and I France .third. Time 7 minutes 9 seconds. |