SCULLING.
PHILADELPHIA CUP. (BY CABLE—PBZSS ASSOCIATION—COPXKIOHT.) (ACSTIIALIAN i.XO K.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.,* LONDON, July 9. An interchange 01 telegrams in- which America strongly appc&l&d to British sportsmanship haa resulted in the ucullar iieresford reversing his decision not to row Hoover, the American, for tho Philadciphian Gold Cup. Tho race has now been iixed {or Finney on July 13th. Bcresford defeated Hoover in the Diamond Sculls at Henley. Ho asseita 'hat Hoover declined the conditions for tho Gold Cup, which Ueresford, us tho holder, was entitled to frame, namely, desiring tho race during Henley week. Hoover desired kager training. Further complications aroae from the Hritiah Association maintaining that tho Diamond Sculls, and not the Cup, should carry tho world's title.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18431, 11 July 1925, Page 10
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118SCULLING. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18431, 11 July 1925, Page 10
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