ROWING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21827, 6 July 1936, Page 3

ROWING

JAPANESE CREW BEATEN BRITISH OARSMEN “HAPPY AGAIN” (CWXTSD rMSS AMOCIATIOK — COPTaieXT) LONDON, July 3. There was a sensation in the sixth; feeat pi the Henley Grand Challenge Cup

when Zurich easily defeated the supposedly invincible unorthodox Tokyo University crew by six lengths in 7mln 9sec.

The "Dally Maid," commenting on the defeat of the Japanese oarsmen, says that British oarsmen are happy again. Orthodox rowing as established in Britain and copied throughout the world has triumphed. The Zurich crew averaged two stone heavier and did more than defeat the Japanese by six lengths; they proved that the fastest stroke in the world cannot compete with a normal physicallypowerful crew rowing more slowly, but with great power and rhythm. They led from the start, and the further they rowed the greater they proved the superiority af the old-style parsmanahtp, al-

though the Japanese plucklly rowed themselves out. The rowing writer of "The Times” says that the Japanese performance was too disappointing to represent their real merits, for several of the crew were suffering from rheumatism.

HENLEY CHALLENGE CUP* FINAL

(TJHITEO PBSSS iSSOCUTXO*—COPTBIOHT.' LONDON. July 4. In the Henley challenge cup final, Zurich beat Leander by a length and a quarter in Zmia SSsa*

In .the final of the Henley Diamond Sculls, E. Ruffl (Switzerland) beat T. H. Tyler (Thames Club) by three lengths In 9min 22sec.