OUR GREATEST OARSMAN.
V ■ PINING FOX NEW WORLDS TO •";' IBs, Ttiesraplif— Special Corre»Dond«nt.l '.- • . ■ •; ; :; ! Talhapa, September 17. V. ''Dick"' ; Amst,i champion oarsinaib of the ■ world," is ■ now making liis-wayr. overland to Auokkmd as proprietor: of < a-luoving-picturo, . show, wliich depicts 'the champion's triumphs. Amst rims the whole-business in' his usual thorough'manner, but-' ho confided;sto-day that "thoro"' vibM! too.' much worry about tho game."- 'From',further statements made by him, it"appeared that' it would take /very little to' set him.-off. on a', world's:tour. Negotiations were proceeding, ho said, for a watch' between himself and -Barry, to bo Wed on tlw Zambesi-for £600 a ; side,. Tho Zariibosi was mentioned • as >' tho ■ possible locality of tho race,; owing to tho fact that it was a South African syndicate (backing Amst); which was attempting to. bring off tho match. '.'The champ'ion,' m' reply, til a question. said 1 that, ho' would bo quite .willing to travel to any'.part of-' tho world, and low anybody, provided that' ho. was allowed expenses.'. ;■ Amst is : living very' quietly; and looks the picture "of hea1th. 1 ;,..,-'-,-
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 6
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175OUR GREATEST OARSMAN. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 6
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