SCULLING

Evening Star, Issue 19654, 6 September 1927, Page 8

SCULLING

WOiILO’S CHAMPIONSHIP GSOBSELL RETAINS TITLE BARRY BEATEN BY TEN LENGTHS Press Association—By Telegraph- Copyright. VANCOUVER, September 5. (Received September G, at 11 a.m.) Major Goodsell (Australia) defeated Bert Barry (England) at San Francisco for the world’s sculling championship by ten lengdis. Unofficial time, fMmin, HOW THE RACE WAS WOH VANCOUVER, September 15. (Received September 6, at 2.30 p.m.) In.a choppy sea and against adverse weather conditions Goodsell walked away with the world’s championship, beating Barry by ten lengths in 21min ISsec. The race was rowed against a strong head wind, following a heavy rain storm. Goodsell finished as fresh as a daisy. Ho started with a stroke of 32 to the minute for the first third of a mile. Barry hold the lead at less than half a mile. Goodsell then forged ahead, and before tho mil© -was reached was over live lengths ahead. At tho second mile hb was eight lengths ahead, with Barry showing signs of a spurt. The Englishman got up to about within three lengths, but quickly lost it again. From their on there was .never any question of the result. Goodsell spurted with 22 to the minute, and, steadily increasing the distance between them, passed tho winning post ten lengths ahead. Ho rested for a few seconds, and then paddled to tho shore. Seen after tho race, Goodsell said: “Tell my friends in Australia that of all the men I have rowed against Barry is the best sport I have met. it was a good race, Iput the water was very choppy.” A great crowd surrounded the winner on his arrival, and many Australians were present. The victor was greeted with cries of “ Coocc.” Goodsell expressed far more concern over tho fate of tho occupants on a launch which was burned than ho did over the race. A report which had reached him that a baby bad been burned to death mado him quito sad, and when told that tho rcopft was erroneous his rising spirits were quite discernible. HOLDER AND CHALLENGER Bert Barry, champion of England, and nephew of Ernest Barry, ono time champion of tho world, was tho first to be accepted by Goodsell since ho set out a year ago from Australia looking for a match, and hoping to catch "Walter Hoover or Kelly, tho American amateur. Goodsell’s sculling career started ter the war, when ho won tho New South Wales amateur championship. Tiqpiing professional, ho was getting along fine until he challenged Paddon for the world’s title. In tho race Goodsoli fell out of his boat into the Parramatta, climbed in again, and was only beaten by 30scc. Goodsell’s friends say Paddon shied clear of him after that, but when Paddon surrendered the title to MtDevitt, Goodsell was hot on bis trail, and beat him easily by fifteen lengths. Then “Paddy” Hannan, who bold tho Australasian title, went out after Goodsell’s scalp, but was beaten by 2J lengths on tho Parramatta before a quarter of a million people. Then Paddon, like many others, tried to “ conic back,” and failed. Goodsell bent him; and then, after another win against Tom Saul, of New South AN ales, he set off for America, where he has been ever since , Ho did some roarmn" in Ims Angcles, where he married a Californian girl. A comparison between the champion and challenger is interesting;— Goodsell. Age 27, height sft llfin, weight list 81b. _ . Barry: uW 25, height 6ft, weight 12st. An Australian.sportsman presented a fine trophy, valued at £250, as tho Championship Cup.