SCULLING TITLE
McDEVTTT’S OR HADFIELD.’S? OPINIONS OF ; PADDON. By Telegraph—Press AsSn.--Copyright SYDNEY, December 10. James Paddon has announced'that he has decided to let the world's sculling championship, of which he is the hold! er, go to William McDeviti, but he stipulated ■ that McDevitt and Major Goodsell have the first race for the title. The winner is then to row Darcy H adfield (New Zealand), if the latter wants a raoe, for the title. -- . In the event of McDevitt and Goodsell not agreeing to the conditions Paddon states that both men will have te race him in the New Year. There would appear to he many complications in regard to who shall be successor to Padoon, world’s champion sculler. Paddon, who is now getting on in years, on September 23rd,’ definitely announced his retirement) And handed on the title back to Hadfield, from whom Goodsell lodged a deposit with the New Zealander for a race for the championship. On October 2nd, GoodseD issued a fresh challenge,- withdrawing that against Hadfield, this time against Paddon, himself. .This was the outcome of the verdict of prominent ' rowing men, who declared that Paddon must either , row Goodsell or forfeit'the title to him, but the champion could not retire unbeaten. •
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12009, 11 December 1924, Page 3
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205SCULLING TITLE New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12009, 11 December 1924, Page 3
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