Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Possibly related to the article, “Ted Phelps is Beaten by Pearce,” Los Angeles Times, 2 Sept. 1933: 5. British rower Ted Phelps raced Australian Bobby Pearce on September 1st on Lake Ontario, Canada. The race attracted a large crowd and followed Bobby Pearce’s Olympic title in Los Angeles the year before. Pearce beat Phelps in all three races, which earned him $5,000 cash and the world championship title. Ted Phelps, left, and Bobby Pearce, right, on the dock by Lake Ontario. Text from negative sleeve: [handwritten:] Phelps, Ted Sculler
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uclamss_1429_11244 ark:/21198/zz002h97vn
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Athletes--Australian--Canada Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) Rowing races--Canada--Toronto Rowers Athletes--British Pearce, Bobby, 1905-1976 Phelps, Ted
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