▁of ▁national ▁titles ▁were ▁not ▁always ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁concerned , ▁and ▁unus ually ▁this ▁match ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁title . ▁For ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁declared ▁off ▁and ▁F og well ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁hand ▁the ▁title ▁over ▁to ▁Hann an ▁who ▁then ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁champion . ▁This ▁was ▁apparently ▁disput ed ▁by ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁William ▁Web b . ▁Hann an ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁row ▁Web b ▁for ▁the ▁Title ▁and ▁for ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁a ▁side . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁run ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Wh ang an ui ▁River ▁championship ▁course ▁with ▁Web b ▁the ▁winner . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁cur ta iled ▁sports ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Hann an ▁challeng ed ▁F og well ▁for ▁the ▁single ▁sc ull s ▁Championship ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁W ai ra u ▁River , ▁near ▁B len heim , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁how ▁F og well ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁Championship ▁as ▁it ▁seems ▁that ▁Web b ▁had ▁not ▁lost ▁it ▁by ▁any ▁race . ▁He ▁had ▁retired ▁und efe ated . ▁Hann an ▁won ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁return ▁match ▁scheduled ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁for fe it ▁because ▁of ▁injury ▁and ▁F og well ▁became ▁the ▁holder . ▁In