The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-02
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

The announcement that the University of
Pennsylvania crew was coming here to row, in
the eight as the representative of the Schuyl-
kill Navy and not the Manhattan Athletic
Club has stirred up quite breeze in amateur
circles. There is decided opposition from all
quarters, and 1t is not certain that the Schuyl-
kill Navy will care to send them down. It is
not justice to bona fide amateurs that college
crew OF this character should be allowed
to compete in a race OF this kind.
The Columbia Athletics have commenced
to row their eight-oared crew and Dyer is oc-
cupying the stroke seat. In the time between
this and the regatta they ought to make
arst-class crew out Of themselves. Courtney
is elated somewhat, and while not sanguine
OF victory, has faith in the men under him.
The men row In beautiful shape and follow
the machine-like stroke of Dyer in perfect
cadence.
The Potomacs are working hard to get out
an eight-oared crew and It will be through no
fault Of Captain Zappone IL they don't. He
has under advisement the following men, and
It depends on them entirely whether or not
the club gets out crew. They are Robinson,
Smithson, Norton, Mills, Finckel, Oliver, Nc
Coy, Young, Oertel, Routelle, and Blair.
The dissatisfied element in the National AS
sociation of American Oarsmen, who for years
has been trying to break the usefulnes of the
Association, have bobbed up serenely this year
and are out with circular letter asking the
various clubs of the country to help them
break down the present management.
The Potomac Athletic Club have rendered
the freedom of their clubhouse to the Press
Club during regatta week. There will be a
large number of visiting newspaper men here
at that time. The tender has been accepted
by the Press Club with thanks.
The eight of the Columbia Athletics that is
rowing for the National regatta is made up as
follows: Dyer stroke, johnson z, Ryan 6,
Baker 5, Harlan 4, Janus 3, Crist 2, and
Brewster bow. 1t is not settled vet who will
be coxswain.
The Columbias junior eight is rowing regu-
larly and is showing good form. They are
aided in their work by the loudest-voiced
coXSWaln that ever sat in boat. They are
preparing for the Staten Island Labor Day
race.
The Potomac's junior crew will probably
be Mills stroke, Mccoy 3, Oliver Q, and
Finckel bow This is a good, weighty crew
and if they had the time and best of handling
would make fine junior four.
The University of Pennsylvania men who
are members of the Manhattan Athletic Club
will not represent the New York club here,
but Will come down as the representatives of
the Schuylkill Navy.
The Malta eight, of Philadelphia, are train
ing hard under Dan Galanagh. They expect
to win, too.
Harry Mcmillan has resigned from the ex-
ecutive committee of the National A. A. oars
men.
Robinson, OF the Pot mac Athletics, has
gone to Colonial Beach Tor weeks rest
McManus, a sculler of the Albany Club, has
arrived in town to train for the races.
Courtney is certainly getting out lot of
oarsmen in the G. A. G.
The junior four-oared race promises to be
lively one.
The Analostsns do not seem to be In the
swim.
Things are becoming lively on the river.