The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28

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crew which ought to do we'll, when
strength and endurance are called for.
The crew rows: Underwood. stroke:
Hunter 3: Moon, 2. and Began, bow.
Norwood. Mahon and Thomas are
among the regulars" who are showing
marked Improvement in their work.
There is some talk of Nudge Ross taxi
ing up single sculling 'Midge" hasn't
much of a reach, but he has strength
and endurance, and this combination goes
long ways toward making up for the
deficiency.
Prof. John Crossley has returned from
his vacation and is showing the good
effects of his outing. He predicts the
biggest kind of an indoor season at the
big clubhouse. and hopes to begin the
gymnasium work about September Is.
As most of his track and field teams will
have returned by next week, he will take
mold of them in earnest. preparing them
for fall meet which the club will more
than likely hold after September "a, the
date of the Union Athletic meet in Bal
timore.
The tennis committee has arranged de-
tails for the fall tennis tourney for the
club championships in singles" and
doubles. The tourney will begin on
Monday, September s. Labor Day. and
from present indications will be as large
AAi CiitiiSS dS last year successful meet.
Entry in singles will entitle entrance to
the doubles without additional entry
rec. Among those who will compete at the
nets are: O'Leary, Coburn George May,
jr., DR.. Clemens and Harry Spofford
Potomac Boat Club.
The exact date for the Potomac Boat
club fall regatta has not yet been de-
eided upon, but it will most likely occur
within the fortnight after September l.
The club officers hope to make 1t one of
the largest and most attractive ever held
by the club
Capt. Bradley has returned from his
trip North where he purchased an eight
Dared shell for the club fleet He is now
getting the numerous aspirants for seats
IN the various shells, in shape and as
soon as they have been seated as fixtures
ana begin to show form and speed. he
will fix the date for the big event.
The program will be a good one and
will include the following: Three "sigheb,'
two "fours," FIVE double souls and three
singles
Capt Bradley will extend an invitation
to the Analostans and Columbus to en-
ter crews in an invitation eight-oared
race and hopes the clubs will see their
way open to accept and if they do come
In 1t will be battle royal To the win
ning crews in the several events hand
some souvenir individual prizes will be
given.
Young. Ramsay. Connors and Bradley
make fast sprinung lightweight -four"
They should row together regularly as
| they give promise OF something unusual
| ly good in their class.
Judy Grove has added several sec
| onds by the rerigging Of his single and
! ne Is getting lots of speed out of his little
| craft II seems too bad he cannot get on
a race with some of our local scullers A
/ special event of this kind would make
! quite feature of the evening regatta.
| wilson Young will more than likely
| stroke one of the lights in the coming
/ club regatta. He swings in and out with
| the same dashing stroke that carried
many Potomac crews TO victory in years
| gone by. 1t is style peculiarly Poto-
mac and should never have been changed
! as since the change to the newer stroke
the victories have been few and far be-
| tween.
| Lieut. Harry Connors is one of the best
1 workers In the ranks OF the club and he
! is deservedly one of its most popular
members.
Duncan Bradley is off on a short va
cation trip, but will return this week to
I get together his lightweight eight for
regatta day. Dunk is one of the best
! lightweight sweeps on the river
1t looks as If Hartley Wheatley cares
more fer swimming than for shell-rowing.
although he is as adept in one a in the
! other. At the coming club regatta he
will give an exhibition of his various
/ styles. including diving and fast stroke
while in action.
President John Hadley Doyle will give
! his kid swimming class a days outing at
] the club landing up the river on Wednes-
day next. The class numbers about
! twenty-five youngsters-sons, brothers, or
relatives of members and a royal good
time is in store for them, under the care
full guidance of their professor"
/ With the return of the District regi-
ment of volunteers from the field of their
labors al Santiago and other localities
in the interest of humanity and conquest
the old clubs rowing ranks will have
| quite an addition. There will again be
seen that brave warrior, Frank Gordon,
filing the stroke seat in one of the Fights.
! Capt Doug Sims will again find his seat
1 in the big eight. -Sergt. Reggie LOCKER
/ will strengthen his crew IN the waist, and
Sergt. Gallagher back in seat No. will
] help his crew TO whip it over the course.
! Paymaster Eliason is hardly expected
back in time to do any more rowing this
! season. Preparations are being made to
! give the homecoming heroes a royal well
! come They will be given such hearty
welcome that they viii be more than
! ever glad that they went away.
AnaIostan Boat Club.
So many of the rowing members of the
| Analostan Boat Club are away on their
vacation that it would be difficult TO get
! out full eight" and in consequence
! there is little or no activity at the boat
/ house.
| 1t is possible that the club may hold
! a club regatta late in the fall and hold
about the same events scheduled for the
! regatta last month, with which the rain
so interfered that only one event, the gig
race was rowed.
con account of the absence from the city
| of so many of our men," said one OF
| the old oarsmen, 1T is very doubtful il
| the club will accept the Potomacs' invi-
tation to row an eight-oared race in their
regatta next month. The men have beer
/ out of practice and training so long now
| and will be for several weeks more, II
would be extremely difficult to get out q
! representative crew, much as we would
| like to accept the invitation and have 9
| go at the big red and white crew.
| IF 1t is put off late enough" he con.
tinued there may be chance to dc
something, but much wifi depend upor
| what the float officers say.
] Bob Howard is one of the few of thu
crack crew who has not yet taken his va
/ cation but he feels and looks so well he
scarcely feels the need of a trip just now
AL Leet too, is in town, and seems Il