The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
To ROW IN PARIS.
Believed That School
boy Eight May
Be Formed.
WORCESTER HAS A GOOD SHOW.
Dick GlenEon Of Boston
Mentioned AS a Pos
sible Coach.
WORCESTER HAS A GOOD SHOW.

Boating men of Worcester heard yes
terday reports from Boston which may
mean a. great deal to some of the best
among the schoolboy oarsmen of this
city.
It is stated that an eight-oared crew
will be organized from interscholastic
I.oarsmen, which will be trained steadi-
ly and sent across the water to Paris
next year to compete at the exposition
there.
Dick Glennon of the B. A. A., who
has coached the schoolboy oarsmen OF
Boston and vicinity, is mentioned as
coach of the crew.
There are several among the school
boy oarsmen in this city who would
probably be given. a chance to try for
a place in the eight if the project is
carried out according to the lines as re-
ported in this city yesterday. How
far the rumor will be verified by suhse-
qQent developments, only the future
will determine, but the boatingmen OF
this city who talked of it yesterday, felt
| 1t came from reliable source.
The report created considerable of a
stir in rowing circles of this city on
| account of the possibility of Worces-
ter high school men being chosen for
seat in the eight. Although the crew
did not win in it's race with Harvard
| freshmen, and did not make as good a
reputation as the two former crews, ev-
| erybody who knows anything of their
| rowing, realizes there are several ex-
cellent oarsmen in the shell.
| More than one good eight cacn be Sc
| lected from the interscholastic oars
men of Boston and vicinity, but there
are lads in the high school crew who
rank with the best that the schools of
| Boston can produce. By their aid, a
crew could be produced which would
take lot of beating. The plan would
receive much support in this city II
Worcester boys were included in the
makeup of the crew.
| Local rowing circles are becoming
greatly agitated over the prospects Of
the Quinsigamond international regat-
ia, and as the date approaches, there
will be considerable hustling in Wor.
cester The question of finance is the
most easily settled, and is not troubling
the committee of management.
A subscription list independent Of the
| other will be placed in circulation
among members of the Board Of Trad,
| tomorrow. Circulars will be sent tx
each member, calling attention to the
regatta, and with them goes a call fol
a subscription.
| The committee isn't placing any fig
ures on the money which will be raised
in this way, but realize it will be well
come addition to the fund.
! What the committee is most active
ly engaged in at present is interesting
rowing clubs all over the country in the
regatta. Half promises of entries in
many events have been received in suf-
| f1cient numbers to guarantee the sue
cess Of the regatta from an aquatic
standpoint, If promises are fulfilled. II
would appear that there should be nc
trouble filling the various events with
larger fields than even the national at
Boston will have the preceding week.
| Scullers and oarsmen from all over
the country will gather to take part in
the national, and II won't be much in
convenience for them to remain over to
take part in the Quinsigamond also.
The committee is planning to reduce the
expenses to visiting oarsmen in every
possible way. 1t has provided for a
special car which will take the boats
from Boston to this city, Sunday, July
80. The oarsmen will be relieved Of
not only the expense of transportation,
but will not have the trouble Of look
ing after the racing craft. The COM
nrittee will attend to it carefully, and
will warrant that nobody Is a loser by
attending the regatta.
From now until the end of the season
Worcester will cut prominent figure
in aquatics. Thus far this city has not
been heard of as much as in the last
two years. Ned Ten Eyck was a trihe
late in starting training this season
and did not compete IN the Hairless
river regatta for the Diamond ScullS
of which he was the holder until
Memorial day. Nobody was sent to the
Metropolitan regatta at Boston, June
liz, and at Springfield Ten Eyck
couldn't row, because nobody would
race him. At Springfield also, Lewis
and Kerns were unfortunate in getting
into rough. water, while their jcom-
petitors had smooth water on "a lee
shore, and were beaten on account of
the misfortune that attended the
choice Of positions.
| But hehceforth nothing can stop the
victorious career of the Worcester
lads. Ten Eyck will row at the national
regatta in the championship senior
singles. This race is open to those
who have held the title of national
champion. Among them are Ten Eyck
and Joe Whitehead and Joe Mcguire.
Lewis will row in the association
senior singles, which is open to seniors
who have never won the national
championships. Among his copetitors
in that race will be Kubic of Spring
field, who defeated him July 4.
Kerns expects to have a new shell
built He will row in the shell of Pope
Of the B. A A. until his Is finished
The latter shell Is the last that Rud-
dock turned out before he died, and is
an excellent shell.
After the nationals, the Worcester
lads will be prepared to row in the
Quinsigamond international. 1t is con-
fdently expected that the greatest race
of that regatta. from a local stand
point, will be a race between Kerns
and Lewis TheSformer has not yet
Jumped out of the junior class, but it
was an accident that prevented.
The usual Labor day regatta at Bos-
ton has not been decided on, but will
probably be held and the Worcester
scullers will take part in their re-
spective classes.
Canoeing stands higher in Worcester
than ever before and will form a fea-
ture Of the Quinsigamond international.
The local clubs realize they will have
stiff game to beat in the canoe races.
The Lakesides are training faithfully
in their war canoe. The Tatassit four
is shaping it's affairs so that it will
have smooth water before it. The four
Is using an old canoe, having been
obliged to return to the maker the
racing four which 1t received recently.
A check was discovered in the canoe
on its arrival In this city.