Evening star., 1900-06-26
GEORGETOWNSEIGHT
Will Leave Tomorrow for Pough-
keepsie.
WILL TAKE 4 ROW IN TIE EVENING
The Big Race to Be Rowed Next
Saturday.
CT1P pFNT1 SDOPTTNH NOTES
WILL TAKE A ROW IN THE EVENING
SPORTING NOTES

The eight Of Georgetown University will
leave the city tomorrow morning, taking
an S:15 train for Poughkeepsie. where they
are entered in the race for varsity eights.
The crew will arrive at Poughkeepsie about
o'clock, and that evening will most likely
take spin over the course. The contest
in which the blue and gray crew have been
entered does not come off until Saturday,
leaving the local coliegians several days in
which to get familiar with the course.
Besides the regular crew there will be
several substitutes and Manager John E.
Moore and Coach Claude Zappone accom-
panyng. A good many Of the roOters of
the college are expected to attend the re-
gatta and shout for their favorite. The
men are in fine spirits and will exert every
effort to put up good race. though 1t Is
recognized that they are handicapped when
compared with the other crews in the race,
all Of whom are experienced oarsmen.
The Georgetown team will be the last to
arrive on the scene. Columbia. Cornell.
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are all repre-
sented at Poughkeepsie.
To Claude Zappone the greatest credit
must be given in getting the men in shape.
He was largely instrumental in having
aquatics recognized at the college. and
S'oAA
of the candidates, gave them instructions
and taught them many things in the art.
He given full power over the entire
crew, and it was on his selection that the
present team was made out.
Mr.. Zappone is well known in boating cir
cles, having been interested in aQuatfcS for
twenty-five years. joining the Potomac
Boat Club in 1873. He held the office of
captain for many terms, and under his dl-
rection and skillful work the eight of last
otpCr ctYnh CjY.(y
results. He has trained many local crews.
being very successful in this line of work,
having the tact and ability to manage and
encourage the men. He is vice president
of the National Association of Amateur
OarSmen.
John E Moore, the manager of the crew,
who graduated this year at Georgetown,
has taken deep interest in the boating,
and assisted materially in the matter of
having aquatics recognized on the college
list of sports He has taken considerable
interest in athletics of all sorts, and held
many offices under the Yard Association.
He was manager of base ball in 1899, and
president OF the Yard Association for the
year 1900. He played several years on the
foot ball team, ard was tower of
Frank Kerns, who is the captain Of the
crew. and also stroke, is student at the
medical school. He has had good deal of
experience in rowing. having won number
of races in New England. His home is at
~. raIab,atad W,nrcns,ar uigb SononI aieht
Tbis is b;s ,irst ysarat caargeIown
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and has cod COOL had IIa hos baG
so,no axnsr,enca in ewing and while from,
Ct Poi MIN he ts rnsil,ng in ,ba citv
Ho has becnna a stndent at the medical
school.
Of tba baoryweipbts He is fro,, Souti,
HodIav Fails Mass and is in his second
year NJ Cenrpetovyn He nlayad s-uard on
tha foot hall team the last season and did
good work Rowing is a new art to him
his ve.r heinz 1be first for him in rou,ing
in "a she'll
i p 4. Duffy. who comes from Roches-
,er Y V * No : in the crew He is in
tertstcd in a+hl..ics of all sorts and ycar
before laat was manager of the field and
rack snoris If w,s under his administra
tIon that the indoor meets were inaugurat