Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
GOSSIP ALONG
BOATHOUSE ROW
Old Dominions May Organize a
Junior Eight-DaIy's Sue
cess and Kings Nerve.

It was highly unfortunate after Joe DAILY
of the Potomacs had defeated Klare Of the
Arundels so signally at West Point. and
thereby won the title of southern champion.
that a technicality robbed him Of the BAN
ner and medal. 1t was a combination Of
mistakes that should never happen again.
and If proper safeguards had been taken
by all in official position It would not have
occurred. Still Daily has the satisfaction Of
knowing that he defeated his man.
The mosquito fleet as the single SOUL
lers are called are out in groups every
night and there Is only one prominent fig
ure missing-Billy Britt. The fleet at pres
ent consists of Joe DAILY. Tom German.
George German. Dan MCGOWAN, General
Sharpe. Richard Parlo. Capt. Nevins. Capt.
C. Dunbar Davis and Coach Dempsey. They
will be joined this week by Coach Fred
Plaisted.
If the Potomac regatta committee in
duces Greer to come as well as Scholes.
what a fleet of national scullers will be
here on Labor day-Veseley. Shepherd,
Titus. Wood. Scholes and Greer-a field Of
such excellence has never faced a starter
before.
The lighthouses are pleasant places these
afternoons to sit and watch the crews in
training.
The Ariels of Baltimore will enter at the
middle states a junior and intermediate
eight, senior four-oared shell and an in
termediate gig crew. Good for the Ariels!
The Old Dominions will endeavor to get
junior eight-oared shell crew together, as
the Potomacs will lend them a boat to
| practice In.
IF little bit of common sense had been
displayed by. those in whose keeping the
Georgetown boathouse was held the dam
age to their house would have been avert
ed" remarked local boating man. 1T
was shame. pure and simple. and the sus-
piciOn Is growing stronger each day that
Georgetown is down and out for all future
Poughkeepsie regattas."
On the way to West Point a deckhand
put his foot right through the bow of the
| racing she'll of the Potomacs. but Coach
Dempsey fixed it up all right. and now it Is
q hard thing to find the spot.
Hard work from now on" is the slogan
over at the Potomac Boat Club.
If Nevins and Williams enter the Junior
double SOULS from the Analostan they will
be the only representatives from this sec
ton.
There will be hustle and activity from
| today at the Analostan boathouse. for
that trrepressible genius Of the oar-Fred
Plaisted-arrives to finish OF the men for
| the middle states regatta.
The Analostans, with Plaisted at the helm
| as coach. and that equally as good man.
| Secretary Louis FISCHER. to advise. ought
| 70 be able to get out some of the best
| crews the Potomac river has ever pro-
duced. The material IL at hand, every
man 10 brimful of enthusiasm. and, as per-
! feet harmony prevails among all. there Is
and can be no excuse for failure The
| club will make its great effort in the ju-
nior eight-oared shell. with the interme-
| date eight as a second consideration.
| Nearly all of the oarsmen of the Analos-
| tan Club who have been away on pleasure
| to report to Coach Piaisted.
The National Association of Amateur
| Oarsmen, having allowed the Boston Ath-
| 1etic Association to withdraw the entry Of
| Greer, the champion single sculler of Amer
| lea. on account Of the objection that under
| the rules Greer had not been member
| OF the club the necessary period of time 1t
| Is now up to the Middle States Association
| to get him here on Labor day. He would
| become the star attraction, and the local
| committee are now In Boston working up
| the scheme to bring him here
| Joe Days victory over Klare, the fast
! senior sculler Of the Arundel Boat Club.
| was the most pleasing event In the annals
| of the rising young sculler Klare Is touted
| as a remarkably fast man. and he demon
strated that at Philadelphia July A. when