Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
GOSSIP AMONG OARSMEN.

The Analostans have taken q new lease Of life
and they the real thing on the water lust
at Present. They send out two eights, generally
four and double. and Capt. whepley has his hands
full looking after the comfort Of his ambitious
oarsmen. It IL beyond question the best looking
group Of athletes that has graced the float in q
number OF years. and IL there ever was a time
when the Analostans could get out good crews the
present seems most propitious. It is a big. husky
set OF young men. and as the majority Of them are
juniors, there u naturally rampant considerable
enthusiasm. which has spread among the ''veter-
and Bob Howard are pushing the boom along with
all the ferYor OF days long ago. 1t means, Of
course, that they are going to get out crews for
the middle states regatta.
In order to keep in touch with the up-to-date
rowing organixa tons Secretary Louis Fischer of
service Of professional coach for the rest OF the
the great Courtney of Cornell but he iron
clad bound to that institution 1t was out Of the
then proposed. Among those. and he Is spoken Of
a. most likely, u that genius of the seulls and
s1 s wA ago as
any Oammen on the river. Pisisted is wonder
lowship infuse confidence among the oarsmen.
regatta will be held at West Point. Va. Au-
gust 4. at which the principal event will be an
Of Baltimore and virginias of Richmond There
will be special sculiing match between Daily of
dspha ON July T. and Kisre Of the Arundes Of
Baltimore. who won the intermediate sculls at
the same regatta. There will be other races. but
these are put down as the leading ones.
Mr. Claude z.ppone of the Potomacs will shortly
the American and Canadian national H regatsas
where he win boom and do missionary work in
Labod day. He hopes to be SO successful that he
will return home with promises from the Argonauts
to send an eight and Shoies in singles to the local
regatta.
ing for the junior seulis. was called away last
week by the serious illness Of his father at his
home 10 Boston. Mass.
Though Coach Dempsey has been in charge since
the Leople's regatta. the coming ont Of oarsmen
flying; In fact. II has been very bard at times to
get out an eight-oared crew. The absence from
crew may have the effect Of keeping things back
ward. but Lieut. Bell says that from now things
be boats enough to satisfy the men and coach
The club needs badly fast racing four-oared gig.
O. X. as tar as racing gear goes There is some
talk Of securing such craft, well four
Dared shell to convert into a centipdede for the
intermediate race.
The feet of single scuIlers of the potomacs ale
out every night getting choice instructions
from Coach Dempsey. There are DAILY and Nc
Gowan, the Intermediates; German, Davis and
Herman. In the juniors
DAILY of the Potomncs is rowing better now thrn
he ever did that victory at Philadelphia giving
him seemingly the confidence he stood In need Of.
He has ordered new boat built on lines of his
own and the boat will arrive the latter part Of
this month
Among the scuIlers on the river this year who
are attracting attention Is Mr.. Neale of the Ana
Iostans, because Of the strong and hard drives he
rats ont of his SOULS. Mr.. Neale formerly
one of Yae's foot ball stars. and ought to achieve
success with the SOULS.
The Auaiostans regret exceedingly that there Is
NOT a Junior four-oared shell race included In the
middle states regatta. The present tendency Is to
do away with four-oared shell racing and turn
them into octopedes I'LL their places with events
In which the crews carry coxswafn
with both the local clubs on the water, with
professional coaches installed, there is surely a
decided ra1ival In aquatics, which speaks well for
the fufuf3 Of the sport. This local rivalry VIII
become Infections and viii no doubt rebound to
the ultimate good Of both organixat lions, such
compefttion makes friends for both, and hence
iarges their membership TO the Limit marx.
Adelaide Rock 4 doomed and the upper course
will be wfdened 100 fset. The rock WIN surog be
removed during the oo1nin9 Woek