Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
TO ROW
IN PEOPLES RECATT IA
Junior Eight Contains Six of the
''Tech." High School Boys.
Local SCuIIers Entered.

The most important aquatic event Of the
gatta at Philadelphia on the Fourth Of July.
This event, which is fixture for all times
has become so popular in the rowing world
that 1t is looked forward to with more in
terest than any other regatta held in Amer
lea, simply because the clubs of that city
have no concern Of the expense, which is
borne entirely by the city. the hospitality
extended by the local clubs. and then, too,
by the handsome and costly prizes awarded
winners.
1t is an all-day affair, and the people Of
Philadelphia enter into the spirit of the oc-
casion with more zeal than Is shown any,
where else in America. 1t Is q magnificent
sight to view the vast crowds along the
banks of the Schuylkill river. in beautiful
paramount Park. watching the events
The regatta this year will have plenty of
interest for Washington, for there will be
local entries In several of the most impor-
tant races, and there are hopes of landing
several as winners.
The Potomacs have entered a Junior eight
IN the race for that class and the rich John
Wanamaker cup, trophy that all the clubs
OF the east are DESTROYS Of winning. The
Potomac crew Is made up Of new men-
tnose who prior to this year never had any
experience in shell rowing.
Under the tutelage Of Capt. Carl Mueller
the men have made wonderful strides in
handling the sweep, and, though perhaps
slow in the start, are wonderful stayers
and, when once going, their shell slips
through the water at good speed, with ap-
parently no check between strokes. With
the exception of number two there Is no
break in the work Of the body swing
Number two. while catching with the rest
mas tendency to shoot his slide rather
100 much which gives the boat be ap-
pearance when he drops down to this mis-
play.
The crew as picked by Capt Mueller and
as they will row at Philadelphia will be:
Clarence Dunbar Davis. 1; Octave De
=; Brewer Spransy, 81 Wayne Hart s:
Harry Ellis. I: David L. Brewster, stroke.
and Robert Slocum. coxswain. OF this
crew SIX are high school boys from Tech.
who made their first appearance on the
water this season under the care Of the
Potomacs. showing what an excellent ad-
Junct thls class of oarsmen Is to a first
class organization.
The Potomacs will also enter two scullers
at this regatta-Joseph T Daily, in the in
termediate. and Thomas German. in the
junior event Like the crew the scullers
are In tptop condition and fit to make
tered.
A large delegation will go up Wednesday
with the oarsmen to see the regatta, as the
Greer.
Variey and Wood meet is expected to be
the finest of the year
IT was expected that Neal and Nevious of
the Analostans would enter the junior dou-
bic SOULS, but, at the suggestion Of Coach
Plaisted, they decided to forego the trip
and to await some other regatta in the
near future. In the meantime Plaisted is
devotinG his leisure hours in the morning
to working on the new eght-oared she'll
and in the afternoon to looking after the
fleet of scullers-Nevious. Neal and Perry
or the Analostans and Herman of the Po-
tomacs.
Mr.. Douglas Spencer Bliss Of the Po-
tomacs IS going to take up sculling and
Will begin early in August to get in his pre-
liminary practice. Many members of the
club are Of the opinion that single sculling
Is what Capt. Mueller should take up as
ne has the marks OF making a tiptop artist
in that line
M Arthur Bell. stroke of the local cham
pion crew of last season. Is rapidly recov-
ering from an Illness that kept him in the
hospital for three weeks. He Is anxious to
go to the national regatta this year as
stroke of an intermediate eight.
Stroke Ed Fitzgerald OF the GEORGETOWN
crew was elected captain of the crew for
the season of 1908 at the meeting at Pough-
keepsie Wednesday after the race