Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
B0ATH0UsE GOSSIP.

The boating fever has struck in among
the Western High School students. as six
of them are now enrolled as members OF
the Potomacs, and are going out for the
crews in the early spring. The red and
whites hope to duplicate the success OF
the Techs with the oars during the sea-
SON of 1908.
The AnaloStans are going after an all
| college crew next season, as in their ranks
| at present are a number OF eX-colleglans,
| who are DESTROYS of making the crews.
| The formation Of such crews has made
the Atalantas and Nassaus Of New York
! famous, not to mention the New YORK
Athletics. and the Analostans can we'll
afford to follow the lead Of their more
| prominent associates OF the rowing "orid'
MIR. Russell Underwood of the board of
governors and one of the most enthusiast
| tic canoeiSts on the river has mad Two
forced baths recently by the upsettlng or
| his dainty Pappoose. Mr.. Underwood says
| the water is wet and cold. and he thinks
| dry land and oyster roasts Will sur1lce
| for the rest of the year for him.
The announced retirement of Frank
Greer. the amateur champion sculler OF
America, like many OF our thsatrlca!
| folks, had string attached, as Greer is
now making preparations for a Euro
pean trip under the protection of group
of lively Boston sports. 1t goes without
| saying that Greer could not compete IN
England as an amateur, and 1t is puzzing
to the real bona tide scuilers and oarsmen
of this country to know exactly what
! they are after.
Frank Tobin. who pulled in the Potomac
| crew in 1895, while he was a student at
GEORGETOWN College, was the groom in
one of the biggest weddings ever cele-
brated in San Francisco, his bride being
Miss De Young, daughter of the owner of
| the Chronicle Of that place
Mr. Charles j. Kintner of the old Column
! bia Boat Club OF this city i'll the days of
its glory-1S9O to 1S9S-and now a MEM
Der of the New York Athletics, was d
visitor i'm the city during the week. He
visited the Potomac boathouse and was
very much pleased with its beauty.
| The dancing reception rendered the
Young lady friends of Mr. Edwin Evans
last week at the Potomac house was one
of the most enjoyable affairs ever held in
the new home. There were about forty
| couples present. and the decorations of
the exchange and dance rooms were
beautiful
| The Old Dominions of Alexandria will
give german early in December, follow
! ing it in the New Year with an assembly.
Inc AleNdIluIld ooJS 1Iopc ~ ihahS
at their winter entertainments to carry
out an active and progressive season dur
| ing 1909.
IL the Princeton College crew comes
down here in the spring TO row George
| town AS seems very likely, the crew
! and students will be the guests of the
| Potomac Boat Club. and already tenta-
| tive plans are being made to entertain
the PrincetonianS in royal STYLE
| Coach Titus of the Tigers is anxious
| that they should make their first race
away from Carnegie lake. and Washing
| ton strikes him as the place best suited
| for the opening card.
1t Is President Odel Whipple now il
YOU please as his friends forced the title
on him by electing him president of the
| selection.
President Warden of the PotomacS is
receiving congratulations over the recov-
! cry of his only child from a severe ILL
! ness of that drea ded scourge typhoid
fever.
Chairman SteliWasen of the inaugural
committee years ago was one of the
master minds that made the Columbia
| Athletic Club a power in America and
was adept with the oars. He will
make the inaugural success, as he has
| done everything else.
The impromptu oyster roasts around
| about the boathouse just now seeming
| ~ are the most popular gatherings. as
they attract large sized crowds with enor-
nous appetiteS,