Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
B0ATHOUsE GOSSIP.

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The Analostans are going out for honors
at the middle states regatta and under the
Curdy they may enter at least two Of the
races, with probability of the third.
They are now breaking in a lot of new
men and from them they expect to make
up the nucleus of junior eight-oared
crew.
There Is strong probability that the
Analostans will secure coach for the re-
mainder of the season, and among those
mentioned for the place is Coach Van
Fleidt of New York. Mr.. Van Fleidt was
formerly one of the best sweep oars Of
the Schuylk!ll navy, was coach of the
famous Maltas of Philadelphia. and later
developed winning crews for the strong
Staten Island Athletic Club Of New York.
He is regarded as one of the most capable
coaches in the country. and 1t seldom
passes that he does not turn out a winner
He won two first events at the middle
states in 1906 here on the Potomac.
Neal, who rowed for the Analostans two
seasons, is now member Of the Staten
Islands, and writes here that they are
going to send a junior eight sure to the
critics for the all-American team of foot
ball players in 1905. He was then playing
guard for Yale.
Herman. who won the Junior SOULS at
Philadelphia. is a member of the Poto-
macs, having joined that organization In
1904, and he still retains his membership.
1t was pretty tough, though, on his old
mates to see him, rowing under the colors
of the Ariels of Baltimore, nose out the
victory at the very finish of the race.
Herman is now living in Baltimore, hence
his Ariel colors.
Davis .of the Potomacs ought to have
won the junior sculling race at Philadel-
phia, but stopped fifty yards from the fin
ish, when he was leading 1t was one of
those peculiar cases of nervous 1apses
that once in while happen in boat rae
ing and it was unfortunate that Davis
was the victim this time.
The Potomac eight justified the predic-
ton mentioned in The Star that they
were not fast enough to win. owing to
the lack of training. There's fine set
of oarsmen and Capt. Mueller got out Of
them all that he was capable of infusing.
but they lacked snap and the leg drive
that has always been the great power
with the Potomac crews. They are ex-
pected to improve for the middle states.
1t is pretty certain that from now on
Pat Dempsey will get the Potomac crews
into shape for the middle states regatta.
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the necessity for having the old war horse
again at the directing line. Dempsey has
become part of the life of the Poto-
macs and 1t would seem out of place If
any one else should attempt to develop
the crews of the organization.
Harry Vail and his Ariel junior crew
wan. to be watched, the kids"
showed up strongly at the Philadelphia
meet They are all high school lads, and
their first experience was a good one.
the Peoples regatta if he hadn't made
the mistake of going through the wrong
arch and then turning around and cor
recting his mistake is only conjecturable,
but that it lost him the race is admitted.
1t was a bad piece of luck.
In Bennett and Warnock of the Spring
field (Mass.) Club is probably the fastest
double sculling pair the country has ever
seen or will see for many years. Both
are champions Of their class. and they
now intend making themselves double
sculling champions at the National next
month.
1t is expected that at the middle states
there will be no less than twenty crews
in eight-oared shells represented here on
the Potomac.
Some wrould-be wit in the Philadelphia
Inquirer gave Mr.. Claude r. Zappone a
long string in recent issue, stating that
he was the greatest oarsman that had
ever sat in a boat on the Potomac, with a.
lot of other jollying. He may not be the
greatest oarsman the city has ever pro-
duced, but he is one of the best workers
in rowing circles the city has.