Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
BoATHoUsE GOSSIP.

j, The printed stories to the effect that the
races arranged between the Naval Acad-
envy and the Potomac Boat Club for May
| / would take place here on the Potomac
river is erroneous, though two of the daily
papers published what purported to be
special dispatches from Annaolis to that
effect The races will be pulled of on the
Severn river at Annapolis on the date
named. 1t is now almost next to an
| impossibility TO get permission for the ma
val cadets to go away from the academy
reservation TO engage in any athletic
contest, outside of the annual foot ball
game with West Point. The navy did get
| permission in 1907 to go to PoughkeepSie.
but the lesson of that trip and defeat
| has made the governing spirits OF our
future admirals more exacting in the dis
cipline of keeping the young men within
| the walls of the academy.
! 1t would be splendid thing for the race
| to take place here, as at the time 1t is
pretty certain that Congress will be in
session, the city will be crowded with all
| officials of our country. and it would be
an excellent opportunity for them to see
the cadets row. something that the gener-
| al public cannot do at the restricted
course on the Severn.
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| The past week was not very propitious
for rowing on the Potomac, and hence
there was very little work done by the
Potomacs in the way of preliminary for
the race next month with navy. They are
also running up against snags in the way
of forming their crews. as some of their
oarsmen are students at the several pro-
| fessional schools Of law, medicine and dem
tistry, and cannot get over to the boat
| house in time to get out on the water.
Then they have lost the services of Drs.
Mcdowell and Johnson, the two Schuyl-
kill Navy cracks. who graduated last
week from the naval medical college, and
have received orders to report to their re-
spective stations. Spransy, one of the best
men, says he will not row until some
| time in June. and Bob Slocum, their star
coXsWan, has laid down the tiller ropes
and is studying law.
Still, with these and other cks,
the work will start In with a rush today
and from now on until next October the
swish of the oar and the music of the
swivel lock will be delightful sound to
the devotees Of this great sport. The days
are lengthening out now. and afford oars
| men plenty of chance to get out after 8
| o'clock and to enjoy long. hard pull be-
| fore dark.
! Fred Plaisted, the well known profess
sional oarsman. and one Of the few men
of aquatic history who defeated Ned
| Hanlon has accepted a three-year con-
| tract with the Southern Club of st. Louis.
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at one time the coach of the Potomacs.
while in 1907 he did a similar service for
the Analostans. He will make good at
| ST. Louis, and he writes The Star that
he will have two fine eight-oared crews
| at Detroit next August.
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Joe Wright. the noted coach of the Ar
gonauts of Canada, has written a friend
here that he expects to get out an inter-
i of nd FIJI he nal
regatta this year that will surpass any
the club has ever produced. His motive
in writing was to endeavor to get the
| Potomacs to send their senior crew to the
| Canadian Henley this year at st. Cath
arines. where 1t is expected the New York
| athletes and their unbeatable crew of
1903 will be present.
|
| John Mckinney, son of that one-time
champion sculler. Mr.. William c. Nc
Kinney of the bureau of engraving and
printing, is coming out as a candidate
| for the cOXswain seat in the Potomac
crews.
| The annual election Of officers of the
| Potomac Boat Club takes place the sec
| ond Wednesday of this month and a
| lively interest is being manifested over
| the results by the entire rank and file
of the progressive organization. Besides
the election of the entire set OF officers,
| the terms of Office of Messrs. W. E. H.
Merritt, Claude r. Zappone and Mai
| Douglas Spencer Bliss. members of the
board of governors. will expire. and their
| successors will be elected to serve for a
opposition to the reelection of Mr..
Charles G. Warder to the presidency, as
| he has ably filled the position to the
satisfaction of all. but there is likely to
be some important changes among the
| other officials. especially in the working
officers. such as captain lieutenants. etc.
| The race between the scullers for the
set of racing SOULS donated by a member
of the Potomacs will take place early in
May. as the majority of the scuilers will
! be at work in the crews preparing for
Annapolis, hence the delay in pulling off
| the race.
! Capt. Gerry Townsend of the Anaios-
tans will not issue the call for his men
to report until the 1st Of May. 1t all
| depends on the enthusiasm of the menu
bers whether crews will be sent away this
summer. If they report in numbers suf-
| ficient to form crews, then the club will
| act favOrably. If Capt. Townsend can
| discover one or two good men among his
| recruits there is every likelihood OF the
| VI d very last ana strong
junior eight for the season. He has
Houston, Tisdel Moody, Duckstein, Sher-
idan. Edmonds, Howard. McCurdy, Rob-
| erts and himself. who are anxious to row.
but what is desired is to secure some
| new material in order to insure two
| crews. II is not improbable that the An
| alostans will get up race of a friendly
nature with the Virginia Club of Rich
mOnd
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| The chances are that both the Analos-
| tans and Potomacs will secure up-riyer
| landings for the members of the two
bodies who follow pleasure rowings. thus
| getting back to the olden days when So
cial affairs were always paramount.
| Mr.. G. 4. Hecox of this city will act
| as coach for the Virginia Club of Rich
mond during the approaching season. The
Virginia boys think "Hixey'' is just the
proper caper for them and want no one
| else.
Lives Without Kidney and Lung.
| MASON CITY. Iowa, April Sit is
| quite evident that a man can live with
very little inward machinery. Men have
lived without their stomach, been shot n
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