Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
BcATH0USE GSSSIP.

Durando Miller of the New York Ath-
letics will go out for the American scull-
ing championship this year. and every
loyal club man of America hopes the
young man will turn the trick. He is
the perfect type of what an amateur scull.
err should he. hence every one who fosters
the game for its purity hope to see him
win. Young Miller's father is prominent
banker of Wall street and is present al
every race in which his boy rows
The regular meeting of the Potomacs
Wednesday next promises to be interest
ing, as the question of going after the
National regatta will come UP for action
In case crew rowing does not Nmake
much Roadway in the ranks OF the Ana
lostans this coming spring. Don Edmonds,
one of their most enthusiastic oarsmen,
will take up single she'll rowing as ms
work for the season. From his makeup
and success as sweep oarsman. having
pulled in Georgetown varsity crew al
Poughkeepsie, he should be able 10 turn
the trick of sculling in very snort
while.
The invitation sent down TO Annapolis
by the Potomac Boat Club. asking the
Midshipmen 10 renew rowing relations
with them, will probably be accepted
though at present the matter is held. IN
allowance by those having in charge the
rowing department of the Athletic AS. AS,
ISOLATION of the Naval Academy. The
"Middies desire to row only college
crews but this year some of the best,
who have hitherto made dates, Yale. Co
lumbia, Syracuse and Georgetown. nave
failed to come to an agreement. SO the
Potomacs may be taken on IN 1eu OF one
Of the colleges. Midshipman H. II. j. Ben
son, manager of the crew. writes he Will
be able to give a definite answer the last
part of this month. and says he hopes a
date may be agreed on at that time. AS
the Potomac crew is mainly crew of eX-
collegians, the Midshipmen will be gao
to get q chance at them.
Won GAIA the German sculler, may re-
turn to America to again try for laurels
in our waters. He was very much I'M
pressed with the treatment given him
eight-oared crew from Berlin in race
with the New York Athletics or Poto-
macs, as he believes his countrymen
could beat any OF them. Good for Won
GAIA Hope he will bring the crew
along when he returns.
The funeral OF Mr.. J. Stanley Jones that
took place during the past week was at
tended by many of the oldest tnhibi-
tants'' of the boat clubs of this city.
Many years ago J. Stanley Jones was
prominent member of the Analostan
Club. and as such was regarded as one of
it's best single scullers. He had for the
past thirty years, previous to his death,
resided in Paris.
will give their first invitation smoker at
their clubhouse. and the committee In
charge, Messrs Douglas Spencer Bliss,
Allan Gales Jennings, Waldo r. Pearce.
John Merkling. c. X. Zappone, John j.
Nolan, Joseph T. Daily. Thomas German,
John Hadley Doyle, with Mr.. E. Richard
Gasch as chairman. are promising a fine
evening for all. There will be musical
by some of the best solpists and
glee clubs literary sketches by prominent
wrestling bouts by the best
artists in the District. and several spar
ring features. It Is an invitation affair
and the committee propose to
follow up the lead by holding a large one
at a down town resort some time in Feb
ruary.
The Patapsco navy of Baltimore are
on the clubs of the Potomac
river to help along toward securing the
Middle States regatta for this year. Pres
ident r. f. Lee Williamson of the Ariels
and his workers will hold big banquet
On January 80, at the Eutaw House, when
The boom will take definite action.
Joe Richardson, the port stroke or the
Potomac crews of 1905. keeps in
by long runs with his two dogs,
Great Danes Of royal pedigree. Joe's
daddy was very much pleased with his
success last year and wants him to keep
up the good work.
Mr. Earl F. Coultry, the Old Contra.
High School boy. and who rowed with the
Potomacs last year, is back in the city
and may take up rowing again in the
spring.
The Analostans will have a spring re-
gatta for the purpose of ascertaining the
real number of men they can depend on
for the season, and on this regatta will
depend their summer work.