Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

hold their regattas. as 1t is the fitting
place of all America
AS said above. the movement is grow
ins and 1t is not unlikely the regatta will
ton that usually backs all such move
ments-the Potomacs-finds that the talk
is backed UP by solid .comfort-money-
and is not all sentiment.
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The oarsmen of the Potomac club will
be much in evidence in the crews Of
Georgetown University in the spring
for a great many have concluded To
enter the various departments during
the present term. Mr.. G. Arthur Bell,
stroke of the seniors, will take up law,
Corcoran of the winning juniors is also
in law, Coultry will enter the dental
school. Pearce is already in the third
year dental classes, Smith of the senio,
crew is also anxious to go into the law.
while there is also some gossip that
Evans and Butler may also enter law.
As Borgas is already a student in
Georgetown it would be easy to get up
crew of Potomacs for the class races
on the 23d.
X 4.
Frank Miller, one of the best oarsmen
detailed by the Department OF Com
merce and Labor to proceed to Cuba on
business connected with steamboat in
spection. He may be absent for at least
two years.
X X
The prospects of Yale College sending
its varsity squad down here next spring
to get an early start in it's outdoor
work has stiffened up the backs of he
Georgetown University rowing men.
and If they conclude to come Manager
Murray of the local college will get on
several practice matches with the sons
of Old Eli. The coming south to train
on the part of Yale is an idea of Coach
John Kennedy, former resident of
this city, and. next to Pat Dempsey. the
most successful coach who ever handled
the crews Of the Potomac club Coach
Kennedy says the Potomac river is the
finest rowing course In the world, his only
regret being that it does not flow close to
Yale does ultimately agree to come the
Potomacs will also try and get Coach Con-
stance Titus of Princeton to send crew
down here to engage In a triangle race
with the oarsmen of Yale and George
town. The purpose of Yale wanting to
get at work on the water is very obvious.
as 1t wants to wipe out the defeat Of
this year that Harvard gave 1t at New
spring will enliven things considerably
and give aquatics decided boom.
x X
Owing to some slight objection of the
building inspector the work on the new
house of the Riverside Boat Club was
started, and things are moving along
rather rapidly. 1t is expected that the
whole building will be ready for occu-
pancy about the middle of December.
T.
The members of the Analostans have
for the present forgotten all about row
ing matters, at least the majority has.
and they are turning their attention to
the holding of oyster roastS and barbe-
cues over on the island across the river
that bears its name 1t is said that the
one of slast Sunday was the best ever
and will soon be repeated, as the presence
of ladies added an additional zest to the
entertainment.
Capt. Edmonds and the powers that be
of the AnalOStanS are con1urnS up tile
best way possible to secure a new racing
eight-oared shell for future use of its
oarsmen. The oft-repeated expression,
IF we only had had a racing shell-well.
a prod that keeps the new shell con-
stantly before the officers
r
Georgetown crews that are practcing
for the class races are not making much
of an impression along the lighthouses.
They may have the material, but what
they need now more than at any other
time is good coach to instruct them in
the science of sweep rowing. With Pat
Dempsey or Harry Vail at the helm there
would be different style in less than a
week. Manager Murray and Trea..A~~e
Carr should get busy.
x x x x
DriscolI. the aquatic authority of Balti-
more and whose articles appear in the
American. says there is no doubt that the
middle states is coming to Baltimore next
year. Notwithstanding Washington is Sc
riously thinking of trying to land the
national. The deductions reached by Mr..
Dr.scoll may be correct. as from every
side comes the news that this and that
club is pledged for Baltimore In 1910
But that's got nothing to with the ma
tional. as each event stands on its own
bottom and is decidedly independent of
the other Every one hereabouts wants
Baltimore to get the middle states.