Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

oarsmen Of the east, Canada and west,
ending up at Peoria, where he took In
the weeks aquatic sport at that city. 1T
is going to be the greatest regatta ever. .
says Mr.. Zappone, ''or I'll be the most
disappointed man in Washington"
In Difference to the wishes of the Mid
die State Association the local regatta
committee will return to the old and
popular course, the one starting in the
vicinity of the Three Sisters and finish
ing inside the harbor of Georgetown
This course is pronounced by boating
men all over America, professionals and
amateurs alike, to be the most ideal one
in existence. absolutely straight, at the
head of tide water and free from all ed
dies or currents. In awarding the regatta
to Washington the Middle States commit
tee requested that the same stretch of
its association-1903. 1905 and 19Os-be
used for the purpose. Thursday William
c. Mckinney. chairman of the course
committee. and John Hadley Doyle, Leon
ard Brown and Coach Pat Dempsey went
over the distance and agreed on a course
that will be Of decided advantage to the
rowing men and more SO to the specta-
tors. The start will be moved upstream
about a quarter OF mile, thus bringing
the finishing line opposite the Fort Myer
wharf about 200 yards east OF the Aque-
duct bridge, or nearly opposite 35th
street. This will keep the shell boats and
all other craft away from the sluice that
runs from the many mills on Water
street at Saith street. The Aqueduct
bridge. the WASHINGTON canoe house.
Dempsey's and the Potomac Boat Club
house will be The ideal spots for sight
seers.
The beautiful medals for the winners
of each race. which are being manufac-
tured by Messrs. r. Harris & Co, viii
be finished during the coming week and
placed on exhibition.
The Potomac Boat Club. besides being
hosts to the invading force Of rowing men
on Labor day, is also bending every effort
to get crews in several of the races that
will reflect credit the city and the
club. The club has placed its old reliable
mentor, Pat Dempsey in charge, and he
has been working with the men for two
weeks and already there is apparent a
decided improvement in their work. 1t
is remarkable fact that every year that
Dempsey takes charge of the ''Potomacs"
they always land winner in some one
Of the big races. They get on the water
every night about 6 o'clock and those
! should go over and his crews work
ing. The intermediate crew is fast drop
ping down to the Dempsey stroke, they
having. or at least majority of them.
learned the 'Glender'' and 'SlOclm
style and It requires quite a task to get
them out of the different swing. as oars
men become more set in such work than
in any other athletics. Coach DEMPSEY
Is taking il easy with the men, and by
gradual work eliminating the style and in
place substituting more of the leg drive
and lift at the catch.
It Is expected this work will be finished
by Tuesday and then the crew will be
sent out for time and hard work until
Labor day. The full crew is not yet
determined on as the retirement of Milo
vich necessarily meant a change from the
old crew and the coach may also take
It into his head to make further changes
Among those rowing in the boat are
Chamberlain Vandegr1ft Coultry. Hoppe.
Poole. Capt Evans. Mcdonald. Kinds.
Hoalgh Foster, Dawson and Sale. The
junior crew being new has dropped right
in on the Dempsey swing and hence
the kids are giving the intermediates
a run for their money every evening, and
the brushes are exciting and interesting.
There are generally two crews. one being
stroked by Duiin. with Sale. BaLmgart-
ner. Mcdonald. Evans, Dawson. Rines
and Baker, while another one. stroked
by Wilson, has Roberts. Alwine. Zappone.
Brown, Carroll. Rivera, Walton, Graham.
Newman. Berry and Becker in It's lineup.
The coxswains are Messrs. Mckinney.
Kintzy, Eyler, Jenkins and Becker
Messrs. Mueller and Thrall are working
out for the Junior single SOULS. SO things
are busy around the Potomac house
these afternoons. From the extra men
Coach Dempsey will select material for
Junior and intermediate gig. crews, the
club at its meeting last night having au-
thorized the racing committee to obtain
such a boat.
Over at the Analostan boathouse Coach
Clarence Hecox is fast rounding into
shape the new crew that will be formed
to represent the Analostan-Tech combi-
nation in the junior and intermediate
eight-oared races. 1t was the hope OF the
Techs, as well as the Analostans. that
the crew as it rowed at Philadelphia July
t. where il made such creditable record,
would remain together. but unfortunately
three OF the best men-Chamberlain,