The Washington times., 1912-04-22
TECHNICAL CREW
TRAINING STEADILY
ORCOM|NG EVENTS
Eight Has Held Trials
Every Day for Past
Two Weeks.

The new crew put out by the Nc
kinley Manual Training School and
coached by Clarence r. Hecox has been
on the water, rain and shine, for the
past two weeks, and bids fair to equal
If not surpass the famous 1906 crew
from the same institution. which car
ried everything before 1t at the regat-
tas held at that time.
or absolutely green material as far
as rowing Is concerned, the boys have
picked up wonderfully in the short time
! they have been on the water Every
morning during the holiday period from
two to four hours was spent in padding
| around the Potomac above the Three
Sisters. The bow four and then the
stern four was instructed by Coach
Hecox, who followed his charges in a
single. At the end of the first week
the youngsters were able to handle the
oars to the satisfaction of the coach
and began to attempt some real rowing
During the second week longer prac-
tice spins were taken up and down the
| river in front of the Analostan boat
house. AS much as eight and ten miles
a day have been covered by the willing
oarsmen and Coach Hecox said Friday
! that the crew had shown much more
| adaptability and quickness of compre-
hension than the other crew from the
| school.
Coach Hecox Is possessed of great ma
and rangy and weigh in at about right
for oarsmen. According to the coach.
there will be one or two substitutions
before the men will be finally selected
to represent the school in any race con-
| templated in the future. There Is strong
possibility of the eight entering one or
| two OF the regattas open to II and II
the crew shows proper development in
| ~ yal he nnnnraftnp no ~
regatta at Philadelphia may be entered.
For some of the candidates the coach
Is using his own unique method which
has had success in putting football play
ers in proper condition. There are sew
eral big men in the squad who are be-
| Ing tried out in preparation for next
years football team with the Idea of
| getting weight off them. The crew of
| several years ago was composed OF foot
| ball men, some of whom made good at
college later as gridiron stars.
Athletes Well Known.
On the present crew the. best known
of the Tech athletes is perhaps Noel
| White, who proved one OF the track
team stars last year, winning the high
jump in the spring games, and later,
| last fall, showing up as one of the best
linesmen in the high schools. ]. knight
too, played a star game at guard for
Tech against the other high schools last
| season. Donald Mckinney, who Is cox
swain, was the selection of several OF
the critics for the All-High School foot.
ball team last fall He is the son OF
William Mckinney of the Potomac
Boat Club, famous as an oarsman in
his time.
1t is more than likely that Tech viii
put another crew on the water this
week, as another shell has been placed
at the disposal of the boys, and a mum,
Der of candidates have signified theiI
Willingness to come out for the SECOND
crew. With two eights on the water
races can be indulged in and the boys
will work under competition. The crew
now at practice is expecting to take or
one or two of the Potomac eights which
are being put on the river.