Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
POTOMAC IS BEATEN
Tech, Coach Hecox's Crew,
Proves to Have Class.
VICTORY CAME IN TOURS
Potomac's Lone Score Comes in
Clash Between Second
Fights.
VICTORY CAME IN TOURS

Crews representing Technical High
School won two of three races from the
Potomac Boat Club oarsmen yesterday
on the upper course of the Potomac
river. Techs victories were In the tours
and in the first eight-oared race, the
feature event of the afternoon. Potomacs
won from Tech in the race between the
second eight-oared boats.
In the first eight-oared event the Tech
crew was winner by scant boat
length of open water For the first quar-
ter of the mile neither boat had the
ADVANTAGE In the second quarter the
Potomacs gained a slight margin. but
were in the lead but few inches. Near
ing the Aqueduct bridge Coxswair
Simpson of the winning boat called his
men up TO higher stroke. and from
that point until the finish Increased its
lead until it was half boat length
ahead when the shells passed under the
bridge,
Continuing the same even stroke Tech
crossed the finish line by margin close
to boat length Of open water ahead OF
the PotOmacs.
Techs other victory was in the four
cared gigs. They got away to poor
start hut were close behind the Potomac
At the quarter they started squirt, and
by clever rowing finished in the van by
boat length and one-half.
Potomacs Win One.
Potomacs scored their lone triumph
in the race between the second Fights
1t was about half an hour before the
race ever started. In the first two starts
both crews beat the gun and were called
back for fresh ones Then. on the third
start, Rines, rowing at No. :, broke
his oar on the second stroke. and the
referees boat. the Gray Bat. went back
to the clubhouse after another.
Chase at No. u in the Tech boat, caught
fore twenty-five yards had been rowed
Chase. at No. & in the Tesh boat, caught
his oar in some obstacle in the water,
and was useless to Tech for the 1rst
half of Inc distance. but seven men row
ing. During the time that Chase was
having his troubles theh Potoinacs man
aged to pull far in the lead. about a dis
lance of length and one-half. When
Chase got back to rowing the gap was
closed up little. but the Potomacs
finished ahead by at least "A length.
. There were no times kept on any oil
the events. Summaries:
Four-oarcd gigs haif-mile race-Won by the
|, Technical High School white, stroke: liam. NO
3; Gibson No. ,: ROBBERS. bow: s"eond Potomac
No. ,: Thral bow.
Second risht-oarrd shells. lfmlc ra"e.Wo on
Ivy Potomac Boat Club Mueller. stroke Ihraii
No. =; sale No Il: Evans No. :: Poole. No 4;
Rines, No. 3: Howard. No. :: Walton. how
kintz. cox>Nain,. second, Technical High Schoo
| Hart. No. ): Elmore NJ. 4 Williams. No u
| Copenhaver, No. =; 4. Gibson, bow: Simpson
cOxswanl.
First eight-oa shells. mile racr-Wnn y!
Technical High School white. stroke = Ginson
No. I: Boryer. No. O.; Hahn, M. >: trpwder, 40
4; Roberts No. 3: Ulln,an. No. =: Funkhcuser
bow: Simpson. caxswaini: second, Potomac Boa
Club ffoscr, stroke: Mcdonald. No Z; BhumSar.
ner No. &: Hutterly. No. >: Zapponf, 40 =;
Baker. NJ. 3: Roberts. >o. = Dawson. bow;
k ntZ, coxswaiB,.
Officials in charge Of the events were
Supt William NJ. Davidson of the puoiic
schools. referee; Capt. Whelpley or the
Analostan Boat Club. starter: Louis r.
Mattern, r. H. E.: r. rutherford. Poto'
mac Boat Club. and w. c. Mckinney
Potomac Boat Club, judges at the finish.