Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-08
WASHINGTON CLUBS
TAKEFNE EVENTS
AnaIostan and Potomac
Crews Do SpIendidly in
Middle States Regatta.
HECOx'S BOAT IS VICTOR IN
TWO EIGHT-OARED RACES
Red and White Shells Finish First
in Junior Double Sculls and
Two Gig Contests.
BY Il. C. BYRD.

Two Gig Contests.
BY II. C. BYRD.
BALTIMORE, Nd, September s.
Representatives Of the two Washing
ton boat clubs, Ana1ostan and Potomac,
did some splendid work in the annual
middle states regatta held here yester-
day. Five crews from the capital
crossed the finish line victors In as
many races, though in two of the
events the margin was very small. The
Analostans won the Junior eight-oared
and intermediate eight oared events,
while the Potomacs took the junior
double SOULS. junior four-oared gig
and intermediate four-oared gig.
The Potomacs had not the least
trouble in winning the double SOULS,
their boat leading at the end by a big
margin. In the junior four-oared gig
race the Red and White went to the
front from the start and held the lead
without any great effort. but in the in
termediate event it was about all it
could do to win. The Malta Club of
Philadelphia led from the crack of
the gun and the Potomacs were not a
very good third at the half-mile mark,
but from that point on Don MacDon-
and, strokins. began to hit 1t up. The
Washington boys crawled up slowly
They passed the Arundel boat. which
had been second, and challenged the
leaders. The Maltas responded gamely
for short while, but were unable to
hold the pace. The Potomacs were
strong enough to get their boat In
front at the finish by couple of feet:
The junior eight-oared event was a
walkaway for Analostan. Hecox's crew
got away in front and was never headed,
1t could have won by four or five lengths
had 1t not let up in order to keep in as
mediate event. While the Analostans were
doing little more than padding in the
last quarter the Penn Barge Club chal-
lenged and began to pull steadily up until
the bow Of its boat Tapped the stern of
the Analostan shell. The Quakers were
pulling against a crew that was loafing,
though. and in the last hundred yards a
squirt by the Blue and White put half a
craft.
From the Analostan standpoint the in
termediate eight-oared race was the most
brilliant affair of the day. There were
only two entries in it, Arundels of Balti-
more being the other boat The Arundels
got away to much better start than
their opponent. At the half-mile mark the
Baltimore crew was ahead by three quar-
tiers of length, and was holding its
own During the last quarter. though.
the Washington boat began to row for all
It was worth. A hundred yards from the
finish its bow was even with that of the
Arundel shell, and 1t crossed the line a
quarter of length in the lead. It was
a splendid squirt and fine tribute to
the gameness of the boys under Hecox.
In two races, with only two substitutions
for the second, entered the senior event
1t was pitted against the New Rochelle
club of New York and the Ariel club OF
baltimore. The Ariels won by margin
Of half length from the New Rochelle
boat after they had been led down the
entire course by quarter of that mar
gin. The Analostans finished little
more than length behind the New York
ers.
The showing of the Potomac Boat
Club in yesterdays races undoubtedly
presages the adjustment of any further
attempt at professional coaching. Unde,
man reputed to be one of the best ir
the country. little was done. and there
oarsmen. OF course. in the Nationa
Regatta the boats were against some
| splendid crews, but the showing wa:
very poor. Two weeks ago the eigh'
was broken up and gig &c formed me VIII
bers of the club was decided in his opin
ion yesterday:
II think we will never have anothe,
professional coach. If this season doesn't
end that class of work with US then
more in the last three weeks than the
whole first part Of the year. because they
have been able to practice with great
content We have almost Impoverished
the clubs finances on 'everal occasions
by getting professional coaches. and
do not believe In 1t. because conditions
are entirely different from what they
are In the colleges. Henceforth. l am
pretty sure, it will be an amateur coach
for U.s."
In this connection 1t might be mentioned
that Ed Thrall, who has had charge of
the Potomac crews for the last month,
deserves a lot of credit for what he has
accomplished. He has had the boys
working under him, with some little as
sistance from Pat Dempsey. and they
have toiled faithfully at all times. That
Thrau has done something worth while
is shown by the results Of the events in
which his men took part.
Clarence Hecox, coach of the Analostan
club should come in for much praise
for the work of his youngsters. Prac-
tically the same crew won two events
against the best the other clubs in the
middle states could produce, and 1t won
in a manner that admitted of no doubt
as to its superiority. Hecox brought his
crew through with q grand finish, after
a rather unluckx season previous to yes
terday. In the Peoples regatta July 4
in Philadelphia his boys won by big
margin, but were disqualified. and in the
National regatta they might have fin
ished in front had things broken favor
ably for them. Hecox was much pleased
with his youngsters.
II don't know why 1t was, but il
seemed that luck was against us all the
season until today" said Hecox yester-
day. THE boys showed what they could
do. though, out there this afternoon, and
l have a bunch Of youngsters who will
conoa nretty near to working I'D to a sem