Evening star., 1914-06-28
TWO CREWS MAKE
SPLENDID SHOWING
AnaIostan Eight and Potomac
Four Row Well in Trial
Spins.
BOTH SHELLS APPEAR TO
BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE
Oarsmen From Rival Clubs Show
Skill and Strength-Andrews
Nine Meets Feds.
BY II. c. BYRD.


were the work of the Analostan eight
and the splendid showing of one of the
Potomac fours. Both these crews did
some commendable work and gave exhi-
bitions that were really remarkable, con-
sidering the small amount of training
they have had.
The main race carded was that in
which the eights from the two clubs met
They got away to good start and rowed
without an appreciable difference for the
first quarter. After that, however. the
Analostan boat began to draw slowly
away and 1t continued to go to the front
during the remainder of the distance.
The Analostan eight had much greater
strength, caught the water better and
rowed with a smoothness and power that
was not evidenced by it's opponents. The
Potomac eight was not in the best of
shape. as 1t ceased training early last
week. when 1t was decided that 1t would
not go to the Peoples regatta in Phila-
delphia next Saturday
The winning four in the race in which
three crews from the Potomacs took part
looked to be much above the average.
With plenty Of strength, a smooth swing
that carried the boat through the water
with the least jerk. that aggregation
looked good enough to be developed into
championship form. Chamberlain is
strok1ng the boat. Vandergrift is rowing
NO. 3, Mueller No. 2 and Thrall bow.
Vandergrift and Chamberlain are mighty
competent fellows, having both power
and skill. while Thrall and Mueller are
the men who won the championship in
the junior doubles last season.
The Analostan Club representatives
met Potomac crews in only two races, the
doubles being the only one besides the
efghts. Hardy and Boryer Of Analostan
were In very poor boat and were badly
beaten by Chamberlain and Powell.
Chamberlain and Powell also had the ad-
vantage of greater experience. Thra1l
and Mueller rowed down the course to-
gether In the singles with hardly two
feet difference at any point
The remainder of the events were moth
ing more than try-outs for the Potomac
men. Some Of the youngsters made
good showings, while others were very
green.
Immediately after the race in which
.ne Anaiostan eight won from the Poto-
macs everybody who had followed the
two boats down the river was unanimous
In the opinion that Hecox's youngsters
nave good chance to win their event in
the Peoples regatta at Philadelphia Sat
urday. Hecox was very well pleased
over their showing. while John Hadley
Doyle and Claude r. Zappone of the Po-
tomac Club were unstinting in their
praise of the rival boat.
A moonlight excursion is to be given
by the Potomac Boat Club to Marshall
Hall Tuesday. July Z. for the purpose OF
raising funds to defray the expenses of
the crews this season. The club has
| chartered the grounds and the boat for
the entire day. and tickets are now beine
disposed of. 1t will take a great deal
| of money to carry out the projects of
the Potomac Club this summer, and this
course is being taken to provide a mart
| OF the funds. 1t costs a lot to send a
| crew anywhere. and club does not OBJ
tain the services of man like Jim Rice
OF Columbia as coach for nothing.
The r. P. Andrews Club is to meet the
Baltimore Federal League team again
this afternoon at the old Union League
| Park. The contest should be a much
better exhibition than that staged when
the Balt1moreans visited here before in
| asmuch as they will not lose prestige il
| 1t Is possible to prevent it,
The Andrews club will have about the
| best battery that it is possible to get in
this city-Buck Becker and Dutch Munich.
fessional ball. the latter having been
let go by the Atlanta Southern League
club only a few days ago. Munich has
not seen his last Of professional ball,
either, as he is generally recognized as
one Of the most capable Of the minor
league receivers. A bad arm broke his
stay in Atlanta.
Heck. who has been playing a splen-
did game for Sherwood in the Central
League and for the Shops in the Rail
trNo r{v xrvl1I T. -
for the Andrews nine for the first time.
His presence is expected to add much
| strength to the offense and defense of
the local aggregation. as he is recognized
as very competent: George Suggs. for
mer big league pitcher, will do the
hurting for the Feds.
The Ballston and Linworth team will
meet in the preliminary game.
Shorty Hughes and Billy Belts will
umpire the big contest
Year after year Yale and Pennsyl-
vania, consistent losers In the big eight
Dared races. have met defeat gracefully
at the hands of schools that ought not
to have been superior to them. 1t has
been regarded for some time that the
chances of Pennsylvania and Yale to
accomplish much on the water was very
small unless a decided change in policy
was made. That was just what was
done. and there is no doubt about the
new systems having made good. Yale
while it did not start well. won from
Harvard for the first time in seven years
Pennsylvania rowed the greatest race in
the American classic that has been ac-
complished by the Quakers in a long
while.
Who will dare say that these English
systems have not made good? Within
a. few short months entirely new meth
ods have been taught sufficiently well to
enable Pennsylvania to put up a re-
markabe race at Poughkeepsie. and to
give Yale its most-sought-after victory
in years. If that much can be done in
complished after those English coaches
have had suff1cient time to teach their
system in its entirety?
1t is rather coincidence that Vivian
Nickalls. coach at Pennsylvania, and
Guy Nickalls. Yale's instructor. are
brothers.
The heavy rain and wind storm that
came up yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clocn caused the trial races scheduled
by the Potomac Boat Club to be called
| off. 1t Is more than possible that the
crews will get together for brush early
would be of much benefit to the Ana
lostan and Potomac Junior lights, both
| of which are scheduled to row in the
Peoples regatta at Philadelphia next
Saturday.
Hoffecker. who has pitched on the
Maryland Agricultural College nine for
the last three years. worked in a game
in Hagerstown Friday for Martinsburg.
fecker should have had a shut-out, as
oot a. oa rped RIM was re0taferod oDoipet