Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-03
BY II. C. BYRD.

Only one local crew will take part in
the Peoples regatta in Phiadel' hia to-
| morrow. That will be the Junior eight
of the Analostan Boat Club. The boys
will leave here tomorrow morning al
O'Clock in company with Manager Nevius
and Coach Hecox. Several supporters
of the club will also make the trip. The
party will return Sunday. 1t was an
nounced at one time that the Potomac
Boat Club would be represented by
junior eight also but late last week 1t
was decided not to send the boat.
Coach Hecox believes his Analostan
boys are going to win. Hecox Is not one
to say that he has winning aggrega-
ton unless this Is so. either. After the
showing against the Potomac boat last
Saturday it was plainly evident that
Hecox was much pleased. and he received
many compliments from members OF the
rival organization. In talking of the
prospects Hecox had the following to say:
"Of course, I cannot say that we are
going to win that race tomorrow, be-
cause conditions may be such as to be
very Instantaneous to US. l do be-
lieva. though. that my crew will be
as capable as any other. and that if
the freaks do not go against US We
will be right there at the finish. You
saw my boys row last Saturday and
they pulled mighty well. If 1 do say 1t
myself. though 1t Is admitted that
there were some rough edges. as would
naturally be the case with all junior
aggregations. II things do not break
against US, then I shall be surprised
before. 1t is hard to tell just what
will happen as a very slight factor
will count for much In a short squirt
for a mile and a quarter
1t would certainly be a splendid
thing for American rowing If the Har-
ward and Union Boat Club Fights were
to meet in the final for the Grand Chal-
lenge Cup in the English Henley to-
morrow. In the past it has been a
rather remarkable happening for an
American crew to win it's heats and
never in the whole history Of the sport
has a representative of the United
States been victor
This time, though 1t looks as though
the tables may be turned. as it is a
foregone conclusion that Harvard will
be the favorite in the final tomorrow.
It is possible that two boats from the
United States will meet in the deciding
race for that most sought-after rowing
honor. If the Union Club takes it's
heat from the German entry today. then
Harvard and the Union Club will be
the starters the first time in the his
tory of the regatta that an English
crew has not been in the final
Early this morning news came that
Harvard had defeated the Winnipeg
eight of Canada, one of the most feared
crews. The time made by the Crimson
was remarkable. The course was COW
cred in seven minutes, the distance
being one mile five hundred and fifty
yards, and that notWiths landing that
the race was rowed in driZzling rain
and the wind blew dead ahead so hard
that whitecapS were raised on the waves.
Both the crack English crews, Leander
and London. have been eliminated and
for the first time Engishmen seem to
admit that the Grand Challenge cup will
depart with the Harvard crew for
America. Only three times has it been
won by other than English crew. if
memory serves rightly, twice by a Bel
gian eight and once by the Germans.
1t is announced by Reginald Rutherford
of the registration committee of the
South Atlantic Amateur Athletic Union
that all registered athletes who compete
in the events on the Monument grounds
tomorrow will be suspended, or rather will
automatically suspend themselves, The
committee requested those in charge of
the events to hold them under the sanction
of the A. A. u, but the request was not
granted. Here is the official warning is
sued by Rutherford:
"All registered athletes are hereby
warned that. under the rules of the
amateur athletic union, their participa
ton in the municipal athletic and SWIM
ming contests to be held July on the
Monument grounds will result in au-
tomatically suspending themselves, as the
contests are not sanctioned by the anna
teur athletic union"
Just why there has not been a great
rivary developed between the Analostan
and Potomac boat clubs. which could
have its elimination in a dual regatta
during the latter part of the summer, is
unexplained There is no doubt that such
a rivalry between the two organizations
could be fostered beneficially for both.
In fact, it is questionable if another in
stance can be found where two organi-
cations supporting like branches of ath-
letics have failed to get together at
some time. But it seems that here are
two boat clubs. in a place that is almost
ideal for that kind of sport. and yet, in
stead Of developing a rivalry that would
undoubtedly create a lot of extra backing
for the two clubs and intense public In
terest in a big regatta or in a series of
ed to lie dormant. A regatta could be
worked up between these two clubs that
| would annually attract thousands and
which could be run at practically no ex-
pense.
Why not?
| The Printers seem to be the hard-luck
| club of amateur base ball They seem
able to play just well enough to keep
| the other teams from defeating them by
nearly as far as they ever get. Yester-
day was not an exception and they drop
| ped their contest with the Waverly nine
| by to 2. Just how many games the
| Printers have lost this year by one and
two run margins is not known exactly,
| but the great majority have been drop
| ped in just that way.
| The Aggies got their second bump of
| the week when they went down before
| the Commissioners in the Departmental
League 1t would not take many more
weeks OF the season for the Farmers to
| lose what they have gained at that rate.
| Holy Name handed the Iroquois a trim
| ming in the RosedaIe circuit by 10 to 4.
In the East Washington Sunday School
| League st. Agnes handed Ninth a
mighty jolt winning from it by to =.