Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
Potomacs and AnaIostans Will
Be Well Represented in
National Regatta.
BOTH APPEAR TO HAVE
BOATS ABOVE AVERAGE
Accomplishments Of Rice's and
Hecox's Men Will Be Watched
With Interest-Other Gossip.
BY Il. c. BYRD.

L the junior eight, winch really won tn
race In the Peoples regatta, July 4. Will
the latter will have in competition al
eight and four The two Fights are t
row in the Junior and intermediate races
while the four Is entered in the nations
and international events.
Coach Jim Rice Of the Potomac clu
seems to think mighty we'll of both o
his crews. He is not the kind of fellol
to make a lot Of claims about something
that does not exist, and his statement
concerning his men are rather modest
He says both boats will have a fighting
chance. Rice doesn't talk a great deal
but here is what was elected from hin
with regard to what he thought Of hi
chances:
Our junior eight is entered in the spe
clai Junior race and in the intermediate
as wei as could be expected, and the,
should give good account of themselves
a STEADY improvement has been shown
ana l haven't much doubt about the
doilty or the boys to make mighty hard
going for any other boat that beats then
to the finish line
The four, Of course. is going into very
t ta competition. It will be against about
and it is hard to tell just what one NAV
expect The fellows have not been row.
Ing together very long, and YOU know
II is not an easy matter to smooth of
In the national and international races
Whlch means that they will be pitte6
against the best from Canada as wen as
IN IN the United States in the latter event
Inc men are showing well for the time
they have been at work, and they have
a hghting chance against ANYBODY"
Coach Hecox feels rather proud Of his
s sieia Tor which he has some high am.
oit,ons. Hecox says that he is not only
gong to let his crew row in the junior
and intermediate races, but also is enter.
ing 1t in the senior event. The provision
was put in, though. that the senior would
not be rowed unless the intermediate was
won. Says Hecox:
MY juniors may surprise somebody
They undoubtedly won that race July 4
and their time was the best that has
been made in the competition over the
course for the Wanamaker cup Three
time was 7.O5 4-5. The eight that finishes
in front Of US in the junior race must 20
some to do 1t. The same men will row
in the intermediate event, and if they win
that they are going to take part in the
senior OF course. there probably will be
one or two changes in the boat for that
final race. provided we take part in 1t.
do not say that look for victories but
certainly think we are going to come
| pretty near winning that junior. if not
!
| will have a fight on their hands to beat
| us in any event we enter, with the excep-
| ton of the senior"
| The National regatta is to take place
at Philadelphia Friday and Saturday o.
| this week. The junior and intermediate
races, in which both local Fights are to
| take part. will be held the same day,
| Friday, but the Junior Is the first seized
uled, and the intermediate the last. 1t
| is possible. Of course that the interme-
IL vr,.n Cnf1
1t may take longer to run off the various
events than is expected. The local boats
will leave here. Thursday evening.
The four that is to represent the Poto-
| mac Boat Club is composed Of powerful
fellows. each Of whom is in good shape to
| Withstand a grueling strain. Chamber
| lain, Vandergrift, Smith and Mueller are
| to sit in the boat. and there is no reason
| to believe that they will not make a
| splendid showing. They are about as
| clean a bunch of fellows as one could
| find anywhere, and with the aid OF such
instructions as they have undoubtedly
| had from a man who is conceded to have
\ nut up the most finished collegiate crews
| for years, they should accomplish some
| thing worth while.
| That senior race is apt to bring to-
| eether some mighty capable crews. IT
is more than possible that the two boats
| that did so well in the Henley regatta
| on the Thames river, Harvard's second
| eight and the Union Boat Club OF Bos-
| ton. will be entered. and 1t is a surety
| that many of the western clubs will have
| crews in competition BESIDES these
American cracks, there will likely be two
or three Canadian Fights, none OF which
4 may be taken lightly.
| If Hecox has developed men this year
| who can show exceedingly well in an
event in which they will have the kind
4 of competition these boats will afford,
| he has truly done something wonderful.
Notwithstanding that Methodist de-
feated Wesley in the game in which the
| two took part last Friday, the contest
| will go into the records as victory for
| Wesley. 1t appears that the Methodist
| team had only three of its regular play
| ers on the field at the time for the game
| to be called and it picked up men from
the crowd to play the contest. This is
4 against the league ruling, which states
| specifically that at least seven men OF
| the regular roster must be ready at the
4 time for starting the games. At any time
| this is not the case, 1t is provided as a
| penalty that the contest be forfeited
/ After Methodist had won from Wesley
Manager Fowler of Wesley made pro-
test to President Ormsby, which was up
| held.
4 Wesley and Methodist are In the
i Brookland Church League, an organiza-
ton operating independently in Brook
land 1t is not affiliated with the ANA
teur commission.
The Amateur Athletic Union swimming
championships will be held under the
auspices Of the Washington Canoe Clut
| on the Potomac river August %. Entries
will be closed August "a with Reginald
Rutherford who is in charge of the at.
fair The events will be held under A
A. U. sanction. Of course, and everybody
that takes part must be registered ir
the South Atlantic Association of thai
body.
Six competitions are listed They are
as follows:
44O-yard swim, sSO-yard swim, one mile
swim, fancy diving, 5O-yard swim and
1OO-yard dash novice, the aforementioned
being open to any person that has never
won a first, second or third place In any
open competition.
In order to facilitate matters it is de-
sired that those who contemplate taking
part in the championships have their en-
tries in as soon as possible. 1t Is urged
that there be no delay in this respect. as
jected at the last moment.
1t Is much to be regretted that the
, waverly club Is going to lose its chance
| for the championship OF the Central
. League because of the laxity Of the
methods employed in that organization
i, during the season. OF course, 1t is toe
late now to enter any condonements, be-
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