Evening star., 1914-06-28
weeks ago he said It was his intention
to return and finish his course.

There are two clubs in the Northwest
Sunday Schooldeague that are practically
under the same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and ONO. Both are representative of
the same church, though the ONO nine
Is made up Of fellows from one class.
John Evans, captain of the Potomac
Boat Club. in talking Of Jim Rice. the
Columbia coach, obtained to take charge
Of the Potomacs crews this summer, had
the following to say:
Il see no reason why Rice should not
develop some mighty capable crews for
us this summer. We are going to take
part in three regattas, and there will be
plenty Of opportunity to show what he
can do. Rice has the reputation of being
one of the best coaches in the United
States. At least, 1t is admitted that his
crews always have greater finish than
any Of the others. Just what he is able
to do is shown by his accomplishment
with that Columbia bunch. He took what
was admitted to be an inferior aggrega-
ton physically and defeated the best the
country had to offer.
Two years ago. in the fall Of 1912,
when We had the regatta here, Rice was
present, in charge of the Ariels Of Balti-
more, and he said at that time that If
he had as capable a bunch of men under
him as sat in the Potomac boats ne
ceptionally good eight. 1t Is well known
that Rice turned out four for the Ariels
some years ago that swept the country.
Rice has had some finely developed crews
under him. and we expect him to turn
out winners for u.s."
The result Of the race at Poughkeepsfe
clearly shows that rowing out on the
Pacific coast is far behind what 1t Is in
the east. The University of Washing
ton made a poor showing against the
representatives Of the eastern universi-
too hn I1yIC nd Nynf
the coast in all its races before 1t came
east. OF course due allowance is made
for the time lost In transportation. which
would naturally tend to cause a deter
ioration in the condition of the men and
their general effectiveness In the boat
but 1t is not probable that that would
have made such a difference as was
noted. The finish Of the eastern eights
was much better. their workmanship
was superior, and their all-around de-
velopment exceeded by far that Of the
far western boat. The Washington
eight lacked that general nicely Of
movement that characterized the work Of
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania.
There is no better fielding second base
man in amateur base ball in the Dis
trict than Jimmy Donnelly. manager and
captain of the Emeralds, In the Central
League. Donnelly is absolutely steady.
and seldom Is II that ne makes a Ills
play, no matter how difficult the chance
He throws accurately from almost any
position and this. coupled with ability to
field ground balls about as perfectly as
any amateur player. makes him much
to be desired by any club. Donnelly is
a thinker. too, being in the game all the
time and ready to meet emergencies at
a moments notice. If Donnelly could hit
effectively he would be able to hold down
a Job with the best Of the minor league
clubs.
A benefit game will be played this aft
ernoon between the Waverly club Of the
Central League and the Lincolns, one Of
the strongest of the local Independent ag-
gregations. One of the Waverly players
sustained a broken ankle a short while
ago, and the proceeds of the contest will
go to him. 1t is to be hoped that as
large a crowd. as possible will attend,
it being the desire of Manager Stanton
Of the Waverly nine to make as big a
contribution as possible to aid the
youngster, who is not yet able to get
about.