The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-22
Among the Boat Clubs.

| Plans are practically completed for
the big regatta of the Potomac Boat
Club which Will be held on the river
adjoining the clubhouse next Saturday
afternoon.
Hard work on the part of Claude
Zappone, coach of the crews, and
Frank T. Chamberlin. captain. have
insured the affair being the best event
of its kind held in local waters for
years.
| Dancing will be a feature of the
evening's entertainment when the oars
men from the visiting crews will be
entertained Immediately after the
| races. A large piece of canvas has
been spread across the floor of the
! tennis court, making an excellent out
door floor. while the plans call for
| a decoration by Japanese lanterns.
In case of rain the dancing will be
| held indoors.
The Potomac Club will have prac-
tically all of its active oarsmen in
| the various races on the long program
and aside from the pleasure derived
from the sociability of the event. the
regatta will be of value in getting
out new material.
The recent boom in all things
aquatic at the Potomac Boat Clup
has even stirred up the pleasure boat
owners of the club and they have been
much in evidence lately tinkering
around their small craft and cruising
about the river. Commodore Gaines
may be seen almost any day taking
the engine of his boat to pieces and
putting a new gasoline tank while
Mr.. Schmidt is busy solving the e',4
CINE trouble he has experienced with
his yacht Ruth G. and hopes to have
1t in good order by the day of the
regatta Vice Commodore Crosscut
spends much of his time cruising
in his beautiful launch with parties
of friends on board.
Avon Nevius, captain of the Analoc u
tan Boat Club. is spending his vaca>
ton in Canada.
THE biggest thing in sport?.
ii is the heart to accept defeat grace
fully"
The Duke Kahanamoku. greatest of
swimmers, has just been beaten, to-
gether with his teammates. in the
gruelling 3O0-yard exposition relay
swim by the Illinois Athletic club.
His smile. and unstinted praise for
the victors gave his words a personal
application. THE Duke" knows how |
to lose as we'll as to win.
Others there were at the swimming |
meet who grumbled and protested, |
under the smart of defeat. But not
the big Kanaka worlds champion from
the South Seas.
THE man who mopes when he's
beaten" said Kahanamoku. shows
in his makeup which will
usually prevent him from winning high |
honors. He's not a sportsman. A mans
got to keep cheerful to be a victor.
1T is particularly necessary that the
who expect to make rec
ords keep that in mind-not to feel
bitter over defeat. Keep smiling and
trying. A smile develops energy"
In this respect the Hawaiian young
sters who swim as the dukes team
mates are following his precepts,
a coming champ
Kaupiko, Lane and Kreuger; they
know how to lose and smile. how to
win without braggadocio.
Kahanamoku. who won the 50-yard
dash, the 220-yard and the 1oo-yard
dash in the Exposition meet, believes
that he gets a good deal of his phe-
sprinting power by keeping
his body lower in the water than most
II tho crack American short-distance
men.
many Of your fastest swimmers here
1se their feet on the surface. splashing
/ great deal I. on the contrary, keep
ny feet underneath. believe that
Iives me much more driving force in
the crawl strokes- No energy u
wasted'-Exchange
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