Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-10
BY II. C. BYRD.

The Potomac Boat Club is likely to be
| represented in the middle states regatta
here Labor day by the best crews 1t
has had in a similar event in years. 1t
| is making a more determined effort
than ever to develop winning boats,
and If it fails to snatch couple OF
I triumphs it will not be due to any over
sights on the part of those responsible
| for the clubs welfare.
The managers of the club went long
| way toward insuring the success Of the
crews in the Labor day event when they
, obtained Clarence Hecox to do the
| coaching. Hecox Is soon to take up his
| duties and everybody familiar with his
him to develop some mighty likely
looking combinations Hecox has done
| some splendid work with the Analostan
Boat Club in the last four years, turn
i ing out crews which have held their
own with the best in the east.
1t would not be surprising to find
some of the former members of the
Analostan club rowing in the Potomac
, boats. More than half the men who
figured in the victories of the Analos-
tan club were members of athletic
teams at Technical High under Hecox,
and his presence at the Analostan club
undoubtedly had much to do with them
becoming members of that organiza
ton. For the same reason, there is
every Likelihood that some of them
may join the Potomacs. Right now the
Potomacs have enrolled many clever
oarsmen, and it would not take many
more good performers to make it one OF
the strongest aquatic organizations of
: the east.
The Holy Name team had an easy
time winning its game in the Catholic
Church League yesterday from st.
Peters, the score being Is to 2. The
winners got eleven hits off Greer, while
the losers connected with Nolan's Of
ferings for only four. Fitzgerald and
Crooke led in the batting onslaught for
Holy Name, each clouting the ball hard
enough to get three safeties. Besides
allowing but four safe drives off his
delivery, Nolan famed ten. Fitzgerald
led in stolen bases. having three to his
credit. Cooke got two.
The Alexandria County Athletic Clup
won easily from the Federals of this
city at Clarendon yesterday. The score
innings the winners had such big lead
there was no question about the result.
Despite their defeat, the Federals
fielded a very clever game. Boteler at
snort ana IOEOSHllLH at SeCOuu uoiA6
especially we'll
In another game between the two
best independent clubs in the District
the Mohawks took a regular smuggling
match from the Rex nine. The count
was IT to Q. The Mohawks scored ten
runs in the first three innings. before
the Rex team had got a single man
over the plate. Both teams hit the ball
savagely, and each was forced to use
more than one pitcher. The Mohawks
had three on the mound and the Rex
nine two. Zachary and Hager of the
winners were the best stickers, each
driving out three safeties. The support
given its pitchers by the Rex club was
miserable. ten errors being made. Gil
rardi, Raba, Gordon and Hurd' each
made two bingles for the losers.
i The Marines have been playing good
ball in the Government League this sea
son, much better than their standing
shows, but have been prevented from
| showing at their best and winning gooe
many more contests because Of lack Of
effective pitching. Had the Marines beer
| fortunate enough to have had good slaf
work from the start of the year they
might have captured the pennant in the