Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-24

Favorable weather alone is necessary to
make this afternoons 63d annual Schuylkill
Navy regatta successful, to be rowed over
the national mile and quarter straight
away course on the Schuylkill River begin
ming about quarter mile above the trolley
bridge and finishing at RocRland, Columbia
bridge.
The events will begin at o'clock and
will demonstrate the prowess of the most
sltilful Of the local oarsmen, many of whom
have been in training for this yearly blue
ribbon event since early In the spring. By
winning which they will gain the much
desired honor of competing again in the
Independence Day regatta while trip to
the national championships, to be held In
Duluth. may be hoped for by clean-cut
triumphs today.
Several hundred oarsmen, veterans and
novces. representing the organizations along
Boathouse Row. in Fairmount Park. are in
shape for the contests, which include 13
races in singles, four-oared gigs, four-oared
shells, oCtopedes. Quadruple sculls and eight
cared shells. The schoolboy eight-oared
shell crews also will compete.
Penn Oarsmen Entered
Additional interest has been aroused by
the entry of a senior eight-oared shell crew
composed largely of University of Pennsyl-
vania oarsmen in what promises to be the
feature race of the afternoon. The crew
has been coached by Joe Wright since last
Wednesday The men will be seated in
this order: ChicSering. bow; Breitnger,
Glanz, Wrkman, Duryea, Tilden, Woll
Aloe, stroke; Keyser, coxswain. Opposed
to this clever combination will be a strong
Vesper Boat Club crew especially gotten
together in the last few weeks by Captain
Walter l.. Smith and Coach Engle. Stroked
by Jack Kelly, Coach Eddie Marsh's fast
senior eight includes many of the oarsmen
who defeated Undne Barge Club by few
feet by their marvellous rally in the re-
cent American Regatta.
This promises to be n great exposition of
rowing, as the crews are among the best
to represent the respective clubs in recent
years. 1t Is scheduled for 4:40.
Jack Kelly, ex-captain Of the Vesper
Boat Club, whom many predict will realize
a much desired ambition by capturing the
championship senior single sculls title at
the National Regatta TO be held in Duluth'
Mimi, on August 12, will be opposed by
l. Elliott Newlin, of the Philadelphia Barge
Club. in the senior single sculls race. Kelly
has won this race for the last four or five
years in succession and is expected to de-
feat Newlin.
Smith, bow; Kelly, stroke, are expected to
win the senior double SOULS race Their op-
ponents will be Gillespie, bow j. Bond
stroke of Bachelor. Kelly also will stroke
and he Is n substitute in the senior cent?
pede crew
Vesper for several years easily has
won the Caldwell trophy, emblematIc of the
championship. II is awarded to the club
totaling the greatest number of points on a
basis of for first for second and l for
third place in the various races.
Eight Undine Entries
The Undlne Barge Club, the home organ
ization OF Commodore George G.. Melloy,
will endeavor to give Nesper battle for
crews entered in the regatta, and Undins
has eight. The Undine entries are Matt"
Lukens. in junior single sculls Ed. Schmid-
heiser, in association single sculls; junior
centipede crew, which also viii contest in
the senior centipede race; senior four
Dared shell crew made up to give Coach
Jim Dempsey's University Barge Club,
local champions, a race, so as to prevent a
royoyer; a junior octuple sculls crew
Junior double sculs entry, Keller, bow
Lukens. stroke, and the senior eight.
Vesper's hopes are centred in Kelly in
senior sculls the clubs senior double sculls
crew a senior centipede crew junior four
Dared gig junior octuple sculls crew, and
senior eight.
The annual interschoastic race between
the second eights of the West Philadelphia
High School and Northeast High School will
be rowed at 440. The West Philadel'
mia eight defeated the Red and Black
combination last year. They Will row the
full mile and a quarter
The Junior elght,oared shell event ht e2O
nromises 10 be a good race. Vesper is the
favorite. Malta, coached by Eddie Marsh,
and PENNSYLVANIA Barge Club crew, the
latter having been in charge OF Jim Juvenal
for a week or more, are expected to give
good accounts of themselves
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lar on the program, having drawn seven
entries. six of which will start. the Undne
crew having been scratched. The crews
will carry the colors OF Paramount Row
ing Association, Quaker City Barge Club
Bachelor Barge Club, Malta Boat Club
Vesper Boat Club and Pennsylvania Barge
Club.
Four NOyices
-Four novice scullers will strive for their
initial victory in the junior single event
which will inaugurate the regatta at
o'clock They will be Thomas G. Hunter
Jr. of Bachelor; Matthew Lukens Of
ITndlne. BIZ Haase, OF Penn Barge. and
William Mccormick, OF West Philadelphia
Boat Club.
In addition 20 rowing against Jack Kelly
J. Elliott Newlin will oppose Ed Schmid
heiser in the association single sculls race
omen 10 scullers who never have won a Sc
nior single sculls race.
Four junior double sculls crews will row
carrying the hopes OF west Philadelphia
ITndine. Pennsylvania Barge and Bachelor.
The octuple sculls or octopede eight
event (scullers) promises TO be spectacular
The Undine. Yesper and Malta crews vii
compete
The races will be refereed by Commo
dore George G. Melloy. The timekeeperi
viii be Arthur Cleyenger, Joseph AIchene
and sam Truitt The judges at the fnisl
mi he Charles Prelsendanz, Doctor Pottl