Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED TO VIEW
FOURTH OF JULY WATER CARNIVAL
TO BE HELD ON THE SCHUYLKILL
Large Entry List on Program, Which Includes
swimming, Canoeing and Boat Races-For
Benefit University Base Hospital Unit

y &c .vpected that there will be a record.
...k,ne crowd out to witness the Fourth
,.,y water carnival which will be held
u. ,,sr in place Of the annual peoples
80. which has been called of on ac-
...pt OF the war
''sSs ~. carnival will take place in front of
n, boathouses IL, 4,
..d ~ and the proceeds will be turned
ers, ~. ~ the University Base Hospital Unit
~ " "a which Is preparing to go TO France
s.l, n short time. The unit is headed
NJ John b. Carnett, former star foot
"a n,sver of the University of Pennsyl-
w me list of events on the program will
,..,nds swimming, canoeing and boat
,,eInr. and according to the large num-
y. n eniries in all the events 1t should
- ..s exceedingly interesting TO the spec
-. The boat clubs and the space be-
49, ,be clubs will be utilized for the
,,nr N the people, and everything posi-.
~ rs been done TO make II comfortable
" ..sv for the crowd TO see both the
.s",,s and finishes Of the races. The swim
49, ,acss will start at the dam and come
srross the river to point between the
.sgsS.lphIa and Malta Boat Clubs. which
80 are about in the center. twelve
~ A,y,ng board has been erected for the
s".,s divers to perform some Of their
sel'S, No. oniv races the spectators will be un-
,,. "a see start will be the eight-oared
Mi and four-oared gig events, as these
40 races will start at Girard bridge and
sr,.h IN front Of the Crescent Boat Club.
Frrners Will Be Feature
a.. AZ the features of the carnival will
4. N. appearance Of the swimming team
:, NJ philadelphia Turngemeinde. which
..,ssts of the best female swimmers in the
a.. Dorfner, whom we have all seen or
,.s,d AZ, will be on hand TO compete in the
isS,ss, aO0-yard scratch race. Miss Dorfner
IL he national champion and 1t is very
E,uhtful II any other female swimmer In
~ world can defeat her in the so, 100
"a 100 ward races Miss Dorfner will also
srdsavor 10 amuse the crowd with her
sruaplaning stunts, together with Agnes
iyueber and Helen Pennepacker. All the
r,on,Inent canoe clubs on the Schuylkill
Nave made considerable entries and there
v,i Of course, be many thrilling contests.
while there are only two out-of-town
,n,rlns in the rowing events, the Schuylkill
Ta-v clubs have entered their strongest
ordinations Some of the best rowing
,,n who have enlisted, but are not in active
,,,vIce as vet and others who have been
relleyed temporarily from their duties at
different times, have devoted as much time
Al possible to practice on the river, and
the result is that the historic waters of the
eN schuylkill has been fairly Uttered with
crews and sculers in training.
Among the out-of-town entries are an
sleht.oared shell and four-oared gig crew,
which entries came in at the last minute
from the Allentown camp. The crews COM
prIse athletes who rowed at Leland STAN
ford and the University of Washington, on
4 me Pacific coast. While these men have
not had any previous training for the event,
they are all in good condition and should
be able to give the local crews a tough
tussle, as the race will not be more than
half mile. These unexpected entries have
caused lot Of interest among the members
Of Boathouse Row
Vesper In Every Event
Walter Smith. captain of the Vesper
Boat Club, has been acting as coach and
has got out enough men TO make an entry
m every event Smith has been paying
close attention TO his eight, which includes
the strongest sweep oaTsmen in the club.
and which is stroked by Jack Kelly. The
Vesper crew will be opposed by the entry
from Allentown and the big crew of the
undne Barge Club. and a heart-breaking
contest is anticipated. Harry Bebaecke,
the veteran oarsman OF the Vespers, Is
f0WlnR in the eight he is also Ona Of the