Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
v. c, c. MAY HOLD
BIG CANOE EVENT
Probable Date for Regatta Is
Set for July 28-BaIti-
moreans to Enter.
CIVIL WAR AND SPORTS
BY n. C.. BYRD.

Washington Canoe Club may hold an
open canoe regatta in front of Its club
house two weeks from Saturday, July
IS. Preparations for the regatta now
are being made and II sufficient inter-
est can be aroused the affair will be
carried out on rather an extensive
scale. The date has not been definitely
set IS yet. but there seems to be enough
crtainty about it to make the announce
ment.
While attending the regatta at Balti-
more last week the subject was
preached to the members of the Arun-
del Club and they agreed to send over
crews. The fate of the regatta prob
ably will depend on the interest that
can be aroused among members of
other organizations supporting aquatic
sports. The standard events are to be
scheduled provided the regatta takes
place.
A rather interesting note on the effect
Of the civil war on sports in this coun-
try appears this morning in the New
York Sun. 1t follows:
After the stunning days of 1851 and
1862 the northern colleges began to re-
vive whatever sport had been inter-
rupted. and fnaugurated base ball con
tests and track and field games. We
find that in October, 1853, right after
Chtckamauga, the Nassaus of Princeton
handed the great Excelsiors of New
York the surprise of their lives by beat
ing them at base ball, IL to II. Two
days later the Atlantics beat the Prince
ton team, 13 to 13. The Atlantics re-
peated the next year, AZ to I.
During the war period we also find
that the knickerbockers beat Union
College and Williams College defeated
it's base ball club in 1854 and lost the
| New England title to the Lowells. Har-
| ward had been playing base ball since
! the start Of the war.
"On July 4, 1863. the very day the
| Union troops were wining the most de
cisive battle of the war, at Gettysburg
| Harvard crews were taking part in
regatta on the Charles. The Atalanta
of New York beat the Harvard sixty
| Skies" in a six-oared event at thre,
miles. The next year the Atalanta
again beat Harvard, and Yale won from
the Crimson at three miles LAX
Quinsigamond at Worcester. The fol
lowing day the Atalantas once NOR
beat Harvard.
! We could go right on with moro evi
dence that the civil war by no mean
forced the abandonment of sport in tn
colleges. There was an urgent deman,
for sport then, and the urgency is evel
greater now"
This would seem to indicate tina
after the first shock of war had sub
sided matters began to shape them
selves normally. During 1861 and 1856
there was little in the way Of athletics
but later in the war they began to re
vive, and numerous contests were held
y repetition of that situation may b,
seen in the present conflict.
Announcement is made by the Soutl
Atlantic Association of the Amateu
Athletic Association OF a sanction is
sued to the Cherrydale Fireman.
Association for marathon run July 10
Athletes Of Baltimore and Washington
are expected to take part in the event
At meeting of the Rosedale Leagu,
| last night the championship of the frs
half of the season was awarded to tn,
| Maroon team. 1t was voted to con
tinue the league as four-club oreani
| cation. inasmuch as the Capital Cit,
| League has declared it's season ended
| with Maroons winners of the title TIL
Columbia nine withdrew from the cir
| cut because of it's disagreement witt
| the official recognition of the Maroon
as victors. 1t is probable that tn
| TruXtons will enter the Rosedale cir
cult as the fourth team. Truxtons wol
the championship of the Capital Cit,
| League.