Evening star., 1918-08-08
LIST NINE EVENTS
!. IN CANOE REGATTA
All Kinds of Competition in
Washington Canoe Club
Affair Saturday.
BY Il. C.. BYRD.

Nine events are to be contested in
Washington Canoe Club Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. They are the
Junior singles, senior singles. Junior
doubles. senior doubles, mixed
doubles, senior club fours. upset race.
taiiend race. fitting contest. The
events are open to all amateur ca
noeists, no matter what club or or
ganization they represent.
only single blade paddles will be
canoe must be used. The regatta rules
of the Interclub Canoe Association
are 10 govern the events.
Several clubs on tho Potomac river
are 10 be represented in the events
is expected to take part. The Arun-
del Boat Club of Baltimore has
promised to send over n four and
several other entries The Marines
sent word that they would enter a
club four against the crack quartet
that represents the Washington Ca
noe Club. but it seems that after see
ing the latter in action the former
decided it was more or less useless
and placed their men in other events.
The Washington Canoe Club probably
has the fastest four in competition in
the United States. 1t has been against
the strongest crews that could be FOUND
and has won on each occasion. Iester-
day somebody asked Harry knight if he
did not think that the four could beat
any other in the United States. Harry
did not reply for a second or two. but
then said: .WellA I'm not sure. but
were not stunning any competition
The four is made up of knight, Ruther-
ford. Eliason and Wagner.
Tomorrow night at S O'Clock in the
cubroom OF The Evening Star the man
ayers of teams and representatives OF
amateur leagues are TO meet to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the holding of the Sc
ries for the amateur base ball cham
piouship of the District. a set of rules
TO govern the series is to be offered and
each rule will be discussed in all its
rhases. II is likely that ten or twelve
teams will take part in the series.
Lynn LOOMS, former Maryland State
College pitcher. recently worked IN
game in France and let down his oppo-
nents with one hit and won a shut-out
game Lowe. who used to do the catch
ing for one of the Northwest Sunday
School League mines in Washington.
caught for Loomis.
f1dIllSdn tdi az
fured in the three classes of events
held in the swimming meet last night
in the pool of the boys department
of the Y. NJ. C. \. Catlin took first
starred in the intermediate and Garvin
il the senior. The results:
JUNIORS.
Fifry-yard swim-Won by Catlin; Palmer.
second: Scruggs. third Time. IA
Back swim. thirty-three feet-won By Roth
rock. Palmer. second. and Sumner. third.
Underwater swim-won by Catlin (57 feetl !:
Posper. second CSC feet); Rothrock. third (46
Dire-won by Rothrock; catiin, second;
candle raee-won by capin: Palmer. second;
Rothrock. third. Time, 2o.3.
INTERMEDIATES.
Fifty-yard swim-Haltigan won: Auvane,
second: Aingham. third. Time. o,3s.
Back swim. thirty-three feet-Won by Hal
tisan; Cohn. second. Time. ss.s.
Anvane second (40 feet).
Dive-won by Cohn; Auvane, second; Bart
candle race-won by cohn: Auv.ne. Sec
ond: Posner. third. Time. 0.c3.
SENIORS.
Fifty-yard swim-won by Garvin; Peroman.
Rack swim-wen by Feroman.
Underwater swiua-Won BY Larry Fersnan'
Dive-won by Larry: Feroman. second
Candle race-woa by Garvin: Feroman. Sec
ond. Distance. 81 feet
Bus" Hager. acting manager of
Operations in the Navy Interbureau
League. is not at all pleased over the
recent decision Of the officials of the
circuit in disbanding the league sched-
ule and declaring that Operations and
Marines should meet in a series of
three games to decide the league
championship. Hager holds that the
schedule should be played out.
think We are getting the short
Haser. '.as 1 think we could win the
league championship in the remaining
contest. We have one more game with
Marines. and if we win that we would
have the league title, as we captured
the honors in the opening half of the
season. We have no quarrel with the
Marines; we think they have a good
ball team, but / cannot see wherein
they should be given two chances to
win the championship. If the league
schedule were played out, the advan-
tage would be all with us. an advan-
taSe'we earned during the regular sea-
If the league schedule is not played
out and the officials go through with
their recent decision 1t means arbi-
trarily placing the Marines on an even
footing with us"
The field day to be held by the Navy
Yard Saturday afternoon is to begin at
O'Clock instead Of o'clock. Entries
for the events are to close tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock
Navy Yard Marines yesterday won the
benefit game with Finance and Ac-
counts of the Departmental League.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker opened the game
by pitching out the first bali. Churchill
on the mound for Marines pitched good
ball and deserved his 3-to-1 victory.
Frye pitched fine ball for the Cum
ners yesterday in the Navy Yard
League. letting Tool and Miscellaneous
down with one hit and winning his
game by to o. The defeat for the lat
ter club gives Cloffeps the pennant