Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-05
BALTIMORE EVENTS
ATTRACT ATHLETES
Washington Canoe Club Men
to Compete in Canoe and
Swimming Races Aug. is.
BY Il. c. BYRD.

Several entries are to be made by
the Washington Canoe Club in the
aquatic events scheduled under the
auspices of the Arundel Boat Club,
Baltimore. Saturday, August 16. The
second annual canoe regatta Of that
club is to take place In conjunction
with the annual swimming champion
ship South Atlantic Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union; the local
club now plans to place men in most
Of the swimming events and in all
the canoe competitions. Medals OF
special design will be awarded for the
canoe regatta and the regular South
Atlantic A. A. .. championship medals
for the swimming.
-Four competitions are listed in the
swimming, the 440-yard swim. $50
yard swim, one-mile swim. and fancy
diving. The canoe events are the
junior, intermediate and senior sin
giles, junior. intermediate and senior
doubles, junior fours, war canoe race.
All canoe events will be over a quar-
ter-mile straightway course. En-
trance fee Of 50 cents for each event,
Entries close August with Latrobe
Cogswell, chairman canoe committee,
Baltimore Athletic Club, Baltimore,
Md.
Following their participation in the
regatta in Baltimore. athletes Of the
training for the events to be held
under the auspices Of their club La
Dor day. The championship regatta
Of the south Atlantic division Of the
American Canoe Association Is to be
fostered by the local organization.
aak hAf ~
take care Of entrants from all Sec
tions of the east and Canada.
At the national regatta Of the
American Canoe ASSOCIATION last
week the W. c. C. entrants did
themselves proud" by capturing first
row in strange waters in boats with
which they were unfamiliar. the
Washington athletes INDICATED claims
that have been made that they are
about the best in the way of canoe
talent in the country. A man who
Of the tours races, feature events:
"The classic events, the fours. single
blade. and the fours. double blade. were
perhaps the greatest canoe events the
country has ever seen. In I'VE years rs
the Waltham (Mass.) Canoe Club had
ever met their equals and when the long
string Of entries strung across the
lake at the starting line no ODDS were
offered on either OF these favorttes. The
the pistol shot until wonderful form and
terrific finish nosed the washington
lads across the tape by less than q
length ahead Of the flashing blades OF
their New England competitors. But
the tours. double blades. were reysia a
their unique form the Washington team
led of with open water rom the start.
It was q pretty race, but never In doubt.
1t Is predicted that this race will set O
new style for padding In the New Eng
land waters.
two handsome silver cups ana eight
heavy solid gold medals. When the
two-man singles were run they added
two more first place cups to their grow
ing collection and decided the honors
Of the two-day regatta, In favor Of the
Washington Canoe Club, but, still not
satisfied, Wagner Of Washington took
second In the one-man stngle blade. In
the one-man double blade Harry Knight
and Jimmie Burch came home with a
The four washington Canoe Club men
who won the regatta for their club were
Harry knight. Karl knight. Wagner
and Burch. They captured the double
blade fours, single blade fours. Wagner
and Harry Knight won the single blade
third place in the single blade doubles
Wagner was second in the single blade
singles, Karl knight was second and
Burch third In the double blade singles
Karl Knight and Burch were second and
Harry knight and Wagner third in the
double blade doubles.
Plans have been got under way fol-
| the annual Police Department-Home
Defense League base ball game. The
contest is to take place Labor Day
and arrangements for It are being
handled mainly by the Home Defense
the Home Defense League, and Sergt
Mike Raedy are managing the teams
Good players are being lined up fol
each club. and prospects are good tha'
An Exceptionally fast game VIII b
played.
All procssds Of the gsme % TO tn
xsiia& fund Lot tia, Dolica de1oktMsnt