Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-28
SEvENTEENRACES
IN PEOPLES MEET
Argonaut Crew, Of Toronto, and
Bob DibbIe viii Row on
SchuyIkilI

for the Peoples Regatta, which will De
held next Monday over the mile and
quarter course, finishing at the Column
bia bridge. The program calls Tor
seventeen rowing races and two canoe
races, starting at 2 o'clock, and con-
tinuing every fifteen minutes until o:3o,
which will be made possible by having
n double referee system.
The first event will be junior singles,
followed by Junior eight -oared shells,
senior single quarter mile dash, canoe
quads, single paddles, junior double
sculls. senior quadruple sculls, inter
mediate single sculls. association
senior single sculls, senior four-o
shells, intermediate quadruple SOULS.
intermediate eightoared shells. canoe
quads, double paddles, junior quadruple
sculls; senior double sculls, intsrme,
diate double sculls, Junior four Dared
gigs, intermedite four Dared gigs,
championship senior single SOULS ana
senior eight Dared shells. IA,
The entries will close tonight Win Win
Commodore Arthur II. Clevenger. AT
Walnut street, at which time draw
ings for positions will be made.
Word has been received by Harry
Penn Burke, of the Malta Boat Club.
from Captain Thomas r. Louden, OF
the Argonaut Rowing Club, OF To.
ronto, saving that the Argonauts would
be here for the Peoples Day. Regatta
with a senior four -oared shell and
senior double.
The same wire brought the news that
Bob Dibble, Canada's champion sculler,
who still represents the Don Rowing
Club, will be here for another battle
with Jack Kelly. the American cham :
pion. Last July they had a sensa :
tional sculling struggle. in which Kelly
finally won, but the claim was put up
later that Dibble dislocated his NIP
during the race. The. Century senior
four, of st. Louis. national champions
have also wired their entry.
Captaip Ed Graef, and his brother
Carl will row in senior doubles against
Kelly and Costello. the Vesper cham
MON double. The Crescent crew re-
ceived its new double shell on Thursday
and went out on Friday for the first
time. Both are rowing hard, and ex-
meet To give the Vesper crew a battle.
There was special ruling made at
n recent meeting of the navy committee
to allow these men to row in the Peo-
ple's Regatta. as they would not have
been eligible under present rules which
state that a man cannot row for any
other club for year from the date oi
resigning from another.
In addition to the senior double Cres
cent will have n junior double. 1t has
not been decided whether Hapgood and
Huber or Engel and Miller will row
These crews will race this afternoon tc
decide which will enter.
George Allison will row in the senior guar
ter-mile dash. carrying the Undine coiors
made nna up see ef Allison. bow; oellsi.: 2; Sup
piee. 8; Risling. stroke. There are enouft
sweep OsIsmsn 70 mn ' and senior sisht
oap.S en1 shell events. but no definite crew
Satea nave BEEN s picked. weidie will row in asso
citation senior singles
Jack Kelly will row in the championship
senior single and auaIter.mile Dash and WI
double % up prSsre %sa are nine men to make Vi
The ointermediats and senior eights. and tn
CLUB I'll make & sn1rss rcS IN m ,anior SouS.
Coach Eddie Marsh will have about Of,
entries, Lee Brown win row In nssocistiSSl
.cS and ,1nSSE ssst saasIapss S ss .oS
etsW SeTtinw w'F r Nolan and Moore. Moore ha
been ss5SsrSs x. tSs Ws. to stop
count OF business. but he may get In tn
| lineup in a couple OF days: Coach Mars
eight, which will also row In the senio
eight race.
Captafn Haas. Of tho Fairrnount Rowin
| A.sociatIon has entered Walter Adam to ROY
in Junior singles and Lewis and Carlin 4
| Junior doubles.
Pennsylysnia Barge Club has four entries
| sydney Mollard will row In association sin
| giles, Zieber. Rooster. simmons and Conf
mediate four-oared gig manned by Myers
| Kiose r. Federschmidt and Il. Federschmidi
| stroke; Hunter, COZ. and junior Gig com
posed Of Reeves. Flood; Rogers and W. LAKE
| stroke; Huey. cox. will be entered.
| West PhiIlies have. two entries. Bill
Mccormack will try for Junior singles an
Mcfnerney and ReGan. stroke will take car
OF the Junior doubles.
Tho low water Is still causing considerabl
| trouble to the oarsmen, and no less tina
thirty boats have been SamSged snS,a, 50 h tas thl
ger, Of the Fairmount. tore the bottom ou
Of a double shell. The dredge Is still there
but doing no work.
Charles Prcissndan1. the Fairmount vel
Yesterday in an effort TO get boats from tn
| local clubs for the oarsmen from New Yor
| and vicinity. They have word there will
two eishts. double and gig from q
Verone Boat Club. BROOKLYN: a single frol
the Atlantic Boat Club. Brooklyn, and a
eight from the New Rochelle Boat Club, Me-
Rochelle. N, Y. The Potomacs. OF Washing
sonble tSn e. and two ' s,ssts. It viii Se impossib
| for the New York oarsmen to get their boa,