Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-30
VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB COACH
TO ARRIVE HERE TUESDAY
j. &. Brown Will Take Up Work
on That DUtc-Crcws Already
Have Started Training.

Aquatic activities OF the Virginia
Boat Club VIII be In full swing next
Tuesdny. e. J.; Brown. assistant
in Richmond June TO take up his
work az the Virginia Boat Club. and
vii! begin getting the crews in shape
for the season. Brown directed row
IN. at the club last year, and made
an excellent record.
While the arrival OF the coach will
start the real grind FOR the oarsmen.
the rowcrs have lost no time in be-
ginning their preliminary training.
and a Junior eight have been work
Ing out on the James River and the
boys are rounding into form fast.
Cold weather neCcssitated "A late
start. but during the last three days
the TWO Gig hts have managed 10 pat
In several hours each afternoon.
May Send Crew 10 AIe,andrin.
Preparations are being made now
by the club for the sending OF two
crews to Alexandria the middle OF
gatta Of the southern Rowing Az
ISOLATION. The event Will be held
on the Potomac River and the Rich
mond club rowers VII! be pushed
hard by the coach In order that they
may be In the best OF condition for
the event. The local club won last
year from the Arundai Club. OF
Baltimore. and is anxious to repeat
Officials OF the association are OK
pectinE one OF the most successiuI
re2aitas Ia the history OF the or
sanizat!on and are preparing for n
large list of entries. The old Do
!ninion Boat club. of Alexandria. will
be host To tho other contcndcrr,
among which viii be the Virginia
Boat club. OF R;chmond; Ariais and
Arundhls. OF Baltimore; Potomac
and Anaiostan. OF Washington, and
the Old Dominion Boat Club, OF Alex
andria. Efforts are being made TO
have the Norfolk Boat Club and tho
i.ynchhurg Boat Club send Fights to
the regatta.
Preparatory TO tho big regatta at
Alexandria. the Virginia Boat CLUB
VIII hold a club regatta on the James
River. This event probably will take
place the latter part OF June. This
practice affair Will enable the coach
TO get = limo on the strongest ma
tcriol in the club and should help
him in selecting the crews TO take
par; In the affair At Alexandria, =
similar tournament was held slast
year and proved valuable TO the
coach.
Andrews Captains BiR Eight.
Coleman Andrews. who strokcd tho
intermediate eight at Baltimore last
year when the Virginia team won tho
eight Dared event from the Arundal
Club. has been elected captain OF the
Intermediate eight this year. ~ L.
Sm!thcr has been appointed acting
captain OF the Junior eight. Smithcr
WAS :. member OF the club last year.
and IL expected 10 develop Into a
valuable man for the Virsin!a club
Work OF -cmodelinS tho club build-
ing has been started and should ,c
completed within the next two
months. The plans call for additional
locker space and other improvements
about the building. Members arc
coming into the club rapidly. and Il
IS probable that Il waiting list Will
have to DC started shortly.
Reports received from those In
charge OF the 5000 bond issue state
that approximately $4,000 has been
raised. The money received from tho
bond issue VIII he used 10 pay for
the improvements 10 the building.