Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-28
KELLY TO STROKE /
4 VESPER BOATS
Club Will Have Six Senior crev,
in American Henley
Regatta
0ARSMEN CROWD RIVER

Ihe perfect rowing weather Of Esst.-
sunday caused unusual activity aInn.
Boat House Row." and the femo,ss
boardwalk parade at Atlantic CITY bsS
nothing on the gala appearance o. bo tb.
Schuylkill river. VI 'ne
Nearly every club in the Scbu,,,u,
Navy had its full quota Of b,odesms,n, m
on the. water tuning up for the m.
preaching regattas. up
The Nesper boys were a busy croua
yesterday. Coach Frank Muller an.
nounced that Vesper would have 81,
senior crews in the American Henley
ana that Jack Kelly, national ond
Olympic sculling champion, would strol.
no less than four of, them. ''''Ae
The entries will consist OF senior con.
tipede, senior four -oared shell, senin,
eight oared shell. senior 15o. nound
eight, senior singles and senior dophleS
Kelly will stroke the double, eight fonr
and centipede. Paul Costello win bs
the single entry. and the $50. Mound
eight is new combination just formed
AS the 100 Founders rowed yesterdsr
the crew consisted of Rabbit, stroks.
No. Z, Carton; No. @. Falcon: No <
Nelson: No. 4. Gutgesell; No. 3, IA.
gall No. 2. Severn; bow, Walker. and
coxswain, Rowe.
The centipede rowcd with Kell,
stroke: No. 3. Rcgan; No. .. Smith
and bow. Paul Costello. After finish.
ing n workout, the men then took ont
four shell and rowed with Kclly,
stroke; No. 3, Regan: No. ., Smith
and bow. Myers. Vesper also had n
junior eight rowing, and host Of minor
crews.
The West Philadelphia Boat CIub
virtually has completed plans for tbe
celebration of the fftieth anniversary Of
its founding. which will be held Npril
q. The club had ccntipedc and Junior
four -oared gig on the river. The cent?.
pede rowed with Cunningham. stroke.
No. 3. Regan No. 2, Kelly; bow. Barry,
This crew won last fall on the Harlem
The gig consisted of Walsh, stroke: No,
2, McNichols; No. ., Wood; bow. D
Mclnerney; coxswain. Foley.
"Ozzic' Moore. stellar Malta oars.
man, has resigned the captaincy Of that
clIb because Of pressing business. For.
mer Captain Willie Hammill will be
the acting captain until a new pilot is
chosen. Harry McClay is working hard
in preparation for the senior singles
race in the Henley, for he hopes to give
Paul Costello, Vespcr's star, real
battle.
McClay is also stroking the ccutipede
with Hamilton. No. 9: No. 3, r.
Knowlan, and bow, J. Knowlan. The
Malta eight Is drilling daily, with Shat
fer. stroke; No. Z. Sherwin. Jr. No.
6, Sherwin, Sr. No. 3, Berger: No. 4,
Redding; No. 3, Tinnegan: No. .,
Williams: bow, Kowleski, and COZ.
swain, Murphy.
George Allison, of Undine. is also
rpportpd anxiOus IN rive hottle to PAM
| Costello in the Henley. and he is work.
ing hard for the races. Other Undine
oarsmen took their regular workout
yesterday morning.
Fairmount's eight Dared shell and
four Dared gig both took hard drills
The eight consisted of Kcrsting, bow.
No. .. Sayres; No. 3, Vail; No. 4, T.
Campo; No. 5, Barth No. q, L. Kuhn
No. Z, Clay; stroke, Staggers; COZ.
swain. Clark. The zig rowed with
Carlin, stroke; No. 3. Herman; No.
., Kuhn; bow, Erstang; coxswain.
Lewis. Two Fnirmount veterans sur.
priSed by taking spin in a double,
They were Salinger and Schmidt, both
officers of the club and veteran oars.
men of renown.
Three four Dared gigs and a four
shell comprised the Penn Barge quota
on the water. Penn Barge will enter
the Olympic senior four in the Henley
regatta. 1t will probably row as seated
| Yesterday. with Eric Fcdcrschmidt.
stroke; No. 3, Franz Federschmidt;
No. ., Karl klose; bow. Coffin. The
club is still waiting for the eight .oared
shells to be put into condition, and In
the meanwhile is making use OF fours
for practice purposes.