Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-17
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HAS big REGATTA
Annual Navy-Day Crew Races
Will Be Held on schuyIkilI
This Afternoon
FIFTEEN EVENTS cARDED

Fifteen events are on the program
for the annual Navy Day Regatta that
will be held on the Schuylkill this
afternoon. A record entry list has
been received by the officials, and the
first race will start at 2 80 T. M.
The Undine Barge, Club will have
entries in twelve events. The club Is
depending on Allison, Rooney, Blessing,
Agnew, Rickmers and other famous and
experienced oarsmen as well as the
juniors to pull It through to victory
over the other organizations along the
river.
The Malta Boat Club sent in its
entry for the senior four -oared shell
race. When 1t was discovered that no
other club had entered the race. Chair
man Samuel II. Truitt asked the other
clubs il they could make entries for
the event inasmuch rs the prizes al.
ready had been ordered.
Former Commodore George G.. Mel
10y, of the Undine Barge Club, said
that his club could get n crew together,
but according to the navy rules they
would not be eligible. He mentioned
the Graef and Faederschmidt brothers,
the former having been members Of the
Crescent and the latter members Of the
Pennsylvania Barge Club, and accord
ing to ruling member of one club
cannot leave and join another and row
In the navy regatta until after 1856
days. A vote was taken, and it was
unanimously agreed to allow the Undine
crew to row. ~
Big Scull Race ,~f
The big race of the afternoon will
be the senior singles for the champion
ship Of the Schuylkill Navy. This
event will rival the recent Gold Cup
Challenge race that was won by Walter
Hoover, the Duluth star. Paul Cos.
tello. Garrett Gilmore and Tom Rooney
Will be opponents. Costello is the
favorite, but he will be pressed hard
by the Bachelors and Undine entries.
Jimmy Rickmers, former captain at
Northeast High School, will stroke two
crews In today's races. He will stroke
the Junior eight cared shell and the
four. Dared gig of the Undine Club.
Bill McFarlane, who has been tutor.
ing both of the crews, says they are in
first class condition, and will row good
races. While his crews are in good
condition, the dopesters are picking the
Bachelors to win the event, because of
the number of Episcopal Academy oars :
men in the shell.
Coach Eddie March, of the West
Philadelphia Club. has six entries in
various races, and he is expecting six
victories. He claims his proteges are
In as fine condition as any athletes on
the river front, and that few sur
prises are going to be sprung.
Lee Brown to Row. - -.-...-- 81,
Lee Brown. who rowed some years
ago for Malta, will try comeback
and row in the intermediate singles.
He has been training faithfully, and
has been working in old time form dur
ing the last week.
The positions of the crews number
from the West shore. The regatta Of
fcials will be: Starter, Charles Sal.
niger; honorary referees. James 7. Cor
telyou and George +. Hoffman; actine
referees. Samuel II. Truitt and Ar.
thur Clevenger: judges at finish
Charles w. Preisendanz, DR.. Charlie,
s. Potts, Harold q. Gibson, Louis p
Knecht, II. w. Comber; timers, George
G. Melloy, Henry Penn Burke, James
s. Flanagan. Frank A. Schell: clerk.
of course, Il. NJ. Timer, George s
Hensler and II. Il. Young.
Medals will be given to the winner!
and cups to the clubs. The Caldwel
Trophy goes to the club with tht
largest number Of points, and the Hoff
man Cup to the winners of the junior
eights, and the EisenlOhr Cup to thu
winner of junior singles.