Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-01
WEST PHIL CREWS
UNDER Ed MARSH
Optimistic Prediction Made for
1922 Rowing Season.
Jim Kelly Captain
As MEN after BERTHS

The West Philadelphia Boat Club
oarsmen ushered in the 1922 rowing
season on Saturday night when re-
union was held at the club, on the
River drive. It was the fifty first an
niversary, and many of the old timers,
including "Pop" Daily, Clarence Spen-
Ger. Ed Harris, Joe F!eith, Harry
Mushenheim and "Pop" Wilson were
on hand. There were a number Of ad-
dresses, some of the speakers telling
anecdotes and doings of the club in
former days.
The oarsmen will be coached this
year by Eddie Marsh, who will take
charge OF the crews tonight, and 1t Is
thought this season will surpass that
Of 1921, which was the best in the
clubs historSSw1nning eight races. In
the Navy a$$Segatta ! they won the
junior centiEA.e and intermediate four
oared gig races. In the Peoples re-
gatta on July 4 the West Phillies'
crews crossed the line first in the junior
four -oared gig, junior centipede, inter-
mediate double and intermediate cent?.
pede races, and in the Middle States
Regatta the junior four Dared gig and
junior eight -oared shell crews won.
Jim Kelly Is Star
Jim Kelly, captain Of the club this
year, rowed in six of the above winning
crews, sitting at bow in the doubles
and at No. 2 in the centipede crews.
He IL hoping this year to get some SEN
Tor sculling crews together, and, II
possible, to enter them in the National
regatta, which will be held here in
August.
The oGcers Of the club, under the
able management Of "Doc" White, who
is president, have spent the winter get
ting the clubhouse in good condition,
one of the newest features being the in
stallation Of electric lights and purchas-
ing complete new sets Of sweeps and
sculls. ..
In addition to this, number Of new
single working boats have been ordered.
The rest Of the rowing equipment has
been undergoing overhauling, and Coach
Marsh will not suffer for want Of
equipment. Marsh will use the clubs
coaching launch.
There are forty six available men for
all classes of rowing at present, and
Captain Kelly stated he expected more
than this number before the season got
Junior scullers from which Junior dou-
Bile and Junior centipede can be made
up, There also are several intermediate
scullers and about eight or ten seniors.
There is wealth of material for
sweeps. Enough men are now available
for Junior, intermediate and senior
eight.oared shell crews.
White Optimistic
In speaking Of the prospects for the
| coming year President White said 1t
should be the best they have ever had,
an they have all facilities for the crews,
q rood coach and good equipment. He
| further went on to say how, after lot
Of success several years ago, the clubs
activities lay dormant for some time.
He stated this was caused by not look
ing after the Junior members at the
time, but devoting all to the interme-
when these men stopped rowing there
was none to fill their shoes, but this
year all the men are to be taken care
Of, from juniors to seniors:
John Doyle, Jr., whose father was an
active member some fifteen years ago,
Is rowing in the Penn freshman crew,
and after the college rowing season will
work with the West Phillies' crews.
lack Is a good sculler and no doubt will
devote lot Of his time to single sculls
The first local meet Of the year will be
three weeks from Saturday, when the
| American regatta will be rOwed over the
mile and 550-yard course. The stew
ards are expecting entries from most
of the big colleges and will have a num-
ber of events on the program which will
be filed by the rowing clubs.'