Evening star., 1940-09-20
1t5 Splash Tomorrow
In Shcreham Pool;
II Clubs Entered
PuddIers and Oursmen
Take Over Program
With Sunday Races
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
The second phase of the 14th
annual Presidents Cup Regatta
opened last week end with a 139-
boat, record-breaking fleet of SAIL
ing craft-resunes this week end
on two new fronts.
An estimated lis swimmers from
four States and the District will
open this newest phase tomorrow
night in the Venetian Pool of the
Shoreham Hotel. And on Sunday
afternoon canoeing and rowing
enthusiasts from an equal number
of States will take over the upper
Potomac River off the old Potomac
Boat Club.
The closing stanza-and for the
gallery, the most thrilling-is sched-
uled Friday. Saturday and Sunday
of next week. at which time out
boards and the spectacular Gold
Cup boats compete of Hains Point.
Three heats for the $4,000 Presi-
dents Cup, returned this week from
last years winner Harold Wilson of
1ngersoll. Canada, will be staged
Saturday and Sunday of next week
The entry list of lis natators,
announced this week by A. Earle
Weeks, aquatic chairman Of the
regatta. is the largest ever recorded
for this event, according to Weeks.
Last year 105 swimmers competed
for regatta trophies.
Lorraine Fischer in Spotlight.
Much interest will center on
eomely Lorraine Fischer of New
York City, member of the national
champion medley relay team, which
won recently in Portland, Me. Miss
Fischer already has two legs on the
Presidents Cup trophy in the med
lev event. and needs only win to-
morrow night to retire it.
Other feminine stars entered are
Oottie Evans of the PENNSYLVANIA
Athletic Club and Washingtons
own 16-year-old star. Patsy Palmer
Of the Shoreham Swimming Club.
Seventeen clubs have entered the
swimming events. They are the New
York A. c., St Georges Dragon Club
of Brooklyn, North Branch Y. M. C.
A. of Philadelphia, Coldsboro A. c.
of High Point. N. c.: Central Penn
sylvania Swimming Association of
Lancaster, Pa: Young Mems Hebrew
Association and the Lakewood Club
of Baltimore, both of Baltimore:
Women's Swimming Association of
New York, Flatbush Boys Club,
Brooklyn; Cumberland Md Aquatic
Club, the knights Of Columbus of
Baltimore and the Penn A. c. of
Philadelphia
Washington will be represented by
the Shoreham Hotel Ambassador
Hotel, Washington Golf and Country
Club. Southeastern Boys Club and
Y. M. C. A. teams.
Wright Finishing Big Season.
Bill Wright, Washington Golf and
Country Club ace who recently re-
ceived q fellowship from Michigan
University, will enter all free-style
events after having a record-break-
ing season. A former Yale Univer-
sity star, Garlan Muslin, also is
entered
The New York A. C has a speedy
foursome composed of Frank Moor
man. Max Bonisser Frank Donohue
and Hermon Smith have entered the
meet for the first time, according to
Weeks. He also expects keen COM
petition by the Baltimore K. of c..
which has two legs on the Presi-
dents Cup for men swimmers.
Entries closed last night but still
they come in for the rowing and
canoeing races slated to begin Sum
day at l pm, Rowing Chairmen
George Herman and Dusty Rhodes
report.
They include a surprise entry in
the one-man double-blade race,
Jacob Becker coming all the way
from the Lincoln Park Club of Chi
cago, and Ernie Riedel, Pendleton
IN. " Canoe Club, national double
blade champion.
Stand Cimokowskl of Cacawa
Canoe Club, Tacony, Pa, and Frank
Prick, the team that holds the tan
dem single-blade championships and
won the Olympic tlyouts in 1886, also
will be on hand.
Sundays show can be seen both
from the Potomac Boat Club, spon- |
soring club, and the Key Bridge