Evening star., 1953-08-30
15EVenfs Announced
With Senior Shells
Competing in Feature
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

oarsmen, led by Jack Kelly. jr.
of Philadelphia'S Vesper Boat
Club, open the 1853 Presidents
Cup Regatta on the Potomac at
! pm. today.
Rowing Chairman George A.
Herman announced the final
boatings last night which dis
closed a total of Is events wind
ing up with a senior eight-oared
shell race at Ais pm.
Thousands of spectators are
expected to line both shores of
the river between Memorial and
Fourteenth street bridges to view
the show.
SaiIb0at Races in Two Weeks.
The regatta resumes two weeks
from now with nine classes Of
sailboatS racing for The Evening
Star trophies. The regatta
reaches its climax the week end
of September 18 with a night
aquapageant and two days of
outboard and inboard events, all
off Hains Point.
Bill Rogers, power chairman,
has disclosed that a big field of
Gold Cup boats. including Stan
Sayres' Slo-Mo-Shun V of Sc
attic. is expected for the three
heats of the feature Presidents
Cup race. One heat will be run
September 19 and two Septem-
ber 20.
General Chairman Edward r.
Carr announced last night that
tickets for the power week end
are now on sale. They may be
purchased at the American Au-
tomobile Association. Seven
teenth and G streets NV;
Hecht Co. stores in Washington,
Arlington and Silver Spring:
Fairway Sports Center, 1928 G
street NV; Hams Point Inn.
and regatta headquarters in
Room 204. Star Building.
VeSper Club Favored.
With Kelly rated as top-rank-
ing oarsman of the United
States, the Vesper Boat Club was
given an edge to win the team
trophy today. Vesper has en-
tered seven events, leading off
with the senior quarter mile
dash.
However, both Potomac Boat
Club of Washington under Coach
Charlie Butt and Old Dominion
Boat Club of Alexandria under
Coach Julian Whitestone have
entered eight events each, and
either club could come out on
top.
Winners of the individual
races receive medals Immediately
upon reaching shore. The team
trophy will be awarded at the
end of the day at Potomac Boat
Club which is playing host to the
visiting oarsmen.
Referees for today are Jack
Franklin, Francis Ludwig and
Latrobe CogsWell. Judges are
John EiSeman, chief, and Charles
Eaton. Everett Brewer, Russell
Callow, Tom Mcneil, Fred Ma
letz, Michael Poluhoff, Gerald
LaWler and Arthur Strang.
A running account of the races
will be given by Vincent Gala
CHER over a public address sys-
tenn. Jack Brattan is starter.
The events in order of starting:
Senior 14-MiIe Dash q PM.
l.. VeSper Boat Club. Philadelphia
1Jack Kelly, IT,; 2. Union Boat Club.
Boat Club. Phiiadeiphia dGeorge Rowan5:
4. Old Dominion Boat Club, Alexandria
dee CampbelD; 5. Malta Boat Club.
Philadelphia Harold Finigan); .. Nereid
Boat Club, Bellsville, N. J. Homer r.
Zink).
J., Bachelors Barge Club. Philadelphia
(William D. Myers; .. New York A. c..
New York (Bruce Nicolaysen.
Junior FOur-O0r Shell 1915 D.m.l.
l. LaSalle Rowing Association tHar-
old Clark. Matt Butterfly, Vince Szym-
kowski, John Deven. Bernie Mccormick.
: Malta Boat Club lJames SHAY
Romeo BOYD, Frank Mccloskeyy' Bob
Dominion Boat Club tJim Swami. Bill
Hamaker. Diric Stryker, Richard Dunn.
al Philippe. 4. Potomac Boat Club
BIamtin. Dave Byran. Sandy Calb).
;. New York A. c. (Robert Houston.
Henry MoeIler. Gene Nature. Terry
ID Cook. F. Patti, J. St. Clair. E.
Haggerty, P. Mattson or F. Touhey).
Junior Singles Sculls u'3O D.mD
]. Vesper Boat Club urying Miller,
irD. >. Potomac Boat Club (Morry
ts .tod 3 Old DOminton Rscnsa2e Boat RSL1e cIg6
club. TiGal0 Philadelphia (Thomas DiamondJ. :.
.. Potomac Boat Club paul Yaegerl.
6. Penn A. c., Philadelphia (Tom Keller).
Junior Singles SculIs U:3O PM.
]. Vesper Boat Club George Ntnosl.
2. Nereid Boat Club tJames Whitel. 3
n. Y. A. c. Bruce NicolaySenl; !.
Potomac Boat Club tGrady Gothard).
Junior Double scuIls Ce PM
l. Potomac Boat Club .'BiLl Farnum.
PsteFs9n Ps}q James csf Igqen od 5ebn bomnion
Boat Club Erwin Dodd Harry Miller.
Junior Quad ce:I5 PM
] Malta Boat Club Tom Higgins.
IAN. IAN >. Old Dominion Boat Club Mike
Davis, Curtis Adkins. Richard Rinker,
Paul Sheridan. }. Potomac Boat Club
DVigeo Burleson. Tom Jones. Erwin
Bruce Nicolaysen. Thomas Pagan.
Charles Peterson, James Lyden',
intermediate Singles ScuIls t2:3O PM.
Bachelors Barge Club, Philadelphia,
Pa Erred Braun. ., Vesper Boat Club
George Nlnos1.
Association Single Seulls (2:I5 PM.
!. Old Dominion Boat Club dee
CampbeID. >. Union Boat Club derrick
NJ. Wildel. .. Vesper Boat Club George
Rowan.
Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club.
- Mile C3 P.M).
/ fAgneS Phillips. Joan WeiganG. Joyce
Mariners, Joan MenSeCkD. =. (Pee Nc
Fadden. CHM Cole. Anne Eustsce. Nancy
senior Single ScuIIs t3I5 PM.
|. Old Dominion Boat Club dee
Campbelp. >. VeSper Boat Club tJack
Kelly: tr.,. 3. Union Boat Club derrick
senior Four-Oared Shell $3.50 PM.
/. Potomac Boat Club (Al Rayfield,
Tom Jones. Paul YaeEer. Morry Lax,
GeoTse Ninos Emile G4eTT Henwoed 1rvinS
Miller. ir., Bart Mccall. Dan Furmanl !;
3 Old Dominion Boat Club Urvin Dodd.
Harry Miller. Sonny WeinerS. Curtis
Atkins, Al Phillbel.
l. NYAC Torrance walsh; :" Bache-
lorS BaTge Club william D. Myers.
Senior Quad q PM
!. Potomac Boat Club fCharlie Sit
kin, Art Strang Bill Farnum, Ray
Clements; >. Vesper Boat Club tGeorge
Nlnos, Bart Mccall Irving Miller, Jr.,
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