On How Whitie Evans Bested George Washington by Tossing Three Consecutive Coins Across the Potomac River While George Tossed Two

In about 1752 (?) a Quaker man from Pennsylvania named Whitie, his real name was David, but called Whitie after White Clay Creek which passes through Delaware and Pennsylvania, was on a surveying expedition in extreme far western Virginia (now West Virginia) with George Washington. The Potomac River at this location was no more than 20 yards wide. After a lunch of salted meat and dried fruit and some beer along the River's Virginia shore Mr. Washington challenged Whitie to a contest of who could consecutively toss more coins across the river.

Each man stood on opposite sides of the river. George staying in Virginia and Whitie in Maryland. George tossed first and the Spanish silver dollar landed dry in Maryland. Whitie picked the dollar up, and spun letting go underhanded. The coin bounced on the Virginia shore. George gulped a swig of ale screamed "God Save King George" slid and let go with the toss. The coin again landed safely on the Maryland shore. Whitie matched George with a swallow of the grog also calling out the praise to King George. The second round was also a tie. George Washington was intrigued by Whitie's throwing style and how this turns out becomes obvious. George twirls and throws slips and falls. The dollar is released and travels straight up and lands in the river. Evans being a gentleman decides for what could be the winning toss he would throw over-handed like George did on his first two successful tosses. David swigs the beer yells "King George can go to hell". He winds up, let's goes and also falls down. The coin takes off on a low trajectory skips off the water and land on the Maryland dry shore. George being a gracious man and a class act accepts the coin skip as a successful toss.