The evening world., 1894-03-16
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Middle States Regatta Association
Not to Change Its Territory
Talk OF a Surprise In the Oxford
Cambridge Struggle.

The following paragraph has been
going the rounds OF the press:
Some very important questions will be brought
up for discussion at thu next meeting Of the
Middle States Regatta AssociGtion. Some OF the
present officers of the Association are IN favor
u inviting the clubs of the Schuylkili Navy to
become members OF the Association.
An official OF the Middle States Re
gatta Association said yesterday h
,iere was not the slightest chance Of
Philadelphia or any other club outside
of the nfty-mile radlus Of New York
laws of the Association forbid 1t. and an
amendment to Increase the radius to a
hundred miles was defeated only last
year. There are those. IT is said, who
would like to increase the territory Of
the VI. $. X. A., with a view to threat
ening the power Of the National Associa-
ton of Amateur Oarsmen, but those who
had the best interests OF amateur row
ing at heart were opposed to any such
notion.
The Middle States Association will
take steps at its annual meeting, ,March
%, to strengthen, not by enlarging Its
territory. but by increasing Its member
ship with clubs already in Its territory.
1t Is proposed to change the rules. doing
away with the initiation fee OF *lO ana
the annual assessment of $40, substi-
tuting a rule that any eligible club can
join without an initiation fee. and IN
case any assessment Is necessary 1t shall
not exceed SIo'
Tbere are two acouatic events decided
annually on this planet which tower
above all others in point Of Importance.
One Is the Oxford-Cambrldge Struggle
to be decided Tomorrow, the other tne
Val. ,,,ar ri nnntnCt tn hn dprlIp1 next
a,e-farvaru COMES ,bs farmer 20 pe event viii
soon be a matter OF history ~ n,ssioan at
present attracting the mos pm;
Oxford Is a one-sided tavorlte, put
the two crews is described as follows in
on the whole the oxonians scarcely showed a,
their best. the stroke not being kept at the Gus
FORM "ana;' 7 did d no. seem to be pu,,ins much "gri,'
into his work a rsmark wnieh app'es s,S
gether was not up to the standard OF Oxford
towans. IN, me o STsS ~ i' the trial. The men seemed
crsw A., were nn, S sOnssieI 10 he w very much distressed.
In tho course OF the row the coxswain made sew
eral mistakes In steering. and 1t behooyes him to
using the Clasper boat, turned Sn Is a y fair ns 70
the lower 'sprin, COURSE, wv mi,h ~ Putney
fornanee IN r0%ims ,s lbom ,he sonsitions"a fast ebb
and nd iieadIng windWwere all in its favor. At the
Sait distance the old fault. getting short and cut
ting the finish, was apparent, but otherwlse ths
well pleased win ahetr aasp't hriduss. None Of
luiekest ums ye' NV" distrersed after his
s srsr, %sn bu, the rowing was short and the stroke
not u'e
,r,hv the
tha New Yorks this year. II Murphy
strenethens the New Yorks as some of
his friends seem to think he Will. the
n n ~ ~ is Ours. A baseball man says
p!.T'hna league has but one of his equal.
and that is Tommy Corcoran, whom ]
ann the best short-stop on the
greatest inhelder in the League let him
Sut .Ruly' Murphy in hat position, foi
he has every qualification, INC IL WI
not take nun ions Tor the position."
ne Is 'he ite"t
g,
George Taylor. the old Nj. a. Z. cracf
=; I'll - ha confident he can Deli