The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
THE OARSMEN ARE ACTIVE
Local Clubs Occupied With
Preparations for the Sacra-
mento Races.
The South Ends Anxious to Meet
Any Professional Crew on
the Coast.

Every Sunday Long Bridge and the
wharves in its immediate vicinity are
crowded with enthusiastic admirers of this
branch of sports, while on the bay the
scene is animated. Boats of every descrip-
ton may be seen gliding hither and thither,
and many impromptu races are often held
which afford amusement and excitement
for the onlookers.
Among the spectators who visited the
bridge yesterday were noticed several of
the old-time oarsmen and past masters
with the spoons. They watched the per-
formances OF the young bloods who are
aspiring to the fame of a Peterson, a
Gaudaur or Teemer, and expressed the
opinion that San Francisco will be able to
turn out more than one formidable bidder
for the worlds championship honors. The
work of young Frank Duplissea and E. Nc
They are neither of them out of their teens,
but each holds championship.
Frank Duplissea is the champion senior
amateur single-sculler of the coast and he
is also stroke of the champion senior crew
of the coast, whose personnel is as follows:
Henry Bode, bow; Bob Macarthur, for
waist; Frank Duplissea, stroke; George
McGrill, coxswain.
E. McCausIand holds the junior cham
pionship in the single scull. Frank Du-
plissea is a member of the South End Club,
while McCausland sports the colors of the
Ariel Boat Club.
Enthusiasm among the rowing fraternity
in regard to the Sacramento regatta is in
tense, and although the affair is still more
than a month away the coaches of the
various clubs are working like Trojans
getting their men in form for the contest.
But few of the crews for this regatta have
been made up as yet, most OF the clubs
trying out men.
Mr.. Spillane, well-known oarsman and
captain of the South Ends professional
crew, voiced his opinion in regard to pro-
fessional rowing in the following manner:
SAT present professional rowing is dead.
This amateur athletic association controls
all the regattas, and as professionals are
not wanted we are never offered q prize for
which to row. We can't become rein
stated amateurs, and we are not going to
become relegated to the ranks of the has
beens' on this account, but it is the inten-
ton of my crew to boom professional row.
ing if we can. We stand ready to row any
crew on this coast professional barge
race"
The members of the crew are: Jack Spill
lane, bow and captain; jerry Murphy,
forwardwaist; Fred Damke, afterwaist;
William Shea, stroke, and Jack Healy,
coxswain.
The members of the Dolphin Boating
and Swimming Club are kept busy these
days getting their oarsmen in trim for the
Sacramento regatta and the building of
their new boathouse.
New members are constantly being added
to their clubs roll. Those who became
members last meeting were: Arthur Len
non, Frank Kelly, F. Giovanni, Andy
Pastene, John Murron and Judge Keogh,
Their new boathouse will be erected at
the foot of Van Ness avenue, and their
crews that will row in the coming regatta
will be as follows: Senior-Jack Coughlin,
stroke, Tom Kennedy, afterwaist; A;
captain; and George Roach, coxswain.
junior. hartman, stroke; E: Sullivan,
afterwaist; B. Logan, forwardwaist; w.
O.. Patch, bow and captain; and George
Roach, coxswain. They are now in regu-
lar training.