The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
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The Ladies' Crew Of the Pioneer
Rowing CIub-Notes OF Interest.

The Ladies' Crew Of the Pioneer
Rowing CIub-Notes OF Interest.
Tie ladies' four Dared crew of the Pio-
neer Rowing Club, which was recently Or
gained is rapidly becoming famous.
Crowds gather on Sundays to see the fair
ones paddle their own canoe.
Mrs. Alice Rix, the reporter, was given
a boat ride in the whitehall by the girls
last Sunday and was quite surprised at the
clever manner in which the oarswomen
handled their boat. The lady enthusiasts
of the South End and Alameda clubs are
not going to be outdone by the ladies of
the Pioneer Club and will soon DE seen en-
10 ying the pleasures of four-oared barge.
The ladies OF the Alameda Club have
been for some time trying to organize a
crew, but not until lately have they sue
ceeded.
The meeting.rooms of the South End
Rowing Club at the City Hall, Alameda,
were crowded last Tuesday evening.
The object of the meeting was to elect
officers for the ensuing year, and as two
tickets had been placed in the field great
interest and enthusiasm were manifested.
For many months the question of organ
ing a ladies' annex to the club has been
discussed, and it is needless to say that
the advocates of the bloomer have been
quite numerous.
1t was owing to this proposition that
two tickets had been placed in the field.
The regular ticket favored the ladies' an
mex and was headed by John A. Lenahan
for president.
The opposition ticket was supported by
members who do not believe in the new
woman, boomers, ETC., and was led by
Edward Tobin for president.
After spirited contest which brought
forth many eloquent speeches, from Ed
ward P. ShortalI, William +. Humphrey
and Daniel Connolly on the part of the
annex, and James Foley and Thomas F.
Barry on the part of the opposition, it was
found that the admirers of the bloomer
were victorious, and Mr.. Lenshan and the
entire regular ticket was elected as fol-
lows: President John A, Lenahan; vice.
president, Edward Scully; financial secre-
tary, Edward P. Shortall; corresponding
secretary, John J. Mahoney; treasurer, A
H. Melletz; sergeant-at-arms, James F.
Grennan; captain, William Thomas; lieu
tenant-captain, Frank Duplissea; board
of Observation-Disclosures, William f. Humph-
rev; Thomas J. Barry, I. l. Fitzpatrick,
Henry Bode and Joseph P. O'Dea; dele
gate to board of managers OF P. A. A. Gun
expired term), Edward P. Shortall; dele
gates to 2. A. A., William +. Humphrey,
John A. Lenahan and Thomas f. Barry.
A. j. Fritz, the outgoing president, re-
ported 5000 in the treasury.
at the next meeting the club intends to
give orders for two outraged skiffs and
a four-oared barge.
uary IA. George G. Fox was elected, and
G. J. Mccormick, J. G. Haggerty and
Lawrence B. Albert were proposed for
membership to the club.
The tour-oared-shell crew which left the
South End boathouse last Sunday for a
row along the front was almost swamped
by the swells of the ferry steamer. The
oarsmen will practice in Mission Bay
hereafter. The crew were: Frank
Ed Slattery, No. 8; Al Fritz, stroke.
A new crew now in training is composed
of George Bates, II. Smith, Dave Cambell
and Tom Barry.
The following crew will represent the
club in the next junior race: George G.
Fox, J. Barry, Frank Tobin and William
Humphrey (coach).
Charles Cutter of the Olympic Club has
applied for membership in the South End
Club.
high jinks at the South End boathouse
will be held immediately after the instala-
ton of officers in honor of Charles A. Lena
nan, the newly elected president.
The Ariel Club intends to have built one
of the fastest gasoline launches on the bay.
1t will be 35 feet long, 7 feet beam, and
will be used as a pleasure boat.
crew from the cluo inspected the
Philadelphia last Sunday and were cour-
teously received.
The club was elected to the Pacific Ath-
letlc Association at the last meeting, and
now all of the boat clubs are memb ers OF
this organization, which has formulated q
set of rules governing regatta.
The Pioneers senior crew, consisting OF
the following: Fred Orr, bow; Coney
Ochs, No. 2; George Collopy. No. 8, and
John Clifford, stroke, were out in the
Pioneers four-oared paper shell, the fast
est on the coast, last Sunday.
The South Ends have five racing boats
the Ariels four, the Pioneers four, the Dol
phins three and the Colum bias, Alamedas
and Tritons each have three or four.
The recent rains have caused the en-