The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
LOCAL OARSMEN.
Ambitious ScuIIers Who Are in Train
ing College Crew in
Evidence.

ing = College Crew in
Evidence.
Ii nothing unforeseen happens to
dampen the ardor of the oarsmen, the
prospects for lively summer season of
ooat-racing now look decidedly good.
Frank Fraser, prominent member of
the Stockton Athletic Association and of
the Stanford football team, is one of the
principal promoters of aquatcs at Palo
Alto and he is quite sure an ardent in4
terest in rowing will be developed among
the students this year.
ABOUT two years ago interest in boat
rowing at Stanford was at a high pitch,
ana race with Berkeley was then ar
ranged, but both universities found it a
dllncult matter to procure a racing barge
from the local clubs and the affair fell
through.
Berkeley has been seeking match with
the Olympic Club in four-oared shells for
some time
The Alameda Boating Club has elected
the following officers President, Sansome;
ylce,presldent, J. Lancaster; secretary,
lllam Henchman treasurer, George
tain, George Merry; janitor and collector,
J. Hartman.
Ihls election practically does away with
the proposed Washington's birthday
regatta, much to the chagrin of the local
oarsmen, VINO had been IN training for the
event Tor several weeks.
The elected officers gave as their reasons
1or not holding regatta that the tide on
the day IN question would not admit of the
holding OF regatta, and, secondly, that
the club has just been put on its feet
nnanc1aily and it wouldn't be prudent to
incur the expense of a regatta just now.
-Four new members were elected to the
club as follows: F. Ayers, W. Stienhitz, G.
Ayers and Al Webb
The ladies' crew of the Pioneer Rowing
Club are becoming such adopts in the
handling OF barge that the club has
rendered them the use of one Of the racing
boats, which is lighter and faster than
their present heavy boat
julius Mellow, one of the old-time oars
men OF the Dolphin Club, intends to enter
the next regatta with Thomas B. keenan,,
who possesses one of Peterson's s old shells.
The club is talking of selling its four-oared
lapstreak barge to the Stanford students.
The ladies' annex question has lost caste
with the members.
new uniform has been adopted by the
Dolphlns consisting of blue silk rowing
shirt and blue sweater with sd. c." on the
breast, and blue cap with white band. 1t
is proposed to hold single-scuil races next
month.
To vary the programme of the regatta
already mentioned swimming races have
been arranged, and the entries re as fol-
lows: First Glass;. Attridge, ]. Mason,
j. Cronin, Jack CoughIin, Adam Schup-
pert and Pete Won Hadlen. Second class
I. ]. Sullivan, E. Sullivan, George Sulli-
van, Joseph Will, Al Laib, w. O. Patch
and Al Ronard.
The South End Club now has three good
senior crews and two junior crews. Will
liam McCausland came near swamping his
she'll last Sunday. In taking it from the
water he fell on top of the craft and dam
aged 1t severely.
An interclub regatta will be held by the
club on the 14th inst. and the following
crews will participate:
First crew-John Mahoney, Tim Fitz-
patrick, Frank Tobin and John O'Gara.
Second Grew-Ed slattery, Ed Tobin,
Al Fritz, Frank Duplissen, and Charles
Ratio, stroke.
Third crew-James Pallas, Dan Con-
molly, Charles Cutter and Jim Pickett.
Fourth crew-Ed Barry, Al Smith, Dave
Campbell and George Bates