The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
The Alameda Boat Club has

Macarthur. The Alameda Boat Club has
appointed q committee, consisting of
President Smith, H. w Mass and S. j.
Pembroke, to confer with the representa-
tives of the South Ends. At a meeting
recently held it was decided to issue
circular letter to all the rowing clubs on
the bay asking that each club appoint
three delegates who may confer with the
representatives of the other clubs on
plan to better the condition of oarsmen
on the Pacific Coast. These circulars will
be sent to San Diego, Portland. Seattle,
Tacoma and British Columbia, and the
outcome may be the formation of West
ern or Pacific Rowing Association which
shall manage its own affairs independent-
ly of the Amateur Athletic Union. 1t IS
suggested that the board of managers of
such an organization should consist or
three delegates from each club, so that
there may be almost a certainty that no
club will be without representative at
any meeting.
Rowing matters are in an anomalous
condition at present. The Pacific Asso-
ciation is a branch of the Amateur Ath-
lettc Union and its board of managers
has eighteen or nineteen members Zone
from each club, though the constitution
of the A a. U. says that there shall not
boards of affiliated associations. Then
track and field athletics are the important
events in the Eastern States, whereas In
California rowing (over which the A. A.
Q. does not claim jurisdiction) is almost
the only sport which the Pacific Associa-
ton attempts to control the active and
ers being all representatives of the boat
ing clubs. Another anomaly is found in
the fact that, whereas each of the other
| clubs belonging to the association has
only one representative on the board the
Ariel Rowing Club has two, viz, Presi-
dent ]. r. Bockman and John l. Nolan.
President Bockman says thatJ. e. Sulli-
van, secretary of the A. A. o., in re-
cent letter recommended that the Paci-
tic Association should assume jurisdlic3-
ton over rowing. boxing, etc, on this
coast. President Bockman thinks 1t ad-
vantageous to oarsmen to have, a LOCAL
body to which they can refer their diff
ficulties without incurring the delay in
volved in laying matters before a distant
tribunal in New York. The Pacific Asso-
citation begins the season with one adVan-
tage, at any rate-it has money on hand
upon which to draw for the expenses of
regattas or other events. A new organi-
zation would have to create a treasury.
There is a good deal of activity round
the South End boathouse now. After
April l the initiation fee to the club will
be raised to $40 and many new members
are coming in. There are now eighty
members and the number is to be limited
to one hundred. The handbal court and
the clubhouse have been wired and will
be lighted with tncandescent lights.
At its last meeting the Alameda Boat
Club elected the following new members:
]. II. Timmons, Fred Klarman, A. f. Es
tabrook and B. L. Remmel. A committee
was appointed to draw up plans and pre-
pare estimates for remodeling the boat
house. work upon which will be begun
The Dolphins are very much put out
at the suggestion that there should be
only one interclub regatta during the
season. believing that men do not train
carefully or exert themselves to the ut
most in contests limited to a clubs own
members. The race between Earls' and
f. Woerner's crews will take place on
Sunday, March 10. Earls' crew is made
up thus: G. T. Roach, bow; DR.. f. Axton,
No. 2; E. Convey, No. 3; George Baker,
stroke; ]. S. Earls, cockswain. F. Woer-
ner's crew consists of j. Laib Jr., bow;
F. Woerner, No. 2; G. NJ Farrell No. g.;
and T. ]. Kennedy, stroke;