The San Francisco call., 1899-12-23
SOUTH END CREW
TO COMPETE WITH
ALAMEDA SPIDERS
WILL ROW FIVE MILES
Scullers Already Preparing for
Next Seasons Events on
the Water.

The rowing clubs are preparing for next
season by getting their boats repaired.
vanished and I'm some cases fitted with
new seats and OarlOCks. The barge be-
ing built for tho Pioneer Rowing club bv
Twigg Will soon be ready for delivery
All the clubs will have racing boats of
the modern type At the next meeting the
Pioneers will probably make arrangements
for the purchase OF a club trophv for
single scullers. ard several entries may
be looked for I'm the sculling races OF next
season. New members are coming into
the club from time % time. and Captain
Z. l.. Ochs Is having the club boats put
into good condition.
The South End Rowing Club will nom
mate and elect officers 90 serve durin, the
coming half-year at their next meeting.
The whitehalls and skiffs are being put
In order and the barge FELTON, repaired.
Ihe handball tournament Is progressing
and Is exciting much interest among m.
members. Last Sunday &. Creighton and
y. Clements beat W. Humphrey and
Judge Al j. Fritz. n to 80. Il Macarthur
and NJ. J. Breen defeated u. Doughertv
and George McGrill after an exceedingly
close game, the score being 81 90 81. To-
Day day the following teams will play. T. J.
Fitzpatrick and NJ. J. Breen versus -.
Dougherty and George MCGril: r. Haynes
and Il. z. ShOrtal versus j. O'Dea 1f,d
j. Walsh; II. Macarthur and Doc" Flynn
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team which loses three games will be-
dropped from the tournament.
Inc Dennis-FOley crew. with r.. Scuilv
ana j. Pallas. Will take up the challenge
OF the Alameda Spiders" The race will
be rowed without special training on Jan
uary q. DIR. G.. &. Dennis Is familiar wi n
the estuary, having been a member Of the
Alameda Boating Club before he ioined
the South Ends. The South End barge
Will probably be taken over on the Sund ty
before the race and left az one Of the
creek lighthouses until the 2lst. A there
are some shallow places on the estuary
the race Will be rowed on a flood tide Fhe
South End representatives will row for
sport, and though they will pull "a hard
race will not break their hearts n they
do not win.
The Alameda Boat Club will nominate
officers at It's next meeting 20 serve for
the coming six months. IL is likely that
several Of the incumbents will be re-clect-
ed. For the present there Is so good n
run OF founder and bass I'm the creek that
turned fisherman.
The annual Dime rof the newly elecCad
officers and members Of the Dolphin Boat
Club Will be given on January t3 1900
The committee In charge 81 the arrange
ments consists Of j. n. Keenan, W. %.
Patch and J. s. Earls. The barge Wieiard
Is undergoing repairs at O'Connell's yard
At their last meeting the DOlphtns elected
the following officers: President FredCr-
/ ick w. Woernner; vice president T. ~.
| Coney; recording secretary, William l..
Bush; financial secretary. r. &. Stab:
treasurer. Adam SChuppert: captain. T.
J. Kennedy: lieutenant captain. George
Baker; sergeant-at-arms. Lester Ham
mersmith. members Of executive commit
tee. n. keenan, and Frank MCElrath.
Rothkopf. J. B. Keenan, and William orr
| Patch.