The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
TO SCULL FOR
CHAMPIONS SHIPS
Oarsmen Propose to Adopt
Longer, Lighter and
Faster SkiffS.

AT the annual meeting of the PACING
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union held last Monday night in the
Olympic clubrooms eight organizations
We're represented, six of which were row.
Ing clubs. Sixteen delegates were pres
ent, thirteen of them from boating or
sanizations. Sixteen amateur clubs now
belong to the association.
j. r. Bockman, president of the retiring
board of managers, read a report in
which he said that an attempt would be
made TO revive Rugby and Association
football and to encourage relay races and
water polo. The association now exercises
jurisdiction over eighteen classes of sport,
among which are billiards, boxing, indoor
and outdoor baseball, football and rowing
The control which it exerts over most of
these sports is nominal rather than real,
and IL concerns itself almost entirely
with rowing, Jurisdiction over which has
been expressly abandoned by its parent
body, the Amateur Athletic Union. 1t has
found itself unable, after repeated efforts,
to collect from the universities of Stan
ford and California the fees for sanctions
for football games. A schedule of football
games has been arranged between the
Olympic Club and the two universities,
and the association officials threaten to
disqualify the players and stop the games
If the fees are not paid. p. J. Franklin.
the only representative of the University
Of California present at the meeting, said
that he believed the university would pay
tn fees if the matter were properly stated.
No delegate being in attendance from
Stanford, its intentions could not be as
certained.
Notice was given by S. j. Pembroke of
the Alameda Boat Club of an amendment
to the bylaws whereby the length of the
outraged skiff should be increased and its
beam narrowed, the proposed boat to have
length of 23 or "a feet, a minimum beam
of iVaat and y hot VIC
boats in use at present are 70 feet long,
2 feet wide. and weigh about 70 pounds.
The South End delegate. ]. P. Foley says
that a smooth -bottomed boat Of the di-
mensions proposed is impracticable in the
rough waters of the bay, and that a boat
of this class is already in existence,
though It is scarcely ever used, namely.
the wherry.
The South End Rowing Club has a new
senior barge crew in training. Its mem
bers are E. Scully, NJ. J. Breen. J. Pallas
and j. Lyons. The Junior crew. consisting
of j. p. Foley, A. Hampton, c. Skelly and
G. 6. Dennis, is in regular training, and
will row in the, new barge built by AL
Rogers.
The Ariel Rowing Club will be well rep
Ell Campo on October is. The senior barge
crew is made up of H. Wilson. bow; Will
liam Howe. No 2; Robert Ellis, No. 8.
barge crew is made up of Charles Wilson,
stroke E. c. Peters. No 2, f. 10th. No
g. and e. j. Lynch, stroke. All these ex-
rowing, and all are six-footers; their av-
erage weight is 40 pounds.
The Ariels will hold tryouts to decide
who shall carry the club colors in the
outraged skiff race. The candidates are
Ficken, Wilson and Haughton. Sternberg
but otherwise will probably enter the jun
ior skiff race. Three new members were
elected and five applications for member
ship were received at the last meeting Of
the club. The order for a new skiff has
been deferred until the association shall
have settled on the dimensions of that
class of boat.
The Alameda Boat Club will hold a re-
gatta on Oakland Creek on October l.
Atwell Webb. whose sister died recently,
has retired for the rest of the season
from the senior barge crew His place
will be taken by Eugene Hadcock. Chet
Ayers is stroking junior barge crew, the
ing, c. Hague and Mr.. Halnan.