The sun., 1901-04-09
ROWING.
First Meeting for an American Henley TO Bo
Held on SATURDAY.

BosroS, April sit was learned to- day that
invitations for a meeting Of delegates to
consider the Ian OF an American Henley has
been called to take place at tho Boston Ath-
letio Association on Saturday aiternoo
Aprli3. Theinvitstions we're signed by L c
Storrow, head coach Of tho Harvard Varsity
crew II 7 Wardwell of the b. A. A. and "
p. Henderson Of the Union Boat Club. Boston,
who has been at the head and front Of the
movement They were sent - the Rowing
Committee of the University OF Pennsylvania.
the At letc Council of Cornell University,
the niver ity Rowing ,luD ol COiumuiI,
the UnlyerAty Boat club OF fale, the DnnhGm
Boat Club OF Yale, the Weld Boat Club of
Harvard. the Newell Boat Club OF Harvard,
the b. 4 A. and the Union Boat Club. both Of
! Boston
The invitation states that the meeting
Of delegates has been called TO organize a
new rowing association The object Is to
bring into competition crews and scullers
| from the leading college rowing clubs Of
| the country and from such other rowing clubs
! n believe IN maintaining al the highest stan -
| ard the integrity OF amateur rowing II IL
believed that an association OF this sort would
materially help the cause OF good, clean sport
| and would attact many oarsmen and sCulers
who do not care TO compete under present
conditions The schene has been strongly
| ndOr sed by repr csen ntatives of ole. HHr-
ward, PennSylvnnia, Cornell and by other
clubs and individuals who have the best in
forests OF the sport az heart
Observation-Disclosures st AZ rs that provisional
constitution has been drawn up 10 serve
rs a basis for discussion. IL also SAYS that
It has been thought advisable. IN order TO
simplify the work of reorganization. to invite
to IN" first meet ing only representative
Of tho clubs named above. Il is hoped that
after organization. when the aim and scope
of the new organization are fully under
stood, Il may attract the best of tho otherl
amateur clubs of the country
NEw HANFN, Apri. &. Capt Bagden OF
the NAe VARSITY crew, In discussing the
probability ot tho action Of the Galo VARSITY
be- held az Boston on Saturday. 10 discuss
further the proposed Henley regatta at New
London this season, said
Il should sav that Yale and tho Durham
Boat clubs would NOT he represented NJ the
Henley regatta his season, at least II one ls
hold at Nov London. | am rather in favor
or such a regatta. but of cours" | am only
speaking for myself in the matter There
il ono object ion 10 the plan IN my iudg-
That is that such p regatta would IN n great
rneaelre detrnct from The Varsity races be-
tween Yale and Harvard. which is N" feature
of the annual contests on the Thames ! an
Of the opinion that next year Yale might act
fnvorahly on such plan The regatta means
10 taks In all the leAding rowing Cluhs Of the
country, but ! understand hat some " these
prominent clubs have decided not to be rep
resented, at lenst not this year | do not
will send n crew 10 such regatta because
il is too far away However, The opinion
Of Walter Camp. who ia the athletic advisor
az Yale, will have a great deal TO do wit
determining the position tho university will
take In this matter