The sun., 1908-03-22
SPRINGFIELD GBTS REGATTA
COMMITTEE SELECTS COURSE FOR
NATIONAL FIXT URE,

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Crew 10 he Sent 10 ErVlAnd to Compete
In Olympic Meet--DisOutslon Of and
Action on status Of schOOlBOy IN ROwing
-Variey Suspended BY the MA. A. o.
The executive committee OF the National
Association Of AmAteuf 0afsmen held its an
nual meeting at the New York Athletic Club
last night, and several matters Of moment
came up for consideration. One OF the most
important OF these was the selection Of a place
for this years national regatta, Before the
meeting II was understood that Philadelphia
did not want the hIture, and the choice was
between the Speedway course on the Harlem
River and the course Al Springfield Oh the
Connecticut River, said 10 be a fair stretch OF
water and suitable in every way for national
meet. Big professional races have been
rowed there. and the New England regatta
has been held there moro than once, There
was an application also from Saratoga.
John Coogan Of Springfield and James Fox
and H. P. WardWell OF Boston spoke for
Springfield. james L. Miller Of the New
York Athletic Club and president OF the
Harlem R. N. and John J. Y, Mulcahy OF he
Atalsntas spoke in favor Of New York
Springfield won by a vote Of 7 to S. The dates
agreed to were August II and IS.
President James Pilklngton Of the Harlem
r. c. occupied the chair. and the other mem
bers Of the COMMITTEES present were John o.
Regan, Metropolitan r, o. p. R, Fortmeyer,
Newark; Judge James @. Tighe, sheepshesd
Bay B. c.; II. p. WATdwell and James P, Fox,
Boston c. W. Priessndanz and II. P. Burke,
Philadelphia; ]. II. schaab. st. Louis; C. X,
Zappine. Washington; d. b. Dufield Detroit,
and ]. NJ. Francis. Troy.
The first business TO be taken Up was the
applications for dates for the seasons re-
Rattas, and the following we're decided on:
May 23-Amencan Henley a. Philadelphia.
May oO-Hsrem Regatta Association Harlem
River
June 0-Schuylklll Navy Regaus.
July 4-Peopls's Regatta, Philadelphia New
England Rowing Association, Boston regatta al
July lS-Hobokeu Amateur Rowing Association
Hudson River.
July Is and S-Cenra States AZ ounlcy. III.
July 81 and August i-CanSdian Rowing Asso
citation.
September Middle States Regatta
September q and o--Old home week al Troy
New York Bay Regatta Association date held
over.
The question Of sohoolboy status In rowing
was taken up and whether or not the winner
Of a schoolboy race should be olaBsed as an
intermediate. Claude r. Zappone Of Wash
ington, chairman Of committee TO inquire
into the matter. said It was the sense Of his
committee that races open TO more than
two schools be termed as open races. There
is no clause in the y. A. A, o. rules covering
the point, for there is no junior class IN the
Several speakers favored allowing the boys
TO- be classed as juniors, while not a few
advocated putting the winner OF a schoolboy
race in the intern edlate class There is
clause In the y. A. A. o. rules stipulating that
the winner Of any race 10 an intermediate.
Wardwell Of Boston favored leaving school
boy a Junior as long as he rowed for his own
institution, and Fox was gainst Wardwen.
Fox was for making a schoolboy winner an
the meeting and il was carried that the rules
remain as they are and that the winner Of
sChoolboy event be an intermediate
The case Of William Varley Of the ATLANTA
B, c., charged with being connected with
some betting scheme in Philadelphia. was
not taken up. IL appeared that there was
some suspicion OF roping, and when asked
for an explanation or 70 make an afiidsylt
refused. John o. Regan Of the Metropolitan
r. C., chairman OF the suo-committee To
inquire into the case, moved that Varley be
suspended The motion was carried unani-
mously.
A committee Of three was appointed to
confer with the American Amateur Rowing
Association over the status OF rowing men
who compete in the American Henley. PTesi-
dent Pilkington pointed out that the best
feeling now exists between the American
Amateur Rowing Association and the Ma
tional Association Of Amateur Oarsmen
and fearing that any trouble might arise it
was better TO take up the question in time.
The three men appointed 20 confer with
the American Henley people were Harry
Penn Burke Philadelphia; X. p, Nardwell.
Boston, and Claude R Zappone. Washington
President Pilkington spoke at length on
the advisability OF sending crews TO COM
pete in the Olympic games regatta at Henley,
England As long as II was 10 be An out and
out International regatta he thought America
had better be on the firing line. He went
over the programme and the rules and regua-
tions OF the contests, and he told explicitly
Of the class Of oarsmen who are eligible to
appear in England. Mechanics. artisans
laborers are excluded from the crews TO be
selected, but President Pilklngton pointed
out that there we're lots Of men In other
walks Of life from whom rowing men could
be selected
In the course Of his address Mr.. Pilkington
paid a high tribute to Julian Curtiss, his
colleague on the Olympic committee, The
idea OF sending an American crew on the
lines laid down by the American Olympic
committee was put before the meeting, and
II was carried without a murmur