The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-16
South Atlantic Organization
Meets With Favor In
This City.
MOVEMENT BACKED
BY BALTIMOREANS
Think Better Results Can Be
Achieved By Merging Clubs
of This Section.

washington Odrsmen are toQay en-
thusiastic oven the announcement. in
these columns Sunday afternoon. 10 the
effect that a movement has been launch
ed for the formation OF a South Allan
/ tic rowing association
The failure Of Baltimore 20 land the
I Middle States regatta and the charge
that the Philadelphia delegai IS broke
faith in not voting for the Po;apscO are
the immediate reasons for the activity
and already plans are being formulated
for an early meeting
The arrangements at present are to
call a meeting Of representatives OF the
clubs Of Baltimore. washington. Alex
andr!s. Lynch5urg and Richmond, and
form an association which viii receive
sanctions for annual regattas from the
/ National Association Of Amateur Oars
men.
Some years ago a local organization,
known as the Potomac River Regatta
Association and composed OF the Pc
tonnac, Analostan. and Georgetown Uni
veTsity clubs OF this city. and the Old
/ Dominions of Alexandra was formed,
but through a combination OF circum-
stances this was never a real success.
Since the uisorgsuization the Tegattas
on the Potomac have been fostered By
! the Potomac Boat Club.
Baltimore IS particularly Indignant
al IT'S failure 20 be properly recognized
! IN the Middle states Association
Baltimore has been travelling to the
REGATTA for the last fifteen years. and
TO- date has not had the Middle States
event held here. though the national
regatta was decided in Baltimore IN
1875.
Baltimore has but two rowing asso-
81
/ from, yet she has put 10 shame the en-
! try lists OF Philadelphia Baltimore
clubs total not more than 80 members,
vet they have contributed more crews
! 10 the regartss than the Quakers nave,
I with three times that membership
Yest srday was q busy day about the
floats Of the three local clubs Fights
were CIT from the Potomac, Analostan.
and Georgetown houses. while quite Q
| few scuIIers avsiled themselves Of the
| opportunity TO take spin
/ While Georgetown may feel cha
I grined az the defeat by the second
/ Academy crew, il is only fair 70 say
the Junior naval eight is inferior 10
| The nrst crew only in weight. The
| average OF the first crew IS i71is
pounds, and that OF the second crew
1 IS 164ss Georgetoun's varsity aver
/ ages just 1855. half pound more
tnan the navy second crew
1 The second navy boat contains oars
men who have proba bly, had more
I coaching on the average thaE the &C
cupsnts OF the first boat AinSwOrth,
/ who has roWed IN the nrSt BOAT w o
fuII seasons, and who is the captain
/ of The crew for this year rOWed in
/ the second boat yesterday as lack OF
! weight caused him 70 lose MS place
| though a fine oar. ZeHor at 3, Spen-
| Ger at e, and Neigs at 7, have all
rowed in the hrst boat in one or more
! big races
| A curious situation has been re-
u eaIed with regard 20 the singles IL
, the American Henley TO be held next
SATURDAY.
| The Harlem Rowing Club. OF New
/ York sent over the entries Of Eaep-
heard in the first singles and Ftessel
I for the second singles but IL seems
/ nobody turned up with an entry TO
! oppose Shepherd IN his event
| Their the American Henley commit
/ tee wrote 20 Jack Maggie. OF New
/ York. asking If ne would consent 10
] let Fuessel row against Shepheard.
/ and make a race or ~ ANYWAY. Sage
/ does not favor the proposition, as he
/ does not want 10 stir up any bad
J blood between the men, because he
! expects they viii win the national
dou bles again this year.
/ Shepherd and FUesseI also are in
| the doubles az the American Henley
! Never in the history OF rowing at the
: Naval Academy have the Tnidshipunen
! been so desperately anxious 10 win q
] rare as they are 10 defeat Syracuse mex
/ saturday Losing 20 Harvard IN the
( firSt race OF the season. the Academy
| eight has since won from Columbia and
! Georgetown. and the feeling is that tho
/ season Wili be q most creditable one il
! they should end IT by winning from Ter
Eyck's charges.