The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Coxswain Of the Philadelphia
Crew Claims Pepper and
Borie Were Eligible.
NAMES WERE HANDED IN
BY NAT r. wORLEY.

Dehying that any ground exist. for
d protest by the Analostan Boat CIub
lhe race won by their crew in the
aees at Philadelphia on July 5. the
ment of its side of the case rhronsn
the coxswain of the club. DR.. Cbsriss
8. Potts. A. Nh@ries
Ahaiostans protest was based on tha
assumption that two of the Undine
crew. Pepper and Borie. were inelleeihj.
10 compete, the first named bscsu.s
ms name did not appear on the print
ca program distributed on the day
me race and the last named be-
sity Barge Club. and according 20 the
ciaim OF the Washington oarsmen, had
not oeen member of the Undine
sarge Club for ninety days an Is "a.
julred under the rules.
In the statement to the writer. DR..
fotts denies that either of these
claims are founded on fact and asserts
that II VIII not be difficult when the
protest comes up on August second. TO
refute them and prove to the satisfac-
uon OF the Analostsn boys that they
nave been misinformed
IL Is true that Pepper and Borie
are members OF the University BARGE
Club of Philadelphia" says the Un-
dine coxswain, but they have never
rowed from or represented that club
IN any way. The University Barge Club
mas no connection with the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania. in whose var
sity crew they rowed this year.
1t is fact that both Of these
men were properly elected members
OF the Cndine Barge Club more than
ninety days previous to Jnly 4. So
far as 1 know. there Is nothing in
the rules which prohibits a member
or a college or a varsity crew from
representing a boat club less than
ninety days after he has represented
MS university. As a precedent, IL such
Is needed, l refer you to the case OF
Asman. who won the intermediate sin
giles at the National last year for the
Duluth Boat Club in the first week of
August after having rowed for the
University Of Syracuse at Poushkeep-
sic the latter part Of June.
Referring to the charge that Pep
per's name was not on the program.
that fact is admitted. but it was
through no fact of the Undine Barge
Club that his name was not there.
His name was entered and sent to
the chairman of the committee, but
he neglected to send the correct list
of names to the printer. giving him
a tentative list instead which had been
gotten together previously. He can :
the mistake.
1T is stated that our crew was
composed to man of members of the
University of Pennsylvania varsity.
The fact IL that four of the crew had
rowed on the varsity. three were MEM
bers of the junior Pennsylvania crew
and one was not a member Of the
varsity squad at all. Two of the four
men who had rowed in the Pennsyi-
vania varsity had been members of
the Undine Barge Club since 1911,
before they entered the university,
while eight others of the Pennsyl-
vania squad at Poughkeepsie are mem
bers of the Undine Barge Club, one.
Of them since 1911 and two since 1919
The Analostan Club in their bid
for sympathy make another misstate-
ment. They contend that at 5 .. m
their senior four-oared shell rowed
a race and forty-fve minutes later
this same four entered the senior
eight to row that race. As a matter OF
fact, the senior four was rowed at
3:15 p. m and the senior eight at
':45 p. m.
They also do the Malta Boat Club
an injustice when they say that the
Junior eight was composed of the pick
Of the Philadelphia High and Prep
school oarsmen. Such was certainly
not the case.
Every one in Philadelphia admired
he pluck and ability of the Ana!os-
an representatives and they have evil
iently been given information by soms
one who does not know the true
acts.
I'VE have heard nothing Of any pro-
est from the New York Athletic Club
Vhcih the Analostan oarsmen claim
vas filed.
I'm closing would like to state that
he Undine Barge Club had not In
ended to enter into any controversy
,ut the unfair and untrue statements
published in a Washington morning
,aper a week ago made It imperative
hat a true statement Of the facts be
,laced before the Washington public"