Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-13
ROWING ASSOCIATION suRE|
MEETING IN BALTIMORE TO
PERFECT ITS ORGANIZATION
Aerial Hont Club Started Move, Hut
Likes Suggestions Offered by
This Paper. n

Good progress is being made in the
movement for the formation Of
Southern Rowing Association and
, plans for organization viii be taken
up at a meeting to be held in the En-
crson Hotel, Baltimore, Oh Friday
night. The PctapscO Navy has been
asked by Captain G w. Roph. OF tho
Aerial Rowing Club. one Of its two
members. to stand sponsor for the as-
ISOLATION. and Commodore Driscoll
called the meeting.
Tho Baltimorians had at first con-
sidcred forming an association with
the sole idea OF having annual rcgattas
in Baltimore. Coach George Van Nlict.
of the Virginia Boat Club. in an inter
view published III The Times Dispatch.
pointed out that this was not going
far enough. liz advocated The organ
izAtion OF an association composed OF
Baltimore, Washington and Richmond
clubs. with regattas to be hclu in al
tcrnatc cities. The suggestions of Van
| Nlct, who is recognized rs one of the
best posted OaTsmcn in the country.
have met with great favor. Spca king
OF the proposition at that timc. he said:
Notwithstanding the fact that
Southern onrsmcn have much longer
| rowing season than their brothers in
the North, they have always been han
dicapDcd by lack Of competition. There
! never has been 4 regular annual re-
gatta scheduled at any point south OF
Philadelphia. once in three or four
years the Middle states Regatta is held
on Labor Day in either Baltimore or
Washing ton. In the other years, when
the Middle states Regatta is held in
Philadelphia or New York tie sport
languishes because there is no inccn-
tive for tho men to train. rs Southern
clubs are not always in position TO
lazy out several hundred dollars in
sending crew to Philadelphia or New
York.
1T is very evident therefore. that
tremendous impetus would nc given to
rowing in the south by an orEuniza ton
such as the proposed Southern Rowing
Association, which would mold re-
gatta early in the season every year
al either Baltimore, Washington or
Richmond"
Captain Sob Forrest. of the Virginia
Boat Club, in an interview. said:
II am very glad to know there is n
Rowing Association II is something
/ We nave been wanting fog a long
| time. and we have often talked it over
with the Baltimore and Washington
clubs. / think the Acriel Club, of Bal
/ tlnorc, deserves lots Of credit in talk
| insing the initiative in this movement
! and il will certainly have the enthus-
| tastic support Of the Virginia Boar Club
| III making an annual regatta under the
auspices of the Southern Rowing Assoc
citation permanently successful"
! Since the publication of that inter-
view and the comments in This paper
/ Washington oarsmcn have taken up
/ the proposition. and l.. NJ. Foster.
/ Washington newspaper man, sta cs
that there Is considerable interest
among rowing men there and ADVISES
! the Baltimore cluh that there is con-
! siderable enthusiasm in that CITY over
! the project
1t is not expected that an:- local rep
rcsentatvc will attend the baltimore
meeting, but the outcome will he await
| ed with considerable interest, and il
! is more than probable that the Virginia
! Boat Club will be charter member Of
! the organization If it is perfected along
! the lines advocated by Van Nliet and
| Captain Forrest.