Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-04
Members Urged to Help De-
fray Expenses of Labor
Day Regatta.
WANT = CREWS READY
Affair at Baltimore on Labor
Day to Draw Cream of East
ern Oarsrnen.

Probability tina; tho Virginia Boat
Club Will b" represented by two
crews in tho Middle States regatta NJ
Baltimore on Labor Day. looms M
through action of the club au;hori-
ties yesterday In calling on members
10 help finance tho project Oar.mcn
have started training with mo ox-
pectation that Richmond viii on
deavor 70 equal the showing made
on tho James River in tho S0utac N
Rowing Association regatta two
weeks ago.
Having just recently staged a re-
gaua. the club finances arc not SUIT
icient To d"fray tho expense of send.
ins N" crews to Baltimore. IT, mas
hcen decided, and voluntary cuntri-
buttons from Individual members Of
the organization are counted upou 20
rnt the project across. X h For
rest has been made chairman OF The
committee 10 raise the money
". +. Crawford. head of the Vir-
ginis Boat Club. is anxious 20 sec
Richmond represented in the Ralti-
meeting To discuss plans. 1t was
decided that a junior eight and jul
ncr four be entered. II the members
so desire.
onrsmcn In rrninlnR.
Tho oarsmcn thcmSclv have
taken enthusiastic 10 the idea.
and started training on Monday after
:Gl regatta here. II the crews are
to race on Labor DAY. il Will be nee
essarY 10 recall Coach c. W. ll"coN
10 pat the finishing touches Oh the
training for At least TWO weeks be-
fore the event.
In = letter 10 members Of the club
sent out yesterday by Nj. Forrest,
ten that a M!ddl" states regatta is
held SO close 10 Richmond. and that
the opportunity 10 match oars with
some OF tho best crews OF the East
should not he overlooked. The SHOW
linz thc local crews made in all tho
events they trained for i'm the south
err regatta was 50 convincing ihat
sal can turn out at lcas, one win
rer in the Baltimore affair
VIII Meet RiE Crews.
Among tho crews tina, Richmond
wo,lG row AGAINST arc the Ariels and
Asuudcls OF Baltimore: the Vcspers.
Q: rhlRdelphia IN: Potomncs. Of
Brooklyn entries Tho Middle states
regatta is considered one ot tn" big
sos' rowing events Of the East, AMI
5 carefully watched by enthusiasts
throughout tn" country. 1" WIN
would put Richmond and Virginia on
the rowing map securely.
The Richmond crews Won the ;hrc"
events they trained for in the South
orp regatta. and sent in scratch
crews N the only events they lost.
The Winning Of the regatta haS
brought ont some additional mate
g.al which looks very promising, and
with The nucleus ont ~ the victori-
Gus shells of Two weeks ago. toach
HecoN VIII be able TO build M n
pow erful combination.
Already many promises of support
have been received from individual
members. and il is expected that SUI
Gcicut pledges viii be received Within
u week to assure the project going
through. with tho consequent recall
~ ts.e coach. who has returned 10 his
Washington home.
washington and Baltimore papers
have been ScpCulat!ug on tho posi-
b!Nty OF Richmonds crew entering
the regatta. The success over the
best Baltimore could send he:c two
weeks ago woke the rowing .r2opula-
;!on Of the two cities M. The un-
fortunate withdrawal OF Potomac on
the ave OF the regatta has caused
considerable comment. and haS caused
considerable speculation as t. what
Richmond would have done . rs
Washington rival the Majority of
whose crew has been trained under
iecox in the past