| Show BARRED fROM American Regatta Teams Are AreNow AreNow AreNow Now Under finder Ban Until New Agreement Is Made MadeI I London Dec D ID l As s a result reul ol or disclosures disclosures ures urea during the Inquiry held by b the Na Xa National National Association of Amateur Oarsmen of America that the expenses of the thc crew of ot time the Vespers Boats club of Philadelphia which rowed at Henley Henle in 1 0 has been paid in part by public subscription which disqualified them under the laws of ama amateur amateur amateur rowing association of England Ingland and because the tho officers rs of the American as 11 association association had certified as at to this crews amateurism without due Inquiry the stewards of the Henley Heney regatta passed paled a resolution today toda under which all al Amen Ameri American Amer can crews and are arc debarred from competition etton at Henley Henle regattas until the American rowing rowing authorities complete completo an un with ith the Henley Henle committee such as already exists with wih the French German Girman Dutch Belgian and Canadian as associations 1 associations Uon The question was was brought up by Flet Fletner Fletner ner the Oxford coach as an outcome of ot the trouble In the Vespers Boats Bt club of Philadelphia last ast June Jun and after aCer a lengthy discussion the general rules rule of the time regatta were ordered to be altered in ac accordance accordance with a rule which was un approved as follows No Xo entries shall shan be accepted of any crew trew or out of the United King Kingdom Kingdom dom belonging to a club cub not affiliated with wih a n union or federation having an II agreement a rement with the thc committee in charge of the management of the Henley Henle regatta ta t tm 1 Australia Also Under Ban I I II IOnly Only two countries of an prominence I III in Ili II the rowing world are arc affected by the thc resolution namely the United States State and ana Australia Fletcher gave notice of oC this motion Juno June moton 53 23 after the thc stewards had decided to de debar debar debar bar the Vespers crew crow from Henley and I it has been much discussed since sirce As first proposed the resolution unqualified ly Jy debarred crews and from fromI I America but Fletcher Flet her intimated that his Ider We was only to make this temporary in 1 order or er to give the Americans time to put their house in order This step how hm however however ever et was considered far too oo drastic is as 1 many man oarsmen dM did not believe belle that all aU the tho thi Americans should suffer uter for the tho sins of ot the Vespers and the officers of the time na an national tonal association It I was a therefore decided to debar the tile crews crows of any an country countr not having an asso ease association elation caton in agreement with wih the Henley committee It I is believed that this reso reso j lt Illon tion will wm induce the national association I of ol amateur oarsmen to make such audI ar an ari I i ment 1 meeting of stewards steward was heM held hel 1 under un er the thc presidency of J AV W Yo Rhodes behind closed doors looTs Among Amon others pres pre enl cut were Lord Lend rd Sir Robert Hron Hodge AV W F P D Smith M ll P Pi PR i R B C Lehmann and Coach Fletcher Fetcher |
