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Show AMATEUR OARSMEN ' WILL MAKLCHANGES Marie Neressan the Vbue. W hirh Thrpatrn to Injure tbe Sport. rVtbaflM Mpa-iai Sorttng Kfi i- nf:vv yoilK. Jan. t -Changes In tha administrative policy of the National A-ao-:iatlon of Amateur ()orsmen are contemplated con-templated The developments Of the psat two or thrM 'v h convinced the officials of the governing body that tha abuaea which threaten to creep Into th sport must be balked. The attempted violation of amateur rulea by a few oarsmen oars-men will recrlve a sudden hut decided heck which will act as a warning to others. Important Cases Pending. Two, and possibly three, important caaes will be brought before the National Na-tional association which promises aenea-llonal aenea-llonal dlsclos.ire. From a local standpoint stand-point tha Mulcnhy-Yarley caae will be the most important. These two oarsmen, oars-men, captain and lieutenant repectll v. nf the Atlanta Boat club of New York took part In the National Herman le-gatia le-gatia at Hamburg last summer The race was stopped h tbe referee on account ac-count of a foul, and the contestants were ordered to row over again. This, the American oarsmen refused to do and were officially ruled out of the evnt. Captain Molcahy cabled to th Atlanta Boat club that the race was won by htm and Varley I'pon their return to thla city Mnlcnhev and Yarle reCOjtvod all the honors of International Ictors and 1 1 receptions and a banquet formed 0 part, of the local oarsmen's tribute to their succrs- Litet ii .. lopment proved I thai tkB not only did not win the race, j hut thev did not start, and Ihelr actions I In deceiving the rowing public and placing plac-ing the Atlanta Boat cl.ib and National assm latlon In an unenviable position will result In drastic action by the National bod . Misuse of Funds Charged The case of the Vesper Boat iub -rw crew which rowed at the last Henley regatta re-gatta Is now undOl Investigation. The allegations ate misappropriation of funds and conduct prejudicial to amateur rowing row-ing in conenctton with this, the amateur standing of several of the members mem-bers of the crew Is being Inquired Into Chargi liae been made that mone) subsi rlbi-d tor b-gltlmale expenses of ihe crew was paid to certain members of the crew, whit h Is contrary to the National Na-tional Association lawe. While the en-I en-I tihs of the Atlanta Boat club and Vespers were made from the ciabs. and not as National representatives this fact relieves the National association of Amateur Oarsmen ir ihe real responsibility responsi-bility la recognized by that organization. I and official action will he taken In the Interest of amateur rowing. |