Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09
M1KE THOMPSON HUsTLING.
He Is After Launch in New York for
 the Rowing Coach.


 M. !. Thompson, graduate manager of the Georgetown University Athletic association, reached New York yester- day on his way to Washington, where he will, on his arrival, immediately be- gin preparations for the work of the athletic year at Georgetown.
 MT Thompson visited Long Branch yesterday afternoon for the purpose of inspecting a number of swift launches. He will secure a launch capable of IT miles an hour for the convenience of F. IA. Dempsey, who has been re-engaged to coach the Georgetown crew. On his way to Washington MT Thompson will stop at Philadelphia for the purpose of confer ring with Dempsey about the plans for next years rowing campaign at the southern university. | According to MT Dempsey's contract with the Georgetown Athletic associa- tion, he will report to take charge of the crews on January 1, instead of April l, the date upon which he last year assumed control. This will give the coach a better chance of vim dicating his methods than he formerly had, and will virtually put him on a footing, as regards time, with the other coaches who prepare college crews for the great annual struggle at Pough7 keepsie. MT Thompson in an inter- view said:
 During my stay. in Worcester l have been conferring with William Pouch Donovan, with the purpose of installing him as field and track train- CT at Georgetown. For the past eight or nine years Donovan has been train I ing the athletes. of Worcester academy and his success in that capacity is ample testimony te his ability as a I trainer, if testimony is necessary in the case of q man with his reputation. Ut was Donovan, you know, who brought out Arthur K. Duffey when the latter was making his preparatory course at Worcester academy. I have trecently received a letter from Duffey in which he states that he has thor oughly recovered from the strained tendon from which he had been suf- Ifering, and he tells me he intends to run in a few more races before sail ing for America, about September 15. s'When Duffey returns from Eng land he will bring with him the Prince I greatest sprint runners of the past generation have striven without sue cess.
 Arthur F. Duffey has won the race for the cup three years in succession. which was the condition Attached to it's exclusive title. He therefore has the I proud distinction of being the greatest lsprinter in the world for three sue cessive years, distinction which has no parallel.
 l 1.-The little champions running days now are practically completed. As far as know he will make but two more appearances in public competi- T tions. One of these will be at the Georgetown indoor meet, next Febru- ary, at Convention hall in Washington and the other at the intercollegiate meet which will take place, ill all prob liability, at Berkeley Oval on the last Saturday of May, 1903.
 1 ''On securing his aagree from the Georgetown law school next June Duff Hey will enter the offices of a promin- lent law firm in Washington, and the most marvellous sprinter, all things con- sidered, that the world has ever seen will desert the cinder path forever"
 MT Thompson, who, in conjunction with ''Broncho" Armstrong, the famous Yale halfback of the early nineties, has made an excellent reputation throughout the south as a football of- ficial, will again officiate with MT Arm strong in the important southern con tests during the forthcoming season.