The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Preparing for Big Inter
collegiate Rowing
Event.
COACH DEMPSEY In CHARGE
Makeup of Boat Will Be
Definitely Decided Next
Week.
NEW BOAT A FINE MODEL
Only Twelve Men From Which to Pick
Substitute Will Be Entered in the
Four-Oared Race - Class Crews Get
ting Ready for Their Event.

If Georgetown University does as well
on the water this season as its baseball
team has done so far. its representatives
will be world heaters.
With only about three years in the
struggle for aquatic honors. IL is not ex-
pected that the Blue and Gray will
outstrip its competitors who have had
decades of history made in shell boats
behind them, but it will make a mighty
effort TO be near the front when the
volume of this seasons history is being
written.
The material which Georgetown has this
season from which to draw a crew is
the best, collectively. that has ever tried
for seats in the local boats. The candi-
dates. who have keen sifted down from
some thirty odd to an even dozen, are
all young husky, brainy fellows. anxious
to row, and earnest in their work. and
with such qualities to start with the
chances are there will be something do
ing at Poughkeepsie in June when George
town faces the starter with Pennsylvania,
Cornell. Wisconsin. Columbia, and SYRIA
crew will have two-mile brush with
Naval Academy on May IL.
Pat Dempsey in Charge.
For several weeks Pat Dempsey. the ia
nous oarsman of Philadelphia. the man
who sent the vespers to victory at the
Paris Exposition, has been whipping the
material into shape. and in addition TO the
earnestness of the men. much depends upon
his efforts to coach them into form and
speed.
He is quite enthusiastic over the ros-
poets of his charges. although he has not
yet finally made up his boat. but he knows
enough Of the ability of the dozen from
among whom the eight" will come TO
make Rim feel hopeful. though not over
ssnguino over the prospects.
Dempsey has national reputation as a
coach who not only knows the theory but
the practice of the art Of rowing. He
knows low a thing ought 10 be done. and
has the intelligence to impart that krowl-
edge to others-two very important points
woefully lacking in the makeup of many
so-called coaches. parading and posing
themselves in land and water sports.
The work of Dempsey to date has fully
justified the action OF the management in
selecting a professional coach. and il his
work is not interfered with he will get
good results out of his charges.
Makeup of the Crew.
It is next to impossible at this writing
10 definitely state how Dempsey will fill
the seats of the eight" but IT is safe to
say that the crew and the subs" will in
clude the following: Kerns. Edmonston,
Captain Russell, Rorke, Lynch, Hayden,
Mahoney. Seitz. Eagan, Oracle, Snyder,
and Joe Reilly.
In addition to the eight" Georgetown
will enter -four" at Poughkeepsie. and
this beat will be composed of the subs"
of the eight.
Only about half Of last years crew will
be in the boat this season. and that makes
the task all the more difhcult OF putting
out a winner.
The crew which has been taking
stretches regularly the past week and
looks likely is evenly balanced. holds a
boat well on keel and whose in-board as
well as its sweep work has been clean
and prompt. had the following mer who
sit up well as to weight and reach