The Washington times., 1903-04-20
BLUE AND GRAY CREW
FAST GETTING INTO SHAPE
Coach Dempsey RenewS Rigid Out
Door Practice.

Owing TO the recent minI2ture deluge.
the Georgetown Varsity drew has been
unable to practice out OF doors during
the past week Friday Coach Dempsey
took all of the men down to the river
and after looking over the somewhat
troubled waters. decided to let the lad
dies take little spin" in order to get
accust omed 10 rough seas.
Accordingly the men donned their
rowing habiHments and got into the
s1 els and began 10 paddle the canoes
Inc practice lasted for more than two
| 4 drs, and if the candidates for aquatic
/ bcnors lost anything by having a weeks
rest the practice Friday did not show
/ it. All of the men pulled together, and
/ were in almost perfect physical condi-
ton. They have been on the training
/ table for some time, and are now show
/ ing the good effects OF the stunts in
/ dieting.
Fast Second Crew.
/ The coach Of the crew expects not
only 10 develop fast varsity eight. but
q second crew as well The first race
viii be with the Middies, on the Severn
River, May %. The Annapolis Cadets
have a strong second crew, and George
towns coach arranged for a race be
tween the second Fights as we'll as the
varsity squads.
Capt. hurry Russell IS one Of the
hardest workers in the she'll. and his
good example has been a benefit TO the
other candidates. Curran, Bremner,
Rorke Grogan, Simpson. Charlie Seitz.
and Maheney, the chief aspirants, are
all doing good work. and are reporting
for practice early and regularly. These
men will IN all probability be selected
as the men to man the she'll in the An
napolfs and Poughkeepsie races. while
Oracle. Backes, Eagan, Trevan, Graham,
Shepard Kirby. and Atkinson look like
sure winners of positions in the second
she'll The work from now on viii be
hard, and if the men can stand a real
race it viii be demonstrated IN the
fatguing practice given them within the
next few days. Dempsey purposes to in
crease the distance and the speed each
day, until he has ipalIy gotten the men
in prime condition.
New Shell Ordered.
The new she'll which Graduate Man
ager II. J. Thompson ordered last fall
has not yet been delivered but the men
; have not suffered for want OF it, be-
cause they have the shells used for the
= past four years TO use. However, the
coach and Manager Thompson viii have
/ the new cedar shell here in plenty OF
time for them to get accustomed to il
before the first race.
Coach Dempsey has had the George
town launch put on the water, and fol
lows the men on the launch now. ant
can watch their work better than if he
were IN the shell with them.
&. The Georgetown prep crew tool
D their initial spin few days ago. aftel
= training on the machines for three
weeks. The youngsters showed goot
/, form and surpassed all expectations. Il
@ few days it is expected that the creV
will be picked. after which hard train
, ing viii begin.
1 Il has not yet been decided whethe
t the crew viii enter the Philadelphia
E High School regatta or not. Under tn
l guidance Of Captain McCahilI the crew
IS rapidly developing The most prom
; Using candidates are For cOxswain
Z Cannon. JETS. Wilson; for the other pc
I sttions. McCahi1, Mclean. Lindsey
9 Douglas. Lusk. Crummey. Simmons, Ed
monsl on. Gaines, COgan. Hoffman. No
2 ran, Kelley, and Degnon.