The Washington times., 1903-01-16
DEMPSEY PLEASED WITH
OUTLOOK FOR THE CREW

Coach Dempsey is much gratifed with
the way the crew candidates have turned
out recently. All of the boys are back
from home and have settled down to
hard work Yesterday all seats on the
eight-oar practice machine were oc-
cupied by promising candidates for
aquatic honors Preston Edmonston.
known to be one of Georgetown's old
reIiables. was stroke. II has not been
decided who will have that position
Rorke, another good man, was No Z:
Captain Russell, who viii have charge of
the team on TIE water, No. 5: Shepard.
promising youngster. at No. .: Con-
neIlev at No !. and Curran, No 3. They
used enough strength 10 pull them TO
Chesapeake Bay and back but they did
not move from the basement of the
university
Coach Dempsey clad in yachting
cap and white sweater. leaned against
a shuttle board, and watched the young
sters plug away He was greatly pleas
ed with their work The men are not
timed On the machines. They go at it
hammer and tong as long as they can
stand IT, and when the back. shoulder.
and forearm muscles begin to pain, they
quietly 90 to the table, get their sweat
ers and trudge of to be rubbed down.
For a week OF so they viii be allowed
TO do this. then Coach Dempsey will
single them out and instruct Individual
~ About the last Of March the boys
VIII 10 their practieing on the Poto-
mac, and some good work is expected,
II Georgetown has any intention Of re-
manning out of the race at Poughkeepsie
this spring. il would not seem so from
the way the boys are hitting it up. and
the manner in which Dempsey and Mr.
Thompson are working 10 get them in
good condition.
Not only will Georgetown race with
the Naval Cadets at Annapolis. on May
%. and at Poughkeepsie in June. but she
will have freshmen crews at both meets.
There are enough candidates TO select a
first and second team from, and this viii
be done Arrangements have been com
pIeted for the second team TO enter both
the Annapolis and the Poughkeepsie
races. Manager Thompson said yester-
day:
The report about our remaining OFT
of the races IS absolutely false ard
eroundless. Never before have our pros
poets been so bright. and if we do rot
finish one-two-three, at Poughkeepsie, e,
why. then you'H know that something
is wrong As for the Middies. Wen,
we viii show them what land lubba.s
can do when eight OF them begin 10 psd-
die one canoe
Coach Dempsey Is having a new boat
built for the varsity crew this year. II
should arrive about the latter part OF
March The new shell will be a beautI-
fuI piece of boat building. costing 5000
The crews will employ the boats used
the last four years. Last years shell
viii be used by the second crew. in the
races this year. Georgetown gets a new
shell every year. and each one is an i'm
provement over the other. The new one
will in ali probability be as near perfect
as il can be made.
While everything looks bright for
Georgetown in the athletic world this
spring and summer. most OF the students
are sorry because the University Of Vfr-
ginia is not on the baseball schedule \
game between these universities wculd
attract the largest crowd Of any ath-
Iettc event There is no reason what
ever for any estrangement between the
two universities. and no good cause why
the teams should not meet. Manager
Thompson says he might cancel one of
his scheduled games or even play Vir-
ginia on Sunday afternoon" in order ia
get the SoutheTneTs back on the list. and
let the public see some real college ri
valry manifested. 1t is to be hoped that
the Virginia boys viii bury the hatchet
and arrange the game.