Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
AMONG THE 0ARSMEh
Blue and Gray Crews Keep
Steadily at Practice.
O q TLOOK BRIGHT
DRIFTwooD KEPT coxswAINs ON
THE ALERT.
Potomacs and Analostans May Send
Men to Philadelphia
Regatta.

i All the men have at least been present at
their respective boat houses and. although
some did not brave the elements. they did
plenty Of good enthusing the youngsters
and planning for the crews.
| The spring rains started quite a little
| freshet down from the mountains and the
| water has been very muddy. The high
tides. which have foated many logs and
trunks of trees down the current, make
| rowing difficult for the frail racing craft,
| and It puts the coxswains to a severe test
| Of their skill.
] Attention here might be called to the
| great quantity Of gas tar afloat in the
| river. and OF the great injury 1t is doing
to all craft-racing shells. pleasure boats.
| canoes and also the shipping which comes
Into the harbor.
| Georgetown University.
No bad weather nor fear Of floating logs
| in the Potomac has allowed other college
crews to gain days advantage on George
town. Each day, with warning word to
his coxswains, Coach Dempsey sends out
| his youngsters for their practice.
| He is still inconvenienced in his coach
| ing owing to the hardness In coming of the
/ new pumping engine for the launch. 1t
| was shipped from New York last week and
1 1t should have arrived days ago. Doubt
| less one of those delays which are frequent
1 in travel by freight has deferred its arrival.
| The engineer has rugged up q force hand
| pump for the time being. by means Of
which the launch is enabled to follow the
| crews from point to point.
The launch In this way was first used last
| week. Murray Russell. '02, was aboard on
Its initial trip. He, 1t will be remembered.
| was captain Of last years Poughkeepsfe
crew. and about whom 1t Is said that he
has been in every varsity crew Georgetown
has ever had. He Is completing a special
course OF studies in the city at this time,
and encourages the men by his presence
and his enthusiasm over aquatic sports.
For several days Coach Dempsey attempt
| ed to teach the crews the intrtcacies of the
| racing start. This Is without doubt the
| most important part of a race and must be
done well, for II crew gets away well
| at the start and can look upon the crew or
crews behind, it is a very difficult thing
| for them to be passed. Dempsey will keep
| them at this work a few more days in or
| der to have them all ready for the Annapo-
| lis race on May 81.
| After the strong showing made by the
| navy's second crew in the Pennsylvania
races last Saturday Georgetown's juniors
| have been working diligently. and they bid
| to make things interesting when they back
to the line on the Severn.
To show what an effect this has had on
the second crews work they defeated the
! varsity crew in the races both Tuesday
and Wednesday. This is the result of their
requirement Of what Coach Dempsey terms
the quick, snappy catch" This reversal
| Of the expected order of things goes we'll
| once in a while as 1t makes both the crews
work the harder the one to continue its
good work and the other to wipe out the
defeats by turning of the trick. So by
this inter-crew strife the youngsters are all
working hard, especially as they realize
the time for the Annapolis race is growing
near.
Mr. Dempsey made several changes in
| the lineup of the crews in the last few
days. Seftz. law. who had been rowing
No.. in the second crew, was transferred
to the same seat in the varsity
second boat was moved to fill the vacancy
made by Seitz, while Kirby, one Of the
varsity substitutes of last year. was put
| in the bow seat to replace Ridgeway.
Potomac Boat Club.
The Potomac Club has now started In
It's regular training. The lingering winter
kept the crews off the water later than
| usual this year. and they. thinking Of the
hastily approaching regattas. are endeav-
o1ing to make up for lost time.
Captain Mueller has sent cut a request
that all the oarsmen report to him In per-
son in order that he may divide the squad
up into crews until the final picking Is
made. There has been an eight-oared
crow out every evening this week and sew
eral single and double SOULS usually ac-
company 1t.
George Herman has been working consci-
entiously in his new boat. and is beginning
to show great improvement. When his
new SOULS arrive and he gets thoroughly
accustomed to his dainty craft he will
move WELL MCGOWAN has been out sew
eral mornings, and says he likes the feel"
of his new shell. If looks count for aught
in boat or man. he should be found on the
page Of this seasons winners. Britt has
not been out steadily yet, owing to his Of
fee duties, but he will soon settle down
to arduous training.
Tt.ar 10 Rnr n hn.
ing represented at the American Henley.
as that interchangeable oarsman Hecox is
anxious to secure mate In the double
sculls and enter the event. Otherwise
there will hardly be any Potomac entry at
either the Henley or the Harlem river re-
gatta, but the club Will strive to send
couple OF crews to Philadelphia for the
Peoples regatta July 4.
Quite delegation from the club will go
over to Baltimore Tuesday to attend the
annual minstrel show Of the Arundel Boat
the performance in q body as guests Of the
Baltimore club.
The Potomacs have begun to sell tickets
for their benefit performance OF Edwin Ar
den and his company In 'TrelaWny of the
Wells" to be held at the Columbia Theater
Monday evening, May IL.
Analostan Boat Club.
The wearers Of the blue and white were
numerously represented on the water
earlier in the week. an eight, four-oared
shell and a four-oared gig being the record
for one day. The club will probably hold
club regatta on the last OF this month,
thereby inaugurating the season properly.
They will make no entries In the Ameri-
can Rowing Association regatta at Phila-
delphia, the one hitherto called the Ameri-
can Henley. But 1t is probable that they
will be represented by Junior four and an
eight at the peoples regatta on the Schuyl-
kill July 4. Mr.. Richard Pairo has recently
purchased new single scull from Ward
g Co. of New York. The boat Is beauti-
fully built one, and with good coaching
Mr.. Pairo should succeed. Mr.. Louis A.
Fisher, the efficient secretary, and one of
the bulwarks OF rowing. Is at present in
st. Louis on government business.
GOLF AT CHEVY CHASE.