The Washington times., 1905-04-09
GEORGE TOWN CREWS
MEET NAVY FIGHTS
Race at Annapolis One
Week Off.
ALL BOATS IN ONE EVENT
Blue and Gray Has Few Veterans.
But All Are Confdert of
Victory.


The annual Georgetown-Naval Acad
emy regatta will be helo on the Severn
river next Saturday.
FOR the past three months the Blus
and Gray oarsmen have been hard a,
work preparing for these races and with
the date of the aquatic event but one
week on each one of the sixteen men
VINO nave earned seats in the two shells
- ~ eAceiient condition to retrieve the
defeats which the university met at An
napolis last May.
Up to month ago the training of the
oarsmen was done on the machines in
tne basement of the college building. but
Tor the past four weeks Coach Demnse,,
mas had the candidates on the Potoma..
daiiy. preparing them for the important
races with the embryonic admiraIs.
Holding Speed Trials.
Inc work ON the machines consisted
OIL practice of twenty minutes daily in
squads, during which the coach taught
Inc men the fntricacies of the stroke
Wnfch they are TO use at Annapolis and
foushkeepsle, but since launching the
smells there has been more work in pet
uhS lie eights together and for the past
Ten gays speed trials have been held
the iasf ten days and this has hurried
the work considerably, as the coach oan
now keep alongside the crew and cbo,,t
ms instructions all the way down tho
course
While it has not yet been definitely
settled 1t is very likely that instead Of
Two races between the first and second
crews, respectively, of the two institu
tions. all four will likely be sent off
together over the two-mile course
Fear Rough Water.
The greatest handsicap which the
Georgetown men expect to encounter
VIII De the rough water on the Severn
Ever since the ice cleared away the
Navy oarsmen have been out on their
nome waters becoming accustomed TO
the rolls, and they are likely to be bet
Ter able TO keep their shells on the keeIs
than will the Blue and Gray sweepsters
VINO nave thus far been rowing on fairly
smooth water
In the way of experienced varsity
oarsfnen the Blue and Gray Is more
heaVily Handicapped than any George
town crew that has ever rowed al An
napolis. as there are but three varsity
men in the first shell, while of the
the Hudson. Barber. the varsity stroke
is hrst-year man in the university
but has had considerable rowing ex-
perience as a member of the Potomac
Club eight which won several victories
last year. NeiiI, at No. I. lis in HIS |
first year at the aquatic pastin1e. He |
Is also in his first year at Georgetown |
but last fan became prominent in ath-
ietics as guard on the football team. He
mas faiien into the Dempsey style of |
rowing nicely and has In No. the most
important seat in the shell after stroke
How They Row.
Hayden, who is in his fourth wear on
the varsity crew, is rowing G while
captain Graham, n two-year veteran
Is at No. D. Stanley, who stroked last
June varsity and who. after Neiu is
Inc heaviest man in the boat. is rippinr
her through at 4, with Brennon. who is
IN MS frst, season at rowing. at No. 2.
backes' member of the varsity which
de1eated the Navy in 1903, has No. Q
"hiie Lusk a former Georgetown prep
carsman, Is holding down the bow has
SOCK in the varsity. Joe Shriyer who
arove the victorious varsity eight of two
years ago down the Hudson ahead of 1
r. /
swain.
Canario. No. in last years Poupb-
xeepsie shell, has the seat of honor i'm
he second boat, with Foy, one Of last
seasons substitutes, at z. Green. at No |
J. is n novice at crew work, but seitz.
No. 8, was in the Annapolis 1903 varsity ]
ind rowed in the four on the Hudson
asst June. Woods. No. 4. is a freshman /
Who had some experience at Boston '
ATTN School. At. 3 Grogan rowed two s
vears ago; Stuart, No. 2. was member !
f the memorable second eight at Anna
'olis last May. Rice. bowman, is a [
reshman; Crummy, the coxswa.=.. held $
he same position in the Georgetown
rep School last year.
E0monston and Dowd are the trusty | S
Institutes q
The squad will leave here Friday !,
lorning, and during the sojourn TO
iaryland's capital, will be quartered at
he Naval Academy II