The Washington times., 1906-06-24
How Georgetown Classmen
Fought Against Big Odds

POUGHKEEPSIE. n. Y. June %
Outweighed and outaged the George
town University crew was defeated here
today and came in last after one of the
gamest races ever rowed by a Blue and
Gray crew.
For over three miles the fran eight
kept hammering away and finished but
a few scant lengths behind the Colum-
bia crew Of New York A heavy rain
came up around $50 and the observa-
ton train was drenched. The crews
did not take 10 the water until away
after O'Clock and then conditions were
favorable, for the water was as still
as a mill pond. the wind being the
least little bit against the outside crews.
Got Good Start
All got away together. Georgetown
rowing the fifth position Columbia,
nearest fnshOre, began 10 move away
and held the lead. with Georgetown and
Pennsylvania close up. Cornell began
TO move here and went up with Colum-
bia, Georgetown dropping back. The
Blue and Gray men were rowing a
thirty-foUr stroke.
Syracuse was the first 70 show after a
distance Of about a half mile and
Georgetown was back in the 'ruck, but
fuu of fight. At St. Andrews, the Jes-
uit institution here. Georgetown was
last, with Syracuse first. Columbia sec
o.:d. and Cornell third
Cornell here took the lead and George
town started TO make its move. Fitz-
gerald was working for all that was in
him, but the stroke was not raised 70
any appreciable extent, Georgetown and
Pennsylvania crews fighting it out.
Cornell was with the company.
Bow to Bow.
Georgetown dropped back TO fourth
with Wisconsin IN the fifth position At
the ice house. Syracuse went TO the
front OF the three remaining crews.
GEORGETOWN and Wisconsin were fight
ing bow and bow. with a little advan-
tage in favor OF the men from the
West. The Badgers beef proved TOO
much for the men from Rock creek,
and they were compelled TO fall back.
Their stroke had gone down 10 thirty
two. and all of the crews were rowing
the same
At the mile and half mark Syracuse
had made good the distance. and was
contending with the leaders. Across the
sti1 waters could be heard the voices
OF the coxswains and the running of
the slides. 1t was anybody's race. and
the people on the train were yelling
themselves wild with delight
Landry. the Canadian featherweight
in the. Georgetown boat. was calling up
on them. but the beef was not there
They appeared to have only that superb
form which was the wonderment OF the
crowd. The sun had now appeared and
he race was being rowed under as taV-
orable ailspices as the stewards could
desire Fitzgerald was hammering away
and was calling upon the coxswain 10
Get after the men. There was no rush
ing OF slides but the machine-like pre-
cision was as rhythmical as they had
been taught.
CornelTs greyhound stroke appeared to
b, all in; his head was on his breast.
but that was only a mannerism Of his
Georgetown started up again. and
threatened for a time to overhaul Colunl-
bia, but the effort proved unavailing,
as the beef and Drawn in the Blue and
White boat was laid 10 IL. and the youth
Of the Jesuit boys had TO succumb.
Again Moved Up.
The positions remained unchanged un-
til around the bridge. Georgetown was
back in the ruck, and seemed to bs
hopelessly there Again the Blue and
Gray men moved up and again Columbie
STAYED off the oncoming eight. 1t wa
a grand fight for the fifth position Mucl
money had been wagered on these tw,
crews, and the men realized 1t. George
town challenged again and again, bu
/ Columbia was there to stay. and held il
rival safe in last place Pennsylvania
was coming back, ana by this tins