The Washington times., 1906-01-28
EXAMS INTERFERE
WITH CREW WORK
But Georgetown Candidates
Are Improving Rapidly.
GOSSIP OF TRACK TEAM
Relay Entry in Richmond Meet-Seitz
to Run in BostOn-Preps'
Strong Squad.

Crew prospects at Georsetoyn. are. still
booming. and while all Of the flftv OF
more candidates who have reported for
work are not out every day, owing "a
the midwinter examinations which are
now on, Coach Dempsey is kept busy
instructins the thirty OF forty who trair,
regularly
The work OF the pust two weeks on
the machines is beginning 10 show re-
suits The men are fast rounding intc
shape and at the present rate of de-
Feiopment, by the time the weather
changes, they viii be able TO take up the
work on the river much further ad-
Yanced in condition and technic than
theX We're the same time last year.
Work on the new bOathouse is being
pushed so that everything VIII be in
Readiness when the candidates go on
The water.
The call for track was made bv Man
ager Leslie Brennan last week and
among the old men who responded and
nave been training are Charley Seitz
Herbert Doyle, Bob Kelly, Griffith
Mudd, Shelly, Robert Walker, James
sullivan, Joe Montgomery. Milton Jeffs
Spike Kelly and J. Gaffney. The
management is planning TO send a
ene-mile relay team TO the Richmond
meet on February 10. Those who are
most likely 10 make that team. accord
Ing 70 their work of last year and the
showing they have made so far while
training, are James Sullivan. of last
years team, who viii be entered In the
spripts; Bob Kelly. Griffith Mudd. Joe
Montgomery, Herbert Doyle. and Spauld-
ing
Doyle, who is trying for the relay. is
also out for the sprints. and should
make good in them. as he has shown
decided Improvement in form and spaed
over his work last year. when he won
the- oO-yard novice in splendid time.
Spaulding is another who is looked upon
as being better than the average in the
half mile. and the work of Seitz In the
dashes needs no mention.
Seitz states that he will not go To
Richmond As he has accepted "a bid for
the forty-yard invitation in the Boston
Athletic Association games. where hA
expects 10 be pitted against such men
as EckersaH, of Chicago, Hahn. of
Michigan and Eton of Cambridgeport.
The Georgetown runner will also enter
the forty-yard open at these games.
O'Gorman, the freshman, who holds
the interschOlastc shot-put record. is
among those who have been out at work
on the indoor track and on the machines
rounding into form.
The Props are stronger this season
than they have been for a numuer OF
years. and under the Instruction of Seitz.
who IS acting as coach, -Sauld capture
the interschOlastic manner at the uni
VeTsity games. II is expected that the
embryo varsity men will send a team
TO the Richmond games in February. 1t
VIII probably be the same as that which
defeated Central High at the Fifth Reg
fment games ia Baltimore recently. The
men who ran were Mowen. Cohen, Mar
lin, and Gately. The only change, if
any, viii be the substitution of Tierney
for one of the other men. TieTuey win
be taken along 10 run the GaShes
whether he makes that relay or not.
In case he is made one of the Cur his
place in the sprints viii be filled b, the
most likely short distance man among
the number that are out. These who
have shown up best so far are the mem
bers of the relay team just mentioned
and Kelly. Lucas and Bladgen.