Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

much toward helping Georgetown retain
her good name in aquatics.
The race next Saturday at Annapolis viii
be one of the earliest races ever rowed, and
1t Is most uncertain and unsatisfactory,
more so than 1t would otherwise have been
because of the tardy. aggressive weather.
In former years the crews have had q
month on the water before the Navy race,
and this year going into the race with
practically ten days of experience seems
almost like a joke. But 1T is not a joke
for where Navy has the great development
In material and condition Georgetown must
make up for 1t in form; and this can hardly
be expected with but ten days upon the
water The Navy men are always kept in
perfect physical condition with their re-
quired drills and gymnasium work. with
their monthly physical examinations and
strength tests. They are for the most part
within the academy, where the eye of
Coach GIenden is ever on his men. At
Georgetown all Is dffferent-no drills, no
gymnastic work, no physical or strength
tests and no system of training, not even
a training table. The question of each
mans condition Is purely personal mat
ter and a. gamble against which ali OF
Georgetown's coaches have to contend. To
win Georgetown must make up in form
what she lacks In condition. and form Is
a great question where the length of time
on the water is hardly sufficient even for
the coach to select his two crews.
The crews as they have been rowing of
late are: First crew-Stuart, stroke; Rice,
I; Scott. 8; Foy, 5; Fitzgerald 4; Moran. 3;
Leahy. 2; Lusk. /; DeGuigne, coxswain.
Second crew-Degnon stroke: Lynch, Z; LIE
Plante, 6; McGleugh1in, 8; Edmund, 4;
Woods. 8; Douglas, 2; Dowd. 1; Landry,
coxswain.
That is the way the crews have been row.
ing the last few days, with Bacehus out of
the first boat on account Of illness, and
many other good men ready to step in at
the coach's call. Coach Dempsey has not
fully settled upon his crews for next Sat
urday, but they will be practically the same
a - al wit he nlN1 h 10
ton of Bacchus, who is on the road to
recovery. and whom Coach Dempsey is anx-
ious to have In the boat.
The first crew has two varsity men In
Stuart and Rice, around whom the crew of
otherwise new material has been built.
Foy and Lusk rowed at Annapolis last
year and Fitzgerald and Moran have seen
some experience In the class races. Scott
has seen service with the Potomacs while
Leahy Is an entirely man. Altogether
the crew Is snappy and fast, but it IS
lighter than former Georgetown crews have
been
The second crew is unusually light and
composed mostly of freshmen and sopho-
mores, with little no real experience. The
boat moves along pretty well with the
youngsters and their form has been devef-
oped wonderfully during the last few days
of practice. 1t is thought that this year
Coach Dempsey will ask for the option
which has been held out to him every year
there has been an agreement that the first
crew row a two-mile race and that George
town might choose between a two-mile or
mile-and-a-half race for the second crew
Coach Dempsey has never awaited himself
of this option, but has sent the second
crew in with the first for a fourcrew. two
ntle event, but 1t is thought that this year
Georgetown will demand the shorter race
for her second crew, which Is too light and
young TO stand the grueling test of a two
mile race so early in the season.
Just what success can be had with these
crews cannot possibly be calculated but 1t
stands to reason that win or lose the race
at Annapolis cannot be considered as a
criterion of Georgetown's strength After
the race with Navy It is hoped that the
warm weather will be here in earnest and
the crews will be more successful in the
training for their great goal-ther race at
Poughkeepsie, 1t is also expected that this
years condition will serve as an example
TO managers of the future that a race sc
early In the season cannot possibly be
success from any viewpoint