Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
GEORGETOWN TO ROW
At POUCHKtEPS|E
Boating to Be Maintained at the
University, Despite All
Discouragements.

With the class races of the Georgetown
University students Thursday the outdoor
work OF the rowing element hereabout has
come to an end. and the shells and sweeps
will be laid away until next spring. or
course. there will be occasional crews out
on pleasant Sundays, and the intrepid single
scullers will venture forth at times, not
fearing the cold blasts or the prospects of
a still colder bath IL perchance. as is likely.
they crab" and go overheard. At the uni
Versity the work of the men will be trans
ferred to the machines and Coach Murray
Russell will have his hands full getting the
candidate through the preliminary work
OF learning the proper use of the slides.
The showing Thursday was not up to the
standard of previous class races, because
many OF the big fellows are out for foot
ball, and the law and medical schools did
not get crews out for the regatta. The
varsity this season has plenty Of good
candidates for the crews. and Coach Muir
ray Russell will find his lot much easier
than his predecessor did, for there are such
men az Neal. Rice, Foy, MCGOWAN. Muel-
Ter, Edmunds and Grogan who will come
from the professional school. These are
mentioned simply because all Of them have
had plenty of experience, and should they
report for training In the snring they would
make the nucleus of a fine crew, equal, In
fact, to any Georgetown has ever sent out.
some people are advancing the
that Georgetown will not be represented
at Poughkeepsie next June and that every
move that Is going on at present only tends
to strengthen the belief that they will de-
fault next season. 1t can be announced
with authority that. Notwithstanding all Of
the trouble the athletic association passed
through last summer, the disaster to the
boat house and the loss of the fast and
speedy launch, Georgetown. the university
will be at Poughkeepsie as usual to meas
ure blades with Cornell, Wisconsin, Penn
sylvania and Syracuse. The athletic as
ISOLATION has assurance from the rank and
file of the alumni that, no matter what hap
pens. Georgetown must have a crew at
Poughkeepsie. The slogan, Give every
thing else up If you will, but stick to
Poughkeepste forever" seems to be the ono
uppermost in the minds of all loyal gradu-
ates of Georgetown. and their host of
friends who have. not the honor Of a degree
from the old seat of learning arc just as
fervent in their desire to see IA crew on
the Hudson Georgetown will be there,
and, judging from the surroundings, will
have q far better crew than ever wore its
colors or pulled for the glory of alma mater.
Rowing Machines for Potomacs.
The Potomacs are going to install ma
chimes In their house for use during the
winter and it Is probable that Capt. Spen-
Ger Bliss will set apart certain nights in
the week for practice work The machines
will be placed in the repair shop, where 1t
Is warm and comfortable. and the work
will be carried out under the skiilful eye
of Capt. Bliss. Arthur Bell and Supt.
Bromley The club expects to have four
slides put In position and may get more If
the room will allow the space. The remod-
cling of the single shell of Messrs. F'inney
and Hanecke goes on at a rapid rate and
the two young men are turning out a very
credtab!e piece of racing craft. 1t requires
considerable skill to fix up a cedar shell.
but these two scullers have met all re-
qurements and when finished their boat
will be equal to any in the house. Mr..
Clarence Davis new shell is being built by
Davies & Co. of Cambridge, Mass, under
the specifications laid out by Coach Pat
Dempsey. 1t will be the most modern single
scull in this vicinity. as it will have all the
latest and improved appliances.
Analostans May Build Addition.
The Analostans are considering a propo-
sition of Coach Plaisted to take the old
paper eight oared shell and cover it
tirely with cedar thereby making it prac-
tically new boat. 1t would be an inno-
walton in the art of boat building, but as
Pleisted is full of exped:ents and knows
what he is talking about. it is felt that it
would be good thing TO allow him to
make the effort. Plaisted is building new
single shell for himself. and if it turns out
successfully it is more than probable that
he will construct one for Billy Britt, the
sometime champion of the river. 1t will
please Britt's friends to know that he in
tends to resume sculling again next season.
Tho boom that the Analostans are now en-
joying may eventually cause the club to
build an addition to their cosy home,
some time ago they purchased the property
adjoining their club house. Mr.. Dick Red
dington of the Potomacs. who has been out
in Nevada prospecting. is home again for
a short visit. Tom King, finding the cold
up in the Blue Ridge mountains not to his
liking, has shortened his visit and Is home
3n1l1 rorfV of Ctan nnt
down the river on a hunting trip, the
launch of Commodore Fischer being used
to get the party to the ducking grounds.
Clarence Hecox, the oarsman, is coaching
the foot ball squad Of Technical High
School and is getting out a splendid team