The Washington times., 1906-06-23


ed yesterday save for an airing. There
is a rumor. not we'll defined as yet that
the authorities intend closing down the
places. but the followers OF the game
here say that there is no credence 10
be attached TO such a story. Cornell
rules the favorite on the street with
Pennsylvania looming up as a dark
horse. Syracuse has some followers.
Georgetown, Wisconsin. and Columbia
are in the van and Of these Georgetown
Is slight favorite, young as the crew
IS. over Columbia. Wisconsin has been
experimenting and yesterday the stroke
was changed 10 allow Lea, a substitute,
a try-out. O'Dea says that this IS DER
mite but the other coaches do not think
that wolverines would make such q
change before the race Hines is out Of
Some OF the wise one here on Demp-
sey's coaching alone are picking George
town for third place, relying on the
killing pace that the heavy men in the
Cornell, Penn and Syracuse will set
Syracuse has FIVE of last years men
ana Georgetown nearly beat out that
bunch last year.
Joke on Brother Joe.
Joe Dempsey, Of the Vesper Boat
Club. reached here Thursday night and
has been out in the launch with the
men since then. La Plante has been
worrying Dempsey a lot because OF the
boilS and Lynch has been slow with
his hands, holding them too close 20 his
body. Dempsey got in the shell, and
tried TO work the No seat. He saw
that the rigging needed an adjusting, and
after this was done Lynch rOweG in
better form. He is not working the left
hand TO suit the coach and has been
under the whip all the time for the last
few days. Joe had instructions TO give
No all that he could do. and when he
saw that Dempsey was in the seat he
realized that the joke was on him
Several of the men who viii row for
Georgetown come from up New York
State and have host Of friends here.
History of the Crew.
Edmund Fitzgerald, 90 college, comes
from Troy. n. Y. He prepared at the
Albany Academy and Georgetown Pre-
paratory School. He is stroking the
boat and it is his first year. He is one
OF the steadiest men that Dempsey has
ever had in a stroke seat, and can raise
or lower the stroke. not being a mere
machine. lie is a perfect glutton for
punishment.
William Rice. 'Os law. is No. Z, and
last year rowed No. 1. He halls from
Kingston, n. Y, and Is one of the best
men in the boat
John Stuart. 'O7 college. claims AL
bany, n. Y, as his domicile. He rowed
No. 4 last year and pulled one of the
gamest races ever seen with crippled
leg. He is at this year. He attended
the Albany Academy, from which he
was graduated in 02 He subbed the
first year. He is the acting captain.
having been appointed to the vacancy
left by Sydney Mudd, jr.
Frank Toy, '07 law, attended the
Pittston High School and st. Johns
Academy, and went from there to
Georgetown. He. finished last year in
the college, but never rowed before this
year He Is working No. 5.
J. Linus Moran, '0S college, is No. l.
He came from Uniontown, Pa, and
School. He has had some experience
in boating, having rowed on the George
town Prep crew.
j. B. E. La Plante, 'Oe college. comes
promising youngster, as he has shown
great grit In rowing with seven boils.
He never whimpered, but kept plug
ging away all the time.
A. V. Lynch, 'O9 college, comes from
Utica, n. Y, where he attended Utica
Free Academy, and has had no expert
ence In rowing other than having rowed
on his class crew last fall. He is No.
thls year and Is a hard worker.
Donald +. Edmunds is distinctly
W ashington High School boy. He had
ms elementary studies at the Central
filgh school and then matriculated TO
the Georgetown Law School. He Is a
member of the Analostan Boat Club
and Is employed in the Department of
Commerce and Labor
John Camh Landry. A NJ, '06, is
Canadian and was Graduated from the
University OF St Joseph's, at New
Brunswick, Canada He Is A little hAay-
Ter than the average coxswain should
be. but then was the only man left for
the place. He guided the second crew
at Annapolis this year ana had no
thought of making the varsity until be
Guigne was taken sick
ID. p. DoWd, '0S college, is The onlv
substitute that was taken with the eight
He is a gritty lad, and had he more
weight would have made q place In the
boat
Frank Hayes, '06 college. is the man.
ager of tie crew and halls from Water
bury, Conn.
Georgetown Car.
The morning sun yesterday was very
welcome to the Georgetown squad. and
with it came the news that car OF the