Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
ATHLETIC ACTIVITY
ACROSS ROCK CREEK.
Trials for the Relay Team for
Georgetown University.
Dividing the Rowing
Squad Into Fights.

team. first call for base ball candidates,
the rapid development OF the rowing
souad and the first cut in its numpele
marked a week of activity in Georgetown
University athletics.
At a meeting of the executive cofhiiiil-
tee of the athletic association of the UNI
vers'ty Monday afternoon. the POSITIONS
of assistant managers of both base pail
and foot ball were filled by the appoint
ment Of Thomas Stuart Of the sophomore
class for base ball and OF Ian MUTT "S
Of the same class to the assistant direc-
torship of foot ball. Both or these ~
sitions were left vacant recently y! Inc
RESERVATIONS of John Chapman ana john
I,yans of the sophomore class, VINO lett
the university. The elections 1or THESE po-
sitions come properly at the hrst hi ~
ing of the general association in June. Inc
committee also passed resolution ana
appointed committees for a university
dance. to be given at one of the leadlng
hotels in the city In Easter week.
Trials for the Relay Team.
On the same afternoon the Georgetown
track cand dates for the varsity relay
team assembled at Convention Hall and
went through trials. 1t was only through
a concession Of the hall managers that
this was brought about, as former George
town relay men invariably had to take
their trials on an indoor straightaway
track, subjecting the men to all KINDS
of trouble taking the corners and the IKE.
The men ran without spikes ana theLe
were no raised corners, but the time y,
most OF the men was way aheau VI laSl
wear. and the time of every man or the
four who made the team was better thah
the fastest tine of any Georgetown rum
ner last season. The distance was quar-
ter mile, three times around the nan;
Jimmy Cohen. Eddie Gibbs, and FREQ
were the four men picked to go against
Columbia Baiilargeon, Miller. NOM ano
Martin. according to the order OF next
fastest time. made the second team, 10 run
against Richmond College at the tederai
indoor games
The runni. g of Martin was in the ma
ture OF a surprise, as he was looked upon
as one c. the fleetest in the squad, put
sore foot interfered with his work MONDAY
and spoiled his time. Cohen and Glops.
despite their poor shape; ran wen. M, Nun,
hall, a new man to track athletics, but
member of the gridiron squad for two
years. will make name for himself, &C
cording to Coach Reilly, before the pres
ent season is over. He is middle-dis-
lance man. with great endurance and
should do we'll in the coming meets this
season. Curran. a law school man. is
showing up well as a running mate 10
MunhaIl. Among the shot-putters, Glen
non, Danahy and Smith are rapidly devel-
oping into varsity form. and one or more
of these men will compete in the differerN
events this season. Fitzgerald, the big
crew man, is able to get over the bar In
fine fashian. He recently won this event
in an indoor meet held in the college gym
naSium.
Call for Battery Candidates.
Capt. Simon issued a call Wednesday
for battery candidates to report at the
gym. The first outdoor practice of the
season was taken yesterday, when the
candidates for battery positions went out
on the field and were coached by Doc
White of the White Sox and Pitcher Ed
monston, formerly of the Nationals. both
of whom are old Georgetown men.
The Georgetown base ball manager fo-
this season-Hughes Spaulding-has estab
lished an innovation in doing away with
the professional coach and having
manager-captain. Only five men reported
for these positions-Diamond.M Montgomery.
and Dilkes for pitcher. and Eckenrode
and Galligan for catcher. OF those who
were on hand Joe Montgomery is the best
known, having been varsity pitcher and
one of the mainstays of the nine for\ the
past two seasons. But Diamond had
fine record while pitching on the George
rather young, is a southpaw o. no little
merit Little Is known of Dilkes, but
he is a goOd-sized man and has had
experience on the freshman team of Holy
Cross College. OF the catchers Eckenrode
has caught on class teams for the past
two seasons and occupied the same posi-
ton on the high school team o. Lam
caster. Pa, four years ago. Galligan is
a stockily built chap with but little ex-
perience. He was member of the foot
ha Outside
new men who may report from the down.
town schools, the Georgetown pitching
staff will be greatly strengthened by
Cantwell, the veteran pitcher of three
seasons; Devine, who is now captain of
the relay team, and who has the remark
able distinction of acquiring three "G's"
at the university during his first year,
and who is also clever left-hander, and
Miller. Michael and Corcoran. who were
good prep school pitchers. The only
catcher of varsity experience now at the
university is Schlaffiy, who played right
field ard utility man on the regular nine
last season. Capt. Simon expects to issue
a second call for all candidates to appear
about the LIST of March.
Cut in the Rowing Squad.
Coach Vail Saturday decided that it
was high time to make the first cut in
the rowing squad. and accordingly new
lists were posted. reducing the candi-
dates to three Fights with their subs
and cOxswains, SO that now the squad
numbers thirty men. Interest in row.
ing has increased SO much at the uni
versity that whereas in former years
it was only with the greatest die. Guilty
that two good Fights could be obtained
this season promises to see three cnews.
all nearly equal in weight if not in ex-
perience The men row daily from 2:3O
until o'clock. in three squads. for half
an hour at a stretch. and are already
ma STEERING the slow slide and quick
catch like veterans. Coach Vail is very
exacting and allows no careless work
or gross fault to go unnoticed. He is
developing certain men for stroke. so
that when the men get on the water
there will be no scarcity of material for
this position. Already there are two
other men in the squad besldes the
captain who have been tried frequently
i'm the number eight position. showing
that the coach intends to provide
against any unforeseen accident which
might occur to the stroke and throw
the whole crew out of harmony on the
eve of a race.
The plans were to get the crews on
the water tomorrow but it now looks
as If their appearance on tie water
must be postponed for a few days. The
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