Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
WILL D|SBANO THE
GEORGETOWN CREW
Manager Wood, on the Advice
of Coach Vail, Decides to Give
Up the Trip to Poughkeepsie.

Georgetown will not be represented at
the Poughkeepsie intercollegiate regatta
this year"
Such is the positive announcement made
10 The Star by Mr.. Cliff Woods the man
ager of the crew. who has labored inces-
sanity ever since he entered Georgetown
TO build up the prestige of aquat:cs among
the students and to excite a spirit of sup
port among the faculty and alumni!
The reasons for our non-apps arance at
Poug akeepsla this year are tWofoid-,ha
lack Of support given the rowing squad by
the faculty and the failure to get the
alumni to subscribe enough cash to de-
fray expenses of the trip, as we'll as the
purchase of a new boat Unlike all the
other contesting crews of Poughkeepsie,
Georgetown has to depend on subscrip-
tons from it's former graduates" said
Manager Woods. and this year it has
been a case of frost all around.
The rest of the colleges have big ath-
let.c folowings. and the games at these
places reap thousands OF dollars. while at
Georgetown we have few hundred 1t
IS easy sailing for the rest. bat the man
agar of the Georgetown crew has TO be
out all the time on a begging tour ard
the alumni arr tired of tie constant plead
ing for help. Why. We sent two crews
to the Henley a few weeks ago. and our
extensive Philadelphia contingent of grad
yates, almost TO man. refused to
help us.
Our crew of this year" said Manager
Woods. did not come up to expectations.
and their defeat at Philade lphia by the
University of Pennsylvania N hollow
manner settled the question AZ that time.
They were finely boated. thanks to the
generosity of the Potomac Boat Club but
they didn't have the snap in their work TO
make crew equal TO former Poughkeep-
sic crews
Il held off making TIE final d cision
about Poughkeepsie until l got answers
from our former steadfast fri-njs' con-
tinued Manager Woods. land at the
drawing Tor positions for the race We'd
nesday night in New York had Mr. Her
bert Doyle present and draw our posi-
ton. But Friday the answers were re
caived and reluctantly gave up the fight
and notified the crew that it was all over
for this season.
I'VE will continue auuatics and | have
made arrangements for races here next
season. with Princeton as the main at
traction, second race with New York
University and our crews will also go 10
the Henley We will also have Coach
Vail again, his work was superb as the
prep crew fully attests, but different tao
tics will be adopted to make the crew
self-supporting and not a drag on the
athletic association 1t is also TO be
hoped that in future the faculty will
lend helping hand and not throw OBJ
stacles in the way of paving the way for
tiIst-class training principles.
Coach Harry Vail was seen by Star
representative and he said the verdict not
to go 10 Poughkeepsie met with lis APP
prevail for it would be throwing good
money away 10 give crew ii trip tnat
did not have chance to win.
Il was handicapped at the start ov the
lack OF candidates for the seats. l.Ut went
ahead ard made tire best results possible
The crew. although working faithfully
I'D not have the / uuired snap IT the i'm
portant period OF Tie r.cn. as vas SHOWN
in the race AZ Philadelphia. Thy were
outclassad br PENNSYLVANIA 2ad New
York Athletics, and then had a race with
the Bachelors as second 4ttra cfio1. and
were beaten ont by the c!ubnen at the
stood them 10 tie coed, 1870 yards from
the finish.
II told the men that as Pennsylvania
rad beaten them four lengths in a mile
and 80 yards they. as students. could
figure out what the same crew would
i al them in the four-:llile race. and |
told Manager Woods il would Re wasting
10 credit could come to the crew or my
salf BY going.
Manager Nno3s has notified the stew
al ds Of the Poughkeepsie inJelco,l giata
regatta OF Geo!getown's position. with the
request that they he considered d prob
able starter IN 1904
Coach Henry Vail will go immediately
70 Baltimore, wtere he will assume
Charge of the .Ar,els of that city a posi-
ton he has held for ten years