Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
GEORGETOWN oA9SMEN BUSY
COACH VAIL TAKES A SEAT IN
ONE OF THE BOATS.
Trial Of New oarlock Satisfactory.
Four to Be Substituted for
One Of the Fights.

Georgetown University crews from going
out yesterday. but Saturday the men had
long, hard row from the Georgetown
boathouse above Aqueduct bridge to Long
bridge and return, distance of fully five
miles. Coach Vail was in one of the
boats, taking the place of McNulty, the
big freshman, who is a little under the
weather.
The coach had another object in view.
however. He wished to try out a new
oarlock which Is similar to the kearns
oarlock used by almost all the university
crews, but differs in few minor points,
such as in the catch. which is an absolute
safety lock and cannot come undone. and
In it's width, which will permit of an oar
being made fully half an inch wider at the
leather-the most Vulnerable point OF rhe
sweep. 1t can also be used on both SIDES
of the she'll Coach Vail was satisfied
that it fulfills all its requirements salts
factorily and the varsity shell will be
fitted out with the new locks Immediately.
A peculiar state of affairs exists at the
Georgetown quarters this spring. The
number Of crew candidates Is just sufhci-
ent for three Fights with their coxswains,
but the coach has great difficulty In get
ting out more than two crews at a time.
The lineup OF the third crew is seldom the
same on two consecutive days, and the
coach has determined to remedy the dif-
ficulty. by fitting out one of the fours
and substituting this for the third eight
until the whole crew gets out regularly
The four may also be taken to Pough-
keepsie should its crew show up strong
during the season.
Books VS.. the Boats.
The reasons for this state of affairs are
4 h,,{ IL II g., &C. to
early start made by the Georgetown crews
this season that SOME of the men are not
able to get out for practice consistently.
The law school mid-year exams" are on
now and this fact has kept such men as
ex-Capt. Rice and Collihower from report
ing Leahy and Drury. two more veterans,
who are much needed. are kept from &C
tive work for the same reason. Nc
Nulty, the foot ball man, who is looked
upon as a conner is rapidly getting into
shape after short illness and Crosby.
another big freshman. who shows up well
at the machines. is out for a short time
on account of studies. but expects to be
in the boat again in a week.
The other two varsity crews and the
two prep Fights have done consistent work
for the past two weeks. and last week put
in their time In long rows and frequent
brushes. From now on until the elimi-
nation race March IA the order of the
Two varsity elSntS Will probably remain
the same.
Changes in the Boats.
Capt. Fitzgerald is stroking one boat
made Up of most of the lighter men.
Bringardner. a freshman. has been row.
ing seven in this boat. while Mclaughlin
has been moved from No. 4 to No. 8.
Rodriguez and Joliat, two more freshmen
from Georgetown Prep School. are at
Nos. 5 and 3. respectively. Lynch, a
former varsity man, is at No. 4; La
Velle at No. 2 and Dilkes at bow. Two
new men complete this boats retinue.
Fitzpatrick. who stroked the sophomore
class crew last fall. is occupying the same
position in the second Of the two varsity
boats. Reilly Of last years second crew
is at No. I. He is in charge of this boat
Madden, this years crack sophomore
| stroke, has changed over from port ia
starboard. and is now at No. 6. Murray,
one Of the strongest men in the varsity
boat at Poughkeepsie last June Is a
great help to this boat. He is rowing No
5: La Plante. former varsity man, is
holding down bow. and Al Tighe and
Cudahy. the two big westerners. at Nos.
and B. and Mckinney. from the sophie
more boat. at No. 2, complete this boat.
Feenan. Powers, McNulty and Crosby will
row in the four until the Law School
men get out next week. Augulo and
helIey give promise OF developing into
the best coxswains since Schriver held
down this seat In 1904. Both weigh in
the neighborhood Of 100 pounds.
Strong Prep Crew.
The Georgetown Props, with five vet
erars from last year and some more
husky men who had the experience OF
rowing all last fall, give indications OF
turning out a fast crew this season. The
veterans are Capt. DAILY. stroke; Nc
Quail. Phillips, Ryan and Kephart. KEEP
hart is the manager of the Prep crews,
succeeding Ryan. who resigned.
The new candidates are Cunniff and
Mellen from the foot ball team. Law
Ter. big man from st. Paurs who
weighs 100 pounds: Brady, Doyle, Laney.
Lucas. Nawn, McDermott. Qualey. O'Kel-
leg. Foley and Kelley. Coach Vail is
giving the Props every attention and
feels confident that they will be in fine
| shepe for their race with Tech in May.
They have two boats on the river daily.
The launch Robert Collier has been
| shipped from New Jersey and will he
nut In commission this week. Vail has
ben coaching from his single up to this
time: incidentally. the coach is some
thing OF an expert in single. and prom
Uses to show the boys few stunts such
| as standing up in his shell. rowing with
on. oar lying down in the boat ,and
some other things which he once did in
aquatic exhibitions.
No Word From Jack johnson.
LONDON. March 2.-Although Jack