Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-17
GEORGETOWN CREW
TAKES TO THE WATER

has divided his men into three eights. an
nearly equal as regards weight. age and
experience. This Is one OF the coachs
new ideas and IL has found instant favor
with the men.
The plan Is to get out on the water
earlier than ever before, and II the crews
are rowing on the Potomac this week
Georgetown will have a two weeks start
on most OF the other college crews In tho
country The coach believes In getting
his varsity and second crews together ~
the LIST OF March in order to overcome the
great advantages the other colleges nave
in more and heavier men. better poats ana
some other things. by having the George
town varsity together right at the start
Of the season and making them so fami-
liar with the stroke and with each ntner
that II will become second nature TO them.
But perhaps never before mas mere peen
a likelier-lookiug set Of crew candidates
at Georgetown. In 1900 Georgetown had
an eight Of young giants. Tney were
called the handsomest crew at fouehkeep-
sic. but they finished last that year IN
1902 the Georgetown varsity on the Hudson
averaged less than some Of the freshman
crews in the regatta, but this crew nm.
ished second to the crack Cornell chan'-
pions. The present set OF candidates re.
sembles the material from which Pat
Dempsey developed his star eight In 1905.
which gave Syracuse che night OF her ire
for second place at the Poughkeepsie re.
gatta.
Pleased With Outlook.
Coach Vail, in an interview with the
representative Of The Star. declared hir-
self pleased with the outlook for q win-
ming crew at. Georgetown this season.
while ! am not usually so optimistic az
to a crews success and at such an early
time as this" he continued. Il must
hat 0xya A.
boys at Georgetown this year. They are
Jus. the right size. and / am told they
have plenty Of grit. which after all 10
the keynote to success In nearly every
SPORT Above Gll they seem to learn
quick and are willing workers
The three crews are to race against
each other two weeks after they 90 On
the water This race will mark the nrst
of the 1908 season and means a lot 70
the Candidates. Not only will the win.
ming crew receive handsome gold medals
blu. the varsity and second crew candf.
dates must be chosen from among tho
competing Fights. and the coach may
change his opinion with regard to some
men who have shown UP well on tho
machines. but may act dine rently UNDER
Are
Although a seat in the varsity boat 10
the object for which most or tne oioer
members and the veterans are striving
the coach is giving every encouragement
t. the newcomers to try for the como
eight. as the varsity must have strone
pacemaker this season to make nsnx
aud work harder and remedy right az
the start this fault which had 20 mnch
to do with the poor success Of last sea-
sons Georgetown eight.
"Fitz" Will Stroke.
Capt. Fitzgerald will stroke and havs
charge of one boat. There was some
DISCUSSION as to the fairness of the varsity
stroke holding down this position against
the other two boats but the coach re-
fused to allow the big fellow to row be-
hind a. less experienced man. where he
might develop slowness and other no
less important faults. In his boat arc
Rringardner. the husky freshman. ana
Rodriguez, his partner from last year =
PREF crew: Drury, the crack Potomac
Club oarsman, and Lawman. LaVelle and
Mckinney from last falls class crews.
and Mclaughlin and Dilkes. the former
a star foot ball man OF four seasons ana
also an oarsman Of no mean ability ana
the latter also of the foot ball squad.
Either Kelley or Eckenrode, two young.
sters in the ninety-eight-pound class, VIII
have charge Of the ropes OF the captain
boat This crew averages 100 pounos ana
is fairly well experienced.
The second boat is stroked by Madden.
the crack stroke of last falls freshman
eight. Were IL not for his light weight ne
would give the captain hard rub Tor
strong and why. Behind him are found
Murray of last years varsity. and Lynch
Of the 1905 varsity. Both OF these men
are heavier than ever and are fast acdulrs
ing the new Vail stroke. Reilly and F1tz.
patrick are two more husky chaps on
this crew. They have rowed on George.
town class crews for two or three years.
and were members of the Georgetown
on this squad are McNulty. the big half
back on the foot ball team last fall. who
has never sat in shell up TO this tirnes
but who has fairly good form on the ma"
chimes and Cudahy and Leahy two wetis
built men who have had considerable in-
door work. but who are comparatively
new to the water. This crew weighs
about 1876. is nearly all Of size and the
freshman coxswain. who weighs about
los, will be assigned to this boat
Veterans in Third Crew.
The third crew also has its quota of
veterans The boat is to be stroked by
Joliat. the freshman class crew captain
who is rather light like Madden. the
other stroke. but who has fine form To
back him is that premier Blue and Gray
oarsman and ex-Capt. Bill Rice. who has
rowed on the varsity for three years, ana
will be a great help to the new men thia
year. and Moran and La Plsnte. both
OF the lJUO fOu&uhcepSie Crew, WuO WIN
be on hand again this year. These four
men will be the source Of strength or
this boat. but Tighe is big man and
stroked the junior eight last year. Feenan
and Powers both rowed on the freshman
class crew last fall. They are both big
men, Crosby is a new man to aquatics.
but is powerfully built. Ashe will steer
this boat He is heavier than the other
two but has had more experience. This
crew Is the heaviest Of the three. averag-
ing 10 pounds.
After this race in March Georgetown
has two other races In view for the
Potomac course this spring. Final ar
rangements are almost completed for the
race between Georgetown and New York
University, and the Middies may be per-
suaded to meet the Blue and Gray over
the home course. In case the navy re-
fuses to come to Washington the George
town management has another college
race in view.
The coaching launch Robert Collier has
been sent for and will be put into inn
mediate commission. In the meanwhile
Vail will coach from his single.
Changed His Mind.
From fhe Chicago Newe.