Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
BLUE AND GRAY TO
BOOM rowing GAME
Many Candidates for Crews to
Start Training the First
of the Year.

i
versity crew yesterday announced that
/ machine work for the candidates would
start in the Ryan gymnasium Monday
afternoon. January 8. He also said that
a well known coach would be in charge,
/ although he refused to state the name OF
the man most likely to secure the posi-
/ ton AS to races, the captain had little
/ of definite nature to say, excepting that
he had been assured by Manager Byrnes
that entries would be made at the Amer
lean Henley in Philadelphia, and that
| at least two dual matches would be
arranged one of which would take place
on the local course.
Coming as early as this. the announce
ment of the Blue and Gray leader GER
tatnly proves that big efforts will be
| made to make rowing what 1t once
was at the hilltop school. That it will
be easier to do this than has been the
case for number of years past is
certain, since the recent faculty abolition
condition of the general athletic associa-
ton will both lend much to the work of
the boat club MANA unent in its cam
paign for rowing.
At a meeting of the executive council
of the association, held during the past
week. the question of crew was discussed
at length, with the result that substantial
appropriations were made for putting the
boathouse and shells into condition SO
I. ~ little delay would be encountered in
the spring in getting the Fights on the
river The question of coach was also
taken up. and it is believed that one will
be signed before the holidays. AS yet
no one has been suggested as possibility
by the management, but students of the
university all seem to favor Pat Dempsey
and 1t will be a big surprise If the
local teacher Of sweep-handling does not
land the position.
Dempsey a Winner.
1t will be recalled that much of George
towns prestige on the water and espe-
cially at Poughkeepsie previous to 1906
was due to Dempsey's coaching. He had
charge of both the crews that got placed
in successive years, one coming In sec
ond and the other third. The last eight
that Dempsey coached was the one that
rowed on the Hudson I'm 1906. That year
he was greatly handicapped by a lack of
material due to the recently Installed
eligibility code, hut despite this obstacle
he worked perseveringly with the ma
terial at hand and succeeded in molding
together an eight that. though it was
beaten by every other crew In the event.
yet fought gamely to the finish and
called forth much praise on account of
its excellent form.
Since that time Dempsey has had
charge of the crews of the Potomac Boat
Club from which he has turned out
number OF champion Fights. Should he
land the GEORGETOWN berth, he will still
retain his place at the Potomac house.
since the work there will In no wise In
terfere with his duties at the college.
The only other men that loom up al
candidates at Georgetown for the coach
ing job are Harry Vail and Murray Rus
SELL Both of these men have had charge
of the Hilltop crews at different times
but neither ever made the record that
Dempsey did and hence the leaning of
the majority of the students is toward
securing the last mentioned.
Plenty Candidates.
It is expected that at least thirty can
didates will report on the initial day of
practice. among whom Capt. Murray
will have the distinction of being the
only one that has ever rowed at Pough-
keepsie. Power and Stuart, both of
whom rowed on Henley crews; Cuniff
Daley. Crosby, Flymen, Stohlman and
Mccormack. members OF last years
freshman eight; Carlin. Fitzgerald. D.
Murray, L. Murray. Mahoney. Joliet
GloetZner, Pierce and Mcnamara OF
class crew records: Graham Carr and
and Corcoran. of the Potomac Boat Club
and a number of the foot ball men have
already signified their intention OF trying
for the boat. As the majority of these
have had an extensive experience, the
chances for obtaining speedy eight are
certainly the best in some years. and
according to the most prominent candi-
date for the coaching position there is no
reason why good record should not be
made before the season closes in June
To interest as many as possible of the
new men. the class regatta. which was
postponed last fall. will be held just pre-
vious to the Easter vacation, and up to
that time the men will train according
to classes. AS soon as the regatta is over
the squad will be cut to two varsity and
one freshman eights, all of whom will
be entered at the American Henley in
Philadelphia. The two varsity Fights
will also row against the first and
second Navy crews, and the varsity
will row a match race on the Potomac
possibly against Yale, which is very anx-
iolis to have a match on the local course
where 1t will train for ten days around
Easter If the latter match is concluded
1t will necessitate a shift in the date OF
the class regatta, but this can easily be
brought about.
The Props, as usual, will participate In
the race for the interscholastic champion
embryos first entered that event three
years ago they have carried off first hon.
ors once. second once and last place.
They also hold the record for the race
which was made two years ago. AS the
material this season will be very heavy
men in the school. Capt. Brady feels con-;
fident that first-class crew can be got
ten out.