The Washington times., 1909-01-13
Georgetown Graduates Will
ing to Contribute Funds
for the Crew.
DUAL REGATTAS
MIGHT BE HELD
10 Hope of Going TO Poughkeepsie,
But Princeton Of
fers Opening.

That Georgetown is to give up inter
collegiate rowing has caused d storm of
elsapproNal TO spring up in the ranks
If the alumni
Two prominent members of the
GeorgetOWn-New York Alumni Associa-
ton have written Manager LaPIante. of
The Georgetown crew department, TO as
certain whether steps can be taken to
save the sport at their alma mater. In
1905 the Georgetown crew department
was in just about the same TX as at
present, there were no funds to war
rant the Fights annual trip to PouEh-
keepsia. for which the oarsmen had
trained faithfully all spring. At that
time Manager Frank Hayes appealed to
the alumni for assistance. and the result
was that $500 was raised and the crew
sent 10 the collegiate regatta.
The conditions this year do not war
rant Georgetown's going TO Pough-
keepsie. even should the alumni pro
vide the money, for the coin
would but make IL possible for
georgetown TO compete in perhaps
fwO dual races with outside col
.eges. instead Of combining the sport en-
Jlrely TO class races, as is the intention
are especially anxious. to see the local
eight hook up with Princeton. either on
the Potomac or on Carnegie lake
Princeton Willing.
Information given out from Princeton
last fall was to the effect that the
Tigers would enter competitive contests
his year, and that Georgetown was the
most likely candidate for the first con-
test. Manager Woods, of the 1905
Georgetown crew, sought a race with
The New Jersey university, and the re
ply sent him was that Princeton was
not prepared to engage in dual races
then. but would give Georgetown the
first chance when the step was taken.
This is what the New York alumni want
10 see now, Georgetown meet Princeton.
Manager LaPlante expresses himself
clearly on the latest nhase Of the per
picking situation as follows:
"A race between Georgetown and
Princeton would be just what j would
like. and IL the alumni carry out the
suggestions they have made me the
past month by materially assisting as
at this time when we need IL badly, J.
think we may be able to save rowing
here. What We need, II We are going 10
carry the sport through the present
Sirua ton. is assistance from the alumni.
Experience has proved the pasume too
expensive to be maintained by such a
small body OF actively interested stu
dents as there are at Georgetown
Captain Dailey's Idea.
Capt. Y. d. Daley, of the 1905 George
town Prep crew. winner of the Ameri-
can prep school championship at the
American Henley regatta last spring. is
endeayoriug TO secure permission from
the Henley stewards 10 enter a crew
from Georgetown next spring made up
Of men chosen from the preparatory
school and freshman class in the col
lege department. The former captain
argues that the NIidsHipmen sought 10
enter their freshman crew iu 1907, and
would most likely have been successful
hid the naval authorities given their
fnal consent for the trip. The Henley
committee is seeking TO bring the total
number of competing crews lu this race
uD 10 twelve and Georgetown may he
thus able 10 get in. OF last years Prep
crew. six are now az Georgetown either
iu the prep school or freshman class.
captain RYAN, Brady. Kelly, and Nc
Quail are stilI props, while cN-CaDtsiu
DALEY and Cunnlf, last years stroke,
are enrolled as freshmen.