Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
ROWERS OF
BLUE AND GRAY
Freshies Will Make George
town Prominent on the
Water This Season.
MURRAY 4. RUSSELL, Coach.

During the past two weeks Coach Muir
ray A. Russell of the Georgetown crews
has been able to form his boats with
the idea of continuing the men therein
In the same places for the rest of the
season. Especially is this SO with the
freshman eight. which has been COM
posed OF about the same rowers every
day for the last ten. AS it now lines
up, the first-year boat will probably row
in it's races, although slight changes may
be made in a couple of the bow seats.
The crew will average somewhere
around 173 pounds in weight, and in
height about five feet eleven. 1t will be
much heavier and taller than any of
the last three varsities, and at the same
time will be much more experienced.
since five OF the eight men have rowed
either at Georgetown or elsewhere during
some previous season.
Capt. Cunnir. the stocky stroke. pulled
that oar on the Blue and Gray prep eight
last May at Philadelphia, when it won
the interscholastic championship of
America by defeating six of the best
schoolboy crews in the country. including
Central High Of Philadelphia and Cas-
cadilla School of Ithaca. Daley. at pres
ent holding down No. in the 1912 boat,
was also a member of the embryos last
summer. being captain of same. Besides
being on that crew. he also rowed on
the prep Fights of 1906 and 1907. The
next man in the Hilltop plebeian shell is
a green one, but he is steadily acquiring
form. and should prove a valuable ad-
junct on account OF his weight. He an
swers to the name Of Stohman. and, be-
sides performing on the water, has done
considerable gridiron work, having been
a lineman on last falls eleven. Behind
MIN sits Al MahOney. the big husky who
came to Georgetown from Dartmouth.
Before entering the latter school. how
ever. he went to Boston English High
where he pulled an oar in one of the
tours that did SO well in the Boston city
regatta.
May Be Changes.
The bow four is subject to some
changes. Vlymen will probably retain
No. place. and Crosby is looked upon
as permanent fixture at No. 8. Both
OF these are big lads. and when they get
the idea of handling themselves properly
on the end Of a sweep they will do their
share toward proDelling the long boat.
AT No. = a hot scrap is being waged be-
tween Howard Eager and Louis Murray
The former was i'll up to the middle of
the week and was not able to practice.
The latter. however, is handicapped by
a weak heart. thus making sides about
even. They both rowed in the class re-
gatta last fall, when each showed him
sell 10 De niaQS OF the IlSnI SUN. Their
fight for a seat will be watched with in
terest by their many friends. Jack
Eager center on the varsity foot ball
team and an ex-Central High star, seems
to have undisputed possession Of bow.
So far no one has been able to usurp
his reign in the front end of the shell.
although McNaHnara and Mccormick
have been striving hard to do So
The rudder strings will be manipulated
by DeCourcey He is little fellow but
has a head full OF sense, having displayed
such when he steered his class crew in
the interclass regatta last fall. OF course.
he still has a lot to learn. but with a
couple OF months work he should be
able to grasp all the points that should
be known by a good coxswain.
The making of law and medical school
students. and post graduates Ineligible
has hurt the freshies more than was at
first thought. Besides throwing O'Sulli-
van. McQuail and Corcoran cut of the
boat at one crack, 1t has also prevented
such men as Coltree. Maher and Pierce
from coming out. The first and last men,
toned are ex-Potomac men Of no mean
ability. while the others rowed with the
props when Dutch" lie Compile was cap
tain in 1905. The plebes also suffered
considerably from the retirement of Joe
Wills. who was forced to withdraw on
account of having too much outside work
to attend to.
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