Evening star., 1909-05-02
PLAYING POLITICS.
Georgetown Students Begin Cam
paign for Managerships.

With the election Of the officers of the
general athletic council less than a
month off, the different classes at George
town have opened their campaigns, and
from now until the date of the choosing
probably May 2S, politics will be in the
air on the heights. Seven officers are to
be elected, the president, secretary and
treasurer of the association and assistant
managers for base ball, basket ball, track
and crew. The assistant managers of
the past years will all be promoted to
the managership by acclamation. They
are Edwin Miller, 10 who will have
charge of base ball; William Byrne, 10,
who will be at the head of aquatics; Ed
department. and Joseph McNulty. 10, who
will succeed Vincent Corcoran as head of
the track department.
The election of president, secretary and
treasurer is purely a class affair, all these
officers coming from the present junior
of battle for any of these Offices but
If there is one it will probably be settled
by the members of 1910. Frank Carln
of Brooklyn seems to be the favorite
Thomas Stuart of Albany. N. Y. has
shown such business ability as manager
Of base ball that he will probably be
selected for treasurer. The secretaryship
Is still in the air.
But to make up for the tameness that
will probably attend the choosing of the
three heads of the council there will be
one OF the hottest fights ever waged be-
tween classes at Georgetown for the four
assistant managerships. 1t will be re-
membered that last fall the sophs and
freshmen had close battle for the
foot ball berth. William Fitzgerald, the
1911 candidate. finally winning out by a
very small majority.
AS the stakes are much bigger this
time. so does the campaign give prom
ise of waxing warmer Already both
classes have made their nominations, a
thing that is not usually done until a
week before the election. But when a
battle gives promise of being as close as
and hence it is that the aspiring poll
ticians at Georgetown are already out
vote hunting.
The sophomores have without a doubt
put up four strong men for the posi-
tions and the freshies will find that 1t
will be pretty difficult to trim them.
Fred Gibbs. captain of this years track
team and one of the best quarter-milers
1t the school, is seeking to manage the
department of which he was field leader
during the past winter. Leo Jolat of
Ohio has been placed on the list for as
sistant manager Of crew. This lad has
not only a long experience as an oars
man in his favor. but also has had con-
siderable business experience, he having
served year as assistant business man
ager of the college journal. For base
ball, Harry Brown of New York seeks
the assistant managerShip, while Ed Ashe
of Tennessee is aspiring to finance future
basket ball quints. Each of the last two
mentioned is well liked by his fellow
stuGents. and there is no doubt but that
they will make good runs.
Against this quartet the freshmen have
pitted four candidates who are sure TO
put up strong fight. John Crosby, a
member of the varsity debating team
ming for the base ball job; Vincent Daley,
present manager of the 1912 crew. seeks
promotion to the maragership Of the
varsity: Gordon Lamey aspires to sue
ceed Ed Dilkes as business head of bas-
ket ball. and Norman Wymard is out to
obtain the assistant managership of track
The freshies are making their campaign
as class. claiming that they deserve
the support of the whole school because
of having so many athletes on their rolls.
This Is pretty strong argument and
no doubt will sway many of the upper
classmen. Their greatest handicap is that
they are freshmen, for in the past the
sophomores have usually carried most of
the juniors and seniors
At any rate the contest promises to he
extremely interesting and exciting and
will no doubt bring to light number of
young politicians. Another advantage of
such close elections is that they tend to
put the best men of the school in the
offices, thus insuring that the athletic
council will be In good hands in the fu-
ture as in the past.