Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
GEORGETOWN ROWERS
FULL OF CONFIDENCE
Coach Dempsey's Ideas Have
Welded the Veterans and
Novices Together.


seven days of rowing on the water which
has been INDUCED in by the forty candi-
dates for the different Blue and Gray
crews have plainly demonstrated that
there is every reason why supporters of
aquatics at the institution should hope for
the renewal of successes in both col
legiate and scholastic competitions this
year Not only are the men trying for
places in the varsity and prep shells
heavy and of good builds. but many Of
them have had considerable experience in
the past. while most of the green young
sters have grasped the ideas of Coach
Dempsey with such alacrlty that 1t would
be hard now to separate the veterans
from the novices through comparison Of
their strokes.
Just what is the reason for such bright
prospects after almost two years Of
lethargy can hardly be determined, but it
can be taken as a certainty that circum-
stances and luck have shown favor this
year to those booming the rowing game
which has not been evidenced for some
time past. Probably the biggest boost
was the return of Coach P. A. Dempsey
after an absence of three years. 1t was
Dempsey who fl. st got out the Fights at
the Blue and Gray school which did so
well on the Hudson, and from appearances
at present he will be able to repeat his
performances this season. His stroke
which is we'll known throughout the ma
ton, is one that is eminently fitted for
the conditions at Georgetown, whe.e beef
is by no means the biggest asset of those
striving for places in the boat, while his
strict insistence on discipline and train
ing has gotten phenomenal results before
among those whose age and inexperience
have been handicaps.
Added to the fact that Dempsey is
again in charge no less than fifteen of
the candidates for the varsity have rowed
in important races in the past. one OF
them, Capt Murray, having had the good
fortune of taking part in the Poughkeep-
sic classic. Besides being a member Of
the Blue and Gray crew in that race In
1907. Murray also rowed on the varsity
at the American Henley in 1908, and has
taken part in class regattas at George
town and in club races at his home city
in Michigan. He is now stroking one Of
the varsity Fights, and bids fair to re-
tain the position when the final picking
is made, although he has a hard COM
petitor for the honor in Cunniff, who is
setting the pace in the other varsity
shell.
Cunniff Looks Good.
Cunniff, it will be remembered. gained
a great reputation for himself as stroke
in the race for interschoastic Fights at
the American Henley in 1905, in which
he stroked the Hilltop embryos to vic
tory in record time which still stands.
He captained last years freshmen, and
has also been regular member of 10th
prep and varsity foot ball teams since
entering the school. The stroke position
is sure to go to one of these two, and, as
both are fully able to take care Of the
responsibilities accruing to it, no worry
ing is being done by Coach Dempsey in
this direction.
i,,l
time are Crosby and Stohlman, two men
who stand over six feet and weigh over
Ito pounds, both of whom were members
or the freshmen eight last spring: Joliet,
an old-time prep and later varsity re-
serve; Graham. graduate from the 1909
prep boat, and Carroll. Langan and Need
ham, alf of whom are experiencing their
f1rst year on the water. Kelly, the var
sity coxswadn. is holding the rudder
strings in this boat, and under his guild
ance the shell is setting up in the water
IN f1ne style, while the men are driving
1t ahead at rapid rate for SO early in
the year
Besides Cunniff in the other varsity
boat are Power, an old varsity man of
good size and build; McQuail and Daley,
who have been members of Hilltop
crews for the past three years; Fraun-
helm and Carr of last springs prep
crew; Maccormick Of the freshmen boat
last season, and Billy Fitzgerald. the
foot ball star and brother of the ex-crew
captain, who has had very little previous
experience with the sweeps This boat
Is being coxswained by Kingsley, who
has had considerable of this work among
class Fights. Up to now the crew has
been troubled by the boat rocking. but
this difficulty Is fast being eradicated. and
the end OF the present week will no doubt
see the two crews rowing about even.
Coultry and Corcoran. two old Potomac
men, are also in the race for positions.
and both bid fair to make good At pres
ent they are practicing on the machines
SO as not to interfere with their class
work at the down town schools until it
is absolutely necessary This will prob
aoly pc after Easter, when the picking OF
the Fights to perform at Annapolis takes
place.