The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-13

Now that the Georgetown oarsmen
have quilted the machines and taken TO
rowing on the Potomac. much interest
and speculation as to the showing which
the crew will make this year in its sew
eral races is being displayed at the Hill
top school
Although the men have only been out
a week their showing to date IS cred
liable. and to the many spectators who
daily watch the work Of the collegians
from Aqueduet Bridge an advance to
ward more perfect rowing can be seen
in tho way they now handle the sweeps.
The constant splashing and lack OF
uniform swing 10 the boat which char
acterizes all early work on the water
has been eradicated. and the men are
getting on rapidly to some Of the pTin-
ciples which Coach Dempsey is instilling
into them.
To pick q crew at present. or even
during the next month, would be impos-
sible. and the Georgetown varsity eight
will not be known until a few days be-
fore their first race. May Il. when they
meet the Midshipmen on the Severn.
Several Fights on Hand.
Every day the men have been on the
water two and three Fights have been
taken out by the coach, and included In
the squad are some husky men. In their
daily spins the oarsmen start out from
the boathouse. which has been moved
directly underneath the Aqueduct Bridge,
next TO the Potomac boathouse. and row
up above the bend. half-mile above the
Three Sisters From there they start
down stream and row down TO Highway
Bridge and back to the boathouse, a
total distance of about four miles.
OF course no racing pace is hit up. nor
are the Oarsmen continuously working
from the time they leave the float till
they return, but Dempsey is content for
the present to let the men take matters
easily and master the stroke well before
starting any practice spins
One Big Drawback Disposed OF.
Yesterday afternoon two varsity crews
took to the water. the men rowing IN
the following order: LIST varsity boat.
Murray stroke; Crosby. Z; Stohlman, s;
Carroll. 5: Joliat. 4: Langan. 3: Graham.
2; Neidham, !; eOxswain, Kelly. In the
other varsity eight Mike CunniT is
stroling; Daley is Z; Carr, 6; Powers. 5;
Fraunheim, 4; Fitzgerald, 3; McQuafl, ,;
Mccormick. /; Kingsley, coxswain. These
men are all large and there is not man
in either boat who weighs less than a
l5e. This looks good for the HilItoppers,
for there has not been year so far that
the locals have not gone 20 Poughkeepsie
with one or more men in the boat who
have weighed some pounds below this
minimum.
Coach Dempsey Speaks on Prospects
In speaking of the prospects of the
crew yesterday afternoon. Coach Demp-
sey said:
Everything certainly looks good for
US this year, as I have fine bunch OF
large men from which to pick a varsity
boat, and yeu will hear from US before
the season closes.
Il think this seasons squad is about
the best have ever had"
To the efforts of Manager Bryne,
Georgetown owes much of the interest
and revival Of aquatics. He has ar
ranged a fine schedule, consisting of a
two-miie race with Annapolis on the
Severn on May IA; tie American Henley
race the following Saturday. where
Georgetown will meet Pennsylvania and
several other Northern colleges, and.
finally, the Poughkeepsie regatta. June
Is. where Georgetown will be entered in
the classiest intercollegiate race OF the
year.