Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
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'GEORGET0WN'S CREW
OUT OF BIG REGATTA
Will Probably Make No Effort
to Row at Poughkeepsie
in the Future.

Georgetown students are everywhere
expressing supreme disappointment today
| over the fact that the varsity eight will
not be seen in action at Poughkeepsie
on the coth of June After the decision
was reached week ago to enter the
regatta plans were Immediately made for
a large gathering of students at that
event. and these were rapidly materializ-
! ing. The good work which the crew did
at Philadelphia had caused its following
to have great deal of confidence in it's
ability, and there is no doubt that if
it had gone to the Hudson it would have
been backed extensively by the under
graduates.
Yesterday morning however, a bomb
was exploded in the training camp when
1t was announced that Carr and Vlymen
had been taken from the squad on ac-
count of parental objection to their row.
ing four miles, and that Cunniff had
been ordered to give UP training by his
physician. AS the members OF the sec
ond crew ceased training Immediately
alter the Navy race. there was no chance
10 MI in the vacancies in the varsity
boat from their ranks, and after long
consultation yesterday afternoon between
the coach, captain and members OF the
ere" It was decided to withdraw George
town entry from the big regatta.
liz ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS came as q compete
surprise last evening, although it was
nlnted that something was wrong when 1t
became known that there was no practice
In the afternoon. That such a course was
NOT thought of Saturday night was GER
tam, as Coach Dempsey drove his charges
over the four-mile stretch at a lively clip
mat the abandonment of the sport this
year will also be a severe blow to the
alumni may be understood when it is
known that already the old students had
SUBSCRIBED amount of sufficient
to insure the financing of the Poughkeep-
sic trip. They have all responded gener-
ously to the appeal for funds and with
every donation there was expressed a
wish that the re-entrance in the Pough-
keepsie races would be perma nent.
Dempsey to Return.
During the present week next years
captain will be elected and he will imme-
d1ately take UP the work of preparing for
another season in conjunction with the
management. That Coach Dempsey will
again be in charge is certain. He will re-
turn in the fall and organize class crews
Tor regatta late in October, during
which time he should be able to get an
excellent line on the material he will have
at hand. These regattas were always
great successes in the past and it is the
plan OF those in charge to make the event
next fall one of the most pretentious ath-
letlc performances of the year.
AS there will return to school in Sep
TENDER seven of this years varsity eight,
Capt. Murray being the only graduate,
and almost the entire second crew, the
chances for material being short are ex-
ceedingly slim. Capt. Brady Of the prep
crew will also enter college and should
prove strong addition to the squad.
Hawkins and Vanneman, two other preps
have not definitely decided yet whether
they will return to Georgetown Or not,
but 1t is a pretty safe conjecture that
they will be on hand at the opening of
school,
AS this will insure a squad Of over
twenty veterans and since it is logical
to belive that some good oarsmen will
come in with the new students, the pros
poets for speedy eight are certainly
tirely improbable that the Blue and Gray
VIII again endeavor to get out a four
mile crew The faculty at the school
and many Of the students are against
such plan, and the tendency Of the
management seems to be to follow the
general opinion of the school. They
argue that the expense of the Pough-
keepsie trip is needless and that it would
be just as productive of honor and far
more pleasing to the students to. hold
for the year.
Local Regatta Planned.
Accordingly. tentative plans are being
looked into over the possibility Of hold
ing big regatta on the local river next
Decoration day. Before that time races
Will be rowed at Annapolis and Phila-
delphia. and. if possible, either Yale or
Harvard will be invited to do their Easter
training here. at the end Of which a race
will also be held.
Then. as a fitting close for the year,
some one of the varsity crews which row
al POuRnkePDSip will no l1Nifo1 q
match race against the Blue and Gray
eight Memorial day, while the second,
the freshman and the prep Fights will be
matched against club and schoolboy
crews. thus making four races for the
afternoons entertainment AS this would
occur in the midst of commencement
week celebrations and at time when
many alumni are in the city, it would GER
tainy become one of the largest events OF
the year.
1T is wholly possible to make such
an affair a success, neither Pennsyl- |
vania nor Columbia has a race at this
time. Harvard and Cornell have their an
nual encounter OH Decoration day, while |
i'll the west Wisconsin and Washington |
have instituted race OF the same ma
ture. Because of their nearness to the !
city Pennsylvania and Columbia would !
come in for first bid to the local event |
and should either accept next year the |
regatta would without doubt become a |
yearly occurrence.
With the playing of the last base ball |
game of the season in New York today |
against Fordham the athletic calendar |
at the hilltop school comes to an end. |
The year as a whole has been far from !
but the fact that aquatics |
while the foundations have been laid for t
good foot ball and trac! teams, has done
much to make the urdergra duates look |
forward TO better things next season.