Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
|ese League Club Is Negotiating for the Release Of Bob ngaut
GEORGETOWN BOARD IN
QUANDARY OVER CREW
Mooted Question Again Up for
Discussion This Week-AC-
ton Expected Soon.

With the opening of the practice sea-
son very imminent, and with every indi-
cation pointing toward the possibilities
of developing very speedy varsity eight,
the rowing enthusiasts at Georgetown
University are to be asked again this
week to defend the boat club from eX-
ecutiye action that might mean the abo-
lition of the sport at the institution. \
whole lot of substantial opposition has
grown up within the past fortnight, which
will have to be overcome if the crew is
to be retained and in order to bring tine
discussion to a speedy end the advisory
board and the executive council are to be
, asked this week to arrive at final de-
cision in regard to the matter.
The principal objection against the crew
is that 1t is too expensive a sport for a
school of Georgetowns size to foster. 1t
is pointed out that ever since its incep-
ton the rowing department has been
more or less of a burden, and hence it
should be omitted from now on unless
some new plan can be evolved to finance
the sport. Those who hold this opinion
are men of considerable influence in at
! fairs athletic at the school, and II is GER
tain that they will make hard struggle
before they will consent to the retention
of the sport.
The rowing enthusiasts, however, main
tain that the greatest expense mas al.
ready been undergone. and as result OF
it the rowing department is so equipped
now that the cost of keeping 1t up IN
the future will be far smaller. They also
claim that with the material on hand II
will be possible to develop speedy eignt
and that such a crew would more IMAM
repay for whatever money is put INTO TIE
carrying on of it's management.
The two factions also put forth various
other reasons In support of their respec-
tive sides, but in the main the d1mculty
is financial one. Great improvements
which are being planned in the way VI
providing a larger seating capacity lot
football games will need the expenditure
Of large sum of money, which sum VIII
| hardly be available from the general atm
letic association If the crew IS retaiIieu.
The many objections have put oostacies
| in the Way of the crew management "
| such an extent that it has been aimost
| impossible to make any plans at all iol
| the coming campaign. 1t IS the uesl,
| of Coach Dempsey to get the men wUi
| ing on the machines as soon as possioie
| and il the decision is reached to retain
| the sport practice indoors Will be stafteo
without delay. -, !,
From present information there Will DC
no less than thirty canoldaIes ~ mo, -
| for the varsity eight, of which the ma
| iority will be men possessed OF consioer.
| able nreyious experience. The genera
run Of those who will try are also heavs
and well-built, so that in the way o.
| material things look most favorable Inc
chances for arranging representatN,
schedule are also very bright, while tne
enthusiasm among those especially a..
| tracted by aquatics has never peer
| greater. - !.
| Because of all these circumstances l.
is not thought that the sport VIII 0.
abolished, although it is very hkeiy Una
the manager will be instructed TO carry
the season on as economically as pos
] sible. The whole matter is now peins
| looked into by those to whom the ques-
ton will be ultimately put, and hence q
decision will be at hand as soon as .me
question is brought to vote rms VIII
Certainly be before the coming SUNDAY.
The props will have to handle thelI
crew matters by themselves and nence
they are also holding back to see wha1
the varsity men do. The embryos are
anxious to turn out a good eight Tor the
Henley, in which race they lost out las'
wear and the year before after winning
it in 1905 It is very likely, though. tha'
the. Youngsters will be compelled TO do
whatever the varsity men do, as 1t Wouio
he entirely Impossible for them to devel-
on and carry on a crew without some as
sistance from the university department