The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD TO
GOVERN HILLTOP ATHLETICS
Rowing to Be Revived at
Georgetown Under New
Regime This Year.
TO CONTROL ALL SPORTS
Five Prominent Local Business Men to
Take Charge Of Blue and
Gray Finances.

The President of Georgetown Uni
versity, Rev. A. ]. Donlin, s. J. realizing
the great good that Georgetown derived
in years past from her alumni advisory
board on athletics. decided to revive the
board whose good work was interrupted
two years ago by the death Of one Of
its members.
That the new board recently appointed
by the president will have the confidence
and good will of the alumni and the
public III general is certain. for its MEM
bers are not merely locally prominent.
but are known far and wide for their
legal and business ability. They are
Lawrence o. Murray, ex-Comptroller OF
the Currency; Frank J. Hogan. of the
law firm of Baker. Sheehy &c Hogan
Joseph j. Weller. prominent real es-
tate broker: Charles e. Roach. we'll
known attorney at law. and Hugh j.
Fegan, secretary of the law department.
Of the university. Mr.. Francis X. Anglin.
a professor at the college. has been ap-
pointed faculty director OF athletics.
TorControl sports.
As the name implies, the new board
will advise, with the executive commit
tee elected from the student body OF
the university. on all matters pertain
ing to the management of athletics, but
its duties will not stop there. II VIII
take over the complete supervision OF
the athletic situation and manage the
finances of the athletic association and
SO fix a policy that will work for the
permanent good OF athletics. The nhai
details of the policy will not be settled
,l,,is hoard and executive
committee meet in the fall II Is practl-
cally certain, however, that they viii
make for expansion.
Georgetown's prominence in football III
the South warrants an endeaHor To
schedule a game or two with the Dig u:i-
Vel stiles Of the North and to try conciu-
sions with Vanderbilt or one or other OF
the universities farther South. Its track
team has again attracted notice. and a
plan to send a team Of ten or twelve
men to the intercollegiate meet instead
of the one or two who bave heretofore
represented the university will surely be
considered.
Baseball Hard Problem.
A harder problem to solve will be the
baseball situation. The baseball team
has not for some years rast caused It's
rivals the ANNOYANCE that the old-time
teams caused them, but this year, with
the material that will be available from
last years freshman team and with the
renewed spirit that will surely be in
stilled into tne team oy tie tremendous
interest the alumni is taxing in athletics.
a much-imprcved club may be expected
In the minor sports-tennis. BASKET
ball, &c.-the policy will remain about
the same, with this one addition. thai
IL 1t is at all feasible a coach will b-ob-
tained for the tennis team
To Resume Rowing.
What undoubtedly will cause joy in the
hearts of many of the alumni and follow
ers Of sports on the Hilltop will be the
endeavor of the Athletic Association to
bring back rowing. The increase in the
number of students in the University will
make it easier to develop a crew than II
was IN the past that will bring as great
credit to the Blue and Gray as her for.
mer crews.
The fact that the advisory board will
work with the executive committee, help
ing 1t with its advice and business ah!t-
ity and managing with II the finances OF
the association, should give to the ata-
letics at Georgetown a new and added
impetus.