Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-08
ACTIVITY IN ALL ATHLETICS.
THE NAVY TAKES A NEW
LEASE OF LIFE.
The Work of The Boat Crews
Far Exceeds Previous Sea-
sonS-Base Ball
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The athletic organizations Of the
Naval Academy have recovered from
a losing streak of many years aud
have taken new lease of life i'm nth-
letio activity IN aquatic, baseball and
field and track athletics.
The work of the crews this season
has filled the hearts OF the midship.
men with delight, as we'll rs those Of
the maturer friends of the Navy. An.
napolis has had by far the hardest
schedule of any rowing college in the
oountry-four varsity raoes-and has
won the two already rowed. with
Georgetown and the University OF
Pennsylvania. and are confident of
winning at least one, if not both, Of
the remaining two, with Yale and
Columbia Indeed, the Navy oontin-
gent is very sure of the ability of their
crew TO make clean record for the
season.
This Improvement in rowing Is
most gratifying 20 the friends of the
institution, as IL Is particularly desired
that the midshipmen should excel in
aquatic sports. The credit of the fine
work of the season undoubtedly be-
longs TO Mr.. Richard Glendon, of the
Boston Athletic Association, who has
coached the crew for the two past sea
sons.
The baseball nine under Coach
= Tots Murphy is unquestionably the
best aggregation that mas ever repre-
sented the Academy. OF the nine
games played this season, the Navy
has won six, tied one and lost two.
The defeats-from Pennsylyania State
College and the University OF Virginia
were both in the early part of the
season. OF the last six games played
the Navy has won five and tied one.
For several seasons past the theory
seemed TO be that the more games that
were lost early in the season the better
the chance Of defeating the Army at
the end of the season, and the expires.
sion was constantly heard after % de-
feat that il made no ditferneoe SO we
beat West Point.
Unfortunately, however, after losing
throughout the season they generally
lost TO West Point, too. The bows un-
der Coach Murphy have proceeded on
different theory, and fight for every
game. The result has been that they
have struck a winning streak that is
likely TO last through the season and
win a triumphant victory over the
Army. The strength of the nine this
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pitchers, Needham and Douglass
Needham played freshman ball at
Yale, and has pitched for two seasons
at the Academy. Douglass is in his
first year. but pitched previously at
the University OF Tennessee. He weighs
1870 pounds and is six feet two inches
in height He is also a fine football
player, but broke his leg early last
season. Both of THESE men have fine
records in the box this season.
The teams which the Navy has de-
feated this season are such strong ones
as University of North Carolina,
Bueknell, Syracuse and Dickinson.
The remainder of the schedule in
cludes the Maryland Athletic Club,
May 10; st. Johns, May II; George
twon, May l3, and West Point, May
20. The latter game will be played at
West Point this year and the great
object Of the season s work is 60 OBJ
tain victory over the Army. The
series now stands two 70 one in favor
of the Army.
The general athletic squirt has ex-
tended to field and track athletics, and
at the meet held last Friday three
Academy records were broken, includ-
ing the 220-yard dash, in the fine time
of 2l 80. Mr.. Edward Finneran, Of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club of New
York, has been coaching the midship-
men in this line of sport this season.