The Washington times., 1905-05-28
NAVY ATHLETES
HAD GOOD SEASON
Won at Rowing, Baseball,
and ON Track and Field.
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CREWS SUCCESS PLEASING
Was First in Every Race-BaIl Team
Beat West Point-Many
Records Broken

ANNAPOLIS Nay 27.-The Annapolis
midshipmen have just completed the
most successful athletic season In their
history, and their fine work Is believed
by their friends Il, mark the recovery
from the slump Of the last few seasons
Already plans are being laid to defeat
the army On the gridiron next year and
the winning streak Of the spring has fill
ed everyone with q confidence that Ii
can be done.
The navy lads have q right to feel
proud OF the athletic honors won this
spring. for the list includes the winning
of first Eonors in the intercollegiate
fencing tournament. four straight VIC
tories for its crew In the four races
rowed, a triumph over the army IN base
bail by a team which won nine games
during the season, tied two and lost
only three. and the winning Of two dual
meets by Its track team. besides lower
ing almost every field and track record
Crew Won Every Race.
OF everything done during the season,
not even excepting the work of the base
ball nine. undoubtedly the work OF the
crew, under Coach Richard GIendof. was
the most remarkable. Mr. Glendon took
hold OF the crew last season when It
had been in q losing rut for several
years. and last season succeeded in win
ming half Of their races. This year how
ever. they were lifted to a place among
the very first of the rowing colleges by
winning four straight races from as
many leading crews. The list included
Georgetown. on April 10, University of
Pennsylvania, on April 29: Yale college
crew. on May g. and Columbia, on May
20 IN addition. the nav ssssond crew
won from the second crews of George
town and Columbia, but lost the race
to the Pennsylvania freshmen. The
Navy third crew also won its only race
with the Georgetown preparatory crew |
Glendon May Stay.
Coach Glendon, Of the Boston Athletic
Association, did not intend to return
next year. but he received SO many
marks Of the appreciation with which
his work was received that he may al |
ter his determination. His crew men
are devoted TO him, and he Is generally |
popular. The crew which has done this |
splendid work has rowed as follows dur |
ing the season: Stroke, Reichuuth. I. +
TafHnder {eapt); s. Gabaniss. 5, Brain I
ard; 4. Bradley: 3. Dreutzer: 2. Causey: |
bow. Jensen; coxswaia, Wilson. Tt av-
erages without the coxswain about 1854 /
pounds. but is well balanced in weight |
and strength.
Good Ball Team
The great triumph of the baseball |
nine was, o. course, its triumph over |
West Point, which it accomplished On /
May 20, by to 5. The series now /
stands two 10 two and a peculiar fact
connected with the series is that no
y,rr
its honie grounds. The other victories
George Washington University, Gniver-
sity of North Carolina, BuckneIl, Mary
land Agricultural College, Dickinson,
and ST. Johns College. It lost TO the
University of Virginia, Pennsylvania
State. and Georgetown and tied with
Trinity and the Maryland Athletic Club.
The team - it played against the |
army consisted of NeedhaH. pitcher:
Symington, catcher: Stiles. first base;
New horter. second base: TheoboId, I
third base; Gill, shortstop; Goldthwaite, 4
left field; Spofford (captain1, center
field: Thibault. right field. Other men
who have played In important games
during the season are Douglass. pitcher;
Fields. catcher. and Cohen. right field {
The nine has been coached by DIR. Will
lam II. Murphy, Wetl-known as Tot"
Murphy, formerly of Yale. and the New
York professionals.
Many Records Broken.
The track team has also had Il re- i
markable season, winning dual meets +
with Lafayette and Haverford without 4
much trouble and breaking nearly every
Academy record. Lafayette was defeat
ed on May bg s2 to i6 and Haverford +
on May 20 by 81 to Il. Among the record f
breakers during the season Were Lau-
man, in the high Jump, Decker, IN the
hurdles at both distances: Purneii. in
the quarter of a mile; Mcconnell, in the
shot-put Doherty, in the hammer throw:
Tatnal in the mile run: and Burford. in t
the uolc vault.
The coach was P. j. Finneran. of the
hnick erbocker Club. of New York
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