Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-27
NAvY'S TWO EIGHTS.
To Enter Poughkeepsie Race June l6-In.
teresting Announcement

PuDaDiv the most interesting an
nouneement OF the spring season in
collegiate athletics was the statement
that the permission of Secretary of the
Navy Metcalf for the midshipmen to
enter the Poughkeepsie race on june
26, had been secured and that the
Naval Academy would be represented
by n Varsity eight and second
eight If the entry of the latter in the
Freshmen race would be accepted.
The Annapolis oarsmen hays done
remarkable work for three SEASONS
psst under Coach Richard Glendon
and their entrance in the big event
creates a real element Of uncertainty,
besides the general interest which is
excited by the doings of the naval
wards of the nation.
That the Naval Academy has pros
poets of another strong crew this sea-
son is indicated by the good show
ing in the race already rowed this
season-that with Georgetown on
April 6, which tue midshipmen won
decisively. still, Coach Glendon is
not going to allow his charges to get
the idea that they are sure Of making
good and that the hardest kind of work
is not necessary in preparation of the
race on the Hudson. 1t is realized
that a slight thing is frequently all
that is needed To change crew with
the brightest prospects into an aggre-
CATION that cannot be made TO approach
the form expected Of ii and the rea-
lization of the desire of many seasons
of entering the Poughkeepsie race has
merely had the effect Of making the
crewmen get into their work with a
spirit not before possessed.
The fact is not generally known
that Lieut.. Commander n. Il. Irwin,
former football player and general
athlete at the Naval Academy. now
attached to the department of disci-
pline, is largely responsible for OBJ
tanning the permission OF the Seere-
tary of the Navy TO go to Poughkeep-
sic. This officer has been acting as
representative of the Navy Athletic
Association as to rowing this season
and hissspersonal Interview with Sec
retary Metcalf, as well as his success
in interesting the Academy authori-
ties in the matter, had the effect OF
securing the desired permission.
AS matter of fact the permission to
enter the Poughkeepsie race came be-
fore il was expected, and in some
ways before il was wanted by Coach
Glendon. The latter did not expect to
advise the application for permission
to go before the race with Yale on
May 4, and it depended largely upon
the outcome of that race as to whether
the crew would go at all. However,
the permission OF the Secretary, con-
veyod to Superintendent Sands, is
tantamount ton an order and there is
nothing to do but to develop as strong
a crew as possible whether the Annap-
oils oarsmen are successful or not in
their coming races.
The race with Yale on May 4 Will
be the most interesting aquatic contest
which ever took place in local waters
owing to the peculiar conditions
which attend it. IL is very likely
that il will be the last race between
the two Institutions, as Yale has been
more and more loath each season TO
take the long and expensive trip to
Annapolis, and both crews will, of
course, do it's utmost TO end the SER
les with a victory. Then there has
been some discussion of the exact
status of the Yale crew which has in
creased the rivalry between the insti-
tutions.