Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
NAVAL ACADEMY CREW
A DISAPPOINTMENT
Coach GIendon Worried Over
the Outlook Eight Not
Equal to That of Last
Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, April 11.-Coach Richard
Glendon of the Naval Academy crews Is
worried over his varsity eight this spring.
In spite of the fact that he has six crews
to pick from, the largest number OF can
didates who ever responded to his call.
and as rival coach once remarked the
finest set of timber with which TO build
up a boat in the country. the Middies
have not the crew this year that they
had last season.
The race with Harvard is less than two
weeks away and a series Of accidents has
quite upset the calculations of the coach
in his efforts to have his crew rounded
into good form for this race. The regu-
lars have been moved up and down in
the boat and the shifting from one boat
to another has done the whole crew no
good.
Douglass. the foot ball player and the
holder of the strength record, was in the
boat for the first time this year. and gave
promise of developing into one OF the
Middies' finest oarsmen. He just about
learned the stroke when he injured him
self in a wrestling bout, and now 1t is
expected that the crew will be without
his services for the rest OF this season.
Mckee. who rowed at number seven at
the boat a considerable time this spring
owing to repeated attacks of rheumatism.
He is now much improved. and got back
to the varsity the past week. Mckee in
condition is one OF the strongest men in
the boat.
Leighton. another member Of the POugh-
keesie eight last year and who has been
rowing at number seven in the varsity
this season. liz out for time owing to
a crushed hand. which he Sustained while
or n ~ the shin drills HiS
absence from the boat necessitates put
ting in q second crew man until he is
able to row again, and the change is
likely to do the crew considerable harm.
Loss of Ingram.
The greatest loss to the Middies this
year was the graduation Of Capt. Ingram.
former stroke. Ingram was a powerful
man in the boat, and many considered
him the peer Of the varsity strokes last
year at Poughkeepsie. He stroked the
Navy crew for two years. and its success
the past two seasons Is considered to have
been greatly due to his leadership.
But the new stroke, Kincaid, is big,
powerful fellow, and although he lacks
experience, as he has never stroked be-
fore. but only rowed in the second boat.
he has fairly good form. Ainsworth,
new man who has never rowed before
this year. occupies seat in the waist of
the boat. He Is q husky man and pulls
strong oar.
Capt. Rockwell Mckee and Leighton
are the only veterans from last years
varsity. and outside of Ainsworth, the
new man. the others come from last
years second crew. McGregor from the
second boat Is one Of the best men in
the boat this year.
The Naval Academy crew will probably
Fights meet on the 22d of this month
for their two-mile race on the Severn.
Annapolis has had the advantage of
warmer weather and better water to ira in
on, while Harvard has more veterans in
its boat. Moreover. the two crews row
a stroke very much alike, the great body
swing and long finish being peculiar to
both crews.
Two Races Arranged.
As yet the Midshipmen have arranged
for but two races. In addition to the
Harvard race Columbia will row Anna
polls May g. Columbia has a rare crew
this year. practically all OF the eight men
being veterans of Poughkeepsie. Last
year the Mddies defeated Columbia In a
two-mlle race early in the season. When
the two met again in the intercollegiate
race on the Hudson Columbia finished
ahead of the Sailors.
1t has been finally settled after all
pressure possible was brought to bear
upon the navy authorities that the Mid
dies will not go to Poughkeepsie this
year. The late date of the regatta will
take the men away from the academy in
their busiest season and will interfere
with the plans for the cruises.
An effort was also made to- enter a
crew In the American Henley at Phila-
delphia May %. but it was found impOs
sibie to prevail upon the authorities to
grant even this short trip. A race may
be arranged with Georgetown to take
,y,oo in Nov