Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-18
Refused Permission to Row at
Poughkeepsie.
NO REASON AS YET GIVEN
Hope President Will Interfere and
Approve Competition.
EIGHT STRONG AND CONFIDENT
Plungers Plucked at New Orleans.
Big Racquet Tourney-Bowling
at Cincinnati.

ne Naval ACauefIlN Will NOT De per
mittcd to enter a crew in the intercolle-
siate regatta al Poushkeepsie this year
unless the authorities at the academy can
be persuaded to recede from the position
they have taken on the question. 1t was
believed that the authorities would not
oppose the navy being represented at
PoughkeepSie this Year. but the desired
permission has been refused.
The stand OF the academy authorities
comes as a distinct surprise. and will he
great disa ppOintment to the college
rowing world. The President and the
Secretary of the Navy are in favor. ii is
said. of The midshipmen being represent;
ed at POUShkecpSie. and for This reason
the midshipmcn have felt confident that
they would have another opportunity 10
show their rivals what they could do on
the water
When the Navy Athletic Association
took up tlic question with the academy
authorities they anticipated no difficulty
in getting their consent to accept the in
Viiation extended to them by tn" stew
ards of the Intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
citation. but they We're met with a prompt
and emphatic refusal.
Bitter Disappointment.
When the news leaked out every member
al tlre brigade of mdShipmen expressed
bitter disappointment Members OF last
years crew and applicants for it this year
were particularly downcast. AT the Naval
academy the one question of burning in
1crCst is: What can he done to get per-
mission tn race at PoughkeepSic TINS
YEAR, The midShipmen and the athletic
association can do nothing. The proper
authorities have asked for permission to
accept the stewards challenge. That per
mission has been refused them by their
supcriors. the academy authorities. and
their decision is final According to naval
regulations il would be serious breach
of discipline for the midshipmcn TO at
tempt to get the consent of the President
or of the Secretary of the Navy.
President Roosevelt expressed himself
in favor of the race last year, and Sec
while in the academy was prominent In
athletics. granted the necessary permits
sion when appealed TO "A year ago. 1t was
mainly through the approval of both the
President and the Secretary of the Navy
that for the first time in the history of
the Naval Academy naval crew was
sent to PouGhkeepsie.
Hope in President.
The main hope of the midshpmen now
is that the attention of President ROose-
Welt or the Secretary of the Navy, or
both, may be called to the matter and that
they will approve of the navy sending a
crew to Poughkeepsie and competing
there with Cornell. Wisconsin. Columbia
the University OF Pennsylvania. Syracuse
and Georgetown for the intercollegiate
rowing championship. The midshipmen
feel that unless either of these takes the
question up their cause is hopeless.
The invitation Of the stewards must be
accepted by March I. With less than two
weeks left. whatever is done must be done
ri.1-t
change their position. or unless either the
President or the Secretary of the Navy
interfeies. the Navy Athletic Association
will have 10 decline.
The prospects for winning crew are es-
pecially bright N Annapolis this year. and
this fact only adds to the disappointment
the midshipmen feel at the prospect of
not being allowed to race at Poughkeep-
sic Speaking of the crew and it's chances.
one of the midshpmen said recently:
Crew prospects at the academy this year
were never brighter. and the midship-
men stand ready to back their crew
against the best in the country
Finished Third.
Last year at Poughkeepsie the middies'
eight-oarcd crew finished third in the
intercollegiate four-mile race and that
despite the fact that it was the first four
mile race a navy crew ever pulled-the
course at the Naval Academy is a two
mile one-and also despite the fact that
II was unfortunate enough to draw the
outside course. which, under the condi-
tons that day, was Il slight handicap
Considering the circumstances. the rowing
public looked on the effort of the NAVY
as a good one. although the mdshipmen
ard the officers attached To the academy
felt that the crew had failed to rohy I'D to
expectations.
This year the crew, having had the ex-
perience of one four-mile race was de-
termined TO go to POughkeepsie to win
Ever since the defeat last year the crew
candidates have been working steadily to
go 10 PouShkeepsie in such condition that
they 'the Navy SHIELD would be first over
the line They felt that ii is only right
that they should get another chance 10
try.
Ongram. at stroke. is the only member
of last years eight whose loss will be
felt. although Pritchard is also out Can't
Rockwell has six seasoned veterans in the
boat, and the candidates and new material
ar" of such character and quality that
Glendor. who IL again coaching the Navy
ON the water. is confident that the eigh;
VIII be the best the academy has ever
turned out
" the rlidshtpmen do not race at
IoughkcapSie in June il will not b.. be
CdiiS" OF any fear OF another defeat but
because they find il impossible TO get per
mission In the opinion of some rowing
experts the Navy would have an enyiable
chance of winning this year