The Washington times., 1909-10-05
Rowing Sharps Think
Change of Superintendents
FavorS MILDLY Aquatics.
PRINCETON STICKS
TO AMATEUR COACH
Not Ready TO Branch Out Into In
tercollegiate Ranks-Har-
ward Outlook.

Fall rowing starts this week at An
napolis in charge OF Richard GIendon
of Boston, who went to Annapolis last
iusweek- While no official announcement
has. as yet, been made, IL can be re-
=, rgsrded as strong probability, accord
=. Ing to those close In touch with Navy
s.sTowtng matters, that the Navy eight
Twill be seen at Poughkeepsie next June,
after an absence of three years.
- The Navy rowed in the intercollegiate
=, Regatta in 1907 and finished second. after
ss-leading over portion of the course.
but the carsmen were not able to secure
s-the necessary permission from the SUI
-~Derintendent Of the Naval Academy TO
s.srow there in any of the subsequent re-
..sgsttas. and the general feeling has been
that the Navy would not be seen at
r.sPoughkeepsie again until there was a
=. change OF superintendent at the
ACADEMY Capt. John NJ. Rogers, who
has just been appointed to that posi-
sstion. Is known TO be friendly to rowing.
Princeton Moving Slowly.
Several rowing coaches throughout the
country were somewhat disappointed
last week, upon reading that Prof. J.
duncan Speath. a well-known Penn
Seoarsman in his college days. had been
appointed to have charge Of the rowing
at Princeton University this year. Prof.
spesth is member of the Princeton
faculty and has been interested in the
n-efforts the Tigers have been making TO
s. put rowing upon a substantial footing
cat Princeton.
For the past two years Constance S.
Titus the old amateur champion single
.sculler, has been coaching the Prince
ton class crews gratuitously for their
esregattas upon Lake Carnegie, but he
did not feel that he could afford 10 give
1.-The necessary time 10 the work the
coming year. Princeton will eventually,
when Il goes in for intercollegiate row.
ing, have a professional coach, but il
looks now as though no such appoint
sment would be made for another year
ut least.
Harvard Crew on Water
Candidates for the Harvard varsity
.creW met yesterday afternoon at the
University boathouse for a little talk By
Coach Wray and Captain Waid, and
to-day on water. weather permitting.
-fall practice viii start with three eights
of varsity Oarsmen in training. Wealth
s.er permitting. the fan rovinsewill eX-
tend well into November.
Rowing prospects are bright at Harv-
ard. Only four veterans have returned,
hut there is a good freshman crew.
captain Waid viii probably row AZ No
Z again this year. For stroke Cutler,
who stroked last years victorious var
s.sity race. will have a keen competitor
in Newton, who also won reputation as
a stroke in last years freshman pro-
.cession race.
Crimson Has Veterans.
The veterans wilmington and Bacon
will probably hold down and I. re-
spcctively For 6. assuming that Cutler
remains at stroke, the most promising
candidate is undoubtedly Newton. Met
calf captain OF last years freshmen.
docks good for g. and for and bow
Sargent and Whitney are possibilities.
# H. Leslie Strong and Forster will
have TO be seriously considered in max
sing up the boat, however.
- Leslie especially, VINO gave UP foot
ball 20 row, will be carefully watched
rby Coach James Wray. King the
natural man 10 succeed Blagden at
4he steering ropes, IS III with jaundice,
but ought 10 be on hand next week.
s-Noorhees viii most likely fiji his place