The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Pennsy Oarsmen Capture
Two Races from Middies
Red and Blue Varsity Boat
Wins by Half Length
in Choppy Seas.

Annapolis. Nd, April 20.-The
Unlversity Of Pennsylvania won a
double victory on the water this
afternoon against the Naval Acad-
envy crews In a ehoppy sea and
With a heavy breeze nearly head on.
the varsity. which in practice on its
home waters had done the Hen
ley distance IN two seconds better
than the record. won from the first
crew Of the Academy by a little
over a length. The time of the
Winning crew was 9 minutes and
is 1-2 seconds. while the Navy crew
covered the course in minutes %
seconds
The Freshmen defeated the Naval
Academy fourth class crew by two
lengths. The winning time was z
minutes 56 1-2 seconds, and that of
the losers s minutes and seconds.
The junior race was rowed first
the start being about o'clock.
while the big race was pulled on
AZ its completion.
It Is admitted that all of the
crews in the race pulled well and
that the big crews showed splendid
form and covered the course in re-
markable time. considering the un-
favorable conditions. Just why the
Pennsylvanians, who were thirteen
pounds lighter to the man than the
Midshipmen, according to figures
furnished by the two coaches, won
today. is probably something that
the knowing coach, Joe Wright,
understands. But that few who
saw the race knew enough OF the
fine points Of the sport to tell; at
any rate, they had something that
the SIidshipmen lacked, and it was
true OF both crews that they stead
iIy pulled away from their oppo-
nents and worked them so hard that
there was nothing left for a serious
effort at a squirt when the finish
line was near at hand.
The navy crews were certainly not
deficient in workmanship or stamina,
but Wright has a wonderful Pennsyl-
vpnia crew this year, and has taught
his charges much about the game. A
splendid exhibition OF sportsmanship
by the Midshipmen was the feature Of
the race, which was next to the splen-
did rowing, and someways, ahead Of
IL, without a doubt. When the big
race started, the two crews got off in
splendid shape and were rowing on
even terms until just twelve seconds
after the first minute. Then the oow
oar Of the Pennsylyanians snapped
his oar, and his crew stopped rowing.
for II was useless to continue with one
man as passenger.
Now. the Midshipmen did not have
to give their opponents any chance.
according to the rules, but they
e. mir, 10
az they saw the visitors plight, they
also stopped rowing and came back
for another start. Another oar was
supplied. and again the sixteen splen-
i'd young athletes bent to their work.
Both crews started at about forty
two to the minute. and for a short
time-a very short time-the navy
boat seemed to jump little 10 the
front. Soon they were on even terms,
but il was not until two-thirds Of the
course had been covered that IL was
clear that the Pennsylvania boat was
forcing itself to the front, an that.
struggle as desperately as they might,
the Midshipmen could not help It.
As the finish was reached. clear
water was showing between the boats.
The freshmen race, which preceded
the main event, differed little from II
in its incidents. However. the visiting
boat began to shove ahead Mt an
earlier sage of the contest, and there
was a slightly greater margin of
victory.
The race was rOwed up the Severn.
but. the breeze was So tIat its
high hills could not t the
roushness of the water. pennsyl-
vania crews had the windward
course, and were slightly better pro-
tected. though this did not figure ma
terially in the race. Coach Wright
was somewhat dubious about the
showing of his charges in rough
water. as he said that they had been
little used to it. However. they show
ed today that they could do their
work in II most effectively.
Before the race, he was inclined to
belittle the record-breaking per
formance of his crew, saying that it
was done with a strong wind and tide
and to call attention to the fact that
Eve of his first crew were rowing
their first race today.
Submarine chasers barges, launches
and cat boats brought the Midship-
men and their friends to good points
to see the race and the scene was a
fine marine spectacle.
The crews with weights OF oarsmen
were:
Pennsylvania varsity-Bow. Ames,
1se; 2, Keller. 164; 3. Roberts, 165; 4,
Girauld. 16s; 5. Ellison. 166: 6. Wins
low. 1s5: :. Wilson, 156; stroke.
Thomas, 10; coxswain. Jack, 115.
= Naval Academy first crew-Bow,
Harris, 10; :. skinner. us; 3. Aller,
115: 4, Ingram. Is4; ;. Balleck. 1S5; g.,
Murray. I75; : Bryant, I75: stroke,
Post. 1Ts; coxswain, Crawford, rs.
Pennsylvania freshmen-Bow, jack
son. 153; . Kingsley, $50; ), Shuman,
l65: 4. Murcer. is; 5, Peck, $50; g.,
Frank, l5s: !. Fermacus. l5s; stroke,
Supplee. l64: coxswain. Haring, no.
Naval Academy, fourth class-Bow,
Tarpnell. 15s: ., McKinsey, 10; 8,
LitehfeId. 165: 4, Talbot. 16O; 5, Weld
man, 175: s. Graves. LIS; I, Jacobini.
10: stroke. sloane. 159; eoxswain,
McIver H.