Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-05
AEID IpARg VTCToRS
IN THIRD CREW RACE
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Gated Aers nj the cunnparagisely poor
shOwfng 0g the visiting Varsity. A
p0werfl and plucky ser 81 oaFsnaen.
they appeared 70 have mastered the
fine points Of rowing. and had made
4 good Impress l0n. Saturday they gave
the Aaidshspmen very poor race. and
seemed To lack real drive IL their boat
and the ability TO set their strength
into the stroke
The junior event was pulled on first
Both crews got away al forty strokes
and without advantage AT the half
mile, they we're still well together,
though both had dropped to thirty-s
The Midshipmen could not secure 3
decided advantage: ii fact. at times,
the visitors had d half length to the
good. Time after time the Midship-
men oyercalre this. and forced their
lown boat ahead, but ait no period Of
1.-The race, until the last quarter of q
mile was reached. did more than half
Il boat length separate them.
"a quarter of q mile from the finish
THE Navy coxswain gave the word for
q final effort, and the Syracuse youths
tried 10 meet the effort The Navy
crew. powerful and in splendid condi-
Ition. had something left. as they
promptly demonstrated but the syr-
iacusans had shot their bolt. They la
Ibored pluckily. but they could moi
meet the great effort 81 tile Midship-
men The latter drove their boat
ahead and crossed the finish line over
three lengths to the good, an gained
lin the last quarter Of 4 mile.
With the youngsters having made
such good showing much was ex-
pected OF the Syracuse Varsity, and
there was some surprise when tbs
Navy seniors simply rowed away from
them. Both crews started al forty
strokes to khe minute This was drop
| ped to thirty-six. and the Midship
men found that they could row Al
thirty-twO and hold their opponents
without great effort. 4 half mile from
the start the Navy crew had gained
/ nearly four lengths. and at the mile
i they were not less than seven lengths
ahead. This rate OF gain was easils
maintained to the end, and Syracuse
was not strong enough at any stags
It'd make d serious attempt 70 cut i
down.
i The day was bright and beautiful
one, and the Severn, with It's greai
3 number 8 / small craft along tht
course and its towering banks. pre-
Il scented fine spectacle Twent y-fonl
4 submarine chasers brought largs
part Of the crowd to the course, ant
4 proved ideal vessels for such pur
pose.
4 There was a light breeze directly
lagainsf the oarsmen. and the time wa
undoubtedly increased considerably
The water was also somewhat roughel
than on the days Of the previous races
.fStiIl. conditions were not such as Il
seriously handicap the oarsmen.
Everyone here Is delighted over tn
work of the Navy crews, and are fore
Icasting the winning OF highest lonori
j at the American Henley. The Acad
4 envy will have senior, junior, plebe rit
$50 pound crews ii this event
4 The crew with weights, were
Naval Academy First Bow, san
born, It's; B, Graves, III; 3, Graf
.Ii72; i, skinner, ITS. 5. Ballreich, 1SS
4 IS. Repplicr. l6O; I, Harris, 169; stroke
4 Ingram, 1872; coxswain, Crawford. lO9
4 Syracuse Varsity Bow, Johnson
Ia6O: 3. salin. 1856: 3, Shaw, LIS. 4
E4oople. 176; s. Buscb, 1856; s. Rammi
4 100; 4, Decker. It's stroke. I4oskalnp
/ 10; coxswain. Jordan, Ito.
Naval Academy pleBes Bow, Bail
.lliere. 1863: z. Jackson I65; 3, Rich
ardson. IT'S; 1, Horton, rs; s. John
4 son, 17S; 6, King. IT'S; Z, Gallagher
1l72; stroke. Keppei. 175 coxswain
Rothweli, 10
Syracuse Freshmen Bow Paige
! $50 3, Ewing. 152; 8, Gallagher. 175'
4. Taylor. 17S: s. Gulick, 1876; 8
xry4s. 4 z,