Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-25
IS TAKING
INTEREST IN ROWING
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Probable Revival OF This Spor,
Among Colleges May Bring
Good Races Here
HAVE SQUAD or SO HERE

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The Naval Academy is taking large
lpart ID the revival of college rowing,
mainly through the activities of Lieut.
Comdr. Joe r. Morrison, who fills the
position Of representative of the Navy
i Athletic association for rowing at the.
/ Academy. This Ii practically the
graduate director Not only has there
been larger field for rowing candi-
dates at the Academy than ever before.
and greater activity along different
eIoser relations aKiong the rowing col
lines. but Lieut. GC4ndr Morrison is do
ling great deal towards encouraging
|leges and increasing the number Of
races In which they will take part.
A strong influence towards increas-
ID ing the number of races during the
season Ii found Id the general adop-
tion Of the two miles distance for In
tercollegiate races This has always
been advocated at the Naval Academy.
lit III thought that this will induce larg
Ter numbers to take up rowing, and
make possible the rowing Of more
races by the colleges The Naval
Academy. and ii IS hoped, the other
institutions, will ask for several
crews to meet corresponding craWs
when races are arranged. instead OF
the one race between the Varsities.
Lieut. -Comdr Morrison began his ac-
tivities last summer when the new
fourth class produced a rowing squad
lof over eighty. AIT times there were
eight eight-oared crews on the water,
and never before had an entering class
done SO much work in aquatics or so
many received instruction In rowing.
Coach Richard Glendon spent portion
of the summer with the squad and
Lieut. Comdr Morrison arranged q
regular series of intra- battalion races
which did much towards accustOming
the young oarsmen to actual races and
developed d great interest in their
work. These young men have al
ready reported for spring work, and
have begun training in the tank.
The main squad will report about
February i, when Coach Giendon III ex-
pected to be on hand to take up the
work. Five Of last years Varsity are
available They are Captain Harris,
Balireich, ReppIier, Skinner and In
gram, and Coxswain Crawford Is also
ION hand. Besides. there are the mem
hers of last seasons fourth class eight.
which defeated the University Of
Pennsylvania. and number 0t mer-
bers Of junior crews who have had the
benetit OF Glendons B coaching for one
or more years. The squad as d whole
Eis one Of the best that Glendon has
ever had, while The fourth class ma
teriaI is far and away the best
Lieut.. -Comdr. Morrison has written
Ito All the rowing institutions in con-
Injection with races for the coming sea
son against the Naval Academy Syra-
cuse has replied that II win not take
4up rowing this year Pennsylvania
has accepted the invitation to row at
{, Annapolis, and will probably bring
varsity. junior and freshmen crews.
Harvard, Yale. Cornell, Columbia and
Princeton have written that their row
ing plans have not sufficiently matured
to permit them to begin negotiations.
but that they viii consider the navy
ofer
IN connection with his communica
tion TO the rowing arrangements,
Lieut Comdr. Morrison took occasion
Ito advocate 4 greater number oE races
among the colleges. with d larger NUM-
Der Of entries than had been the rule.
and; as a consequence. q larger NUM-
Der engaging Ia the sport It each IN
stitution He Is Impressed with the
fact that the rowing institutions are
favorable to this expansion, and that
1.-THE coming rowing season is To be the
biggest that has ever been carried out
Local athletic authorities hope TO
lsee one OF the big rowing events pulled
Ion at Annapolis The regatta Oh the
American Rowing association took
place on the Severn last year. but with
/ i small feld of entries. due to war
conditions. It Is hoped that it will be
repeated this season or that the inter-
coiIagiat or the race for the Club
lcup viii be held here. Ia that event,
the midshipmen hope for permission TO
have entries in one OF the two big
events which will Be held elsewhere.
8 900 AMERICANS