The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
NAVY CREW NOT
OVERCONFIDENT
Despite EARLY Victories, Mid
dies Realize Henley Rivals =,
Are Dangerous.
GLENDoN Is OPTIMISTIC

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 1o.-Never has
there been more serious preparation at
the Naval Academy than the crews are
now making for the Henley regatta at
Philadelphia on May 81. Coach Richard
0lendon has his hands full getting, his
tour crews into shape for their races.
The academy will probably be the only
institution except tho University of
Pennsylvania which will haye four
crews in the races: a. II Will send Its
nrst and second. $50 pound and piebe
crews. .... !sci ,r,.
In spite of q record far ahead of any
other college in It's early races. there Is
no overoonndencs at the academy. On
the other hand II 10 realised perfectly
that the navy crews will have a chance
at the Henley to demonstrate their un,
questioned supremacy for the year.
| something q Naval Academy crew has
| never done, or II can very largely take
away the prestige of their fine victories
on the Severn Such an opportunity
makes every member Of the squad stick
to his work as II everything depended
upon Il.
Tho Naval Academy first and piebe
crews have already defeated, in thAtr
class, Pennsyivania, Harvard. Princeton
and Syracuse. The first crew defeated
the varsities Of these Institutions over
u. whelmingly in every instance except
that Of Pennsylvania, to which the term
"decisively" moro properly can be APP
piled.
Compares Crews.
Coach Glsndon considers the crew Of
this season one OF the three best In the
| seventeen years he has been coach at
! the academy. The other two are the
| crews OF 1905 and 1908. The 1908 crew
was stroked by Jonas Ingram. brother of
Bill Ingram, the present navy stroke.
Jonas 1ngram's crew holds the record
| Of 0 80 for the river over the two mile
course. This years crew has not APP
preached the record, but Gfendon says
that conditions never have been just
right for q real test. and It's work In
races shows its calibre.
Glendon was in Philadelphia this week
looking over places which have been
| suggested as camps" for the squad
during their stay there. He likes the
| accommodations offered at Torresdaie
which IL In easy touch with the club
house Of the Bachelors Barge Club
which has offered to be the host OF the
navy's crews. However. no definite ar
rangement has been made as yet. The
| squad, which VIII NUMBER Apout FORTY
viii leave Annapolis for Philadelphia the
Thursday morning prior to the race.
Two Crews Working Hard.
Two Of the crews are working with
special fervor these days, as everything
for them depends upon their showing a;
the Henley. These arc the second crew
which was beaten by a narrow margin
by the Pennsylvania second crew here
and the $50 pound crew. whose only race
for tho season will be that rowed agains,
the University OF Pennsylvania In tina,
class. Glcndon has made some changes
| In his second crew. and II Is now a very
powerful set OF youths.
The second crew. with weights OF
members. Is: Bow. Litchheld. 1858: q
RsnArd. ITS; 8, Jscomini. 1873 4, McKen-
nsy, 11S; 8. Newly. 1870; 6, Gregg. ITS
stroke. Beard, 1873; coxswain. Clark, 10
rust at present should the $50 pound
rule be strictly applied. tho feather.
weight crew would be a pound or two
overweight but they will probably gel
we'll within the limits as a result OF the
serious work they are doing every day
This crew has this boating: Bow. Malo-
ney. i52; 2. Thompson. 1+5; 3. Conant
1853; 4, Heineman, 162; S, Pew. 1854; 6
Talbot. 1859: Z. Mcmahon. 1874: stroke
Sloane. 1852 coxswain. D'Oyley, 116,