Evening star., 1919-12-28
BIC SEASON AHEAD
FOR NAVY R0WERS
Next Springs Events on the
Severn to Eclipse All Pre-
vious Schedules.

ANNAPOLIS. December 81 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Naval Academy is looking
forward to even a finer rowing season
forward to even a finer rowing season
in 1920 than in 1918, when the middies
met all the big rowing colleges OF
the East and won the admitted su-
premacy on the water. ending its sea
son with almost a clean sweep OF the
events in the American Henley. Har-
ward. Yale and Syracuse have agreed
to row at Annapolis on definite dates
The University of Pennsylvania oars
men will pay their annual visit to the
Severn on a date not yet selected and
Columbia has also been asked to row
The away-from home contest this
year will be at Princeton. and third
entry. one of the big rowing colleges
is expected. 1t is possible that the
Navy will meet every big rowing col
lege of the East.
varsity, second varsity and fresh
man, against corresponding crews OF
the Naval Academy on April "a The
Harvard rowing squad Will arrive
early in the week and will spend the
Easter vacation here, making use OF
the Naval Academy rowing facilities.
1t will be something of Harvard
week, as on Wednesday the Crimson
base ball nine will play the Midshipmen.
To Race Yale Crews May 1.
Yale will row here on May 1, and is
also expected to bring three crews,
though this is not certain. Syracuse
will come with varsity and fresh
man eights for a race on May s. The
University of Pennsylvania is ex-
pected to row here either early in
lot
April 10 is likely date. but should
the contest be delayed for a week,
the Navy will have the strenuous
schedule of meeting Pennsylvania.
Harvard, Yale and Syracuse on sue
cessive Saturdays. The Naval Acade-
my will row at Princeton on May 10
or %.
The outlook for TIE crews is good,
though only three of the regulars of
last year are available. These are
Graves (captain), Wiedman and San
born. However, five of the second
crew are back. and six of last years
powerful plebe crew. which was
heavier than the varsity and as good
in it's class as the big fellows. Litch-
field. Renard, Jacomini Frawley and
Lee are the second crew men who are
available, while Jackson, Horton.
King. Johnston, Gallapher and KEEP
pei Of the plebes are on hand.
Inc material Tic HCW Ao0i I'll
class is promising. and more than the
usual opportunity has been afforded
for its development. Those con-
nected with rowing are much pleased
with Huntington. a 190-pounder, who
stroked the eight Of st. PauPs School.
1t is believed that Huntington has the
making of a very high-class oarsman.
and it is possible that he may take
Bill Ingram's place as stroke of the
varsity crew. Other good men in the
new class are Kirkpatrick. Browning.
Bradley, Schade and Conroy. big
plebe squad had a course of prelim-
mary instruction during the summer
under Lieut.. Commander Joe r. Morri-
son, rowing representative. and later
under Coach Glendon.
Coach GlendOn a Landmark.
Richard D. Glendon of Boston will
begin his eighteenth season as coach
of the Naval Academy oarsmen on
February 1, having accepted con-
tract for another term Of three years.
OF interest is the fact that his son.
Richard Glendon, will be his fathers
assistant The younger Glendon has
had much experience in connection
now one of the regular athletic In
structors at the academy Work with
the candidates from the fourth class
will begin under the younger Glen
don and Lieut.. Commander Morrison
about the middle Of January. and the
regular training season will begin Feb
ruary 1 with the arrival of Glendon. ST.
The splendid schedule of rowing
which the Naval Academy had last
season and that which 1t has arranged
for the coming spring are due largely
to the personal work of Lieut..
Commander Joe r. Morrison. repre-
sentative of the Navy Athletic Asso-
citation. Mr.. Morrison has had many
conferences with the representatives
of the leading rowing colleges. and
has built up most friendly relations
between them and the Naval Acad-
emy. He has also done much work
in bringing out the material from the
new classes and arranging facilities
for training and practice.