Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-31
MIDDLE VARSITY
REVENGES DEFEAT
BY SYRACUSANS
Glendon's Sturdy Eight-Oared
Crew Swept Schuylkill River
Saturday In Annual American
Henley Regatta-Junior Crew
Won, Too
TO POINT CHARGES
FOR OLYMPIC TRYOUTS

Returning from the scene Of their
double victory in the American Hen
ley at Philadelphia. on Saturday. the
Naval Academy oarsmen were given
a great welcome yesterday afternoon.
The naval contingent was out in full
force and escorted the crew men to
the front of Bancroft Hall, where the
big demonstration took place.
1t is almost certain that the Acad-
envy crew will NOT enter the Pough-
keepsie regatta, but Glendon will
bend all his efforts toward preparing
it for the Olympic elimination races.
which take place on Lake Quinsiga-
mond, Mass. July % and "a This
race is over a course of 1000 yards.
as it will be at the Olympic at Ant
werp, and it is regarded as inadvis-
able to prepare for the longer race
short period before.
Navy Varsity To Front
The Navy varsity crew evened the
score on Syracuse, the only varsity
eight to win from them in two years.
by defeating the Salt City oarsmen
by a length in the Stewards Cup
race. the feature event of the six
teenth annual regatta of the Amer
lean Rowing Association. The event
was rowed over the Henley one mile
and 550-yard course on the Schuy
kill river The Navy won in $685..
Syracuse was in 6.33. Princeton was
third, a scant five feet behind SYRIA
cuse, while the Union Boat Clubs
second crew, of Boston, was a poor
fourth
The Navy had the west shore
course, with Princeton and Syracuse
in the middle positions. Syracuse
gained a half length lead on the Navy
in the first half mile, but the Mid
dies spurted and forged ahead a
quarter length, Syracuse having half
a length on Princeton, who led Union
by length At two-thirds of mile
| Syracuse increased her stroke and for
a few hundred yards the two lead
ing crews battled bow and bow.
Battled To End
The three-quarters of mile found
the Navy three feet ahead and hold
| ing it until the mile point, where
| Syracuse closed up and for a few
moments the crews again rowed on
even terms Here Stroke King put
on all reserve power and the Navy
shell leaped forward and opened a
length lead in the rush to the finish
| ing point.
Navy Juniors Come Through
The Junior crew gained a five-foot
verdict over Syracuse in the junior
collegiate race in 6.31 rs. SYRIA
cuse finished two-ffths of a second
! in the rear. Princeton was third
Harvard fourth and the first crew of
the Union Boat Club of Boston was
| fifth
The Navy and Syracuse were the
| class of this race and soon drew away
from the other At the mile they
were bow and bow, a Tenth ahead of
Princeton. In the final squirt the
Navy won
Princeton won the freshmen Fights
race by half a length from Pennsyl
vania in $50 3-5. Princeton led from
the start and, although Pennsylvania
made a gallant recovery at the mile,
the Tigers spurted and won.
Coach Joe Wright. of the Pennsyl-
vania crew, had the satisfaction of
seeing his 150-pound eight win the
added race to the Henley program.
Pennsylvania got away to a good start
and gradually pulled ahead. winning
by two lengths from Princeton. Yale
was third and Navy fourth. The An
napolitans were never factors in the