Evening star., 1920-05-30
NAVAL ACADEMY'S
0ARSMEN TRIUMPH
Win Stewards Cup and Jun.
ior Races-vespers Set
Two Records.


States Naval Academy crews evened
the score on Syracuse. the only var
sity eight to win from them in two
years. by defeating the Salt city oars
men by a length in the Stewards
cup race. the feature event of the
sixteenth annual regatta of the Amer
lean Rowing Association. rowed over
the Henley. one mile and $50 yards,
course on the Schuykill river this aft
ernoon. The Navy won in $40 Is.
Syracuse finishing in 6:33. Princeton
was third. a scant five feet behind
Syracuse. while the Union B. c. sec
ond crew. of Boston, was a poor
fourth.
The Navy had the west shore
course, with Princeton and Syracuse
in the middle positions. Syracuse
gained 4 half-length lead on the Navy
in the first half mile. when the Navy
spurted and forced ahead "a quarter
length. Syracuse having half a
length on Princeton, who led diUnion by
a length. At the 2-3 mile Syracuse
hundred yards the two leading crews
battled bow and bow.
The three-quarter mile point found
the Navy three feet ahead aud holo-
ing it until the mile point. where
Syracuse closed up. and for few mo-
ments the crews again rowed ON even
terms. Here Stroke Olds put on all
reserve power and the Navy shell
leaped forward.
Navy Plebes Also Win.
The Navy plebes gained fve-foot
verdict over Syracuse in the Junior col
legiate race in 81 25. Syracuse fin
ished two-fifths of a second in the rear.
Princeton was third. Harvard fourth and
Union b. c. of Boston, first crew, fifth.
The Navy and Syracuse were the class
of this race and soon drew away from
the others. At the mile they were bow
and .bow, length ahead OF Princeton.
In the final squirt the Navy won.
Princeton won the freshmen eights
race by half a length from Pennsylvania
in 6 so 3-5, Pennsylvania gaining second
length ahead of the Navy crew.
Princeton led from the start and al
! though Pennsylvania made gallant re-
! covery at the mile, Princeton spurted
and won.
Coach Joe Wright of the Pennsylvania
| 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 being third and the
Navy fourth. The latter eight were
never factors in the race. Penns time
| was 6 1925
/ Two records were broken. both by
! vespers crews of this city. Their crack
senior double won the first double sculls
race by two lengths from Undine of this
city in 7:19 3-5. The previous record
was 1928 2-5. by New York Athletic
Club in 1908. Vespers four-sculls crew
beat New York Athletic Club by two
lengths in 6 :55. four seconds better than
Riverside Of Cambridge mark in 1914.
Jack Kelly, aspirant for the English
diamond sculls. stroked both winning
| crews.
The Summaries.
Final heat Stewards challenge cup-won
by Annapolis by boat length : second, syra.
Union Boat Club Of Boston. Time. $50 Is;
| second. 6.3a Is.
Second single seulis,-Won & BY Union & Boat
Philadelphia third. University Barge Club Of
Philadelphia. Time. s:15. Union Boat Club.
G. Oellers: University Barge Club. e. B. Nor
| ris. jr.
versity: third. Princeton University: fourth.
Harvard: (: ffth. Union Boat Club OF Boston
saddsd starter). Time. e's1 IS; second
Vesper Boat Club OF Philadelphia; second, New
York Athletic Club third. I'ndine Barge Club
Of Philadelphia. Time. 6.55: second. 7.02
This is new record for this race.
| Special eight-oared shells race (f5o-p pound
crews)-Won by University OF Pennsylvania
by half length Of open water; second
| Time. 643 2-5: second time. $50.
Freshman eight-oared shell race-.Won by
second 10 fe2nssisanin fs third An
Special intercluh second eight-oared shells
] Won BY Undine Barge Club Of Philadelphia ::
7 second Malta Boat Club Of Philadelphia. No
| time taken.
First double seulls.won by. vesper B. c.,
Philadelphia paul Costello. bow; John b.
| Kelly, stroke): secnod, Undine Barge Club
Philadelphia (George Allison, bow; Walter
Ringing. stroke). Time 7;19 3.5. 7.2s. New
| 1908, 7.2S 2-5.
| with only two entries in the first four-oared
| shells race the New York Athletic Club did not
show p, and the University Barge Club Of
Philadeiphia rowed over the course. Time.
f7.4S 3-5.