Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-01


day afternoon made another cleanup.
This time they swept everything be-
fore them in four-cornered Pho
gram. whereas last Saturday they
made the remarkable record OF win
ming six events at home and also
downed their ancient rivals, the West
Point Cadets, in the first game OF
basketball ever played between the
service institutions.
Here is a summary. in brief. OF the
demonstration of their prowess which
they made:
BOxIng-Defeate Penn. State
College, i've bouts TO one.
Wrestling Defeated Columbia
University grapplers In "A card Of
seven bouts.
Swimming Defeated the tank
men Of Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology, 30 TO II points.
Fencing Defeated Yale blades
men, I2 bouts to ?.
The boxing bouts proved the big
drawing card Of the afternoons
program, and in this the middes ex-
the bouts in the two heavier classes,
the sailor lads scored technical
knockouts in the second round three
others were won on decisions. while
the single bout that was awarded to
Penn. State was in the 135-pound
ola tn al Dh ~ aA
Midshipman Deboe a pretty good
lacing. Another bang up engagement
was that between Jones. Navy. and
McFadden, the judges finally giving
the decision to the former. Both OF
these contests went into an extra
round OF 2 minutes Penn. State sent
strong team to meet the embryo
naval officers. They had previously
won over the University of Pennsyl-
vana mitmen and so had the mid
dies; hence the keen interest shown
in the meet of today. Competition
boxing has just been introduced at
the Academy this season. and under
the tutelage OF Spike" Webb. OF Bal
timore, the middies are rapidly com
ing OF the front. They have handled
themselves in fine shape and there is
every indication that such competi-
tons will be a regular feature each
year.
In the bouts in the two heavier
classes, Schell. the Navy Captain. and
Nilsson, administered severe punish
ment to Weiss and Aiken, and in each
instance. billy" Recap. OF Philadel-
phia. who acted as referee. stopped
the bouts in the middle OF the second
round. The gameness shown by
Aiken, against Nilsson, much hea
vier opponent, won the plaudits OF
the spectators, as he entered the bouts
even though he had only recently re-
covered from an illness
The wrestling match with the Crap
piers of Columbia was next in point
of interest, and winning four of these
by fall and two by decisions. was al.
that the middies could desire
Three records fell in the swimming
meet with Massachusetts Tech. One OF
these was the time for the $50 yard re
lay which the middies have swan and
won at a fast clip in all previous
meets. The best previous Academy
time stood at a l mute. 10 2-5 seconds
But the middle quartet shaved one
fifth of second from that mark. The
intercollegiate record stands at 120
1t remained for Stalbird. of the Tech
swimmers, to break the record for the
90 foot plunge. He went across the
tank in the fast time of 81 2-5 seconds
against the former figure of IS As sec
onds which was hung up in 1918. The
third record shattered was the result
OF an exhibition by Quinby,of the
Navy tankmen. This was the 100 yard
breast stroke. He was paced by Rowe
who was allowed a 10 second handicap
and he negotiated the distance in
minute, 171-5 seconds, against the
old record OF 1.20.
The Tech swimmers furnished for
midable opposition in most of the
events, and in addition to the distance
plunge. they took two other first
places, namely, the 40 yard back
stroke, and the go yard swim
The Yale fencers proved easy pick
ing for the midshipmen bladesmen
who won handily. II bouts TO >
The summaries:
Boxing
115-Pound Class-Waggoner Navy
won decision over Kahley.
125-Pound Class-Friedman. Penn
State, gained decision over Deboe after
an extra bout of two minutes
1S5-Pound Class-Jones, Navy, won
decision over McFadden after an extra
bout of two minutes.
145-Pound Class-Miller, Navy, won
decision over Cooper.