The Washington times., 1921-09-04

Curtis, the Academy distance
crack. who will captain the team next
season, won the 400 metre and 500
metre events. Clapp took first IN
both the right and left handed discus
throw. and secured place In throw.
ing the javelin. Hucxins was second
In the high hurdle event. and Mclean
was second In the pole vault,
Win Swimming Races.
The midshipmen entered only the
relay events In the swimming compe-
.tition, but won in both the ZOO and
4oo-metre events. breaking the record
OF the association for both distances.
The Naval Academy swimmers were
Sinclair. intercollegiate record holder
for the 22o-yard: Kanakanui the HaI
waiian. one Of the lest short.distance
swimmers in the colleges; WinkJer
and Mcintosh. q
The triumphs OF the midshipmen a.
the Norwegian capital were completed
by an eight-oared crew, largely OF
Naval Academy third crew men. This
eight defeated a crew of Norweigians
handiiy. using borrowed boat Tnc
first Norwegian crew was engaged In
a race in England at the time. All
of the members of the Academy first
crew and some of the second had not
reported on the ships. as they had
In the United States in order
to take part In the regatta on the
Hudson
Get Football Practice.
When the squadron reached Lisbon,
the champion four OF Portugal asked
the midshipmen to give them a race.
BY that time. the regular crew men
had reported. and four was made up
OF Frawiey, stroke; johnson. 3; King.
2: Lee. bow; Clark. coxswnin. all war
sity crew men. Though the race was
a spring. but 200 yards. the Navy crew
won by three or four lengths. IRE
mendous interest was taken In the
events. the race being advertised In
Lisbon and attention called TO the
participation Of the worlds champion
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AZ chrlstiania and at Gibraltar. the
football squad was able TO get some
good practice. This was particularly
so at Gibraltar. where the officers OF
the British garrison put their cricket
grounds at the disposal OF the navy
football squad. Captain Larson. Of
the eleven, stated that there was
some really fine practice. the team.
as II lined up for formation. going
through signals nearly as well as
the regular team did at the close OF
last football season.
Connecticut Crew Wins.
The lineup contained eight Of the
regulars of last season. az follows:
left end. Parr; left tackle, Bodies:
center, Larson (eaptain): right tackle.
Hamilton. The other places were
filled by substitutes OF last year.
Titus at right end, Frawiey at right
guard and Carney at left guard.
There weresalso any number OF high
grade substitutes. At both places.
great interest was. taken In the kind
OF football played by the midship-
men.
The final athletic contest took
place at Guantanamo. Cuba, on Au-
gust 20, the race between cutters
manned by midshipmen from the
different ships Of the squadron. for
the Lysistrata cup presented by the
late James Gordon Bennett. The
race was over q mile course, and
was won by the crew from the Con-
necticut, made up as follows: {. B.
Hill, X. NJ. McLaren. J. w. King srd.
l.. B. Jandon, 8. Lindsey. Z. Maeson.
r. B. Levitt, p. X. Lebernan, II. Y.
Hopping, r. w. Lardner, f. w.
Laurent and II. A. Ingram. oarsmcn.
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