The New York herald., 1921-05-29
VARSITY CREW
wins STEWARDS CUP
Easily Defeats Union Boat
Club and Penn in Schuyl-
kill Henley Regatta.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEw yoRK HERALD,
PHILADELPHIA May 2S.-The United
States Navy oarsmen, Olympic cham
pions, easily carried off the honors in
the Stewards cup race in the Ameri
can Henley on the Schuylkill here this
afternon, with the Union Boat Club
Of Boston second and the Penn crew
third.
Navys victory was not unexpected,
as the middies beat Penn over the
Severn course earlier IN the season,
but then Unions scant margin over
Joe Wright's varsity came as a com
plete surprise. Leading from start to
finish, the Navy eight won in min
utes s 4-5 seconds with the Union
crew. composed principally of former
Harvard oarsmen. second. in 1924 4-5.
Stroke Frawley sent the niddies
away in the lead. and with Coxswain
Clark steering a perfect course in the
centre there was no question as TO the
final winner after the first half mile
had been covered. Every Navy varsity
man sat up straight at the finish. while
the Union and Penn oarsmen were
tagged out.
Those Olympic doubles champions,
Jack Kelly and Paul Costello Of the
vespeis Club, easily won the Schuylksll
challenge cup In the first doubles SOULS
from the Crescents duo. composed of
Karl A. Graef and Edward Graef Thcre
were only two entries. Kelly and Co.'S
tello won by a little more than length
in minutes % 1-5 seconds and appar-
emily did not have to extend themselves.
although both crews we're close together
all the way down the course. The
Graefs were formerly members OF the
vesper Club.
Walter Rigling OF the Undne Barge
Club won the Blake cup in the second
single sculls by three lengths from
Harry McClay. Jr., Of the Malta Boat
Club. Rigling led all the way and won
ia minutes Fl seconds. Only two
scullers started.
NnIe's $50 Founders Win.
Guy Nickalls's Yale 150 mound crew
put over surprise in the eight Dared
race for the smaller oarsmen when Il
beat Pennsylvania by nine feet In
minutes and 40 seconds, while the time
Of Joe wrights pupils was Z minutes
and AZ 10 seconds.
Penn was paying more attention to
Princeton on the west side OF the course
than Yale. which came down the east
course. and while Stroke Miller was bat
Ting away with Duncan Spaeth's 150
pound boys the Ellis slipped through for
we'll earned victory. but had 10 fight
every inch of the way. 1t was strug-
gle right up TO the last stroke, and the
thousands on the ledgcs and Peters ISL
and near the finish cheered like mad
for the Red and Blue crew to ovcrtake
Yale. which was stroked BY Freeman.
Princeton was AZ least a length and
half back Of Penn. with Harvard q
poor fourth. The Crimson trailed all
the way and appeared TO be disorGan-
lied after the first quarter mile. They
splashed and lacked rhythm.
Thousands OF dollars changed hands
when the r. s. 8. Nevada won the race
for. service boats from a field OF four
other cutters, Nevada, champion of the
Atlantic feet. won tho title IN Guanta-
namo Bay last summer over ? three
mile course. and yesterday was called up
TO pull the thirteen pound sweeps q dis
tance or ono mile and ESQ yards There
were twelve men In each boat and
coxswain. the latter working harder
than the oarsmon In his many move
ments to spur them on The Arizona
crew WIS a close second, with Delaware
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