The Washington times., 1921-03-26

No other college claimed first place
in more than three sports last season.
The University of Pennsylvania urged
its claim to first place in field and
track and in soccer, and these were
generally conceded. but its supremacy
in basketball was contested by New
York University. Pennsylvania was
the closest competitor of the Naval
Academy in the number of champion
ships, but its score, at best, was only
half so large.
EXPONENT OF BOXING.
The Naval Academy is the leading
exponent in the country of boxing and
wrestling as college sports, finding its
closest competitor in each case In
Pennsylvania State College. The at
titude of many of the institutions
however, is far from friendly. In the
case of wrestling, this feeling has
gone so far as to exclude the Acad.
emy from the intercollegiate Wres-
Ting Association, while the majority
of the leading institutions arc declin-
ing to engage in boxing outside OF
their own gymnasiums. The Naval
Academy largely through Lieut.
Comdr. William A. Richardson, gym
nasium officer at the Academy and
president of the intercollegiate Box.
ing Association, isN>doing more than
any other institution for the devel-
opment of boxing as an intercollegiate
sport.
The Naval Academy has given ur
all idea CT participating in the finals
of the Wrestling Association thi:
year, though its membership has beer
refused on the fimsiest of grounds
L,.t
affect the actual title. The Midship-
wrestling college in the country oil
from a team which has defeated those
they did not meet
WILL RENEW APPLICATION.
The Navy's application for member
ship in the intercollegiate Wrestling
Association will be renewed, but will
probably not be urged The reasons
urged against the Academy's admis-
sion arc that II does not contest away
from Annapolis and that it does no,
have eligibility rules. As a matter OF
fact. the Midshipment do contest
away from Annapolis and will have
to do so to enter the finals OF the As.
sociation. They are also willing to
abide by any eligibility rules pre-
scribed by the Association.
Under the circumstances, il seems
clear that the members which voted
to keep the Naval Academy out of the
association fear its stength in this
sport, and do not appreciate the fact
that the membership OF the Naval
Academy would tend to raise the
standard of the sport. Pennsylvania
State, the Navy's most worthy op-
ponent. and one other college voted
to accept the Academy's application
but II was refused by the vote OF
institutions who scarcely ever won
bout in competition with the
Annapolis wrestlers.
ROWING AND LACROSSE.
Great confidence prevails that tho
Naval Academy will maintain it's lead
In rowing and lacrosse, and win hon
ors in other sports. The rowing
schedule includes races against the
University OF Pennsylvania. Syracuse,
princeton and Harvard and an entry
In the American Henley. This will
test the Navy orasmen at the short
distances, and there is every desire
to try the longer course at the PouRh-
keepsie Regatta IL the authorities
permit
With most OF the stars OF last
years championship team again avail
able and with a wealth of the finest
material. football men and others at
hand. lacrosse prospects are unusually
bright. Several of the teams which
have been playing the Navy regularly
In this branch for years have declined
games for the coming season. but tho
Navy will get good test in contests
with Johns Hopkins. Swsrthmore,
Cornell and Pennsylvsnis. Johns Hep
kins will be played in Baltimore. the
hrst time the Naval Academy team