New-York tribune., 1922-04-23

Cambridge next month.
This race will be marine duel worth
going a long way to sec; IS Tor thc
Navy men il represents an opportunity
the last one. by thc way 10 wipe on:
the only stain Shat mars the glorious
record Of the presen, com bination
1t WAS PrIncctoN's b" crew. stroked
hy the famous Hei7ic Teh. that rang mp
nc only defeat charged against tcc
mldshipmeu since they went abroad in
19l9 and won The Olympic caar1pon-
ship 81 ArtverD. Princeton scoted this
surprising victory 'r q two-mi,e race
hat vas rowed on Lake Carncg last
MAY. Harvard. tho only other con
tender. finishing a vcry weak third
Il s 10Y thls same regatta. to be
held or the Charles River thls ;ear.
nat both Princeton and the Nav are
preparing a though a world's cham
plonShlp. dsrgled in the balance. a
CIV weeks later the Navy VIII Yow in
tfo intercollegiate champiorei AZ
'ouehkeepsie against Cornell, Colum-
hia, Pennsylvania. Syracuse. Visions r
and possi bly, a crew representing either
Washington or the University % Ca.i-
fornia. But this event. which is really
me climax ~ the rowing season for all
UNIVERSITIES except Yale and Harvard.
holds far less interest for Dick Glen.
con men than the struggle with
Princeton and Harvard at Cambridge.
Like Three Mile Distance
The mldshipmen have all the conf
cHncc n the world that they win be
7olc to repeat last year. easy victory
the lntercol legiates, and the indica
IONS are now that they viii accomplish
tnls, the distance Of three miles be
ng verT much to the liking Of the
giant osrsmen from the Severn. There
no such assurance. however. that
hey will be able to conquer the sneed,-
rIgers in sprint Of slightly less than
'wo miles and it is for this contest
''st tne nidshipmen are "pointing."
There is little chance that HaHyard
WI play a more important part in
ms years triangular struggle than it
dld one year ago. While the Crimson
'arslty eight has yet TO be seen in
'ctual competition. the reports drift
ng down from the Charles do not
Indicate that this years combination
vii be very much superior to that
"t l92l' which was one of the poorest
"Ner developed at Cambridge. II seems
nlgh,.Y probable that Harvard will
SIMPLY VOW while the Navy and Prince.
on 90 out and do the racing.
Like Yale. Harvard does her pre-
.minary training with the one idea of
"orMng up to the four-mile grind on
he Thames and seems to attach little
Importance to the early sprints against
oiner colleges. The inability Of Yale
20 raise her stroke to the pitch neces-
Sary for successful sprint was rather
olsmaIiy demonstrated last Saturday
ON the Schuylkill in the series Of three
aces against the University Of Penn
sylVania.
Dr. spaeth, one Of the keenest and
cieverest coaches in the world. has
made special study of the two-miIe
instance, and last year developed in
MS B. crew q combination that was
sprlntng marvel. The Tiger oars
men are not called upon to row in
eng distance events, and it was un-
"oootedIy their long concentration on
ne two-mile voyage that enabled them
defeat the Navy last summer on
Lake Carnegie, It was plainly the
\avy's inability to meet Princeton s
amazing burst of sustained speed that
spelled defeat The midshipmen were
aiken unawares by Princetons early
,peed and never seemed TO recover
rom the surprise, although they We're
beaten by only a few feet and were
= "4"-''+ "NNSlciht4IS lHtlr peat WHeD
me race ended.
Train for Early Sprjnts
According to reliable reports from
ne Severn, Dick Glendon has concen.
rated this spring on the distance tc
he rowed against Princeton, and vii
he prepared to meet the vicious onen
ing challenge of the Tigers when tn,
crews meet at Cambridge. 1t is saf
% predict that the midshipnen vii
not again be caught mapping and tha
they will stage an early sprint Of thei