Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-26
-FOUR navy CREWS
|. 0NTHE SCHUYLK|LL
Middle Champions Please Vet
eran oarsmsn In Practices
for Henley Races
sILYEA ALSO IMPROVES

Four Navy crews. under the guidance
Of Coach Dick Glendon, spent busy
hour on the Schuylklll River this morn
ing. The veteran coach sounded the
first call at 8 o'clock at the Bellevue.
Stratford and bundled his charges into
taxicabs shortly before 10 and took them
out to the Bachelors Barss Club.
The varsity eight was the first Of
four crews to get on the water, and
they were followed by the second and
third varsities and plebes. Glendon
went up the river after his crews In
Navy motorboat, and 1t was noticed
that he did very little coaching on the
way up and down the river.
All four crews rowed over the Hen.
ley course Of one mile and Ave six.
teenths. When they reached the start
ing line the elder Glendon gave the var.
sity five or six starts and they showed
all the speed Of much lighter crew In
getting away from the mark.
Good Starts
After they had shown proficiency in
starting, Giendon sent all four crews
down the river at racing clip Tor
half o,:le, after which he told them to
ease up TO rthe rest Of the way.
Just before reaching the boat house
Glendon gave them few starts ana
then told them to row to tie clip.
The Navy coach is very enthusiastic
over his charges and while he would
not make any prediction on the races
tomorrow he beamed with complete sat.
isfaction as his oarsmen were liftins
their shell out Of the water.
II do not like to make predictions
on rowing races. There are too many
factors to take into account and .
coach cannot tell in advance what bis
cred will do in h race. MY men are
all in good condition and ready for
the race Of their lives" said the MILDLY
coach.
The strapping big oarsmen OF the
Navy crew presented wonderful sight
az they skinned over the waters OF
the Schuylkill. Their rhythm was well.
nigh perfec. and it was noticeable thar
they did not catch any crabs. The
forward push of the oarsmen was per
feet unison, as was their backward
pull. 49,.
Please Veterans ~
Veteran rowing sharps who saw the
middies row over the course said that
II was one Of the finest looking crews
they. have seen on the Schuylkil In 2
long while. g6.e
According to 0lendon, his crew aver.
ages around 175 pounds. but It looks
much heavier. The second ana fnird
MILDLY varsity crews and the plebes also
look fine. They are coached by the
younger Glendon, son Of the varsity
coach.
to rive ali four crews a light work.
oelt.
The Navy varsity rowed as follows
stroke, Frawley; Z. Lee; .. Johnston
8. Sandborn; 4, Bolles; 3, King; 2,
Higgins, and bow Gallagher, coIswain'
Gwinn.
Joe Wright, the Penn coach. who has
nine crews entered in tomorrow's races,
will send his oarsmen through light
workout this afternoon.
Harvard Arrives Today -,
Harvard and the Union crews vii!
NOT arrive until this afternoon and will
he ouartered at the Penn boathouse.
PRINCETON is also due this afternoon and
will probably take trial spin over the
course ut the same time as the crimson
eight. -
| Jim Corderry, Yale coach, -senl nls
! 100 pound crew on the river at IL ~.
They covered the Henley course at q
few starts and returned to the boat
club.
This afternoon, at different times,
about twenty Ave crews will be work.
! ing out on the Schuylkill, including
Frank Muller's Episcopal Academy,
which races Washington Central to-.
morrow.
Praise From Wright
Joe Wright, the Penn coach. was
asked after the Navy had returned to
the boathouse. what he thought Of the
Middies. THE Navy always, lookt
good" said Wright. Their crews
are composed Of big. strong, husky
men, the pick of the best physical
specimens at the academy. They have
lots Of power and speed, and row ex-
ceedingly we'll together
Wright expects to use his Red varsity
against the Middies tomorrow. This
eight, which Is stroked by Mattison,
the former West Philly High School
! boy, is the one that defeated Yale
and Harvard.
Joe Wright is suffering from infam-
nation of the eyes as the result of a
cold caught in Boston at the time, Of
the Harvard race. Hilton Bilyea. the
Canadian Oarsman. impressed the Glen.
dons, Corderry and Wright with his
speed and form. while he raced UP and
down the Schuylkill this morning. He
| is entered in the single sculls race to-
morrow afternoon.
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