The New York herald., 1922-06-26
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10 too POWcTlui d crew 10 De ptdteL. Noi-
nell. it is true. has a good chance so
have Washington and Syracuse. and even
Columbia and Pennsylvania must be
conceded some sort of outlook for sue
cess But the odds are altogether too
heavily in favor OF the midshipmen.
They have every factor with them.
For one thing there is that strong
psychological element. very important
one in athletic competition. The Navy
is here with the knowledge that it led
by no fewer than six lengths here last
June, and that seven of the sweep
swingers who accomplished that fine tri-
umph are in the Annapolis shell again.
Higgins, at No. 2, the only new man, is
even better than the oarsman whose
place he took. The Navy knows that
four of the eight were in the very shell
In which they will row tomorrow when
it was first over the line for the Olympic
championship at Brussels in 1920. The
Navy fully appreciates the fact that in
the preliminary season this spring it
covered itself with new won glories and
showed enough to warrant an early sea-
son prediction that it would retain the
title here.
Seven of those Midshipmen will row
their last race for the Academy to-
morrow, and over at their quarters this
evening they vowed that they would
win again or row their hearts out In
the attempt. Only Bolles, at No. A, will
be back next season. Dick Glendon, who
has been coaching the Navy since Noah
stroked the Ark, has announced that he
is going to take charge of new craft
The eight loves Glendon, the dad of The
| crew. and it. is going to- try its utmost
to send Dick away with a SMILE
Pick of the Oarsnen.
Then there is that undeniable drive in
the Navy shell. 1t has the finest mate
rial on the river. the pick of the physical
pick which comes to Annapolis. 1t is
the pick of the rowing pick too. It's
inboard form is not a model, but its
blade work is as effective as it is pretty
to watch. 1t digs deep and bends those
oars as the Vikings must have bent their
sweeps In the icy waters of the northern
fjords
1t is crew which likes calm water
and which revels in rough water, for
the Severn hardly ever is in thoroughly
peaceful mood. 1t Is crew which can
hit up 35 without hurting it's form,
ich can hit 50 and get everything
there Is to- be got out that high beat
IL is an eight with /. brilliant back
ground, with q scintillating present a
crew which ought to come tearing down
I that lane a mile below the spiderlike
bridge tomorrow evening, out in front
Cornell, with physical material almost
as good at the Navy's and even finer
blade work than the Midshipmen, ought
to finish second, pretty close up. Cornell
has remarkable crew, an eight which
would have stood out brilliantly In an
RrIt ,e,v ~
year. 1t is a year Of Navy crew, and
fine eight from Washington 1t is a
year of superb class in this regatta, and
1t will take. a superior crew to win.
Cornell Has Speed.
John Hoyle has developed a crew after
the old Courtney mold. In Fillius, he
has Courtney stroke, and in Baldwin
the captain. he has a great No. T. He
has class all along the line but he has
not the terrific power which may be de-
veloped by the Navy. Cornelrs big
chance lies in sprinting the Midshipmen
into submission. This plan without
question, will be put into execution right
after the mile and assures a hectic. rip
snorting struggle In which an outsider
may surprise them all and sneak in
while the contenders are wearing each
other down.
This situation leaves an opening for
Washington. The Pacific coast crew Is
not sprinting aggregation. It is
plugging eight which would be likely
to wear down a couple of others which
are sapping each other and more
formidable stroke. AS we saw 1t the
other day and again this evening. the
coast eight went out after Pennsylva-
MIA and Columbia had nad a workout.
Washingtons stroke was too short for
the race and the field. But undeniably
it is fast crew and may give experts
a jolt.
Syracuse is a mystery. 1t has a big,
powerful crew which has appeared slug
gsh and may find itself in the big race.
1t has lot of strength but has not been
applying 1t to the greatest advantage.
Still, Jim Ten Eyck's crews are not noted
for beauty. and they sometimes have
a way of beating the field. They must
be regarded as having chance.
Rice Has Good Crew.
Columbia and PENNSYLVANIA are the
big problems in the dope" Jim Rice
has a crew which looks fine on the
river. 1t looks about as good as any
other bunch. but 1t is a question how
far ii will go In the class which will
compete tomorrow. 1t is question IL
Rice's eight will be able to stand the
gaff against the power which will be
arrayed against It,
Rice and Joe Wright arc praying for
diametricaly opposite conditions. Rice
wants all the rough water old Boreas
can kick up without forcing a postpone
ment. Wright y hoping for Hudson
that will look like mill pond. Column
bia has proved itself capable on rough
water while Pennsylvania. which did its
work on the calm Schuylkill. has shown
that choppys water ruins it's style. In
rough water on the Charles 1t came
dangerously near being headed by Har-
ward
II am making no predictions said
Rice this evening. "I don't want to come
out with any statements that 1 think
We will win. You know, this is n tough
field and we are up against some tough
material. But give us some rough
water and we will have a chance. The
crew Is At and we are ready. There
will be no excuses to offer II we are
beaten"
Rice took his varsity and junior var
sity out this evening after Pcnnsyl-
vania's four crews had rowed about
three miles. Wright ordered a hot
sprint In front of the Columbia boat
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