New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Middics' Great Eight Sets
New Figures on Hudson;
Washington Is a Close
second. Syracuse Third
Columbia Oarsnlen
Finish in 9th Place
Cornell First in Junior
Struggle. With Morning
side Boat Runncr.U p
BY LEX | .awrencc


POUGHKETPSlE. June 2G.-Thc
e.ehtoarci crew OF the United
States Naval Academy brought It's
record breaking career TO a mag
n'fceut close here this evening by
again winning the intercollegiate
rowing championship and incl
dental; smashing It's own worlds
record. made over the same course q
.ear ago.
The race $50. = far The hardest
sri most thrilling ~ all the twenty
r,er yca,s t'i's c'ass.c has been held
ierc. and t.crc is 10 better indics-
t9u Of tb, ferceness Of the struggle
than the fac, that each one Of the
sis yar-'ty crews bettered the worlds
fcure' established by the Navy Last
June
The Old three mile record vas i4
minutes ard seconds. The Navy ccv-
e.cd tho distance to-day in - minutes
sr1 90 10 seconds, and the University
o.. Pennsylvania. finishing last. was
tine ir 81 minutes and 50 So seconds.
Niddies Put 10 Supreme Test
10 achieve this hnal triumph Of
sr,c.aculsr and victorious career, Cap
'a.n Clyde Kings men were called upon
- conquer the most formidable feet
of eighi-osred shells ever assembled
e. .lcro in the world. Twice the mid
-neu were or the ragged rim o.
.4t at the hands Of Cornell and
h.ngton. and twic. they launched
. .-ire counter attacks that beat these
-sno combinations into submission
fi saved tho day for them.
Washington made the final stand
-galrs. .he Navy, ard for time =
,.ned as though ~ last this wonder
Z. boatlosd Of athletes had found their
en- Washington, coming from be-
r.d IN the lsgt mile. ovcrhauled the
ing midshipmen and actually went
% the lead. This f1erce challenge
e.
- lad given all Il had In beating of
~ucli. and few believed Il could sum-
b.. the stamina 70 conquer the ter
.iiie rush Of tho Seattle boat. The
e..injna. backed by hawless courage
I'D Craftsmanship, was there. and when
-ic time came for the FINAL drive the
.7nors delivered 2 sprint that saw
.hep row away from The WesteTners.
Washir~ton was beaten by a trihe
over length. Just fash OF open
water showing between the two shells
az the finish line was crossed. Syra-
nee was third, just quarters OF
length back Of Washington. The Salt
C.tv crew came through in the last
.ftv wards Of the race TO nose Cornell
out Of third place by one-hfth Of a
second Columbia finished fifth and
Pennsylvania was last.
Seven Graduate This Year
70 was day Of transcendert drs-
MATES for the Navy. As this historic
.heU dashed across the line winner
tse Navy crew that began its mar
velous career by winning the Olympic
/ championship at Antwerp in 1920
rassed into history. Seven OF It's
'rht members graduate and 80 to the
NfAaANe OF OINAt aat44 h~NN~'
1T The passing OF the crew is marked
by the passing also Of the man who
made it-Richard A. Glendon. coach
81 Annapolis. "Dick" has resigned'
s-d probably sent his last shell into
action this afternoon after rowing
career that has stretched over almost
two-score years.
As this great chapter in American
rowing history came TO close the sun
sirk'ur lehind the somber Highlands,
sent UP glinting shafts Of gold into
sky OF blue-the Navy colors.
Il seemed to be last hail ard fare
well embla2oned across the heavens N
-ynor Of the greatest e!ght-oared ere"
e.er DEVELOPED in this country.
The Nsvy's triumph came 1t the enc
Of a day Of thrills. Fifteen. crews
engaged in the three ehanlp'onsnip
struggles and each race was iougn,,
cut until the last fifty feet and until
sCentInuso on esS' hlno