The Washington herald., 1922-06-27
MlDDIES SKATER
MARK FOR COURSE
Powerful Crew Ends College
Career by Breaking
Own Record.
Continued From Pooe One.

ON'sstteec0 FIO" IuUe OHc.
mile. overhauled the flying mid
shipmen and actually went into a
lead. The fierce challenge came i'm
mediately after the Navy had ap-
parently given all II had in beating
on Cornell. and few believed II
could summon the stamina to con-
quer the terrible rush of the Seattle
boat. The stamina. backed by flaw
less courage and Craftsmanship, was
there and when the time came for
the final drive the sailors delivered
a sprint that saw them row away
from the Westerners. Washington
was beaten by a trifie over a length.
Just Hash of open water showing
between the two shells as the finish
line was crossed. Syracuse was
third. just three quarters of a
length back of Washington. The
Salt City crew came through in the
last fifty yards of the race to nose
Cornell out of third place by one
fifth of a second. Columbia finished
fifth and Pennsylvania last.
, 1t was a day of transcendent dra-
matics for the Navy. As this his
toric shell shot across the line a
winner, the Navy crew. that began
its marvellous career by winning the
Olympic championship at Antwerp
in 1920. passed into history. Seven
of its eight members graduate and
go to the bridges of Uncle Sans
fleet.
san Flashes Navy Colors.
The passing of the crew is marked
by the passing of the man who
made it-Richard A. Glendon. coach
at Annapolis. "Dick" has resigned
and probably sent his last shell into
action this afternoon after a row.
ing career that has stretched across
almost two-score years.
As this great chapter in American n
rowing history was being made this
evening, the sun. sinking behind the
somber highlands. shot up CLINT
shafts OF gold into a stay of blue
the Navy colors.
1t seemed to be a last hail and
farewell emblazoned across the
heavens in honor Of the greatest
eight-oared crew ever developed in
this country.
The Navy's triumph came at the
end of a day of thrills. Fifteer
crews engaged in the three cham.
pionship struggles and each race
was fought until the last fifty fee,
and until oars were swept from
the hands of exhausted rowers.
Cornell took the Junior varsity
event after a heartbreaking 2-milt
struggle against Columbia and
Syracuse Pennsylvania had two
crews in this race, her junior var.
sity and her 150-pound eight. but
they proved to be- disappointments
oh
tion had been touted to win, a.
1t had been performing in impress
sive style throughout the season
but today 1t had no chance and
finished a weak third. Columbia',
showing in the Junior varsit,
struggle was one of the big sur.
prises of the regatta and for q
time 1t looked as though jim
Rice's second string combination
might overhaul the Ithaca boat
but Heryle's men had one more
sprint left and 1t was sufficien,
to stall off the New Workers
Syracuse was strong third.
Juniors Set Record.
The Freshman race was as bit.
| terly contested as the senior event
and was won by Syracuse after
NoluHpld mao leo the 1leld OVel
three-quarters of the distance
Cornell came through with a las
minute drive that caught the fad.
ing Columbians at the line ant
enabled them to clutch SECOND
place by two-f1fths of second
Pennsylvania finished three-quar.
ters of a length behind Columbia
The first new record of the day
was made in the Junior varsity
struggle. when Cornell covered tn,
two miles in minutes As 3-5 sec,
onds. The old record was 10 min
utes 3-5 seconds, by a Cornell
Junior varsity crew last June
This race gave one more indi
cation of the high caliber of crew,
participating in the 1922 regatts
as Columbia, Syracuse and tn,
| two Pennsylvania crews all bet
tered the old f71ures