The Washington times., 1922-07-09

= This is not meant that II Ii likely
that navy crews will regularly reach
the plane of those Of 1920. 1921 and
1922, for they win. in most cases.
lack the opportunity; nor that they
win always win their races and
shatter records like recent predeces.
sors. but II is believed that the navy
WIN maintain high place in rowing
and win its share of championships.
Nayal Academy oarsmen of the
last three years do not regard them.
selves as ''supermen." as they have
frequently been termed. nor, are they
% regarded by their fellow-students.
They are splendid specimens OF
American youth. in physique, mind
and heart; they have. had the finest
training and coaching and their op-
portunities' have been greater than
those accorded to most Naval Acad-
emy crews. Those who have been
In touch with Navy crews believe
that others have been their equals In
strength and stamina. D.
The fact that Harry Bolles, No. 4.
Ii the only regular to return next
year 10 not in the least discouraging.
For the other places there will he
seven Of the powerful second crew
and all Of the best piebe eight the
Academy has had for years. There
: are other strong lads on the junior
crews.
It must be remembered that the
Members Of the second crew have
had at least two years Of rowing,
while several of the plebes have been
marked as oarsmen Of particular
promise. Three of these second crew
men rowed on the improvised four
which won from the regular Cornell
four as a preliminary to the regular
racing at Poughkeepsie this year.
1n-that race the navy lads showed
their qualities.
These three varsity substitutes,
Welsh, Dahlgren and Stroheckef, all
ara of unusual strength. Bolles now
ia also extremely powerful. while
Kirkpatrick, of the second crew, has
had three years experience and Is
almost sure to make q place. This
makes five fine oarsmen as nucleus
for next year, without touching the
material in last years plebe eight.
In fact, everything points to a crew
of high grade next year. and every
man will be imbued with an intense
determination to maintain the Navy's
standard in rowing.
Should Glendon leave the academy
his loss will be felt greatly, but he
has brought rowing at the academy
to a point where II will not fall to
pieces because he leaves. Many
young officers rowed under him and
understand his methods, while his
son, Richard J. Glendon, has been
his assistant here for three years and
has had marked success with Junior
crews.
In considering the outlook for next
year, II is remembered that the
Olympic crew was composed OF oars
ment of brief experience. Two.
Graves and Jacomini. had been row.
ing for three seasons, but five had
only rowed in one previous year,
while another, Moore, captain Of the
crew last year, began rowing the
same year he rowed in the cham
pionship crew at Brussels. 1t will
be easy to pick an eight Of longer
experience at the beginning OF next
year. H.
The Naval Academy looks forward
to meeting Princeton and Harvard
at Annapolis in 1929, and will prob
ably have two or more additional
races on the Severn. Undoubtedly its
crews will row again in the Henley,
but the Poughkeepsie entry Is doubt
ftil. The entry In the Henley inter
feres far less with the routine Of the
academy than that at Poughkeepsie.
Officials Of the academy have in.
timated that II must not be expected
that the Navy crew will row regu-
larly at Poughkeepsie. but the fact
that those who do not understand the
situation may think that the navy
enters the big event only when II
has an unusually strong crew may
bring about the entry next year at
least.
In order to row at Poughkeepsie
the midshipmen who compose the
rowing party must miss a consider
able portion of their summer prac-
tice cruise. The authorities DO not
like this, particularly as the same
midshipmen are likely to lose two or
all Of the cruises they take during
the course. Therefore, permission
generally has been given with reluc-
tance and may be withheld at any
time. There Is a strong feeling. how
: ever, that Il would not do to fail to
enter the crew next year at least.
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