The New York herald., 1922-06-11
ALL OARSMEN BUT
ONE TO GRADUATE
Eight Won Last Olympic
Championship Race
Decisively.
NMIDDIES HARD AT WORK
Not Making Mistake of Over
confidence in Preparation
for Regatta.
MIDD1Es HARD AT WORK

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YonK HERALD.
ANNAPOLIS, June 10.-Special interes,
attaches to the preparations of the
Naval Academy crew for the Pougk-
keepsie regatta on June 26, inasmuch
as nearly the entire crew-all but one,
in fact-graduated during the first
week Of the present month, and the
race on the Hudson will be the last
appearance of group of oarsmen'
who have made rowing history during
the past two years.
King, Gallagher, Sanbornf and John
ston rowed on the crew of 1920 which
won the highest worlds konors in the
Olympics at Antwerp, and F'rawley,
Lee and Bolles rowed with the other
four at Poughkeepsie last summer
when the naval crew won a most de-
csive victory and settled tie contro-
verted point as to it's equal ability
in a long race and short one Bolles
has another year at the Academy. but
Higgins. the new man on the crew
this year. also has graduated.
The season also marks the completion
Of the twenty-first year during which
Richard Glendon has been coach, and
the ending of the contract under which
he has been working for three years.
v Ihere has been no announcement as to
the renewal of the contract but no one
here can think of the Academy crew
being without the man who has devel-
oped it's wonderful crews and the hone
is general that he will renew his rela-
tons with the Academy.
Glendon is being assisted by Ensign
Eddie Graves captain of the Olympic
crew and Richard Glendon, Jr, one of
the instructors In physical training at
the Naval Academy. who coached the
unbeaten plebe crew this season. The
younger Glendon has shown much OF
his fathers wonderful ability in pick
Ing oarsmen and in training them.
Same Crew All Season1
The makeup of the crew is the same
AS that which it has had ever since the
opening of the season. being as follows /:
Bow. Gallagher; 2. Higgins; 3, King;
4. Bolles; 5. ,Sanborn; 6, Johnston z,
Lee; stroke. Frawley: coxswain. Gwinn
The substitutes, Wanselow. Strohecker.
Walsh and Dahlgren, have been
formed into a four and are getting their
workouts in this way.
Coach Glendon is again enjoying the
experience. unknown to him prior to the
preparations for the Olympic race two
years ago, of having entire charge Of
his oarsmen and OF being able to fix
exactly their daily routine. 1t may be
pointed out in this connection that no
crew which Glendon has been able to
handle in this way has ever lost a race.
The two examples are the Olympic crew
of 1920 and, the crew which won at
Poughkeepsie last year.
The routine has not been arduous, and
as rule there has been only one prac-
tice during the day in the afternoon.
The weather has been very hot and
sticky. and this is all that is consid-
cred advisable. particularly as the Navy
oarsmcn have worked hard during tn
season and are In the pink of condition
The practice period Is of varying length.
es Glendon thinks advisable. The row.
Ing party will leave here for the Hud-
son on June 15
OF the regular crew men King and
Gallagher have resigned from the Navy,
and Higgins, sanborn. Johnston Lee and
Frawiey have been commissioned en-
signs. Wanselow of the secondd crew
IS also graduate of this year and will
remain in the service. Bolles is the
only varsity man who will be available
next year, and will undoubtedly be
elected captain. Dahlgren, Strohecker
and Walsh, varsity substitutes, all have
Two more years of rowing.
There is an impression in some quar-
ters that rowing at the Naval Academy
Is destined to have a slump with the
graduation of so many notable oarsmen
at one time This view Is not shared
here Bolles. the second eight, all of
whom except Wanselow will be avail
able. and an unusually fine plebe crew,
should be the basis OF very strong
Naval Academy crew next year. one
which Is well up. to the average of re-
cent years.
Ideal Spirit Among Men.
A very fine and determined spirit
animates the members of the rowing
squad now here and all usual methods
OF discipline are unnecessary. Every
man Is animated by spirit of loyalty to
the service. their alma mater and their
beloved coach and realizes perfectly
what this race means. A victory will
round out the most wonderful era Of
rowing any college has had, while de-
feat will do much to detract from what
has been done.
The members OF the squad who> win
remain In the navy have given up nearly
the whole OF the leave allowed them
before assignment to sea duty In order
to participate at Poughkeepsie, while
those who have resigned have delayed
their start in the world OF business.
The undergra duates have been excused
from a portion of the summer cruise In
order to take part
Naval oarsmen and rowing officials
are taking nothing for granted and are
not Influenced by too great confidence.
Syracuse and Pennsylvania gave the
shdshipmen hard races. and the former
with an extremely powerful and rugged
rev. is a dangerous opponent A. any
lime. Cornell and washington Re un-
neaten and have given the most prom
ising indications. Altogether one OF the
best races In the history of the classic is
--ticipated. and THE most conscientious
preparation and the utmost effort may
"a ,rpected from the Navy crew.