Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-27
Seattle Crew Dangerous

Seattle CreW dangerous
To achieve this final triumph of
spectacular and victorious career,
Capt. Clyde Kings men were called
upon to conquer the most formidable
fleet CT eight-oared shells ever as
sembled. Twice the Midshipmen were
on the ragged rim of defeat at the
hands of Cornell and Washington and
twice they launched amazing counter
attacks that heat these game combi-
nations into submission and saved the
day for them.
against the Navy and for a time it
seemed as though at last this won
lerful boatload of athletes had found
their match. Washington, coming
from behind in the last mile, over
hauled the flying midshipmen and ac-
tually went into lead The fierce chal-
lenge came Immediately after the Navy
had apparently given all it had in
beating off Cornell, and few believed
it could summon the stamina to con-
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
he Westerners. Washington was
beaten by a trifle over a length. Just
a flash of open water showing between
he 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-iifth of a second. Columbia
finished fifth and Pennsylvania iast
Dramatic Day For Navy
1t was a day of transcendent dra-
MATES for the Navy AS this historic
shell shot across the line a winner.
the Navy crew, that began its marve-
lcus career by winning the Olympic
championship at Brussels in 1920,
passed into history Seven of its eight
members have graduated.
Sun Flashes Navy COlOrs
The passing of the crew is marked
by the passing of the man who m lie
it-Richard A. Glendon. "Dick" has
resigned and probably sent his last
Navy shell into action after row.
ing career that has stretched across
almost two score years.
+ AS this great chapter in American
rowing history was being made, the
sun, sinking behind the somber high
lands, shot up CLINT shafts of gold into
a stay of blue-the Navy colors.
; 1t seemed to be a last sail and fare
well 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 day of thrills. Fifteen crews en-
gagged in the three championship
struggles and each race was fought
until the last fifty feet and until oars
were swept from the hands of ex-
hausted rowers.
Cornell took the junior varsity
event after a heartbreaking 2-mile
struggle against Columbia and SYRIA
cuse. Pennsylvania had two crews in
this race, her junior varsity and her
150-pound eight, but they proved to
he disappointments. The Quaker
lightweight combination had been
toutod to win. as it had been perform
ing in impressive style throughout the
season, but yesterday it had no chance
and finished a weak third, Columbia's
showing in the junior varsity strug-
gle was one of the big surprises of.
the regatta and for a time it looked
as though Jim Rice's second string
combination might overhaul the
Ithaca boat, but Heryle's men had one
more sprint left and it was sufficient
to stall OF the New Workers. SYRIA
cuse was strong third.
Conditions Par Excellent
Exceptionally fast racing condi-
tons prevailed when the six varsity
shells approached the stake boat of