The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
EXPECTS
STRONG CREW
DESPITE LOSS
Graduation Of Seven Members
Of Championship Eight Ex-
pected to Prove No Hardship
By HUGH h. RILEY.

BY HUGH b. RILEY.
II NNAPOLIS, Feb. IL. The
a graduation Of seven Of the
members Of last years
champi onshipa eight at the Naval
Academy has. in no measure, tend
ed to discourage anyone connected
with rowing. While BOlles, cap.
tain of the crew, Ii the only VAR
sity oarsman with the squad, the
number Of those who have learned
rowing under the Glendons, father
and son, In the junior crews. Ii az
large AZ has generally been the
Glendon. sr.. has been with the
squad during q larger portion OF
the period which has been de-
voted to rowing this year, and II
now here. He states frankly that
he finds himself unable to- coach
any other college crew, which
would probably be opponents Of the
midshipmen, and nsyer expects to do
80.
Apparently, though he has now
no official connection with rowing
here. he finds It equally impos-
sible to stay away from Annapolis
while the crews are preparing for
the season. 81
THREE CREWS ROW.
Three crews Of varsity candi-
dates have been on the water DUR
ing the week. Three more, az
well as four Fights Of plebes, are
working on the machines and In
the tank. The weather has been
more moderate than has generally
been the case at this time Of the
year, and the crews were on, the
water much sooner. However. the
practice spins are very short. but
the oarsmen find II possible to
put much more spirit In their
work than. when working ON the
machines or In the tank.
The apparent strength Of the
members Of the rowing squad is
very notable. and in this particu-
lar the Naval Academy crew Of
the coming season VIII be. well up
| to its predecessors. Naturally, II
will lack the experience Of crews
Of recent years.
However, Il IL pointed out that
the younger Glendon has just as
much experienced material as was
available to Glend0n, ST., when he
began to develop the crew which be-
came the Olympic champions Of
1920.
The tentative varsity. the first
picked this season, with weights,
is: Stroke, Bolles captain), ITS; 2.
4, Ambrose, i72: 5, Shanlxlin ITO;
8, Kirkpatrick 172; z, Clexton, It's;
bow. Walsh ITS. and coxswain.
Gwtn. ia.
BOLLES AT STROKE.
/ It is. by no means certain that
Bolles will remain at stroke or,
indeed, that the present arrange
ment will last. Coach Glendon has,
however, massed the pick Of his
squad in the three Fights which
have been on the water, and 1t
IL very likely that the first ana
second varsities will ultimately be
picked from them.
The other possibilities for stroke
are: Clexton. now rowing No. 2 on
the varsity, and Kendall and Comp.
ton, stroling the second and third
crews, respectively.
Kendall stroked the second crew
last year, and Compton was the
stroke Of the unbeaten plebe crew.
BoIles, however, ID very power.
full man and has had much more
experience than the others.
The varsity crew will row these
races this season: April 21S Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania: April 20.
Massachusetts, Tech; May s. Prince
ton and Harvard: May 10. Syria"
cueo.
The race against Harvard and
Princeton will be rowed at Prince.
Nuyfl1 hA
the season, all the other races
being rowed at Annapolis.
It was the turn Of Harvard and
Princeton to row at Annanolis. but
the Naval Academy management
agreed to change the scene OF the
encounter to Lake Carnegie.
Princeton, like the Naval Academy,
lost nearly all OF it's varsity oars
men by graduation, 50 this year
/ the chances Of Harvard TO regain
the upper hand is excellent
DEFEATED BIZ TIGERS.
However, the unexpected defeat
of the Navy crew Of 1921 by
Princeton Is still a bitter memory
in rowing circles here, and the
Midshipmen could not be pleased
better than to win from, Prince
ton at its own home.
It was impracticable for the
Navy crews to row either in the
American Henley or at Poughkeep
sic this season. but some talk III
the Olympics in the following yeaI
definite form, however. and every
thing u centering on the produc
ton OF q crew which will worthily
represent the Naval Academy this