The Washington times., 1925-06-27

THE Naval Academy has now
practically established its policy as
to the Hudson classic. and may pc
expected to have its crew entered
"a q general thing. Only a sum-
mar cruise which will make 1t I'M
practicable to have the oarsmen re-
ioin the practice squadron IS hkeiy
TO bar the Navy crew in the future.
The presence of the Navy crew Is
always q great addition to the IN
terest taken in the race, and three
times in last five years. lit has up
held the prestige of Eastern col
Iege rowing, defeating California
IN 1921 and Washington in 1874
and 1926.
From the Navy standpoint, the
victory I'm the big aquatic event
Is the most pleasing triumph
which can be attained by . Navy
athletic aggregation, barring pos
sibIy football victory over the
Military Academy. It is felt that
&c Is peculiarly fitting that the
crew representing the Navy
should lead i'm the great sport on
the water.
Two figures, Richard j Glendon,
the coach, and Daniel i. Eddy,
stroke, stand out in the Nays nne
victory on Monday. The brief ex-
perience OF each In the crucial POI
sitions which they held as to the
winning crew makes their achieve
ments highly remarkable In the
annals OF college rowing
GIendon is probably the only coll
-
has done no rowing himself. for he
came TO the Academy in 1920, as
assistant to his father. Richard A.
Glendon, without having ever had
q scull ins his hand or sat in
shell.
The younger Glendon acted as
assistant to his father for two
years, and was given complete
charge Of the plebe crew in 1922
In>1923, he succeeded as head
coach, and rowed second to Wash.
ineton at Poughkeepsie, winning
every other race that season. Last
year was one OF moderate success,
but leading to the great triumph OF
this season.
Glendon's independence Of judg..
nent was indicated in 1925. the.
first year he assumed charge OF
Navy rowing. Seven OF the yeter-
ans of the previous year had
graduated, but there were g. num-
Der of powerful oarsmen in the
Junior crews, who had rowed un-
der the elder Glendon for several
seasons. The younger man, dis
carded most Of these. however. and
made up his fine 1928 crew largely
from his own plebe eight OF the
previous season. Four OF these
rowed IN the crew Of this year.
Again GIendon showed his
power Of making crucial decisions
when. three days before the race
he replaced Bell, a powerful and
experienced stroke, with Dan
Eddy, who had rOWed In the
pIebe crew the year before, and
had been rowing No. I'm the
varsity. Eddy was, In fact, the
least experienced Of the crew
men.
The move proved a most fortunate
one and indicated Glendon's judg-
ment. This strapping youth rowed
the navy crew to victory in his
first race at stroke, continued his
fine work by victory in the Hen
ley's and completed his own and
the crews triumph by the great
victory on the Hudson. The out
look for Navy rowing is greatly
improved by the fact that Eddy has
two more years at the Academy.
Shieke (captain). Bell, Chilling
worth and King are the regulars
who have graduate, and the nucleus
for sncxt year is formed by the two
Eddy boys, Sylvester and Watson.
Born, another fine oarsman, taken
from the crew by scholastic troubles,
should also be available, so that the
outlook for next season is far from
gloomy.