New Britain herald., 1927-06-27
NAVY IS FAV0RI7E IN BOAT REGATTA
Despite Loss of Anderson, Crew
 Is Expected to Win
Bv Inc A,sociated Press.

New York, June 27 @ The United States Naval academy's eight pared varsity crew will have a clear and undisputed claim to the nation- al intercollegiate rowing champion ship if it shows the way to six eastern and far western rivals in the classic Poughkeepsie regatta this Wednesday.
 The middies. in spite of recent likely will be favorites in the four mile pull down the Hudson. They are the only undefeated eastern ag- gregation and have conquered Har- yard, victor over Yale in the Thames river race. The Ellis in three pre- vious unbeaten years of Ed Leaders regime have been able to dispute the title claims of the Poughkeepsie winner, either the Navy or Wash ington, but they are out of the pie ture this year.,
 California and Washington have come east with another distinct threat, while Columbia and Cornell, of the eastern Big Four" in the intercollegiate rowing association, have developed into four-mile con- tenders after earlier setbacks. But Washington, winner last year and the Navy's foremost rival over six-year period at Poughkeepsie, has been beaten by California and weak ened by illness. failing thus far to show its former high class in pre- liminary drills on the Hudson.
 The Californians, also unbeaten. may prove the middies most for midable rivals. If they should win, the Golden Bears would take back to the Pacific coast as clear a cham pionship rating as triumph would give to the Navy.
 Having shifted his lineup as rap- idly as the chameleon changes it's colors in the last few weeks in a desperate effort 10 lift the club out of its slump, Connie Mack finally seems to have struck the comhna- tion that may yet upset the rampant Yankees.
 It is significant that in winning the opening double header ill the current series with the league lead CTS. the Athletics did not have any of the veteran Big Three'-Cobb, Collins and Wheat-in the lineup.
 The legs of these famous veter- ans have been standing the gaff pretty we'll but they unquestionably have slowed up and may not be able to weather the strain of day in and day out campaigning.
 Bobby Jones has two big title hunts before him in which to bag at least one national championship for the year 1927. Of the two it would seem the great Georgian has a better chance to win the British open crown again than he has to wrest the American amateur golf toga from George oVn Elm.
 Medal and not match play is still the forte of Jones. With the con- fidence gained on foreign soil in his NlClOIS 1dSl bObpy may s'siAhS his scoring stride at St. Andrews. where he will have only two short holes to bother him as compared with the four at Oakmont that proved so disastrous. Later in the year, at Minneapolis. however, Jones not only will find Won Elm in his way, but Jimmy" Johnston on home ground and any number of other tartars likely to hit up an unbeatable pace without the slight est warning.
 Ths British will undoubtedly in- stall Jones big favorite in their own classic. which has witnessed American triumphs in five of the past six years. Badly as Jones fin- ished in the American open-elev- enth place-there was only one Briton ahead of him. Archie Comp ston, and Archie only had a single stroke lead over the Georgian.