Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July IA great,
all-conquering California crew added a
glorious victory over Yale to its remark
able record OF successes on the Schuyl-
kill River this afternoon and, still UNI
beaten, turned its prov toward Amster-
dam. In a wild dash down a 1000
meter stretch Of placid water. the
Golden Bears from the Golden Gate
beat off the challenge OF Yale's fine
crew to win by a quarter of a length In
the final try-out for the right to repre-
sent the United States in the Olympic
games
In the final drive down the stretch
they needed every inch Of that advan-
tage. AS Don Blessing. California
coxswain. waved the white towel above
his head 300 yards from home, the Yale
oarsmen but few yards away. answered
the summons, too Their bow crept up
and up perilously close. Another squirt
was needed and here came the final
ounce of effort that made California
instead Of Yale the United States
Olympic crew.
Ten Hard Ones" Asked.
Again the towel flourished frantically
and Blessing called for 10 hard ones.
The terrific drive of those 10 picked up
the lead that had almost been lost. In
vain Capt. Stewart OF Yale flashed the
red flag that has marked the progress
of the Blue to victory after victory. but
today it was a gallant gesture in defeat
| The finish guns doomed close together
but California had won.
Although so exhausted they could
not sit erect, YaleS beaten Oarsmer
gave three rousing cheers for the victor
as Donlon and his mates rowed back a
few yards up the course to sit with
raised right hands while the band
played THE Star Spangled Banner"
They looked and rowed as one. the
oarsmen of this well-balanced aggrega-
ton that Coach KY Ebright, one-time
University of Washington coxswain
has developed for California and Uncle
Sam. They rowed today in exactly the
same order as when they won the Inter
collegiate Rowing Association cham
pionship on the Hudson.
From bow TO stern, the lineup Is
Marvin Stalder, John Brinck. Francis
Frederick. William Thompson. William
Daley. James Workman. Hubert Cald-
we'll and then Big Donlon and Little
Blessing All are Pacific Coast boys
and most of them never had been Easi
before this triumphant trip. which Is
to extend farther in that direction than
any of them dreamed.
Were Sternly Tested.
To win Olympic selection the Cali
fornians had to undergo the sternest
kind of testing. Back in April they
beat their old rivals. the Huskies OF
Washington. at Seattle. Then, COM
ing East. they won their first Pough-
keepsie triumph, beating course rec
Jrd of long standing TO take the title
from Columbia.
The climax came on the sprinting
course of the Schuylkill. when the
Westerners. who many had thought
primarily a distance crew, outdashed
Princeton, Columbia and finally Yale
on successive days.
The California eight. which won in
5 minutes 46 seconds TO Yale's 5:47ls
had hard flght for its victory, but
the race in which the Harvard four
came through against the Bachelors
Barge Club quartet was even closer
finishing in 6:28is. The HarvarditeS
were first by Just one-eighth OF sec
ond. or about feet.
Ken Myers, Philadelphia railroad
fireman. won in the single sculling
final, while Paul Costello. Olympic
doubles champion in 1920 and 1924
with Jack Kelly. qualified for another
Olympic trip by winning in the double
sculling event with Charles McIlvaine
of the Penn A. g.
U. $. Olympic Representatives.
This summary shows the men who
qualified to row for the United States
by coming out ahead in the trials
here
Eight-oared shells. University of CAL
ifornia-Bow. Marvin Stalder; 2, John
Brinck: 3, Francis Frederick: 4. VIII
liam Thompson: S. William Daley; s,
James Workman; 7. T. Hubert Cald-
well; stroke, Peter Donlon: coxwain,
Donald Blessing.
Four-oared shells with coxswain,
Harvard-Bow. A. Cushman; 2 c. E
Mason 3. j. De w. Hubbard; 1, Jim
Lawrence, ir.; coxSwain. z. L. BeiiSle.
Four-oared shells without coxswain
Penn Barge Club-Bow Earnest H
Bayer; 2. George Heals; 3, William G.
Miller; 4 Charles G.. Karle
Pair oared shells without coxSwain
Pennsylvania Barge Club. Philadelphia
Bow. John Schmitt; ,. Paul Mellow
ell
Pair -oarcd shells with coxswain