Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
NAVY HAS BIG DAY
IN SPORT EVENTS
Varsity Teams Make Sweep,
Except for Wrestling,
Which Is Tie.
NNAPoL1s, Nd, February IA

A NNAPOLIs, Md, February IA
| ~ Naval Academy teams had a
~ busy and successful time in
sports competition here this
afternoon and evening, the varsity
teams making clean sweep.
The Navy boxers won their second
match Of the season by defeating Penn
sylvania here this evening by six bouts
to one. One bout, the heavyweight,
was presented by forfeiture.
The Navy won two bouts by tech
nical knockouts, the others being well
contested.
The decision between Fitzgerald and
Shaded in the 125-pound class and be-
tween Kenna and Lord at las pounds
were extremely close.
Summaries.
lis POUNDS-Wright navy defeated
Epstein by TECHNICAL knockout In FIRST round:
shsSe IN thse ROUNDS bs decson
Glsss IN shTss rounds by decision. -1
Lord by decision in three rounds.
100 PoUNDS-Dayis Navy defeated
Weeks by technical knockout in the second
Us THUNDERSTORM (Pensylvania) de-
s9Fes TSu9 9or
feited to Naval Academy.
Referee-Bryan Hayes (Philadelphia).
The Navy won from Columbia in
both ev:nts in the tank, the swimming
match by 81 to 20 and the water polo
contest by So to Is.
The swimming match was featured
by the work of Ray Thompson, Balti-
more midshipman, swimming on the
varsity for his first season, who low
cred the tank record for both the so
and 100 yard free style.
In the so, he knocked tl1ree-tenths of
a second from the local figure and in
the 100, he dropped 1t by full half o
second.
WrestIe TO q Tie.
The wrestling teams of the Navy and
Princeton grappled to q tie, each scoring
Is points on two falls, and two deci-
sions.
With the Navy leading at the end of
the seventh bout, Princeton had q
chance to tie If Rutherford tf1r:w Volk,
the latter being considerably out
weighed. Volk held his own through
the regular period, but yielded to q bar
and chancery in the extra one.
Sets Rife Record.
BY scoring 1,413 points to 1880
against Ohio State the Navy team set
a new national figure for indoor Shout
der -to-shoulder rifle shooting.
Midshipman William G. Hunter, with
2S5 points out of 300, was high gun of
the match. All of the Navy rif1emen
did better than $50.
The Ohioans had a APPOINT margin
at the prone position, but were well be-
hind at kneelirg and standing.
Beats Penn at Fencing.
After winning all three of its pre-
liminary club matches, the Navy began
its intercollegiate fencing season by win
ming from Pennsylvania, 10 to 4.
Capt Steere Of the Navy team for the
second time in succession won all flve of
his bouts, three with the foil and two
with epee.
The feature was the contest with
sabres between Capt. Solomon Of Penn
sylvania and Dimitri Jevic. The two
were tied at points. Then the mid
shipmen, by big effort, got the odd
score.
PIebes Have Busy Day.
In well contested boxing match, the
plebes defeated Cook Academy Of Mon
tour Falls, N. Y, by four bouts to
three. AS a rule the Navy glovemen
had the edge as to strength and ag-
gressiveness.
Particularly good fights were given
by Smith, Navy, and Cantillo, IN the
115-pound class, and Skjonsby, Navy,
and Otto In the 145-pound class.
Centering their attack around Null
cahy, center forward, who scored all of
their points, the plcbes defeated Bslti-
more City College at water polo. 80 to S.
Late in the second half, Kicae made
a sensational dash the length Of the
pool to score a touch goal, which Yield
ed all Of the visitors points.
Defeating the freshmen of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, IL to S, In q
fencing match, the plebes presented
real find In Tilburne, who cQntended
with foil and epee and won all Of his
bouts.
The feature was the meeting of TIL
burne and Charat with the foils. The
former won by to 3, but the latter
took his two other bouts.
BY desperate uphill fight the plebe
wrestlers overcatne big early lead and
won from Perkiomen School, II to is.
With four bouts over, the visitors led by
IS to 3.
The visitors made their scores on
three falls, while the Navy took but one
match by fall and four by decisions.
In the opening gymnastic match Of
the season, the Navy plebes defeated
Mercersburg Academy, Is to 8, taking
first places in FIVE of the six events.
In the rope climbing, side horse and
parallel bars, the Navy yearlings took
all the places.
Lewis of Mercersburg, who won at
tumbling; Wood and Akeroyd, both
Of Navy on the horizontal and parallel
bars, respectively, were the stars.