The Washington times., 1931-04-03
M|DD|ES FACE
COLUMBIA,
APRIL IS

ANNAPOLIS, April o. Inc
Naval Academy will have a heavy
and powerful crew for it's initial
race, which will be against Co.
lumbia at New York on April 18.
The crew is likely to include
either four or five of the regular
varsity men of last season, filling
up the vacant seats with recruits
from the junior varsity and plebe
crews.
There has been considerable in
reference with the practice
through illness Of number of
the leading oarsmen. Kiehlbauch,
JeWett and Hunter, all regulars
on the port side of the boat, and
Weeks, who had been pulling at
bow, have all had lengthy visits
to the hospital, chiefly on &C
count of grippe.
Jewett and Hunter have now
returned to the squad, and Weeks
will report shortly, but Kiehl-
bauch, regular varsity No. 2
for the past two seasons, will not
row any more, under the physi-
clans orders. The loss of Kiehl-
bauch will be felt, as he was a
capable and experienced oarsman.
Late Reporting
Crinkley and Carpenter, two
strong members of the junior
varsity last season, we're late in
reporting, as they we're members
of the boxing squad. Crinkley
rowed in the varsity boat during
part of the last two seasons.
During the past week the var.
sity has generally been bOated as
follows: Bow, Steffanides; 2,
Hunter; 3, Gray; 4, Anderson;
5, Phillips; 6, Hartley; !,
SchOenix Captain; stroke,
Shelton; cOxswain, Fulton.
Some changes in this boating
are likely. Jewett, who has not
yet recovered his full strength,
and Crinkley have good chances
of landing in the varsity before
the Columbia race, while Hunters
regular position is No. 6. How
ever, it is possible that Crinkley,
who is considerably heavier than
Hunter, may go to No. 6, the lat
ter remaining at No. 2.
With Crinkley in the crew in
stead of Hartley, the average
weight of the varsity would be
about 1873 or 1874 pounds, which
would make it a little heavier
than the varsity of last season.
The heaviest member of the
v.rsity is Anderson, No. 4, who
weighs 1875 pounds, though Shell
ton and Crinkley are only a
couple of pounds lighter. Ander-
son was the big man of the plebe
eight last season. Phillips and
Hartley are also from the plebe
crew of last season, as was Weeks,
who roWed at bow in the varsity
earlier in the season.
GlendOn Hopeful
Glendon is very hopeful in re-
gard to his varsity and thinks
highly of Howard Shelton, his
stroke oar. Shelton moved to the
stroke seat about the middle of
last season and has no opposition
for the place this year. He is
very powerful and a smooth and
steady stroke setter.
The Navy varsity will have
four races during the coming
season, in addition to its parti-
cipatiOn in the PoughkeepSie
regatta. Excepting Yale and
Princeton, it will meet the crews
of all the rowing colleges.
After the Columbia race, the
Navy will meet Massachusetts
Tech, which comes to Annapolis
for several days of practice prior
to the race, which is set for April
25. The only other race in local
waters will be against Syracuse,
the date being May 9.
The big race for the Naval
crew. excepting the Poughkeepsie
regatta, will be against Harvard
and the University of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia on May 16.
The annual race among these
three has become something of a
fixture, and will probably be rowed
at Annapolis next year.
A good schedule of races for
the Naval Academy Junior varsity,
plebe and 150-pound crews has
also been arranged.