Evening star., 1938-04-17
NAVY'S SVETSBEAT .
| PR|NCETONCREWS
Take Varsity, Jayvee Races
on Severn Easily From
Green Tigers,
By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. April le.-The United
States Naval Academy's veteran crews
swept to an apparently easy victory
over green Princeton University eights
on the Severn River here today.
Nays varsity crew, pointing this
year to end Western domination at
the Poughkeepsie regatta, appeared
heavier and more powerful than that
which placed second to Washington
at Poughkeepeie last year as it crossed
the finish line Of the i q mile course
q strong two and half lengths ahead
of game but inexperienced Tiger
aggregation.
The Middies previously had taken
the junior varsity race over the same
course by seven lengths. At times the
Navy jayvee outfit understroked that
of the New Jersey men by as much as
10 to the minute.
Head Breeze Slows Boats.
Both races were rowed into q stiff
head breeze which caused times to be
far slower than usual for the distance.
Nays varsity time was 1025.5 and
Prlnceton's 10;34l.
In neither race was Navy's lead
seriously challenged, although Prince
ton sprints picked up from a quarter
to half length from time to time in
the varsity event.
Observers attributed Nays suprenl-
acy to its ability to catch all the water
it reached for and hold on to it to
the enc Of each stroke. Princeton s
eights missed water as they reached
and cut each stroke shorter than their
opponents thereby losing momentum.
This enabled the Middies to row a
consistently lower beat without en-
dangering their lead.
In the varsity event Navy rowed a
steady 80 strokes to the minute, while
Princeton ranged between 81 and 80.
and In the jayvee race Navy rowed
20 most of the distance. reaching as
low as 26 at times, while Princeton
rowed 36. All four crews rowed in the
nelehborhood Of 40 for the frst
minute.
Navy Crews Not Pressed.
In both races Nays boats had
opened up substantial leads by the end
of the first quarter mile to sit in the
drivers seat" the rest of the way.
Neither Navy crew was forced to open
up to full throttle after racing starts.
oy,.e tor
rowed on the Harlem by Columbia,
| Rutgers and Manhattan. and Wash
ington and California in Seattle ofici-
ally opened the intercollegiate rowing
season which eliminates late in June
on the Hudson.
| 1t was the first race rowed by
Princeton crews under their new
coach, Fred Spuhn, late of Yale
Spuhn and other watermen present
! predicted Princeton would make it
known they were in the race" later
In the season with more experience
Only three men from last years
Princeton varsity returned this year
and there had been considerable Jug
Cling in the lineup the week before
the race. Navy, on the other hand
has all eight Poughkeepsie veterans
back. Four roWed yesterday in the
varsity and four In the jayvees. Coach
Buck" Walsh having moved up four
heavier men from his jayvee and
plebe boats with an eye to the 4-mile
grind on the Hudson.
Times in the jayvee race were: Navy.
10:346: Princeton, 1905.
Varsity boatings:
Navy vsrsty-Bov I C. Peters: .
| G. c. Bullard; 3, F. w Klttler, 4. ? W
Brown. jr.; S. A. B Yeates. IL; 8, G A
| Whiteside 7, N. Almeren: stroke. r. j.
| Walker. 3: coXswain, E l.. Knapp.
Princeton varsity-Bow, John cohev
z, Chares Dennison: 3 Henry Fischer :
| s John Pitney Z, william Coors; stroke
Phil Leboutilier; coxswain. Ken Delzell.