Evening star., 1941-04-20
Princeton Crew Wins
Varsity Race, Navy
Jayvees Score
Tigers Three-Quurters
Of Length Out Front
In Major Contest
b. the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April ie-
Navy and Princeton split honors
on the Severn River today at the
opening of their crew seasons. the
Tigers winning the varsity race and
Navy the junior varsity.
Princeton's varsity defeated the
Midshipmen by three-quarters of a
length over 194 mile course in
9 minutes SO seconds. The Navy
varsity was clocked in 9 minutes
406 seconds.
In the first race the Navy Jayvees
were too much for the Princeton
Junior varsity, winning by three
lengths in 9 minutes SO seconds.
Princeton covered the distance in
10 minutes 116 seconds.
An informal race between the
Navy third junior varsity and the
Plebes opened the regatta, with the
Plebes winning by two lengths.
The crews raced on smooth wa
ter in perfect weather against a
head wind The summer day
brought out a large gathering Of
crew enthusiasts who crowded the
finish line in yachts, subchasers,
yard B patrol boats and smaller
vessels.
Forrestal Guest Of Wilson.
J. V. Forrestal, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, saw the races as
the guest of Rear Admiral Russell
Wilson, Academy superintendent,
on the superintendent yacht, the
Anita Clay Juan Alzalde. commits
sioner of the Philippines to the
United States, was present on his
yacht, the Limbas, out of Manila.
Blossoming plants, against the
green verdue of the Severn River
banks and the orange and blue PEN
nants of Princeton and Navy, fly
ing from the boathouse and boats
along the course added color to the
regatta.
In the varsity race, Princeton took
an early bow lead. The Tigers
were stroking So to the minute and
the MidShipmen coming along two
beats slower
The Princeton shell continued to
forge ahead and three-quarters of
a mile from the finish had gained a
half-length margin. 1t increased
this to three-quarters of length
with a half-mile to go and Navy
Spurted in an effort to pull victory
out of the race.
Nf;Ll;a. NEoL~
The Midshipmen went up to 80
strokes to the minute and cut the
Princeton lead to a half length but
the Tigers were equal to the effort
and went to a SO and 81 to stretch
out their lead again and finish VIC
torious.
The Navy Jayvees overcame an
early Princeton edge after the first
quarter mile and slowly increased
their advantage from a bow to half
a length at the 94-mile marker.
Princeton was rowing "a and So to
the minute in the body of the race
but the Navy Juniors rowed a smooth
80 and 80 and kept in the van.
With half a mile to go, they had
stretched their lead to a length and
quarter and kept on opening va
ter until the finish.
VARSITY boatings: Navy--William R,.
cette. bow: Richard Riley, y; Brian Nc
Cauley; B; John Dudley. 4; John Hansen.
| ;; William Cross, s; Robert Armstead, :;
Dion O'sullivan. stroke: William Kurtz
| eoxswain. Princeton-T. j. Hillard. jr,
| bow: J. H. Blake >; R. B. Robbins, 3;
]; E. Hooper 4; H, M Drinker. 5; C NJ
BarIinger. s; L w. Pettengin. jr ::
! j. d. Pitney. stroke: E. W. Thomas cox
swain Time-Princeton. e:36; Navy.
! Junior varsity boatinss: Navy-Philip
| Childs jr.. bow; Goodwin Sanvig. .;
| Joseph Rechen. g.; James Leipper, 4;
Harry Smith, >; Roser Womeidorf S:
| Frank Omohundro. :; Alden whitney,
stroke; Joseph Sestak. coxsvain. Prince
ton-R. H. NJ. Young: bow; E. N. Carr
jr, 4 J w Wrisht. 5; s. C. VOORHEES,, s;
be- D. e Jones; eSx, IL, = T. Lsss, stroke' 6S:
Princeton, 10:11.6.