Evening star., 1952-07-24


Caow quiet 61yearold native of the Pacific Northwest
He it with boatload of rangy young who with
exception to the Naval Academy without previous rowing
experience.
The exception Stevens of Detroit weighs only 172
pounds and stroke of the Normally Callow throws
strokes OF his size back into the water to 20 pounds
heavier Not Stevens however. AL along the famed coach
has been saying: "Ee's my guy"
THAT NAVY CREW which beat Russia by a fat length
anda-half, with Australia and Britain trailing
stoybook outfit The Mddies have IA straight this
and by all Odds recognized the finest in
Academy history It could be they'll get better The only
senior in the boat the coxswai Charles Manrng
All OF the others have from one to three years left
Caow did remarkable job oldest of his crew are
Manrng Bill Fields and Henry Proctor all o. In his 31st
coaching he took kids from Delaware Georgia. Indiana
jersey Arizona Oregon Michigan Ohio and moulded
them into outfit which swept the boards AS in the
past Callows theory that the long layback best
established
and with good Ever since 1927 he'd been fixture
Penn and his acquisition pleasant surprise Rusty
put it, when he recommends himself II liked Penn. had
many happy memories But that schuylkil River got
muddied that finally realized licked in any attempt
to put out f1rst-rate consistently"
Callow had his moments at Penn. He made rowing so
popular that 800 undergraduates reported for the
sport His varsity in 1882 of the best sprint
the country In 1885 he produced grand rowing
winning the Childs, Adams and Blackwell Cups.
BEFORE PENN caow showed he had the coaching touch
Undenab the rowing of the hour he had been roee
Of the tabled Hiram Conbea at the University of Washington
where Rusty had letters in football
rowing He'd entered Washington in 1911, and by
the Husies head coach Before he left the East
his Washington had the Poughkeepse 1929
and 26.
But there must have been moments year ago when Calow
wondered why he bothered himself
Academy. In the 1851 Intercollegiate Rowing Association
gata for instance Navy finished last just the ddies
in 1850 Until this Navy hadn't big since 194
Navy really hit the jackpot this year It started with
easy Yale Then Princeton and Wisconsin. Then the
Adams Cup wherein the Mdds led Penn and Harvard Then
the Eastern championships Boston University warmup
miles
for the national title
STILL THERE WERE the Olympic finals at Worcester
Mass The Mddies acknowledged to be the best
the land but with repdaton that Navy followers
looked that event. At the short Olympic distance of only
1000 meters anything could happen crab could lose all
Navy prevailed established and for all that
Calow had boat that could distance or win at sprin
There times this when Navy 25strokesper
minute basis and Others like yesterday when this shell featuring
the long Caow ayback opened closed with 40stroke
If they're wishing health to Rusty Callow at Annapolis
it's understandable although Caow didn't have to win at
Hesn to get himself in solid with the Navy brass "The
virtue that convinced had rowing coach evident
last year. when weren't beating anybody" Navy
explained "Callow the coach we've had in long time
who never complains about anything"