Evening star., 1952-05-31
CIV Still Favorife
To Take SchooIboy
Rowing Title Today
By Bill Fuchs

by Dill fuchS
George Washington High School
was expected to take its first Ma
tional schoolboy rowing champion
ship today in the 18th running Of
the mile event on the Potomac
River above Key Bridge.
The Presidents, winners of the
Stotesbury Cup in Philadelphia
last week, were to face Belleville
IN. j. High, Lafayette Of Buffalo
and Lower Merton of Ardmore,
Pa, in the title race scheduled for
4 pm. off the Potomac Boat Club.
The program opens with the Junior
single SOULS at 2 pm.
CIV and its three opponents sur
vived yesterdays two heats. which
eliminated five other hopefuls, in
cluding Washington-Lee of Arling-
ton, a two-time title winner.
The Presidents put on a fast
finish to take their heat in 4:51 1s.
the best time for the event on
record. Belleville was right be-
hind. only one-f1fth of second
slower, while WaShington-Lee was
just a few feet farther back.
Previously the best time for the
senior eight was 5:003s, turned
in at the first National races byl
Kent Comm School and La-I
fayette, which finished in dead
heat in 1885 at worcester, Mass.
Lafayette Wins in 4:57.
Lafayette won it's heat yesterday
in Asst, with Lower Merton second.
Third place went to West Catholic
High Of Philadelphia, followed by
LaSalle of Philadelphia and
Shrewberry CMass.) High.
Behind WI in the other heat
was Theodore Roosevelt Of Wyan-
dotte, Mich. The fifth entry,
Ecorse (Mich.) High, scratched.
Buffalo also has an entry in
today's Junior eight-oared race in
Bishop Timon, a crew which had
to call back to Buffalo for a sub
stitute after an automobile acci-
dent en- route here Thursday.
Ronald KalinowSki was left in a
hospital in Lewisburg Pa.), with
a broken nose and brain concus-
sion after the car in which he was
riding collided with a truck. No
other crew members were hospit-
allied, but Leonard GlaeSer rowed
his No. S positions with 10 stitches
in his face and a broken tooth.
Immediately after the accident,
coach Jim Hogan phoned Buffalo
for a replacement for Kalinowski. |
Charles Basil arrived here yester-
day morning and helped his crew
beat out WaShington-Lee in the
first heat. Timon was clocked in
1853 Is and WI in 1853 rs,
WI Gains Junior Final.
Timon and WI join Lower
Merton and Ecorse in today's
junior final. Lower Merton won
it's heat in 4:55, with Ecorse tax
ing second and CIV finishing one
quarter of a length farther back
for third. AS in the senior races,
only the first two finishers in
each heat qualified for today'sl
finals.
AS for wills hopes for taking
its third National title, the luck
of the draw was not in its favor.
Had they been in the first heat,
the Generals probably would have
won, although the incoming tide
helped quicken the times in the
second heat.
Heats for the four-oared races,
both senior and junior, were
wiped out due to last-minute
cancellations. Instead, just finals
will be held today.
Today's schedule:
Championship Events.
Prep 1Philadeiphia(, Lsseile (phiIadei-
Phhs hs1 Psne And4eas Mee
2:15 PM, junior four-oared shells with
eoxwain-Lower Merton PENN. West
Catholic (Philadelphia), Mount Carmel
!Wyandotte; Mieh:l. Washington-Lee Car
$50 pm. junior double sculls-.,Ecorse
(Michigan). Washington-Lee, LaSalle.
2:45 pm, junior eight-oared shells
ton-Lee Ecorse, Lower Merton.
3 pm, senior sculls-BaSic (Henderson, |
Nev5., Lincol Prep Philadelphia) and
3:i5 pm. senior double sculls-Nutley
and Washington-Lee.
washington-Lee, Technical Buffalo. N. r..
st. Andrews middleton. DELI, Belle7ille
IN. j.. Haverford (Pa.).
3:45 pm. special senior eight cared
(nonqualifers) - Shrewsbury (Mass.),
Wsshineton.Iee Wsss oTsis " ana Roosevelt WAN [Wyan.
dotte, Mich.).
pm, senior eight-oared shells
George Washington, Belleville (N J),
Lafayette buffalo, N. 70 and Lower
Merton.