Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
Unbelievable Mark
May Fall May 10 in
Eastern Title Event
By Rod THONGS

Alter the Naval Academy
varsity crew set a 2.000-meter
record in the Olympic trials last
year, Russell S. Callow, the Mid
shipments coach, asserted: IT
never believed it possible for q
crew to row that fast"
Rusty Callow is the dean OF
American rowing coaches, with
80 years of success climaxed by
a triumph in the 1852 Olympics.
AS a prelude to victory at
Helsinki. Callow's charges sped
the Olympic distance on Lake
QuinSigamond at Worcester,
Mass. in 5 minutes ST. seconds.
the fastest 1000 meters ever
rowed in America, or, it is be-
lieved, anywhere.
But the Midshipmen. given
favorable conditions, may do even
better May Is when they row in
the Eastern collegiate heavy
weight sprint championships Oh
Hams Point.
Crandall Convinced.
Barrett Crandall. a top rowing
authority, is convinced they will.
Crandall, an old Cornell cox
swain, is directing arrangements
for the eighth annual heavy
weight sprints of the Eastern
Association of Rowing Colleges
In which the Navy will defend
all three titles-varsity, junior
varsity and freshmen.
The Navy" Crandall said yes
terday. has remarkable crew.
/ don't believe it yet has reached
its potential. in spite of the ire
mendous showing of last year."
In 1852 the Midshipmen swept
all major honors in the rowing
world and in the regatta here
will defend one of the two fore
most titles of rowing in the
United States. The other is the
distance championship - three
mileS-in the national intercol-
legiate races at Syracuse. N. Y.
once known as the Poughkeepsie
Regatta.
Lineup Intact.
Rowing authorities say it's rare
that a great crew retains its
brilliance for a second season.
AS a rule graduations crack the
combination. But with the ex-
ception of the coxsWain. the
Nays champion lineup is back
intact. In several races this
year it has won with ease.
The Midshipmen may not turn
on their full power until the
regatta here. in which they will
oppose Wisconsin. Pennsylvania.
Cornell. Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton. Syracuse. Columbia, Boston
University. Rutgers and Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Although labeled EASTERN" the
titles won here will represent
national honors, according to the
sponsoring Washington Rowing
Association. There is no other
sprint regatta approaching it in
Importance. In class of COMPETE
ton it is rated with the affair
at Syracuse.
The Washington Rowing Asso-
citation, headed by Rear Admiral
A. H. Van Keuren. retired, pres
ident of the Navy Alumni Asso-
citation. and with a dynamic cru
sador. in Crandall. is bent upon
making this city the rowing cap
ital of the country. Leaders in
the sport elsewhere have de-
clared that Washington will
stand an excellent chance of
getting the distance regatta as
we'll as the sprints in another |
year or two if the May Is event !
goes over as we'll as expected.
Expenses Already Met.
Although it's the first big crew
regatta ever attempted here, |
financial success already is as
sured. All box seats have been
sold for enough money to foot
expenses and the advance sale of
grandstand seats and chairs at
the finish will be gravy. The
grandstand tickets are priced at
SITS. the chairs at $1.25 and
general admission to Hams Point
at so cents. Ticket reservations
may be made at the Willard. re-
gatta headquarters, and the May
flower, Shoreham and Statler
hotels.
According to the Washington
Rowing Association. some 10000
alumni of the competing schools
live in the District area and many
thousands of them are all set
for some reunion hijinks over the
weekend of the 18th. J