Evening star., 1953-05-13

Cranda thinks now the man who in charge of
rangements for the big racing day convinced that Wash
ington than geographically suited for sport Row
ing is sport which has paid its way he
with the decline in football attendance colleges naturally
looking for site where rowing will become at least self
sufficient. 1t looks like Washington is it, If I'm right,
town will be the permanent home of 1000
ponships and believe this and not the so-caed
PoughkeepSe Regatta the big the Kentucky Derby
so to speak, of rowing"
WITH REASONABLY GOOD WEATHER. regatta officials
expecting than
the Olympic distance Navys time last year of 5577
at Worcester is accepted the record" Crandal IF
Navy wins and I'm but that Wisconsin
Harvard Cornell beat that I'll be inclined
to look for record That's how fast think Navy will
have to to win"
Rusty Callow 62-year-old rowing coach Navy
thinking along these lines This at variance with his
statement OF last when in midseason he spoke at
New York Rowing Writers luncheon said got the
horses Why shouldn't 1 win?"
Now, although Calow has the a-conquering
back with the exception of his 1852 coxswan sounding
like the traditionaly doefu football
bones about it.
I'm going to be gloomy like old Gil Dobie," he says 1
played tackle for Dobe at the University of Washington Let
me tell you story about Gil:
Football had just gotten its start the Coast
the first year they game California
down to Berkeley them, following
Saturday Cal to to Washington for game
At practice that Monday heard Dobe say the first
only time, that he was going to win
Boys Dobie said think beat that team again
this Saturday.
I'VE were lucky to win 10 to T."
CALLOW ISN'T LIKELY TO fegning peSsimism This
spring his crack reported fat and compacent His
varsity averaged 100 pounds Multiplied by eight pus
swain) this lot of beef to into boat with pecan
shell hull and riding low The ideal
flock Of 6-foot-plus boys averaging 1SO to 1885,
This boats heavy that If get into any kind of
rough water they'll sink shooting Rusty predicted
Two days later little Severn water poured the gunwaes
and the shell did sink in practice.
Another item: Navys 17-race winning streak has
intrigued the national magazines that all spring the boat
house at Annapolis crawling feature writer's
and photographers Caow devoted of the
to poSuring his before the cameras he didn't be-
grudge the lost time Anything to promote rowing Rusty
said Take all the time you need"
This might be described liberal philosophy. good
other teams individuals and horses have been
retarded in the past by their regulations their copy
Only couple of weeks ago WE'LL you remember Native
Dancer.
UNTIL NAVY IS BEATEN however, it's got regarded
as the glamour in the rowing world right caow
perhaps the best known coach in the world He's
known in Russia.
The story is told of how the Russians proud
rowerS enved the style of NavyS during the so Oym
pics at Helsin They invited Caow suggestions
improving their technique.
Caow happy assist and spent three days working
with the Russian through interpreter The Rus
slams delighted but at the end of the series of
the young interpreter who had become fond Rusty
iously took him aside
when back to the United States and tell them you've
Stoo?"