Evening star., 1953-05-15
Crews Working Out
On Potomac Today
For Big Regatta
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sity crews at 9:4O and 10 and
the varsity at 1920 and 10:4O.
A race between George Wash
1ngton of Alexandria and WASH
ington-Lee of Arlington will
open the afternoon program at
3 O'Clock. The freshman final
will start at 3:45, the junior var
sity at AIS and the varsity at
4:45. The varsity final will be
televised by the Columbia Broad
casting System (WTOP-TV in
Washington), with the cameras
to be turned on at 4:30. It will
be the first national telecast of
a rowing race.
Navy Band to Play.
A Navy band will play between
races, which will be in keeping
with the Navy's leading role in
the big show. The Midshipmen
will be defending champions in
all three, events and firm favor
ties in the varsity and junior
varsity. Cornell is rated best in
the freshman race.
Besides the famed Rowe Tro-
ply, valued at $1,000 and en-
blematic of the regatta cham
pionship, the crews will strive
for three awards placed in COM
petition for the first time. These
are The Star Trophy for the var
sity. the Richard A. Glendon
Trophy for the Junior varsity,
presented by the Navy Alumni
Association in honor of the Mid
shipments first civilian crew
cocah, and the Charles E. Court
ney Trophy for the freshmen.
presented by the Cornell Club of
Washington in memory OF the
Big Reds great coach.
They will be presented by Navy
Secretary Anderson from barge
near the finish.
From the start just below the
railroad bridge, the crews will
be in full view of spectators at
the finish, but the progress OF
each race will be described over
an amplifying system.
Test for Harvard and Yale.
The first varsity heat will be
something more than a prelim-
tnary for Harvard and Yale. It
will bring them together for the
first time in the 101st year OF
their rowing rivalry, the Oldest
IN collegiate sports.
Scores Of pleasure craft are
expected to line the western
margin of the course. and will
help to calm the water in event
Of wind from that direction.
The Coast Guard, with a fleet
Of cutters on hand, will restrict
the movement of spectator craft.
They must enter the Georgetown
channel before $3.50 am. for the
preliminaries and before 2:3O
pm. for the finals. The National
Capital Parks Service has ar
ranged for a smooth flow of auto
traffic.
Thirteen youngsters from the
Washington area will be among
the crews. They are George w.
Dagger, Hamilton Robinson. jr.,
and John G. Alexander, jr., of
Princeton: Henry H. Blundin Of
Yale, Donald H. Johnston and
Norman H. Smith, Navy; Will
liam Tucker, Columbia; William
Mushake. Paul Yager and Ken
Brown, Penn; Milton Chace and
Malcolm MacKinnon, Cornell,
and John Atherton, Harvard.
Each of the 13 universities en-
tered in the regatta will have a
refreshment stand in alumni
Village" on Hains Point and the
public is invited to take advan-
tage of the picnicking ingredi-
ents to be made available there.
Grandstand tickets are on
sale at the Willard, Shoreham,
Statler and Mayflower Hotels,
and if any remain they may be
purchased at the regatta en-
frances to Hains Point tomor-
row. General admission will be
so cents for adults and Is cents
for children. GrandStand tickets
are SITS and chairs near the