Evening star., 1953-06-20
Washington Coach
Figures Cool Day
Would Aid Huskies
BY the Assoeioted Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 90
Rival rowing coaches hoped for
some help from the barometer
today in their attempt to upset
Navy's all-conquering Olympic
champions in the 51st intercol-
legiate regatta on Onondaga
Lake.
The strong-backed Midship-
men are seeking to climax a
phenomenal two-year unbeaten
record by outracing 10 other
eight-oared shells for their goth
straight victory.
"The weather is the big fac
tor" said glum AL Ulbrickson.
whose University of Washington
Huskies are conceded the best
chance of cracking the Navy
skein.
IF it's hot and humid" he
continued. that should help
Navy. That is a big, strong
bunch of boys who can stand up
under it. I'd like to see it turn
cool. I'm afraid my crew will
wilt If it stays hot"
The latest weather forecast,
subject to quick change, was that
it would be cloudy and warm this
afternoon with temperature in
the high 80s. A southerly tall
wind of between Is and 20 m .p.h.
may hop up the waters a bit.
Navy Crew Heaviest.
Navy's veteran eight, the same
combination which whipped Rus
sia, Australia, Britain and the
others on Helsinki's Meilahti
Gulf last summer, averages 191
pounds, heaviest in the field.
The Huskies, a rangy outfit.
average 178.
"My crew is erratic," added
Ulbrickson, who pulled the stroke
oar for Navy's Coach Rusty Call
low when the latter was at
Washington back in the 20s. III
it's sharp, it could make a whale
of a race of it. If not, there isn't
a chance.
''Navy's going to be tough to
beat under any circumstances"
The varsity race, a gruelling
Smile test over an unbending
course, is scheduled to start at
5:45 pm. washington time). It
will be preceded by a 2-mile
freshman race at 3:45 pm. and
a Smile junior varsity event at
4:45 pm.
Wisconsin's Coach Norm Sonju.
another former pupil of the 81
year-old Callow. doesn't join his
former Husky crewmate, Ulbrick-
son, in giving Navy such a dis
tinct edge. &c.,. ...
II figure Navy will be beaten"
said Sonju. 'Psychologically.
everything is against Navy be-
cause of its long streak. ! like
Washington" ...
No Repeater Since 1941.
The regatta hasn't seen a re-
peating champion since 1941
when Washington won for the
second time in a row.
Wisconsin, third in the East.
ern sprints at Washington. D. c..
and winner over California in q
dual race May 80, has a big. rug
ged crew capable of repeating its
1851 triumph at Marietta. Ohio.
Cornell, top Eastern outfit
beaten only by Navy and Wis
consin in the sprint season, also
is a contender along with Colum-
bia, which has been practicing
on Onondaga for almost three
weeks.
Completing the varsity list
are California, badly beaten by
both Washington and Wisconsin:
Pennsylvania. NIT. Princeton.
Stanford and Syracuse.
Navy and Washington have
shown best in the time trials.
with little difference in the
clockings. Wisconsin and Cor
nell also have had sharp tuneups.
The only change in Navy's boat
since last years intercollegiate
and Olympic conquests is that
Coxswain Bob Jones Of Monroe.
La, has replaced Frank Manring
with the megaphone.
Washington is favored in the
junior varsity and freshman
races. The Husky frosh, they say,
can take the measure Of the
big senior boat.