Evening star., 1954-05-11
Navy Crews Streak
Threatened Saturday
In Hains Point Race

They're beginning to crowd
that Navy rowing crew. un-
beaten In its last "a races for
one Of the longest major victory
streaks in sports. Two Satur-
days ago it was Cornell. last Sat-
urday it was Penn.
Skimming down the Schuylkill
River in the Adams Cup race
Saturday, the shells finished
Navy, Penn and Harvard, with
the MiddieS about a length in
front and Harvard three-quar-
ters of a length behind Penn.
A quarter of a mile from the
finish, the three were practically
bow to bow. Then Navy put
forth a hard finishing kick to
preserve a winning streak which
began in 1852 and included the
Olympic championship. But, for
the first time since the streak
started, the MiddieS trailed in
a race. Penn held the lead for
the first quarter mile.
Cornell Even for Mile.
The previous Saturday Cornell
held the Middies even for the
first mile of a 2-mile pull at
Syracuse, but lost out by a
length when Navy stroked with
all its power in the stretch.
Now the Middies come to the
Eastern intercollegiate heavy
weight sprint championships,
slated Saturday off Hains Point,
with freshman heats opening the
program at $3.50 am. and the
rowing experts are not conceal
ing their. belief that the big
streak is in real danger. Even
a Naval Academy spokesman,
usually an optimiSt. expressed
apprehension today. "The streak
must end sometime, -, he said,
land this easily could be the
time"
In the drawings announced
last night by the Washington
Rowing Association, the Navy
varsity was placed in the second
heat with Harvard, Boston Uni
versity. Columbia, Yale and
Rutgers. The first heat will pit
Princeton, Syracuse, NIT, Wis
consin. Cornell and Penn, with
three crews from each heat to
qualify for the finals.
The seedlings, in order, were:
Navy, Penn. Cornell, Harvard.
Yale and Wisconsin.
Navy Defends Star Cup.
Navy, which will defend The
Star Cup in the varsity race, also
was seeded No. in the junior
varsity, where it will defend the
Richard A. Glendon Trophy.
Others seeded, in order, were
Yale, Harvard, NIT, Cornell and
Penn.
The first junior varsity heat
will include Yale, Penn, Harvard,
Princeton and Syracuse; the sec
ond, Navy, Cornell. Boston u,
Columbia and NIT.
Freshmen seedlings were Cor
nell. defending the Charles E.
Courtney Trophy; Harvard,
Navy. Yale, Penn and Syracuse.
Rivals in the first freshman
heat will be Harvard, Navy, Bos-
ton o., Syracuse, Dartmouth and
NIT and in the second, Penn,
Cornell Princeton, Yale, Rutgers
and Columbia.
The seedlings and drawings
were made by the Eastern Asso-
citation of Rowing Colleges, of
which the 13 universities in
volved are members.
Rowe Cup Also at Stake.
Besides The Star and Glendon
Trophies, the Middies will defend
the noted Rowe Cup. awarded
for most points in the regatta,
the only trophy at stake in the
9-year-old event until last year
when it first came under the
sponsorship of the Washington
Rowing Association.
Heats will be rowed in the
morning with the freshmen 60
ing off at $50 and $50 o'clock,
the junior varSitieS at 1910 and
1890 and the varsities at 1880
and 11:10.
The afternoon program will
open at 2:45 with a high school
race between Westinghouse of
Arlington and George Washing
ton of Alexandria, with the
freshmen final at 3:45, the Junior
varsity at AIS and the varsity
at 4:45.
Reserved grandstand seats
may be purchased for SITS at
the Statler and willard Hotels,
American Automobile Associa-
ton, Fairway Sporting Goods
Store, McQuinn'S Sporting Goods
Store in Arlington and r. E.
Knight Co. in Alexandria. Gen.
eral admission will be so cents.
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