Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-24
High Schools
Open 2-Day
Crew Regatta
Area Youngsters
Fuvored in 3 Races
For National Titles
BY DICK SLAY


High, area schools are favored
lin at least three Of nine events
lin the 23d annual National
lschoolboy rowing championships
today and tomorrow on the
Potomac.
WI Is entered IN five events.
should be threat In all five
and is favored In two-the senior
lights and senior fours. George
washington is the pick to win
the junior eights but Is a decided
dark horse in both the senior
Fights and junior fours. its other
two entries.
Trials in both classes Of eight
oar and four-oar events open the
regatta at 4 pm. today. Finals
lin all nine classes will start at 2
10 m. tomorrow, finisning tile mile
course at the Watergate.
The favorites' roles can be
determined only by performances
last week in the Stotesbury Cup
regatta on the Schuylkill River.
There, Washington-L,ee beat St.
Joseph's Prep OF Philadelphia by
less than half a length in the
featured varsity Fights and
nipped Lower Merton High from
Ardmore. Pa. by three seconds
in the varsity four-oared shells.
George Washington shaded
WI by 1.8 seconds in the junior
varsity Fights.
WI Missed One Double
The Stotesbury winner usually
Is the National champion IN the
senior eight-oar event. For In
stance, Washington.Lee last week
won its fifth Stotesbury Cup in
nine years In the sport. In its
-four previous years of vitory only
once did it fail to take the Ma
ltional--in 1854. when rival CIV
sneaked IN.
! CIV Is defending champion in
the senior Fights this time but
does not figure to be wills chief
threat tomorrow and Saturday.
The Presidents failed to qualify
for the finals at last weeks
Stotesbury while Washington
Lee won the final in the record
time Of 5:Ol.4 for the mile.
notching its sixth straight win
this season.
Washington-Lee should in
crease its margin over st. Jo.
seph's in the final Saturday-al-
lowing that both are practically
certain to qualify today-because
the Generals have had the oppor-
tunity Of practicing on the new
course this week.
WI and st. Joseph's made It
q two-boat race last Saturday.
They may do 1t the same to-
morrow. but nothing is known
OF The Hun School from Prince
ton. N. j.; Lady Of Mount Car
mel from Wyandotte. Mich, or
st. Joseph's High Of Buffalo.
Familiar with Potomac
/ AS for the senior four-oared
event. perhaps the semifeature,
it is a spirited WI crew rowing
in the Pete Rockwell. shell.
named for the schools late
athletic director. Again the Gen.
erals have the advantage Of
familiarity with the Potomac and
should repeat last weeks victory
for the Kings Club Cup on the
Schuylkill.
WI figures to give CIV It's
greatest argument in the junior
lights, considering what hap
pened ct Stotesbury. II was third
behind Blessed Sacrament Of
New Rochelle, N. Y. and Lower
Merion--in that order-in the
Junior fours. at Stotesbury. And
the Generals are defending
champions in the senior quad
race but lost to st. Joseph's Prep
at Stotesbury by 3 seconds.
Wakefield. brand new to row.
ling. put its first boat In the water
last week In the junior double
sculls ct Stotesbury and lost by
seven seconds to LaSalle Prep Of
philadelphia. But LaSalle is not
entered here tomorrow, and
Charles Rayfield and Tim Mat
thews win be tested by Roman
Catholic Of Philadelphia, Haver-
ford and Blessed Sacrament. in-
stead.
Peter McCusker Of Blessed
Sacrament. who won the Junior
single sculls last year and Is re-
ported unbeaten In senior singles
this year. probably is the OUT
standing individual oarsman In
the regatta. He is q strong favor
ite to beat Paul Macciochi from
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