Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Presidents Avert Shutout
By Ticking Crew Feature

CIV and WI traded brief
leads in the first quarter-mile
of the last race and Their
matched strokes until WI
caught a crab at the halfway
point.
CIV High picked up the beat
and spurted home by a margin
of about Is feet. Thus it was
GW's national champion eight
with five veterans in the Lineup
from last year. which saved the
day for the Presidents The
quintet from the 1856 charnpicr
boatload are Coxswain Mel Fort.
ney. Stroke Jim Stewart. CHUCK
Torpy at No. Z oar. Bill Rober.
son at No. 6 and Bill Dalkin al
No. S.
Hammond Wins Thriller
The race preceding the fea-
ture was even more OF a thriller
especially for fans OF brand-new
Hammond. The newcomers. who
have no seniors and thus qualify
as a Junior varsity crew. out
fought GW's junior varsity by a
deck-length. with WI another
half-deck behind.
Before that. it was all WI
and never close. Washington
Lees margins Of victory in the
f1rst five races ranged from two
boat lengths in the first event
70 five lengths in the third and
fourth races.
1t was football weather on
the Potomac. as elsewhere in the
area. but about 500 spectators
stayed around for the end, which
was about two hours later than
scheduled.
Tankers and excursion boats
steamed down the course to in
terfere several times. but MOTH
Ing occurred like last Saturday
when a boat caused a re-start
Of the feature after three-quar-
ters Of a mile.
Summaries:
.,s First rage i-;waShlngton;Lee an
.isht' 7:5l; 3-oeorse washington 5th
Second race Cunior fours,. wash.
nston Lee 7'41;' 2--oeorEe Washing
Third race: l-washinEton-Lee 4th
ishs s$s %a sfd sIst 4sS
ime '-
Fourth race Senior foursl: 1-wash-
nEton-Lee. 845; 2-Georse Washing
Fifth race: 1--washington-Lee srd
isht. 6:43: 2--Hammond End eight,
90 George Washington Sd eight,
/. sixth q race: oI-Hammond varsity
iEh.. ,5::s2; 3-washington-Le end
Seventh race: i--oeorge Washington
Ugh varsity eight. 5;42! Washine-
University varsity eight. no
BOATlNGS
CIV High varsity eight--Dave Carl.
oW blh Dalkin; No. 2; Skip stoy, No
%. 5; Bill Robertson. No. g. Chuck
orpyi No. z: lin Stewart, stroke; Mel
'orLney; eoxswain.
VEL High varsity eiEht---Kirk Evans.
o S%' Neal no Oliver; No; 2; Bill Howard
'arker. No. * Reese James. No q. Boh
iaeMiliian' No, Z: Pete Kresky, stroke;
Gwu varsity eight.-Bill Johnston.
'ow marx Hoehmen. No. .; John Nc
,ost. No. &: John Neat. ~" No y q 'e Fra
)ibbs. No. Z; Bob Moore. stroke: Tiger
ADAMS, coxswain.
Hammond varsity eight-Pete Dow
Iow: Larry Haatvedt, No. .: Barney Pap |
,as: Nc. 3: Bob Richardson. No. I; Ned
s ssn NO. Fred oldenberg. No. o; !
iary Cockey. coxswain.
CIV Hish I'd eight--Nelson Yearein. |
ow; Pete Jorgenson, No. 2: Ed Coppaee. |
70. 3: Don James. No. 4: Roger Will |
Mir! NO Nj ?; Larry pohnsI, No. o; Jack
Hickey Simpson. eoxswain. ' ''0Ae'
wei High "a eight-Andy Morrison. /
ow; Harvey MONTGOMERY, No 2: Bob |
.avioala No. 3: Ken Updegrove, No 4: |
TO- q IM Nay zo. N2 .; Nv Woody Hsiss.ad
troke; Wally Russell. coxswain.
Wei High senior four--Happy JOY. |
ow: Tony johnson, No. 2: Tom Jones, |
%; 8; Al Sullivan. stroke; Hobart Means,
CIV Hish senior iour-Milton Rogers.
toberson. No. 3: Bob Logan, stroke;
iuddy Bryant, coxsWain