Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-30
SPOTLIGHT
ON
SPORTS
WI Crews Bio Chance
BY BILL FUCHS

ALoT OF WATER has passed under Key Bridge since
Charley Butt first gazed into the eager faces of 80
Arlington high school students who said they wanted
learn rowing. ..
That was nine years ago. Since then Butt has looked
Hundreds of youngsters ambitious to learn
racing. One thing, however remains statc-Washingon
Lees inclination toward victory The Generals threw
shocker into schoolboy rowing in 1919 by winning the
National championship in borrowed boat in their first
year in the sport.
That was habit-forming Since then they've added
four National championships This week. nine youngsters
who second and thrd-graders when the Generals
grabbed that first title will paddle down the narrow
stretches of the Thames in England in search of the
biggest plum of all for American schoolboy crew
the Henley Regatta.
THE CITIZENS OF ARLINGTON who dug into their
pockets to help finance the trip to Europe, Justly
proud this latest hono by their athletes Coach
Butt is downright amazed Winning titles is thrill
to this graduate of NIT But going to London compete
in the historic Henley Well, someone suggested that
possibility to Butt before his the National title
at Philadelphia.
81 said that was a wonderful dream" Butt recalled
just before taking of for New York. Paris and London
"a wonderful dream, but impossible. Yes mpoSSibel
First, wouldn't get the permission and then it would
cost too much"
Well, it's dream true and if WI can beat
out 81 other in this to-head match play"
tournament what worlds will be left for Butt to
quorP Inere VIII De other youngsters 10 teacn otner
races to win," he says phlosophicaly.
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CHARLEY BUTT is slightly built, easy-going
young man with the air of James Stewart He coached
the WI the first two years without pay The school
pays him but it is expensive sport what with
shells costing $2O5O delivered and his hourly rate
aeronauca engineer for the Navy considerably higher
than what he gets for coaching.
Crew people love their sport with almost religious
fervor To participate has to feel that way for it's
hard work with at least two hours of practice daily and
there's little chance for individual glory Quick now
member of any of the Cornell that swept
the IRA regatta just nine days ago
For the record, wills boards the shell
follows:
Bow Bert Thurber president of the Student Council
and class vaedctoran who will be going to Princeton in
the fall No Bob Cavaola who stands little feet
and is called Shorty because of the way he his
hair Bob wants to go to the Naval Academy No Frank
Benson lghest member at l55 pounds and senior and
co-captain next
No 4 Steve Emery, talest member at 6-foot-3 and
bound for Penn No Pete Peterson shortest member at
5foot-9 and heaviest at 1872 and the other cocaptan
for next season. Pete incidentally, is the of the
curator military history the Smithsonian Institution
and for a hobby cuts gems in his basement
The No man is Tony Johnson, co-captain and presi
dent of the schools concert band who plans to go to
Syracuse in the fall No Kirk Evans also co-capain
and probably bound for Brigham Young. The stroke is
Harvey Montgomery and the coxswan is Mike Hanley,
who also graduates.
THE TRIP SHOULD BE of high educational value to
Youngsters no doubt factor the school boards
coming with its permission Besides getting to Lon
don about so miles from the racing scene they'll have
fun day at the Brussels Worlds Fair and couple Of
days in Paris.
Parents of the crew members sleeping well these
nights. There is a gentleman named Ben T. Norris
travelling Will the. also is the school principal
Having the school principal along while your teen-aged
spends the night in Paris is better than Midtown
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