Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1931, Page 31

MIDDIES “OUT OF " PRIOR TOBIS RACE Sweep to Decisive Triumph Over Eight Rivals in Hud- son Classic. . BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. OUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 17.—Unexpectedly, the Navy ruled the intercollegiate seas today after a lapse of a half dozen years. When nine eight-oared crews started in heavy rain in the climax race of the intercollegiate regatta last evening, with an ebb tide be- ginning to run fast, the Naval Academy’s stalwarts were just a| boatload of strong-backed young men, going nowhere in particular, so far as the experts and most of the crowd were concerned. Less than 20 minutes later, this same Navy boatload was acclaimed the vic- tor in the classic four-mile varsity” race down the Hudson as it handed a clean- cut beating to the heavily-favcred Cor- nell crew, defending champion. The Navy followed Washington's fast pace for the first three miles, stepped up, the beat going into the last mile suff- ciently to assume the lead from the fading Huskies and then had the stuff \bfldwlthsbmd Cornell's desperate closing This Navy crew smked cne of the most astonishing comeback in rowing history after .a disastrous early season, in which it had taken lickings from Columbia, Harvard and Syracuse. Use New Stroke. ‘Whether it was just the Navy's day in sudden return to form or the result cf a switch that sent Raymon P. Hunter of Sherman, Tex., to the strcking position for the first time in his competitive €a- reer, these Midshipmen rowed like champions. Their time was 18 minutes, 541-5 seccnds, the third fastest time ever registered on the Hudson for the four-mile route. The Midshipmen stood off Cornell’s champions by a length and & half and Washington by two lengths. California was fcurth, three and & half lengths back of Washington, Syra- cuse was fifth, Pennsylvania a surpris- ingly good sixth and Columbia, one of the big favorites, a poor seventh. Wisconsin and Massachusetts Tech finished eighth nnd ninth. The talk that “Old Dick” Glendon was_abcut through at Annapolis as coach vanished completely in the tumult and shouting of the Navy's far-flung forces. Cornell Is Fooled. Cornell, in the words of her famous coach, Jim Wray, “had no excuses” and lost to a “better crew.” Apparently Cornell's coxswain, Jimmy Burke of Springfield, Mass., under-es- timated the staying powers of the Navy. The Ithacans, satisfied early in the race to keep the strong Syracuse crew in check as the two rowed side by side, found the Navy with a .ccmmanding lead, going into the last mile, and in no mood to be overhauled. ’I‘he order of finish and times in the races Vnrsity four miles—Won by Navy, 18:54 1-5; second, Cornell, 18:59; third, Washlng!on. 19:00 3-5; fourth, Califor- nia, 19:11 4-5; fifth, Syrncuse. 19:191-5; sixth, Pennsylvania, 19:30 eventh etah(.h Wisconsin, 19:36; ninth, M. I. T., 19:37 4-5. Junijor varsity, thres miles—Won by Syracuse, 14:29 3-5; second, California, 14:333-5; third, Cornell, 14:371-5; fourth, Columbia, 14:43; fifth, Navy, 14:52 1-5; sixth, Pennsylvania, 15:04 3-5. Freshman, two miles—Won by WI.ShA 1ington, 9:49 4-5; second, Cornell, 9: ‘third, Syracuse, 10:04 2-5; fourth, Nnvy- 10:06 3-5; fifth, Columbia, 10:113-5; sixth, Pennsylvenia, 10:154-5; seventh, M. I. T, 10:311-5. AMERICAN BOAT TRAILS {Priscilla III Loses Two Heats to Saskia in ¥acht Series. GLASGOW, Scotland, June 17 (#)— ‘Winning its second consecutive race, the British eight-meter yacht Saskia took a commanding lead over Priscilla III, the American challenger, in the defense of the Seawanhaka Cup. The British craft won the opening sail. The defender reached the finish line in 4:17:51, as compared to the time of 4:20:05 for Priscilla IIL The cup goes to the first yacht win- ning four races. ‘Those in the Middy boat, from le(t to right, ere: Gray, bow; Jewett, 2; Shelton, 3; Crinkley, 4; Steffanides, 5 Anderlon, 6; Schoen, 7; Hunter, stroke, and Fulton, coxswain. OUGHKEEPSIE, June 17 (#).—The chart of the 4-mile varsity race of the intercollegiate regatta yesterday, showing the relative positions of the crews at each half-mile mark: Navy ... Cornell . Washington California Syracuse . Pennsylvania . Columbia Wisconsin Results of the other races: -0 31000t 300 Freshman (2 miles)—First, Washington. 9: 49‘3 second, Cornell, 9:: ourth, Navy, 10: 0635 third, Syracuse. 10:0425 sixth, Pennsylvania, 1 ; seventh, Junior varsity (3 miles)—First. Syracuse, 14! 2933‘ second, Califcrnia, fourth, Columbia, 14:43; 14:33%; third, Cornell, 14:37%; 14:52; sixth, Pennsylvania, 15:04. o cnannswomD ] 03 woannabuenS flflh Columbia, 10:11%; MIT, 10 317 fith, Navy, THE SPORTLIGHT GRANTLAND RICE: BY OUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June| 17—The Navy belongs to the| water, and true to its anclent tradition the Navy leaped to the | test at Poughkeepsie yesterday in one of the greatest shell racing upsets in many years. | The Navy was the best crew on the | River when the race was rowed. Wash- ington lost its chance by setting wo» fast a pace from the start, and a flnel Cornell crew wasted too much time watching Syracuse, picked as Cornell’s closest rival. Picking these 4-mil> races from 2-mile showings is & risky trade. After Cornell opened up and started rowing with all it had, the big crew from Cayuga’s waters came along in a hurry. If there had been the slight- est weakening in the Navy boat there would have been another story. But there was no sign of any soften- ing on the winner’s side. The smooth- | ness, the precision and the power of the Navy boat never faltered, even when Cornell’s slender boat came up for 'its final drive through the heavy rain. It took stout hearts and strong arms to meet this Cornell challenge down the stretch, but the Navy had both with something to spare. ‘Washington and California from the Far West failed to win but they at least beat out five Eastern crews, including Syracuse and Columbia, rated with the best on the Atlantic side. This was the first race that Hunter of the Navy has ever stroked. He did a magnificent job—a job matched by the entire Navy crew. Under the heavy pressure put upon him in a race of this sort it would have taken only one or two mistakes to have lost it. Water above and water below. It was Navy weather and nothing else.| The rain-soaked glory passed from the Hudson to the Severn. And that is where it belonged. 5 STRONG Pennsylvania U. base ball team, with Masters starring in the box, won the Eastern intercollegiate champlonship with something to spare. Masters is the foot ball star who proved to be one of the best punters and one of the best lateral-pass men of the last two seasons. But he reached his peak in the box. College pitchers are hard to figure when* they take up professional base it’s finely and it’s a Tas handsome new Spalding Sport Shoe is styled from a famous English Shoe. And is beautifully made of selected buckskin trimmed with black or tan leather. It's the kind of shoe that usually asks you to pay a whole lot more than the $10 at which Spalding offers it. 1338 G Street N.W. It’s an English style... made... rare value | Overall, | suffered some sad sights in the way of | | major league competition, but Bill Mc- ball. Few ever heard of fint Rhem when he came up from Clemson, but | he was a big league star from the first workout. Carroll of Holy' Cross looked | to be another Mathewson after winning | 48 out of 50 college games. but he has never worked up to his early promise. But_college pitchers have done well enough later on. Just to mention a few, you hgve Mathewson. Bender. Plank. Lyons, Earnshaw, Coakley and | Coombs OSTON has a big league ball club after a delay of many years. The city that once cheered the Red | Sox and Braves in a flock of world series victories from 1903 to 1919 has Kechnie has at last lugged out a bunch able to hold its own with any of the leaders—a team that by next year will be good enough to keep in the fight alll the way. Even as it is, the Braves are still close enough to have a chance. One of the main reasons is that th'*y are get- ting good pitching day b Boston has been due fm' a better show, and it is pleasant to see that McKechnie and Judge Fuchs have at| last put out a cast worth looking at. (Copyright, 1931. by North American News- | paper Alliance, Inc.) Wm Surprises Annapolis Folk NNAPOLIS, Md., June 17.—The victory of the Naval Academy crew at Poughkeepsie yesterday overwhelmed the local naval con- tingent with delight, the general feeling here being that Navy could not expect better than fourth or fifth place. The result of the race justified the action of the Naval Academy athletic authorities when they in- vited Glendon to remain after the disastrous ending of the race last year for the Navy crew. Shelton to Lead 1932 Navy Crew OUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 17 (#).—H. E. Shelton, husky junior from Paducah, Ky., has been elected to captain next year's Navy crew. Shelton was at No. 3 in the Middi» shell that swept to victory in yesterday's varsity race. \ MUELLER COACHING ALEXANDRIA CREW Acting Tutor Has 26 Candidates Secking Berths in 01d Do- minion Club Shells. ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 17.—Carl Mueller, fcrmer singles and doubles champion of the Southern Rowing As- soclation, is serving as acting coach of | the Old Dominion Boat Club oarsmen | pending the appointment of a rowing mentor by the club's Regatta C:im-| mittee. Mueller: Potomac Boat Club in Washington and later for the local organization, has 26 candidates working out three after- | noons each week in_preparaticn for a trio_of imvortant regattas scheduled for July and August. The first of these will be the dual affair with Virg'nia Boat Club at Rich- mond, dedicating the new club house of that club, while the Southern Row- ing Association shell races and a dual meet with Potmac Boat Club wil fol- low at Washington. 3 Candidates for the crews are Bob Duncan, Joe Garvey, Julian White- stone, Milton Routzhan, George Gens- mere, Clinton Parker, Tom Monroe, Raymond Heberlig, Parke Bell, Lewis Bell, Russell Sutton, David King, Hugh Travers, Curtis Backwell, Keith Wade, Miltcn Cook, G. Bruin, C. May, Robert Whitton, Benjamin Minor, Taylor who first rowed for the Rudd, Alvin Priedlander, J. Turner, | James Garvey and Jeff Willlams. John W. Brookfield is chairman of the Regatta Committee this season. SEXTON VISIONS RECORD Former Hoya Hurls Shot Beyond World Mark in Practice. NEW YORK, June 17.—Leo Sexton, former Georgetown University athlete, has high hopes of bettering the world 16-pound shotput record in the senior metropolitan - champlonships “at the Mount Vernon City Stadium, June 20. In practice the other day Sexton made & heave of 53 feet 3 inches, which is well beyond the world mark, and in the recent games at Travers Island he shot close to 51 feet, a record for the Metropolitan Association. Sexton also will compete in the 56- pound weight event and in the high jump June 20. Vlctorlous Crew Fools Coach Middies Left to Own Resources Long Before Race—*‘Nothing to It,”” Says Stroke. BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr., Assoclated Press Sports Writer. OUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 17.—There was nothing to it, if you listen to Raymond P. Huynter, husky product of Sherman, Tex., who stroked Navy's shell to a surprising victory over eight of the strongest crews in the land on the rain-swept Hudson. “All we did was make up our mind to beat Cornell, and when we did ' that there wasn't anything left to do,” said the handsome 6-footerfwho was elevated to stroke by Coach “Old Dick” Glendon only & fortnight ago. “I just sat there and watched Cornell cut of the tail of my eye and when I saw they couldn’t over- haul us I knew we had it. We didn't wOrry about Wuhlnmn and the rest.” “You know, the cosch must not have thought much of our chances. He left us long before the race started and he saw it all from the observation train. He even let us select the shell we wanted to use. I guess he must be pretty happy.” ‘What was the secret of the Mid- dies’ great showing in the “big” event after they had taken several lickings In shorter races? Had they been “laying back” and con- ceptrating on the Poughkeepsie? “Not at all,” said the big Texan. “We’ve been doing our level best all year, but we just didn't get going right until today. We went out there determined to come through for our coach, and every man in the boat had it in mind es he went down the river. Every man was calm from start to finish, just row- ing his best. “For the first two miles we didn't strain ourselves, holding to about 32 strokes to the minute and keep- ing Cornell back of us. Then, when they stepped up thelg stroke, we went up to about 34 and held that to the three-mile mark. “We could hear the Cornell cox- swain ftelling his men that we couldn’t hold it, that we would tire in the last mile and they would pass us then. We answered that by putting our beat up to 35 or 36 for the next half mile and then shov- ing it to 38 or 39 for the last half. We could have gone higher than that if we had needed to, but by that time we were out in front and knew they couldn’t overhaul us. “It was a great feeling when we slipped past the finish line, We've thought we had a good crew for the last two years, but we were licked An 1929 and swamped last year. This was the last chance for five of us, and boy, are we happy?” YALE SCORES ON COAST 150-Poun1 Eight Easily Triumphs Over U. of Washington. SEATTLE, Wash, June 17.—Pulling over the rough surface of Lake Wash- ington with a smooth, powerful stroke | yesterday, the Yale 150-pound crew de- feated the University of Washington's lightweight eight by three and one-half lengths. The distance was a mile and one- eighth, instead of the mile and five- sixte>nths originally agreed upon. Coaches Don Grant of Yale and Warren Davis of Washington decided to send their eights over the shorter course aft- er an inspection which showed white- caps on the water at the point of the originally scheduled start—off Laurel Hurst Light, enltnnco to the Lake ‘The 6:31 for the Huskies. Authorized Distributors Winfield Carburetors CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th St. N.W. Du.llu 4220 AN L EL] T and Wherever You Go— You Find Blue Ribbon Malt Parawount quality—three full pounds to the can—constantly tested by experts to " maintain unvarying vaiformityl That in a Write for Lana's Free Recipe Book for Address: Premier Mals Sales Co., 720 N. Blu eret of Blue Ribbon and candiss. m-u.-‘::.m ts—C. B. 5., WMAL Time e RibbenMalt JAmericas Bi, Ben Bernle’s Orchestra, Tuesday 00 Eastern ARMY GAINS NET STAR Muehleisen Strengthens Team for Leech Cup Struggle. 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