Sport: Best in the East

Each Olympic year—and usually in the years between—West Coast crews manage to show their wakes to the best in the East. With the Olympic rowing trials only seven weeks away, the East last week took a look at its chances. The best in the East—undefeated Navy, Pennsylvania and Harvard—raced in Boston's choppy, windswept Charles River Basin for the Adams Cup.*

Navy, up & coming since veteran Coach Rusty Callow took over the helm two years ago, was the crew to watch. Just a week before, the Middies had upset Wisconsin, 1951 collegiate champions, by 2½ lengths. Coach Callow was inclined to pooh-pooh...