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1956-1957

Compiled, researched and written by Gary Lundeen '75. Please send any additions and/or corrections to the NavyLites Staff Historian. Vintage photos should be sent to info@navylites.org.

1957 Eastern Sprints 2V Champions

L-R: Stroke-John Turner '59, 7-Sam Dickinson '59, 6-Pete Gorham '59, 5-Paul Sudmeyer '58, 4-Toby Fields '57, 3-Jack Nicholas '58, 2-Lee Walker '57, Bow-Brad Stumcke '58. Kneeling: cox-Paul Coon '57.
Photo courtesy of J. Darrow Kirkpatrick '57.

1V W-2 L-1 5th Grand EARC [Won by Princeton]
2V W-2 L-1 Won EARC
1F W-2 L-2 Won EARC

4-6-57 St Joseph's Prep of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania & Monsignor Bonner HS at Annapolis, Maryland

1- Monsignor Bonner HS
2- Navy
3- St Joseph's Prep

4-20-57 University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1V 2V
1- Navy
6:52.40		 1- Navy
6:57.40
2- Penn
7:08.40		 2- Penn
7:00.40

4-20-57 Washington & Lee HS and George Washington HS at Annapolis, Maryland

1- Washington & Lee
2- Navy
3- George Washington HS

4-27-57 Fordham University Freshman at Annapolis, Maryland

1- Navy
2- Fordham

5-4-57 University of Pennsylvania & Princeton University at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1V 2V
1- Princeton 1- Princeton
2- Navy 2- Navy
3- Penn 3- Penn

5-11-57 Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Annapolis, Maryland

1V 2V 1F
1- Navy 1- Navy 1- Navy
2- MIT 2- MIT 2- MIT

5-18-57 EARC Championships at Annapolis, Maryland

1V 2V 1F
1- Princeton 1- Navy 1- Navy
2- Harvard 2- Harvard 2- Dartmouth
3- Yale 3- Princeton 3- Harvard
4- Cornell 4- Cornell 4- Yale
5- Navy 5- Yale 5- Cornell
6- MIT 6- Penn 6- Princeton
7- Dartmouth 7- MIT 7- MIT
8- Penn 8- Dartmouth 8- Columbia
9- Columbia 9- Columbia 9- Penn

Coach: Hubbell Young (Hub) Davidson, LCDR, USN [USNA '45]
Plebe Coach: Ed M. Krech, LTJG, USNR
Officer Rep:
Captain: J. Darrow Kirkpatrick '57
Manager: Shawn H. Steinke '57

Reflections from J. Darrow Kirkpatrick '57:
The race with Princeton and Penn on the Schuylkill (5/4/57) was so close between Navy and Princeton that neither crew could tell who won. While the crews sat silently on the finish line waiting for the judges' deliberations, Don Rose, Princeton's coach, turned to Navy coach, Hub Davidson, in the coaches' boat, shook hands with him, and said, "Well you finally beat us." But alas the judges said no.

The press said the margin of victory was six feet, but it was more like six inches, truly it was the crew with their oars in the water as the boats crossed the finish line. With such a close finish, we thought we could nose Princeton out at the EARC two weeks later.

The EARC was something to behold with nine crews going down the Severn River at once. When our Plebe and JV crews finished first, and with our close second to Princeton in Philadelphia still in mind, we were really "pumped," as they say today, as we lined up for the varsity race. But alas it was not to happen. A bittersweet day for me as Captain as I was tremendously proud of how Navy crews had done overall, but disappointed at our varsity not making it a clean sweep.

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