The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-14
MEFFERT, TARP0M
WON FROM GE|ST
Swimming Instructor ut II. \. &.
Defeated Fisherman - Grimes
is.at Schwartz in 1We Yard
Handicap. With Meyers Third.

.A.v M.ff..rI. swimming instructor q: the
Missouri Ati:e,ic club. acting As a t,r'"n.
manaksd To- yet away from ,;,... ;A.sI Si's. =,
land him AZ a tish in Tn. sMin,m nE uiee,
at the NJ. \. &. hast night. TMtce MeIe.i
bI.&: III. line: but on the thhd ir'a ..,,,,o no
y ling Gels, I" SIackrn his reel.
IN" "ih"r events w"'s Wei coht'.Ss.!:
They ~.'. attended ICY an "Nc.P 'naIs
iar=. c,"wa. !nciu.;i:.S man.. adds. il!
whose honor thu contests ~src heic
T:.c s.atur. "f iI.'. I.i".s Ma> t.s'' nn',h
81 th.. i..-yard hanit.,p. Tnis Mas won
by Charlie Grimes. with u llar.'c.sp al
~ seconds. from NarI,x,rd Srhwarz. "n
scratch. Th.s. SWIMMERS. together With
JOHN 4. Meyers. Who finished thir'i. Were.
within Two isss of each other al ia. finish
AMI furnished what was probably f!i'.
closest contest tina; has been seen A. the
.lub.
til. ,arr"n event vr"v',i ii,,-.-S,ins
o.: the fret ,r.,. ':ris, used l'xh, h,".
After tuHi;inE u; this for ss-',' ;w" mir
Uie, II brok- Then heavier cord Asss
substituted. M.ff.rt worked la the water
:AhOui siN minutes and this l!s.s hr"!l..- \
good fastening was then :,iasic. .n! al.
the third trial M.!fsrt S~am within tea
feet of ,h.. %; p.sI,, si.ic vi thu tank sitter
opposing Mr.. s;cisi for .hou; twelve Wi'i-
ut.~-
ln the du-x-chasinS event. Iut one a!
s;N starters succeeded in catching al"
fowl \ iuc& was turned lo"s' in IT,.
tank ami the swimmers. started one at a
time. were asked TO catch Il wtth.i, "a
minute after surfing. Hugh sier.i came
She CLOSEST {" catching the bird Crasp'ns
ben c:,ils,i on him Turn.r. Grimes:
Toei.I-n. G,.s-siiix and Cafzane fAil.-i
70 e.; n.a- ;h- biri.
Til. w"iSht-!iv:H. contest WAS won by
G".ssiirg from !o-r st:.ft"r'. Thirty two
weights were placed ~ :, pan at The bot
;oT "i the tank and fcu, CONF ;!i"rs
s:os->iinv gathered .:ei.t In LninutG and
~ seconds. tharli. Grimes finished see
oIri ami clarcn". iiOyd third.
In 4 special tW.Bty y -five-ya-,: mat. h race
tor George H. Shef':"n Ey about tHo feet
SOM. discussi",, has arisen r.csntty i'e-
tween th.-.. ~ imm::S as to their ability
at this sty!" "f ~ mining They w.cersd
on two distances. at twenty and twenty
five yards. The loser MAS 70 buy dinner
fey FOUR persons. "h:ch mei.ns that NC
tor Shcl."n "w. = u ::i'ai to eight members
Of the sAi'nmirg squat
The iiitEyari iaa''icau Was w"u by
Floyd Nevcornb from OTTO Srhwarz aid
Charlie Turner. An inpor,an, ;.aiure
Schwarz May sS0a :iyai his brother, Ma
guard. AT y distance cf nfty !as'lS Roth
were the last men tn swim in the open ~
relay teams. and while 'rt. h',d a r.""i
lead at the start Na,Iu.ri came with a
.r~kt sprint III IN. last ten yar'iS. and III"
judges decided that IN. event WAS a dead
s,-ya-a haniiraT,-FiSvd N.wc,.ri,, Il ..,or.I<
t. "'c Shsa,. ,.-,s s'Tal,h ,. -';. '''''
''"-ys;d han':it an i.:!. ';r;I...-- ~ c'l'i.
...t ~ >rHcNrz. .'ra'"h -.-"it J"hr -
Meyefs. - .":lis. ;fir'l TiIr". ! .
W-i:hi ..iNing-N- ~ ''~-$.tnS. i.ssi- ''hiT.i-
Gris..s second. 'i.:-Iv- i-c>'i. third Time
i:1.
.. ,I:.!s feet TIA ~. 'icss~l'ns. fIs; {.
Ysnc;-r Shsl:.,Ii. ~c,,'s.i- Tine. - -
W,,cr ;.oi.-Elr..: " Shw,Tx T".rr.E
C:.s>.,ir. = l.r- ''.!'i-sr- IT, s.Is!il and
..i:I.- Iv'p 'sra,s- Movers. Ah':nH'. ss- a.
S.riu ,:ri-i.. sai Tu-r-r. 'H.-
Relay race /: S-h~..z. -it.r,. S'ir a.
':-'r,~. . = hwsr:. 'i'.H.-iin-. To'TT"t ar
Tuins- s..,