New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
CHICAGO SWIMMERS WIN
BEAT N. Y. Il. c. AT POLO.
Winged Foot iSertet Loses Cham
pionship by Close Score.

Honors were divided IN the final night Of the
Amateur Athletic Union indoor swimming and
water polo championships at the New-York Atm
ieue Club last night The East scored in the SWIM
ming races but the Chicago Athletic Association
spr.-ng q surprise by defeating the New-Hork Atm
letic Club team at water polo. goals to g.
When the water polo teams lined UP, the betting
was clearly In favor Of the New-York seHtet, which
has long as TO be regarded as weiinigh IN
yinoIble The local men took the water 81 the
outset with confidence in every move, but IN eh-
actly minutes and seconds OF clever "o'A
IAughlin made Chicagos first goal.
Exceptionally clever passing by the western
swimmers as they worked the ball toward New
Yorizs end had the effect OF getting the Local men
away from the goal. SO that kehoe hao nI ae
trouble in scoring Chicagos secono so"A !" - Wv
Trabenbacn made New-York's first goal minute
and seconds later bat once again the local swim
sners became 100 much scattered and Gsdo aan
scored Cllioagos third goal IN minutes ana 50 sec
onds: Shortly after that the iirst aei enoeD'
ing Chicago with 70 ADVANTAGE o,.-..r
In the second halt Trubenbach and . Spencer acs
scored gosls in rapid succession Tor New aorki
Thereby ue'ng the score az All Ne aIa sfSer
short tnterrlisson the captains agreed 10 play an
extra period TN one side or ;hS 9i ~ fbs sxra time
I e&gR1 h fros oS NeIyyorks goal The time of
Dahies Won the ssoyaTd Amateur Athletic Unien
Fbeating The old record OF 12Ssh, held by u =:
brewer, Of 81 Louis Msrquand Sch"aItz' o. ' 4N
Webb, 3r of the New York Athletic Club. third
isOr yard record he made the latter dlsta lSS
( N the afternoon the Columbia and University OF
Hennsylvara swimmers engaged IN an iLpro rom og
"a team, each man swimming 80 yards The Celurn-
4 gene OF soccer water polo was also played IN
'rhe afternoon between pickup teams OF eoilesians
and club men The latter won goals TO O.
rpTERcIrY RELAY FOR NEw-YoRK
The first race decided was The final of the 200
fl,a No-yy-l Athletic
Club Chicago Athletic Association and Brookhne
tsWirnming Club The teams were made up as foi-
lows: New-Yorlx Athletic Club. Ktehing Crane
ciation. Wampier crane laughlln ana St Cgr;
Holm and Rich. The contestants swan in the
order named. ,, ...,.,
rare speed gained two yards for New-York in his
relay he was relieved by Crane; The latter loSt
vantage to five yards in the next relay. SO that
win for the local team was practGally Ger Wand
making New-Yorl's total advantage six yards at
In the mean time chicago and Rr2oklLns were we're
having hard fight for the place SlAt ~ IS nv
= Connie az feet Both spurted the last twenty
I've yards and their hands touched the finish marx
1lew-Yor1s time was minute e 3econast o,d,can
aTge ns f,,r heats the winners qualifying TO
swim 10 The final X. B. Dockrell, Cleveland Young
81 " camp. New-York Athletic club the second;
Y. De p. Goodwin; New-AGrk Atneuc N pDns wi
--erfa The fourth. Goodwin won the maj neat Dy
sncfas after a great race with DockrelL me LiI.e
STss 1 minute and seconds. Goodwin hao Y SEQ
on6s handicap. Dockrell II and Hopkinson' VINO was
third, Is seconds.
ANGLER LANDS 'SIANFTsH"
The ..rnsu6ehi-eS' contest resulted in success FOR
the angler Charles F. Matching had Fred J. Wells
the fish at his mercy az the end Of three minutes
Conditions were that in order 20 win the Usher
man had 10 draw the fish" near enough TO De
1ouched with g six-foot gaf within twenty minutes.
The fish" not permitted TO touch the me-
walls or bottom OF the tank could the fisher
man touch the walls or ratings
The human fish fought hard, but all his craft
and all his skill Of no avail against that or
tic angler. who PLAYED him and conquered him In
far less time than II would take TO land q i've
pound bass under ordinary conditions.
Side issues during the evening were exhibitions
by 7. Carroll Schaefer, the all-around swimming
CHAMPION OF 1852. and Gus Sundstron, swimming
Instructor OF the Nev-York Athletic Club Schaefer,
who = now a resident OF Reading. Penn, has done
little training OF late, yet he swan nIty
yards in q SIS seconds.
Sundstrom's exhibition consisted Of swimming
under water with lighted piper IN his mouth He
came the surface with good fire and puffed
AWAY on his back till he shipped a sea, which put
his pipe.
The lineup OF the water polo teams follows:
Nev-york A c %. Positions. Chicago A %.
Eteen Right .Healy
Naethtrg. Left .Ioehde
Half .steeveT
Right forward. Caidztik
a1ancey, captain lett forward Keloe
Trubenbaca Centre .LaUghlin
Il .