New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-23
SWIMMERS HOLD REVEL.
LORE RECORDS SMASHED.
:.ys Sets Sir Neso Marks and
W;ns Tro Cham pionships.

FanF
ne .. --sre continued yesterday afternoon
F0nsh4s- .,g At the New-York Athletic Club. and
sd e''- .-,ss greatest opponents OF amateur
ine o'-'' ,-.,t no the record smashing pace set
s2aa'N- .aoninr night. Indeed. no notice what
O. u' Iron OF the races IN which either an
t'e ~ a worlds mark was not supplanted.
Ans.' ,,.,,els. who may well aspire TO the title
{ u -, esh. cleaving the water Of the big
NE stroke which combined the speed
t'nK w. -. .rudge and the crawl, won the ANA
q 60'D -, Union IO0-yard championship in
tear A'~oon and the Amateur Athletic Union
The G's- .so,onIonship at night IN neither race
Gt!SN ,,.r-York Athletic Club champion hard
vas me "a "a g, both he established new records
preSeO' finance OF Daniels in the i00-yard
Tie ..-saps the most remarkable. as he
4 Tace distance in IS seconds. which IS within
s"An >, q second OF the worlds record,
won, :. himself holds. when he made the
Ehion ri of 81 50 seconds. however. Daniels
WOW -s,,o,,, suit. while yesterday afternoon
t' .-,,e tie regulation bathing suit. which
Dc ..,.rsea him several fractions Of q sec
fSlO' ,p.s same race he also broke the
oll ,..ors for - yards and equalled the
W.. -.oors FOR 50 wards. He swan the 30
1873 seconds. against the former
-
vrosrnan. Of California while he covered
:. % wards IN A seconds. which eQualled the
- -acord. which was held by Harry LIE
uoyne, Of Boston:
-. tina made by Daniels also broke the
--.,,sb record Cor the distance. which IS SO
-.,,ss cat and IS held by Zolton Holloway. of
,,r,ga-v. who defeated Daniels in the race for
:. Olympic championship at 81. Louis in 1904.
~. worlds record Of 81 SIS seconds. held by
r.-,sls Is not allowed. according to the English
lss hui the record Of IS seconds made ycster-
a,v will supercede the former English mark.
0nposed to Daniels IN the race were NIarquand
s,bva-tz Of the Missouri Athletic Club. who
s,,ssed second: J. Scott Leary, Of the Olympic
rluh San Francisco. who finished third. and T.
n : Kitchng r. OF the New York Athletic Club.
Il Who finished fourth. There were only four start
,-s Marouand Schwartz covered the 10o. yards
h5se-5 seconds. Leary took 1902 SIS and Kitch-
,prI0Sl-6 Daniels won by two yards
u SCHWARTZ MAKES GOOD FIGHT.
In the 22O-yard championship last night Mar
rgni Schwartz gave Daniels a hard fight for
Il X wards. but at this point the Missouri Ath-
II t1e Club swimmer began 10 tire, and Daniels
tr,ing on q bit Of extra steam, forged TO the
frut rapidly and 81 the end won easily by ten
ys-ds Daniels swan the distance in 2:S3 is,
which broke the former American record OF
s:g2-5 held by Francis Galley. of the Olympic
Club Of San Francisco. The worlds record for
The distance is . IS So, and is held by T. c. B.
Lane the Australian
II II this race Daniels also set new American
n records for 80 yards and 200 yards. Daniels
held both these records himself, so he simply
4 oTeTed his own previous marks. He reduced
he tine for $50 yards from 1:46 SIS TO 1:4S. and
.r 200 yards from 1926 Is TO 2:30. Daniels set
he former marks on February 70. 1904, and no
che else has yet equalled them.
Swimming against Daniels IN the 22O-yard
noe were Marquand Schwartz. who finished
Sond, giving the winner such q hard struggle
.r the first $50 yards, and 7. Z. Kitching jr..
Vh finished mighty poor third. Daniels used
he same combination Of the trudgeon and crawl
strokes which he has employed in making all
IDcords He uses the overland trudgeon with
me ans and sticks 70 the regulation crawl with
tie legs. Altogether Daniels acquired six new
records yesterday in the two races IN which he
competed.
Tie one-nlle Amateur Athletic Union cham
p9Asnlp was decided IN the afternoon. II brought
g, Only four starters, and al represented the
SeE-York Athletic Club J. w. Spencer won
l4hag IN 8:l7 20, c. d. Trubenbach finished
second n 2S:55 and o. S. Dockreu was third.
.-oilas T. Webb. IT., dropped out The Amer
- record for the mile is % 19 2-5 and is held
Y T. r Brewer, Of the Olympic Club of San
:aaciseo. TWAS great surprise when ]. Scott
ccz-y o. san Francisco, and @. w. Gaidtzl1, Of
N.<sO, did not start.
FoI. swimmers toed the mark for the
amateur Athletic Union I50-yard backstroke
Ss.Ipionsnip IN the afternoon c. A. Ruberl
! : -r Ae|-H Athletic Club, proved the win
y" he covered the distance IN 2:05 3-5, and
/ a racNr6 az
~ 49, 20 which he himself held. He also estab-
. ssAsl new American records OF sc As seconds
" o. = ysHos and Al S-5 for 125 yards.
| opposed 70 Ruberl We're J. J. Kennedy OF the
r1SeA Athletic Club who finished second; r.
-Alghhn. Of the Chicago Athletic Associa-
~ VINO was third, ana Manfred Toeppen, Of
;tr starters
.. ne last event Of the afternoon was one Of
60 p. "a water polo games. which brought to-
&C. go. Columbia and the team OF the Chicago
s-euc association Columbia started off at
:, s1s = clp and quickly scored two goals. WILD
=, - cnns-pin made the tallies. Keogh made one
- O~.sso ana the half ended with the score
~ n favor OF the Columbia team In the
!. a-.L- nan, however, the local colegians went
iL-eces. and Chicago rapidly piled up four
~ rs Sho won the game by score OF 3 to =:
- - victory gave Chicago a place in the final
'-'0a i0r the championship.
BRooKLINE SWIMMERS BEATEN.
ne evening programme included IN addition
~e Z-V-yard championship the i0o-yard
- handicap; the breast stroke champion
- se1ni-dral OF the 2oo-yard relay race be-
- Iiacago and Missouri, the meeting be-
- Ne|-York and Brooluine at water polo
sumo lifting contests. In the relay race
.'I The swimmers Of the Chicago Athletic
.1Slon cid not have much trouble in de-
~ ue team of the Missouri Athletic Club.
80 - VIII meet the NeW-York Athletic Club
ts.-111o os-'ne Swimming Club for the cham
~ Tomorrow night
Z. were only three starters for the Anna
s~-.>~onship. 4. II Goe-gI.ng. of the Mis-
ssssAS l.euc Club. won in minutes 81 5-5
* n which established new American rec
ers-ssIe WIS 10 previous American record
Ems A-sle and distance. Otto Kfess OF Co
F,Pss vs. second. oscar Kress. OF the
root team. dropped out.
al ""eOsr polo game between the NewYork