New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-02
HARVARD MEETS DEFEAT
Columbia Szcimmers Win Clean Cat
YictOry en- Tank.

Columbia's swimming team won a clean-cut VIC
tory over Harvard last night in dual meet IN the
local gymnasium. winning by q score Of % points
to "a The Blue and White water polo team was
also successful, winning over the crimson py
score of to 0.
The feature Of the evening was match race be-
tween c. NJ. Daniels and L. S. Crane, of the New
York Athletic Club, for two hundred feet Daniels
proved an easy winner. He took the lead at the
start and swimming with easy crawl stroke.
added to it slightly over the first hundred feet. On
the return journey he changed TO the trudgeon
stroke with which he has made his long distance
records. and finished a good ten feet 81 the lead.
Crane used the crawl stroke all the way Daniels
lowered the record Of the Columbia tank by 2 %
seconds his time for the distance being 81 15 sec
Onds. The old record was held by c. D. Unbertach
Later Daniels swan two lengths Of the tank to give
an exhibition of his trudgeOn stroke. lie did not
extend himself, and time was taken.
In the water polo game Columbia clearly demon
strated her superiority over Harvard. in spite of
the small score. Only once did Harvard have even
so much as a chance to score. Columbia began Of
fensive work Immediately after the whistle blew,
when Brown received the ball and started for the
Harvard goal There q brief scrim-nage. and
the ball came out. but Brown got it again and
passedrit TO HOlslag. who disappeared. 70 rise d.
rectly in front Of the goal from where il easy
for him to score.
In the second half Columbia did some bad pass
ing that put the bail in the hands of her opponents
several times. Palliser and Bassett were rocks at
defence. however and. despite the strenuous efforts
of the Harvard forwards. they could not get past
these men. Near the end of the half Haipin scored
again for Columbia but because of foul the goal
not counted.
The plunge for distance was an interesting
test. After three trials AIatz. OF Columbia. and
Hardy. OF Harvard. were tied for first place at
&c feet On his last plunge FOutz. of Columbia.
went II feet inches.
The relay race furnished q hard struggle and
was finally won by Columbia. ArEush OF the
Morningside team. was slow in starting. giving his
opponent, Howe. a lead Of two yards which the
Harvard man increased to four yards by the end OF
10 feet. Mackenzie took up the swimming EOr
lead by half The next on reST h bstee ai ms
Columbia, and Farley. Of Harvard. was a hard
Columbia man. who was on even terms with his
opponent when they finished McKnlay then took
foot Wilmington, the last Harvard man winnins,
the race by about three yards and scoring eight
McIlinlay took first place in the 10O-yard swim.
getting the lead at the start and holding il to the
effort 70 catch him after suffering a misfortune at
the beginning that put him back several feet
Farley, Of Harvard. captured the 22O-yard race in
easy fashion in minutes 40 seconds The sum
Relay Fl a race $50 fsss s, BY Columbia q
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Matt. cslgElba. second: J. b tainiah Hlr1ard third