The Washington herald., 1907-09-22

European to beat one minute covered
the course IN S. As seconds, and Derby
shire. England's best Splinter. did 100
fiat
Time Not Fast.
While Baker and Tartakover. who
share with Wickham and Healy the
honor Of being Australians fastest hun
dred-yarders, were competing in England
this summer, they could do no better
than 0.5S a. and 0.G0 3-5. respectively, for
the century. Baker received four sec
onds from Daniels in a l20-yard handi-
cap. and was beaten. and Daniels later
established "a rev worlds record Of
I'll 4-5 for this distance.
In the lje-yard championship de Hal
may would have scored q great victory
mad our representative been absent The
Austrian reduced the standing figures put
up by Daniels a year ago from 1886 TO
i-S5 p, and was still receiving congratu-
latons when the latter performed his
sensational l.33 2-5 and again took the
title
De Halmay's and Radmilovlc's defeat
OF Daniels IN the 220-yard event. while
deprived OF lis merit because Of the fact
that the New Yorker undoubtedly crossed
the line first and only lost the decision
through failure 20 touch the finishing
post WAS nevertheless a sterling per-
Torrance for both. Conditions We're poor,
yet they swan the course in 2.34-fast go
ing, even In good water Radmilovic,
who is native Of Bacup. the birthplace
OK champion Ellington has been making
rapid strides Of late and it would not De
surprising 60 see him among the point
winners in the coming Olympics.
Taylor's capturing Of the quarter, half,
and mile was anticipated, and the princi-
pal interest centered in tEe time he would
make The quarter being competed for
m running water. gave no idea Of his
speed. but 1916 for the half and 25:04 for
the mile are not quite up 30 what Daniels
has done.
Jarvis Won Agnin.
Outside of England, there have only
been one French and two or three Aus
triau meets shedding light over the sit
uation. The loug-distance swimming
championship OF France was held In Paris
over "a seycu-miio course. and j. a. Jar
Wis. of England, repeated his victory of
year ago. lie found better opponents.
though, and had TO so fast enough 10
break his previous record. In this event
Holland took second with Ooms. Belgium
;Fird with Mas. and Italy fourth and
n1Jh with SiEEor.Hi and RetlechL Jarvis
is undoubtedly Europos greatest endur-
ance swimmer SO that his being pressed
ly these men shows % remarkable lm-
prOyemcnt throughout the field.
In Austria de Haimay swan 90 yards
ia competition iu --3l and $40 yards in
5.@l, which show him 20 be one of the
best ail-r0und men of The day, but 70
was the work of O.. ZacL3r that caused
the most surprise. I'm a recent haIf-mile
swim he defeated otto Shelf. the clever
little yauguiSber OF Henry Taylor iu the
+"t-me-er Olympic event Of 1905. al 8tn-
ems. and that the defeat was not due to
poor condition on the Iatters part was
proved Boy the time. 1886
Looking over the European field. only
one redoubtable Splinter : found. dc
Halmay. two really good fIrlonE men.
de Halmay and HadWiloyir, four fast
Uuarrer-miIors. de HALLWAY. Shelf. Zschar.
and Taylor. and three men who can make
our best swimmers hustle at the half
and miIe Zaehar. TAYLOR, and Shelf Add
to this list Cccl Hcaiy. of Australia. who
is good frT 81 iu the 100 and about
$3.50 u the -1H yards. and Reginald Hraly
who can reel off half q mile under T.
and mile around g. and q pretty fair
outlook of what our swimmers viii be-
r.tted against iu the struggle for worlds
Eonors may ue obtained. OF course, there
may boz phenomenal performers uuearthed
between now and next July. bat the
chances are MS much in our favor as iu
favor of anybody else. So thai the ad-
vIncsd estimate is interesting and not
without value.