New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
BOYS SWIM LIKE DUCKS.
SOME NEW M4RKS MADE.
High School Championships Pro
ductiUe of Good Sport.

A wofrIl lack OF MANAGEMENT rlarred the annual
high schools swimming championship of the
Public Schools Athletic League at the public
baths No. 232 West seth street. last night but the
bows spIashed around like so many ducks Al
though no prize offered for the school winning
the greatest number OF points. there was Much
rivalry for the honor. which Townsend Harris Hall
won with 10 points The High School Of Commerce.
next with s. and De Witt Clinton High
School third with points
Although the programme contained limited
number of contests there was a mass OF trial
heats some of which kept the spectators edge
from start to finish Not a little promising
teriaI was unearthed in the 5O-yard race The
school record Of % seconds. credited 70 Charles
Beavers. of Erasmus Hall. was broken several
times n the fourth heat r. Powers, first year
scholar in the High School of Commerce. led all
the way in 80 20 seconds. while in the next heat
H. Browne a De Witt Clinton High School en-
trant. covered the distance in 80 go seconds
pefora the snort began it was generally agreed
among the swimmers that VI. Thompson, of the
High School Of Commerce, ought 10 win That the
lin was a good one shown by the fact thar
THOMPSON won the final in 90 seconds This con-
TEST was stubbornIy fought Soot of +he way.
and when the contestants made the last turn
Powers looked line winner He was badly inter
fered with, however. but despite this handicap ne
finished almost on even terms with Thompson and
r2rovvn who were awarded first and second places,
respectively
For some unaccountabIe reason the judges failed
to rIace the third man. Powers had already got
third bt after considerable discussion it decd
cd To have Powers Waldman. Erhart and Campbell
swim over to see who would get third prize This
Powers refused TO do. and in the swim of E.rha-t
won A large number of the spectators knew
nothing of this, as there practically no effort
made a announcing
The 16o-yard relay race provoked wild enthusiasm
among the boys, who kept perfect din After
the hardest kind OF a finish Townsend Harris Hall
won High School of Commerce getting second
MANY of the youngsters in their delight sent their
hats in the air. and several of these headDieces
came down in the water
James r Sullivan. president of the Amateur
Athletic Union, acted referee. while one OF the
judges was Bruno Soderstrom. recently sent here
by the government Of Sweden TO study athletics in
the United States
The 1OD-yard swim resulted in victory for H
Davis. of Townsend Harris Hall He covered the
distance in Ills. and there previous school
mark, these figures became q record
There special race at 100 yards. open TO
members of the New York Swimming Association
Frank Reilly from scratch in the excellent
time of 2:02 -. The summaries follow:
High school OF Commerce; second. II Browne De Witt
Clinton HiEh School: third g Erhart. Stuyvssant
t5ne-hund red yard race tdnaI hsatp-wOn BY H
Davis. Townsend Harris Hall: second. g. Deffaa. Dc
Witt Clinton High school: third. W Lahy Erasmus
Hall High school Time. 10
One-hundred-y yard special handicap (ope1
beFS Of the Ne" 1ork swimming AssoSiaJon = Won
by Frank Reilly tscratchls second g ManreN q
Ondsl: third John Curran on Time 1-02=s
ohe Ntiu irtdS Idct--Nou oL
Townsend Harms HAL tt aHlpbeH Kahn Davis AMI
Kleni. second. High School Ot Commerce Powers.
Agramente Bloom and T9ompsonl; third De wiz.
Clinton High school tWaldUan. DeTas- Browne sRt
ttaurl- Time. LOIS