New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
YOUNGSTER SW ms FAST
CARRIES OFF Il TITLE.
TITLE.
CARRIES
J. H. Reilly Surprises Cro7od by
Fine Work in QuarterMile Race.

Within loss than fourteen seconds of the Ameri-
can outdoor record. held by G M Danlels lne
human fish James H. Reilly. seventeen-year-old
youngster, the 44o-yard swim for the ctlalli-
Iionshin of the Metropolitan Association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union yesterday afternoon dnoer
the auspices of the New York Athleuc Cluo d'
Travers Island. More than two thousand persons
were present and the reception they gave MIN
,r.ud fo- many minutes Reilly 8 student at the
Townsend Harris High School, and, although this
is only his third season, he has shown enough 10
give him a good chance when he and Danleis meet
according to experts
Although Daniels was absentee in the event
the remarkable feat of Reilly was more than
e,oueh to s1Inplv interest. 1t a race that was
worth going miles to Not for a second during
the entire did the contest lack interest Many
however were OF the opinion that l. B. Good"lh'
Of the New York Athletic Club, who was member
OF the relay team at the Olympic games. had more
than chance to win. but the best he could do was
TO finish third about yards behind the second
man. Schmitt-
Following a good start the five swimmers who
started-I. B. Goodwin. Reilly \. c. Manley, VINO
won the swim last year from the Battery to Coney
Iz,o,d W Spenoer and Karl Schmitt-kept
abreast for the first 10 yards. At the turn Reilly
began TO hit it up. and was followed py SehHii''
and Goodwin, remaining In this position up 10 the
900 wards Here Reilly let out another hotch' anu
., was MAINLY seen that Goodwin was off his best
form Schrnitt however, kept right close 10 hely'
the two making the SSo-yard turn together with
Goodwin only few yards away Both heliIy ana
schmitt using the trudgeon stroke were nghtlns
it hard for the honors. First one ana theh 'ie
other led and in this fashion the men swain ~
- s,tsb Reilly getting the verdict by a nose
.o.bar interesting event the fancy diving
oor,est which after hard fight finally won
tv Thomas J. O'CaIaghan. the champion w H.
Lee was second. only eighteen points behind Con-
siderable hard luck was experienced by 4. heney'
who was third Many inclined TO believe that
on
the divers would have shown to better advantage
Despite this however. the men did Well Ihere
were six dives. consisting of front, back 'front.'
lack back jack, one and hall ana three Speclai
dives.
" II Campbell. of the Elizabeth Young Mems
Christian Association. won the one-hundred yard
novice swim About half dozen swimmers quail
fed for the final of to a good start, CampDell
using the half trudgeon stroke, got lead OF less
than half length. and managed to maintain It TO
the finish There was a hot fight for second hon
ors between Robert Hanna. OF the Washington
Heights Young Mems Christian Association, and H.
Martin. of the Bath Beach Swimming Club. Hanna
got the verdict by few inches from Martin
The ff;y-yard swim. handicap was won by c
Hallstein of he East Side Young Mems Christian
Association. with a handicap OF nine seconds; w
r Lee of the New York Athletic Club, was second,
and J. Manly. of the East Side Young Mems Chris
tian Association. close third. The three men had
the race between them from start TO finish 1t was
a zigzag affair throughout, and a blanket would
have covered the three at the end
The summaries follow:
Fancy diving metropolitan Association A A L.
championship)-Won hy Thomas ]. O'Callaghan New
York Athletic Club. 211 points; w. r Lee New York
Athletic club 1919 points second: f. Kelley, Bath
Beach swimming Club. l39 points. third.
Four-hund forty-,ard swim metropolitan
socistion =. A {. championshpl-won by J. H.
Reilly Townsend Harris High School: Karl Schmitt.
New York Athletic Club. second; l. B. Goodwin New
York Athletic Club. third Time, e:20.
g. one-hundred-yard swim 'nnyice: final heaD--won
by william II. Campbell Elizabeth Young Mems
christian Association; Robert Hanna.
Heights Young Mems Christian Association.
H Martin, Bath Beach Swimming Club third Time,
90 30.
Egftv-vard swim fhandicap)-Won by c. HalIstein
Fast side Young Mems Christian Association mime
.arondsl- Walter Lee Athletic club eleven
seconds. second: J. Manly, East Side Young Mems
Christian Association (hye seconds). third Time,
0.32 As.