New-York tribune., 1909-03-03
DANIELS EQUALS MARK
SWINS FAST IN GARDEN.
Norris High Wins Rife Trophy at
iSDOrtmdn's Shoe.

Charles NJ Daniels of the New York Athletic
Club equalled the American record in the 1O-yard
handicap swim in the tank at the Sportsman
Show in Madison Square Garden last night he
splashed the distance in min 81 20 sec IN the
third heat The worlds record for 80 yards is
l min. 80 2-5 sec, which Daniels holds himself The
champion did not start in the final heat, as he viii
go after new figures for several distances thiS
evening.
In the final C. H. Trubenbach was on scratch,
and owing to the fast pace set by the three other
contestants failed get of the three prizes
W. Tuerbach finished first, scant yard before =
Holstein. II. Rogers. of the Townsend Harris han
High School. close third.
The final heat Of the 100-yard novice SWIM was
a hummer. ]. Palleyn, of Columbia University,
was beaten by W. H. Brownell. of the Bedford
branch of the Young Mems Christian Association.
after a bitter struggle. ". Peters an unattdcIed
swimmer, was third
The anglers had IL busy day the long pool. and
two fixtures decided. The bait casting com
petition for accuracy brought out the pretest ngh
of the tournament Two overhead casts were made
at each Of five targets placed at distances or 60 6o
10 rs and 50 feet from the platform. Four Of the
men were so evenly matched and did such good
work that the result hinged on the last casts. Il"
p Rice woa ~ the narrow margin of one point
from r. ]. y-et, the score being 81 to 30, While j.
Flegel and E. F. Todd tied for third place. with S9
points each
In event No Z. for amateurs in the S5-foot class
at trout fly casting for distance w. McGuckin won
with cast OF n feet incnes J. DouSHl@ pIeS7eu
him closely. he sent the fly skimming down the
pool for II feet. II. X. Griffin finished third with
a cast Of y feet inches.
The rife range was crowded all the afternoon, and
five teams worked hard to surpass the score made
by Morris High School Monday In competition
for the Winchester trophy. The marksmen from
the New York Military Academy shot well and
hung up a total of 554. but this five points shy
Dewitt Clinton. Curtis High Bryant High and
team from Public School 81 also tried to better the
high mark but in vain. and the boys from Morris
High carried off the trophy. as they did the one
In the sub-target competition.
J. l. Leslie. OF the New York Military Academy
made the best score yesterday in the Winchester
trophy match, with 81 out OF a possible 100. The
Staten Island youngsters from Curtis High who
did s. well in the tournament at the Grand Cen
tral Palace year ago could not get the run of the
range and scored only 507- The Dewitt Clinton
narksmen did better and turned in the respectable
total Of 53f. S. Hubbard made top score for his
team with clever 81
In the sub-target match the Dewitt Clinton team
which recently Won the championship Of the Public
School Athletic League, failed by two points
equal 1h@ total Of 29l, made by Morris High School
on Monday. Hubbard and Bass each returned a
perfect score of 80. and hope ran high when NJ
Frachtman the last man up. took his place. he IS
considered one Of the best shots on the team. He
needed 4S to tie. but 46 was the best he could do
after starting off with bulls.
The other teams 20 compete in the sub-target
match yesterday were Erasmus Hail. 276, Boys
S.. OF Manhattan, 226.
1t was announced yesterday that two water polo
matches and James J. Jeffres would divide interest
the show tonight Jeffries. who Will arrive here
this morning has promised visit the Garden. and
the one-tiu9e champion pugilist Of the world who
may eventually meet johnson for the heavyweight
title is likely draw crowd Teams from the
New York Athletic Club and Bath Beach Swim
ming Association viii meet in water polo game
under American rules while Princeton will take the
water with New York Athletic Club team in a
game under the English rules. In the former the
goal must touched with the ball in hand. In the
English game the bali be thrown at the goal
The swimming will consist of 75yard handi-
cap with Daniels on scratch and 20o-yard relay
race. with four a side. in which teams
representing Princeton. the New York Athletic Club
the Bath Beach Swimming Association and the
New York Swimming Association are entered.
The summary of yesterdays fixtures follows: