New-York tribune., 1909-03-10
YALE SWIMMERS WIN
DEAD HEAT IN TANK.
Columbia Nen No Match for Blue
an Water Polo Game.

Yales swimming team decisive victory over
Columbia last night In the New York Athletic CluD
pool scoring Il points to Z for the Mornihgside
swimmers. The Columbia team was hopeIessly out
classed in nearly every event although all the CON
tests were interesting. The New Haven water pol'
team also scored a victory, defeating the Coiutl-
bians by the of to O.
Yale earned a winning lead at the start OF the
6C0foot relay race. for StOddard ploughed MS way
to the front and maintained two-yard ADVANTAGE
over Matz of Columbia in the first relay. Cui-
man made brave effort to cut this down IN ms
relay with Winslow, out was not equal 10 'Ie
occasion although he did not lose any ground:
Howe and Pueyn set a terrific pace FOR the lhlIu
quarter, and IT looked as if the Blue and Nhl'e
swimmer would finish at least on even terms, ouI
Howe developed unexpected speed in the last length
and gave the last Yale three-yard advah-
tage Richards and Mackinlay then took 1t up ana
the Columbia fought hard TO get WITHIN Strlh-
ing distance. 1t was nc use. however, and IN the
last twenty yards. seeing that he could not make
up the distance slowed down and let Richards WIN
by about six yards
Richards and Mackinlay had it out again in the
30 yard swim and the result was a dead neat
Both men struck the water together and for one
hundred feet not than six inches separator
them at any time. Coming down the tank in the
last stretch there was a battle royal between the
pair. but they were apparently evenly matched
Abo-t the middle Of the tank Richards Veered OH
20 the side slightly. and when the two crossed the
tlL~d place for Columbia. about half length be-
FtN
IN the other races The Columbia men were out
classed and Yale got first and second places IN
both the 100 and 220 yard swrns- The fancy diving
went to Grant. of Yale by half a point over
Werner, Of Columbia Yale the plunge for dis
tance easily.
The Columbia water polo team was buried under
an avalanche of Yale goals. The New Haven play
ers. especially the forwards used their heads and
played havoc with the Blue and White defence
for they had the ball for only about half a minute
altogether in the ten minutes of play FNcnards
scored three goals FOR Yale, and his strong attacks
broke UP the Columbia forward line for the other
three goals.
The Columbia team was considerably weakened
BY the absence Of Brown the captain. but ne could
not have STAYED off the overwhelming defeat
The summaries follow:
slx-hund-ed-foot relay race-won by Yale. With }
stoddard. s Winslow. r Howe and 4 Etlc4-s, Etlcltl.4s,
Columbia. second. wi L F. Culuan J tuiieSh
and c NJ Macknlay. Time. 2.o"%s - :, ,,..,,,-r.,-
Columbia. and Z. Richards. Yale. F tulr1an Ioi'ia
third Time. o-2H 80 -
Winslow Yale. second, J. Puley;i Colurlola 'L'liu
Two and tventy-yard swm-von by stod-
Gerd Yale. g Palmer. Yale. second; j z ArAIsl- 20
Plunge for distance-Tvon by H. Grant. Yale. with
plunge of feet 1. Tale. second with pilhs@
so r. in. u. kInsman- COLUMBIA. tniIl' WIN O.
FAM divinCNwcn by J stoddard. Yale. with i6l 2
points. Werner. Columbia second. Win Ioi polN19
II G Guiteras. Columbia. third with $50 points