The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-07

struggle for supremacy should be close
The announcement by Charles NJ.
Daniels that he had no intention Of re
firing from the competitive field VIII
prove a disappointment 10 several west
ern clubs, who felt confident OF lower
ing the cOlOrs OF the New York A. {.
in his absence. but they have not loss
hope of sUu turning the trick, Tor the
Mercury Foot squad is weak IN spots
Ind this may overcome its advantage IN
straight swimming.
for instance. a fancy diver who can
hope 10 win from George Goldzle, OF
the Chicago A. A. and IL is question
whether Harold Smyrcks arthur Nc
Aleenan, Walter Lee and Tom OCaila-
CHAN viii be able 20 beat the other chi
cage crack, Frank BOrnanann, OF a
low board. Nor has the New York A g.
either ia plunging breast stroke and
back stroke swimming any candidate
Z. BILE 10 cope with the best Westerners.
At sprinting the locals are strong, for
they Wiz have IN the water NICK Ner-
ich Reilly and Trubenbach, with Bud
Goodwin and Daniels. also make a for
midable group OF middle distance men.
The Chicago A. a. has a better bal
anced team, and now that Michael NC
DermOtt, who gave Goodwin such a
chase in the Mississippi marathon, has
Joined its ranks. IL has very bright pros
poets. c. Healy is a splendid plungef,
McDermOtt has no peer IN the country
al the breast Stroke W. - MERRIAM -
fast at tho back stroke. GaidzicS, Born
amann, IL. Burton and ID. I. Hammond
constitute an almost lnylnclble diving
quartet ana for swimming, there are
available the sprinters A. Hanson, X
Hizzagh. W. T. Healy, Robert LOugh-
lin and ". Durant, while IN the mid
die distance MeDermott and Hizzagn
rank with the best. This Is certainly
a great aggregation.
Illinois a Factor.
The Illinois A. C. may also prove an
impO 'tant factor this year Richard
CaviI., the originator Of the Australian
crawl stroke, has been secured To
coach the team, and he has a fine
string OF youngsters 10 MOrk Win.
Frank Bell, Harry Hebner, William
Nosburgh, Perry McGtllivray and r. W.
McGilliVray already number among the
best sprinIers in the country and now
that McGillivray has beaten Jamison
Hardy in the distance. he must also be
TeCkOned upon with Frank Elliott and
Leslie ChiVille in the furiong and 300
yard races. j. ii. Handy, Kari Weber
and T.. SWateck Will also make good
second men for the breast and back
stroke 10 champion Hebners and with
record holder Charles Brown for plung-
ing. and Swateck. Jensen and Bell Tor
fancy diving, the team need not take a
back seat in any event
At the Missouri A. q. OF st. Louis the
advent as instructor OF Frank Sullivan
inventor OF the trudgeOn crawl, has
given new life TO swimming. sullivan
has induced Richard F'riZelle 10 adopt
the Cherry Diamond. and he should
prove a most valuable addition, for II
is said that he is negotiating the cen
tury around 81 seconds, and TINS means
placing next 70 Daniels in all the
sprinss. Then, too, Sullivan has in the
fifteen year-Old Dave sutton young
ster OF unusual calibre, and with the
veterans Olto, Marx and William
SchWarZ. l. b. Banks. George Hall ana
taken care OF, while NJ. Al. stockton mas
few equals al plunging. Henry Grote
is d fancy diver of nigh class and A. NJ.
Goessiing, the former record holder, II
he rsgains his form OF 1908, Will give
anyone q hard fight for breast ana
back stroke honors-
Individual Stars.
In ali around efficiency these teams
stand alone. but in the Individual
events several other clubs are likely 10
figure. The city A c. OF New York
boasts IN the swimmers ". Auerbachs J.
Oppenheimer and 4. Hallsteln, three
contestants VINO viii be heard from.
The BFoOkline s. e. viii have in the
water the fifty-yarder Leslie Rich, who
has tw.ce raced dead heats with Dan
iels. and the plunger Al Mccormack
present champion.
The West Side Y NJ c. A. of New
York expects 70 see J, p Mantell score
in both the so and the 100 yards races
The East Liberty A O. or Plttsburg
has developed in Curtis sloan. kaipn
ShintOn. John Outnen and JOhon Balm
q relay quartet that will take lot OF
beating, and In Merrill Maisack, back
strOker that is OF championship timber.
The Olympic A. q. OF San Francisco has
II Scott Leary a 100-yarder who traY-
els consistently under one minute. and
there are in Philadelphia half a dozen
fast developing sprinters and middle
distance men like John Shry ock, Henry
Scott Edwin Schaal and F. Schrenck,
who are likely 10 elbow into the van
before long.
The first indoor swimming meets Of
the season viii start this month and the
championships will prOba bly, come Off
in February and March.
One OF the best features OF the sea-
son win be the appearance of George
HOdgsOn or Canada, in these champion
ships. This siXteen-year-Old novice
took both the furlong and quarter mile
open water Canadian titles IN last
summer, and his time in the latter-o
minutes IS AS secOnds-promises that
ne wall be able 10 give even the great
Daniels q good race at the instance.
Daniels best outdoor mark Is the pres
ent American records minutes 81 10
seconds.
WEST SIDERS WIN.