New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-05
THREE NEW MARKS
DANIELS THE M1kER.
Skaters World's Szclmmm9
Record for 500 Metres.

One new worlds and two America
swimming records were broken by tiie
doubtabIe = NJ Daniels in the Ne"
Athletic Club tank last night. me io' a.
athlete accomplished the feat Whiie com
peting in the 50O-yard Amateur
Union championship, which he won III ii'i-
pressive style.
Prior to the start it was announced 'lidt
Daniels would attempt to lower the recon
for 500 metres. which meant trliie HIo.
than thirteen lengths of the poor
was 32S wards Daniels covered the oiS-
lance in 3:57 3-5, worlds record anu d
long way better than the old marx OIL ~
There were four starters in the race
Daniels L. B. Goodwin. another nieihoei
of the local club and w. Auerbach ana d.
ornenbefmer. both of the City Athletic
cIub The instant the men took the water
II was the same old story-Daneis' al
u.avs Daniels The human fish led MS
opnonents to the first turn by three yaroS'
and thereafter continued to draw away
with every stroke He led Goodwin pS
abo,t ten wards at the 100-yard mark. the
champions time being 1:0l- Up 10 tha'
point Goodwin had been having ms
troubles in shaking off Auerbach' WHO
hung on gamely. Oppenheimer was "a
ways last
Daniels reached the 250-yard post III
2;55z5, thereby beating the OLD American
record of 2:58. He was then fully twenty
wards in front of Goodwin, who ehJoyed d
fve-yard advantage over AGerDach. Inc
next successful attack on Father Time oc-
c,1rrad at 300 wards. reached by Daniels IT
3.354s. The former American record was
gas The champion continued to move
from his favorite crawl to the side stroke
At the finish he had about thirty yardS Oh
open water between himself and Goodwin
,-bo led Auarbach by q comfortable mar
Gin. The time was 6:28, somewhat slower
than the American record of 6:2125, held by
Daniels The winner was comparatively
fresh as he left the water
This was followed by game of soccer
water polo between teams representing the
civ Athletic Club and the home orSaniza-
ton. Two seven-rninute halves We're played,
and the visiting team won by a score OF
3 goals to l. A vigorous effort is being mace
TO have this game adopted generally IN this
country. but it was plain to see that the
crowd yearned for the oldtime battles made
possibIe at the American style A loyal
supporter of the soccer game was OTTO
Wahle. who said
Soccer makes man swim all the time
and the game is easier TO watch. for the
reason that the large ball has y be kept
above water and must be thrown with one
hand No holding, stepping on u choking
is permitted with the result that much of
the roughness of the American game is
eliminated. Soccer has been played in Eng
land and Scotland, in fact, all over Europe,
for a good many years. and 1 hope II Sc
cures foothold here. as it's adoption would
then make il possible for us to indulge in
contests. OF course. for those
who want TO see fight, soccer can never
become popular"
That the home team has much 70 learn
about the game was soon apparent, al
though the advantage rested with the wear
ers of the winged foot throughout tht first
half. which ended l to in favor of the
New York Athletic Club, thanks ~ a goal
ceverly scored by Joe Ruddy. In the sec
ond half G.. Hager scored twice and Rogers
once for the visiting side They shot the
ball with such speed that the bury Good
win was unable to block it. Daniels
played we'll and so did Currier, the visiting
goal keeper.