New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
BROWN SETS NEW mark
Princetonian Breaks intercol.
legiate Record in Mile Swim
TIGERS FURNISH SURPRISE
Capture First Place in Ever
Fixture of Swimming Nee.
at Travers Island.

H Brown. Of Princeton. established
new intercollegiate record in the first ora.
door intercollegiate swimming champion
ships held at Travers Island yesterday. ~bsr
he won the one-nile race in q minute.
54z-5 seconds. Brown defeated l. "
Anthony, Of Pennsylvania, and G.. C. Nc.
Gregor, of Yale. IN most impressive .tvl.
crossing the line fully thirty yards ahead q,
Anthony, who in turn led the Yale ma,
by hundred yards.
The sons of Old Nassau made a cl.,,
sweep of the programme. winning frw
place in every event. and rolling I'D a to.,,
of twenty points Yale was second rith
eight points. while Pennsylvania finished
third. with six points to her credit WIZ
Jams and the College OF the City OF Nav
York brought up the rear. with one polp,
each. Princeton's victory came as a grsa,
surprise, as practically every team reor.-
sented had defeated the Tigers In du,I
meets during the winter.
The course lay across the tide vhtc,
ran with unusual swfftness and retarded
the progress of the swimmers. The er.c.
Of the current was particularly noticeabl.
IN the last stages Of the 44-yard rae.
when the contestants had TO turn at rixb.
angles and swim against the tide in ord.r
TO touch the take-or board
At the gun crack which started the swim.
mers on their journey in the mile rae.
Brown shot into the lead, using long. law
appearing side stroke, closely followed by
Anthony, OF Pennsylvania, and Hyde O,
Yale This order was maintained for the
first lap, but at the quarter McGregor mai.
strong squirt, which carried him past
Hyde who dropped back into fourth place
apparently very tired. At this point Brown
was ten yards ahead Of Anthony and ths
latter was sixty yards ahead of McGregor
AS the men started the fourth lap An
thony spurted In great endeavor 10 over
take Brown. The Princetonian. however
heard him coming. and answered the chat
lenge with a furious burst of speed that
kept him in front. He flashed BY the half
mile in IA minutes Il 2-5 seconds
While Brown and Anthony were lighting
IT out for the lead. another merry duel was
going on between Hyde and Weber for
fourth place, the former being victorious.
The last quarter mile produced the battle
royal Of the race Brown lacked only ten
yards of tapping Weber and had lead Of
about twenty yards over Anthony. Failing
In behind. the Columbia boy took his pace
The latter called all his reserve into play
TO prevent being Tapped, and, followed
closely by the flying Princetonian, made
great sprint. He acted Just in accordance
with Browns plans. and slowly but surely
the pair drew away from Anthony. until
Brown was fully twenty-five yards ahead
of the latter Just before turning the last
lap Brown Tapped Weber. and soon passed
Hyde who was in fourth place
The last lap saw Brown sprint away from
his field with renewed vigor.
After a short rest Brown faced the
starter in the 440-yard race. This contest
was a repetition Of the mile event Brown
opened a gap of three yards in the first
lap. and each stroke saw his lead grow
wider until he passed the line. with fifteen
yards to spare.
Palmer and Eyre fought out pretty
duel for second place. swimming neck and
neck until the final lap. when Eyre
spurted away and outdistanced Palmer By
thirty yards The summary follows:
1OO-yard swim (opeu only to students never
having won place in an tntercollesiate cham
by n GOsnell, Princeton;
J. NJ Borden. Pennsylvania. second: A. ed
man, College Of the City OF New York. third
One-miIe intercollegiate swimming cham
by H Brown. Princeton:
Anthony. Pennsylvania. second: D McGresOr
Yale. third Time, 1854 %
Fancy high diving for intercollegiate cham
pionship-WOn by H. Platt, Princeton "a Is
points j. F. Dunn. Yale. second. 30 Is points
J. b. Carey, Yale. third. so 2-3 points.
440-yard intercolle giate champiOnship-Non
by H Brown, Princeton: H s. Palmer. Yale.
second: J. Eyre. Williams, third Tima