New-York tribune., 1911-10-29
SWIMMERS LOOK AHEAD.
Watermen Already Preparing for
Olympic Try-0uts.
EARLY ENTRIES A HANDICAP
United States Has Strong Men in
Every Event, and Good Show
ing Is Expected.

Watermen throughout the country nave
gone into training for the indoor aquatic
season about to open, ard there is promise
of splendid competition when the time
comes TO battle for championship honors.
America is TO send swimming team TO
the Olympic games OF 1872 in Stockholm,
and East and West are anxious to see their
representatives win the honor Of wearing
the Stars and Stripes i'm the international
meet
Some trouble will be experienced in pick
ing the men to go abroad, for the early
closing of the entries will make IL impos-
sible to hold outdoor trials. Otto Wahle,
of the swimming committee of the Amateur
Athletic Union, has evolved plan which
he will suggest to the governing body and
which seems the most satisfactory under
existing conditions. He advocates choosing
the successful performers Of last summer
for the distance swims and high, fancy
diving, and the winners of the indoor
championship of 1912 FOX tho sprnts. breast
stroke, back stroke and low diving. He
points out that by holding the national
events a little earlier than usual the can
didates can be given very necessary rest
at their conclusion. before beginning work
for Olympic contests. and so be rounded
into the best possible condition by the time
they are called TO face the foreign cracks.
Judging from past performances the
United States has the finest lot OF sprint
ers in the world. c. NJ. Daniels, of the
New York Athletic Club. has consistently
defeated the topnotchers OF every nation,
yet few months ago he barely escaped
a beating at the hands of three youngsters
under twenty-Perry McGillivray Of the
Illinois Athletic Club, his team mate Harry
Hebner, and Richard Frizell. formerly Of
the Missouri Athletic Club and now Of the
New York Athletic Club. This speedy trio
swan within inches of him in the l0-yard
championship, covering the classic dis
tanco in 0:j6 40 Harry O'Sulivan, Nicholas
Nerich and James Reilly. OF the New York
Athletic Club: w. Howe Of Yale; Eben
Cross. of Princeton John Shryock and Il.
G. Schaal, Of Philadelphia. Kenneth Hus-
zagh and T. Mallen. of the Chicago Ath-
letic Association, and Ralph Shinton, Cur
tbs Sloan and John Balm, of the Pittsburgh
Athletic Club have all negotiated the cen
tury between 81 and 80 seconds. and may
do better.
The outlook is not so bright for vic
tory in the SO0-metre relay race, in which
four men will have 10 swim 200 metres
apiece for Australia has several eXcep-
tionally fast furlong men. The likelest
candidates are Daniels, FriZell, Goodwin,
Nerch and Reilly. Of the New York Ath-
letic Club; Leslie Rich. of Boston; Frank
and Eben Cross, of Princeton; McGillivray
and Hebner, of Chicago; Curtis Sloan' OF
Pittsburgh. and John Stoddard, of Yale
In the 40O-metre swim the quarter-milers >
will have trouble Daniels VIII not start
in Il, whether he competes IN otner events
or not. and he is the only man so far 10
have shown enough speed to come nome IN
front Reilly, Cross, Goodwin, Nerich ana
Frizell the present leaders, are SECONDS
slower than the best foreigners. The same
may be said about the chances In the l,JyV-
metre event. Reilly. Goodwin and Nerich.
the country's champions. are ABOUT one
minute behind the worlds record.
For the lOJ-rnetre back stroke, the United
States has a fast man in Harry Hebner
Of Chicago and probable scorer IN M'
Gcessling, Of ST. Louis. Hebner is mar
Vel at this style of swimming. He has
done 100 yards In competition IN l;US 20
Almost as good in the breast stroke Is
Michael McDermott, OF Chicago, VINO man
aged last year TO break several "orlo
records ... .,e.
or expert fancy divers, the United States
has quite a few. Unbiased judges have
pronounced George Gaidzick, OF the chi
cago A. A, equal II not superior TO Eu-
and NJ Toeppen, OF ST. Louis: Arthur Nc
/ Aleenan. of the New York a. C. ana tIank
Mullen are close on his heels. For Sprils
board diving, at three metres, %hlch IS a
separate event, the above mentioned, with
/ E,rtou Bornamann, Heyn, of the Chicago
/ 4. A.: Dave Suttle, of ST. Louis, and wal
/ ter ,ee of the New York a. c., Will offer
! a good selection of candidates.