New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
PENN. BEATS COLUMBIA
Willis Makes New Record in
PIunqe for Distance.

Pennsylvania administered a twofold
beating 10 Columbia last night. defeating
the Blue and White in swimming by
score OF 43 10 10 and capturing a spirited
water polo game by score Of - to ..
The intercollegiate record In the plunge
for distance was broken by F. Willis. OF
Pennsylvania, with a plunge Of seventy
three feet
Wiliss record-breaking performance was
the feature OF the evening. II was made on
his second plunge his first having been
good for an even seventy feet. II was not
expected that he would be able to dupli-
cate his feat, but when he took the
water the second time his dive was clean,
and he came to the surface with a lot OF
speed left He went past the sxtyfoot
mark rapidly and began to run down the
seventy-foot line. When time was called. al
the expiration Of one minute, he had COW
cred seventy-three feet, three inches better
than Loree. the Yale punger. made last
winter. and within one foot of the Amer
lean record. He made an attempt for the
latter mark also on his third and last try,
but he did not get off with the same speed
that marked his earlier attempts. and time
was called when he had plunged sixty
eight feet.
Although Columbia was overwhelmed by
the quaker swimmers, the Blue and White
team was not outcassed, for the relay race
and the fifty-yard swim were the closest
and most exciting contests that have been
seen In the Columbia tank Dinkelspiel,
the first man on the Columbia team. gave
Dunn a two-foot lead over Ouerbacker, OF
Pennsylvania, but Dunn dropped back and
finished six feet behind the Quaker Pull
eyn, the third Columbia swimmer. took up
the task under a handicap Of seven feet,
and lost a little more, so that when Cul-
man. the fourth Columbia man, took the
water against Graham, ho was nearly ten
feet in the ruck. He swan a powerful race.
however, and gained rapidly on the Penn
sylvanian. finishing less than six inches be-
hind him.
Dinkcispiel and Clement of PENNSYLVANIA.
had a splendid tussle in the hftyyard
swim, and the Quaker just managed TO pull
out ahead, Winning by inches. There was
a long dispute over the award but It was
finally decided that the race was Clements.
IIeraty and Anthony walked away with
the 22o-yard swim. winning by almost the
length of the tank over Sutiife, the only
Columbia swimmer in The race.
The summaries follow:
2rn-yarl re.av-Won by Pennsylvania j. c.
Guest J. II Ouerbacher, j. Clement and J.
tlaham): Columbia a.. Dnkelspiel. q. W. Dunn.
jr. J. ". Puueyn and f. Culman}, second.
Time. 1:52+s
Fifty-yard swim-Won hy J. Clement, Penn
sylvania. L. Diukespi.. Columbia, second; :.
H. Puerbacher, Pennsylvania. third. Time.
o. .2s2s
22G-yard swim-Won by +. Herity. Pennsyl-
vania, J. Anthony. PENNSYLVANIA second L. II.
100 yard swin--Won hy J. b. Guest. Pennsyl
vauia: J. Graham Pennsy ,yania. second; 7. Gull
man. Columbia. third Time. l:Oj2s
Fancy diyiug-Won hy g. Berens. Pennsyl-
vania with 52il points: r. G.. Patterson. Co
lumbia. second. with - 10 points. :. EoGow,
Columbia third. with ~ points.
Plunge for distance-Won ~ F. Willis. Penn
syvania. with a plunge of 73 feet: r. F. Wright.
Pennsylvania. second. with d plunge of 90 feet;
" = Peters. jr., Columbia. third, with plunge