New-York tribune., 1911-03-24
DATE SET FOR BIC RACE SWIM FOR RELAY TITLE
Daniels and His Mates Paddle to
an Easy Victory.

Home wstermen carried off the honors
IN the 40O-vard relay of the Amateur Ath.
letic Union swimming championship in
the tank of the New York Athletic club
last night. That remarkable team, con-
sistng Of Reilly. O'Sulivan, Nerich and
Daniels. which recently set a new Ameri-
can record of 3.55 3-5 for the distance, won
as # pleased. while the local clubs second
team managed to get the place.
-Four teams took part the visiting com
binations representing the Argo swimming
Club. cf Philadelphia. and Yale Cniver-
sity Considering the recent record figures
established hy the winning quartet. last
nights time Of minutes lO3-3 seconds
seemed slow by comparison but the dig
four was never extended; II simply took
matters easily. In fact after Reilly ana
O'Sullivan had done their part, all Nerich
and Daniels had to do was TO paddle.
In the draw for positions Argo got the
first lane. New York's first team the sec
end New York's second team the third and
Yale fourth Argos first swimmer was
Scott. while Reilly toed the scratch for New
and Stoddart for Yale. When Gianninl
hredthc gun the athletes took the water as
one man. and so evenly did they move along
as to make Il difficult to tell who was lead
ing
At fifty yards Reilly had succeeded in
gaining an advantage If four feet on the
other three. who kept on even terms. South
and Stoddart then began churning the wa
ter harder and promptly drew level with
Reilly, who M To this time had not been
cxorting himself. This spurred the New
Yorker 10 greater efforts however, and
when he completed his part Of the contract
ne had rcgained the fourfoot advantage
over South and Stoddart. with the Argo
swimmer last. Reilly's time was 1oi S-5.
OSullivan who relieved Reilly started off
with rush on what proved To he tho fast
est loo yards Of the race. lie opened up
moro water between himself and the
others. although clark ana - u. Truben-
bach. swimming for Argo and New York's
second team. respectively. hung on samely.
Summers. the Yale man. found the pace
too fast. so that at the erd of this hun
dred O'Sullivan had lead of three wards
over Clark and Trubenbach. both Of whom
=
O'Sullivans time was 1:o0 p.
Then came Nerich and Goodwin for the
home teams while Decks and Schmidt
swan for Argo and Vale "s named At no
stage Of this relay did Nerich exert him
self. consequently he barely maintained his
advantage over the other three. who were
having n great race FOR 'he place They
were practically on even terms when the
relief came Ncrich by the way swan his
hundred IN 1:ol.
Daniels diVcd off IN a lesurely manner
and did not use his famous crawl. being
content TO sweep along with an easy side
stroke. Schall swan for Arso. Manlev for
New Norks second team. and Howe for
Yale. While Daniels was swimming lust |
fast enough 10 keep well 10 the fore, the !
others were continuing the kcenast kind |
OF struggle for second place Schal and !
Manley drew ahead Of the Yale represen- |
tativo and i'm the last ffty Yards the New |
Yorker went so fast as to get the place /
from Schal by more than ward Howe !
also finished much stronger than the 1
Philadelphia. and it looked to many as 4
if the Yale swimmer got third. hut the .
judges saw it otherwise. Daniels made his !.
hundred in 1919
Something Of a novelty was furnished in !
the N-yard obstacle race The most trou- /
blesome hazard proved 10 be the climb I'd !
n l0-foot rope and over cable stretched |
across the tank There was also q heavy !
beam and further on barrels. Joe Ruddy
Won the first heat in - % seconds. while !
NJ Ritter. another Winged Foot swimmer. |
showed the way IN the second heat. Ritter |
Won easily i'm Il 80 seconds.
The efforts Of 6. Esselborn at rope climb
ing in this heat kept the spectators in
lie was still struggling TO get
over the cable when the others had fin
ishcd The decisive swim proved n fine
contest between Ritter and Ruddy. At tho
far end il looked as if the last named would
win. but he fingered too long I'm the barrel
on the return trip, with tho result that Rit
ter led him at the finish by full two yards !
lu the good time of A. - seconds.
I'm exhibition of fancy diving by Behrens
and Lee completed the programme.
The race for the l0O-yard championship /
is on the card tonight. and some good
sport is in prospect.