New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
RITTER FAST IN WATER
MipS Quarter-MiIe Title from
Goodwin in Close Race.
is VICTOR BY INCHES ONLY
Frizzell Wins Two Hundred Yard
Swim and Frerichs One Hun
dred Yard Novice.


There were only three contests on the
programme for the swimming races a,
Travers Island yesterday but the good
sized crowd that took the trip 10 the New
York Athletic Clubs playground " the
Sound was we'll repaid. The quarter-mile
swim for the Metropolitan Amateur Ath-
letic Union championship was as thrilling a
race as one could wish 10 see, for II was
only In the last yard that r. 81. Ritter. Of
the City Athletic Club. won from L. E.
Goodwin. of the New York Athletic Club
last year winner.
From the bang OF the gun the race was
a redhot duel between Ritter and Good
win. with J. II. Reilly, Goodwin's team
mate, not far behind. A smooth running
tide swept down past the float and d gusty
wind that roughened the water IN spots
was all that kept the conditions from being
wellnigh ideal when the race was started
The men struck the water simultaneously
bur in tho first few strokes Goodwin and
Ritter shot 20 the 'front.' with Reilly half a
stroke behind. and Z. Tobias, another City
Athletic Club swimmer. trailing In the
rear. Right together Goodwin and Ritter
stuck. and they rounded the first turn az
the 1l0-yard mark as II they were one.
Getting away on the second lap Goodwin
managed 10 shoot out ~ inch or so ahead
OF the City Athletic Club man, and he sue
.eeded I'm holding that slight advantage
through the lap. Ritter was swimming re-
sourcefully just inside OF G00dw.n's wash.
while Reilly was ploughiug along a yard
behind, with Tobias stu fourth
With the race more than half gone II be-
gan 20 look as II Goodwin. with his power
fu trudgeon stroke. was merely biding his
time for an opportunity 10 swim out into a
commanding lead. on tho third lap of
the course ne did begin 10 crawl away,
but it was slow work. and he increased Lls
lead almost impercepubly He gained
gradually, however 20 the 53O-yard mark
when he was practically "a full stroke
ahead oe Ritter Reilly began 20 lose
ground as the pace OF the leaders increased
and he had 90 be content 10 hold OFF Tobias
In the next 20 the last lap.
Both Goodwin and Ritter knew that the
struggle was 90 be IN the last stretch. ana
they put forth every bit Of energy as
they swung around for the last time and
started for the finish float Goodwin swan
strongly 70 within fifty yards 0i the goal
and then he faltered momeutar,ly That
cost him the race. for Ritter, quick to take
advantage. overlook the Mercury Foot
swimmer and got up on even terms.
From that point on Il was a nip and tuck
tussle first one and then the other having
the lead and each man going strong. Bit
ter, however, gradually wore down the en-
durance OF Goodwin and drew away In the
last couple Of strokes. winning 10y half q
foot. The time was 500 3-5 q full 53 sec
onds better than Goodwin made in winning
the identical race a year ago. R!tter's time
was only rs seconds slower than O.. ~
Danielss American record Tor the distance.
r. 2. Frizzell. the Western middle dts
lance champion, won more iaurels In local
waters by capturing the 2o-yard handicap
swim Frizzell was the last man of the
float. but he lost litte time IN catching the
field and won easily by two Yards from
J. J. Curren. Of the city Athletic Club. who
had II seconds. Frlzzel did most Of MS
swimming in the first hundred yards and
took things easy in the last stages OF the
race. j. @. Eddy, jr.. made q desperate
effort 10 catch mp with Curren IN the last
half dozen strokes, but he had % 1e salts
fed with third place.
F. j. Frerichs had no trouble az all iu
winning the l0l-yard swim for novtces. BE
took the lead az the start and won hy five
yards. There was a good race for second
place. with J. ~. Jones. Of the New York
Athletic Club. and T.. IT. Wood. unattached.
as the contestants. Jones pulled out IN the
last five yards and won hy a foot
vs.. r Lee. Of the home team. and r. o.
Behrens. OF the city Athletic Club. gave
an exhibition Of fancy diving. no scores
We're kept
Tho summaries follow.
440-yarI svlm-W0n by b. D. Ritter. city
a. a.. r. r. Goodwin. Ncw Nlr. s. 60 rf.-
ond. T. a. Reilly Sew York s. ~, THIRD
Time DN-E.
IpI-farI swim u0riosI-Wau Dos F o.
Frau.hs. unattached. d. 30 Jones. Sow YORK
d a. second p. h. Wood, uHattalhel. third
3o1yarl swim handicap Won by b.