Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
LOCALS WIN MEET
Nautilus Club Has Easy Time
in Swimming Events.
HAS 17-P0!NT MARGIN
None of Other Clubs in Baltimore
Meet Had ANY Chance Against
Local Y. M. C. A.
How the Points Were Scored.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. September 3
The Nautilus Swimming Club of the
Washington Y. NJ. C. A. won the point
trophy at the first annual South Allan
tic swimming championships, which
were held at the home of the Maryland
SNimming Club at Dundalk. Md, this
afternoon. scoring a total of twenty-four
points-over three times as many as the
next nearest club. and nearly half of the
total number scored.
The water was just right, and the
times made were considered to be un-
usually good. heavy drizZle set in
just before the beginning of the meet
and it lasted until the last event was
decided, dampening everything but the
enthusiasm of the large number of
spectators who were on hand and who
stuck it out to the end.
The quarter mile swim proved to be
the feature of the day. scant six
inches separating the first and sec
Ond men at the finish line The win
ner turned up in w. II. Baugher of
the Baltimore Athletic Club, A. Carrick
of the Washington Y. NJ. {. A. get
ting second place and his teammate,
Harry Wood. counting poor third.
The first half of the race showed Wood
and Baugher as the probable contend
ers, but the latter could not keep up
the pace. Carrick sprinting from be
hind and fighting it out. inch by inch,
with the Monumental city lad for the
honors. Woods showing was a big dis
appointment, as he was generally picked
as the best man.
Bill Crane, who won the distance
championship last month. showed up un
usually well, capturing two events. the
mile and half-mile swims. He showed
to his best form. taking the lead at the
start of both races and never being head
ed. George Johannessen followed him in
both times.
There were no local men in either of
the Junior events. and these were the
only ones in which Washin gtonians did
not score.
The 1Op-yard novice swim turned out
local youngster, representing the Dolphin
Swimming Club, winning by over five
seconds in the fast time of l minute and
- - seconds.
had no trouble at all in capturing first
honors in the fancy diving contest. the
authenticated lad showing his opponents
up in great style. In this event the
entrants make the following kinds of
dives. and are given points on each style:
Plain front. plain back. front jack, one
back jack. one-half back jack and three
specials. In almost all of these Ansey
was gwen perfect score, he winning
with 1912 points. Timanus, the crack
track athlete of the Baltimore Central
Y. NJ. G. A, second, with 1919
points, and II. Duval of the same club
was third. with 1864.
The meet was success in every way
and will be annual event in the flu
ture.
The summaries are as follows:
u one-miie ,,s sMim, s l. A. A. L. championship
second. J. G. Joiannessen, Md. s. c.; third
Prentis ID. Sale jr.. ". y. NJ. C. A. Time,
"a % 30
1OO-yard swim, novice-Won by E. J. Wells,
jr.. Dolphin ;. C.: second A. German. Y. Nj.
4. A.; third. tie between T.. Petrie. unattached
and L. r. TnrnbulI. unattached Time. l % %
J0-yard swim. Junior topen 10 boys under six
. teen years and weighing less than ninety
poundsy-Won by. II. r. Davis. Doyle. A.. G.;
ner. Baltimore Baths 5. Z. Time 0.37 30.
i4o-yard swim. ). \. A. \. L. champion
ship-Won 10y W. H. Baugher. b. 4. c.. second
e. Carrck. Y. NJ. {. A.. third II. 5. Wood.
y NJ. C. 4. Time. IA 3-5.
5O-yard swim. junior topen to boys sixteen
years and under aud weighing less than LID
pounds, Won by j. $. cottman. Gilman &.
J. Baer. Doyle 4. {. Time, o.34 As.
Fancy diving. :. 4. \. \. L. champion
ship-Won by {. Il. tnslcy. Y. II. Z. A., with
1854. points; second. e. l.. Tmanus. B. C. Y.
NJ g. A. with 1879. points; third. IL. Duval,
Il. &. Y. NJ. &. A.. with 1863 points
sS,-yarl swim. = A. 4. 4. I. champion
ship Won by william l.. Crane. w. Y. VI. Z.
A.: second. j. q. Johannessen. NJ. ). G.: third,
J. NJ. Cults W. y. NJ. L. \. Time 1851 40