New-York tribune., 1911-09-05
RITTER SMASHES RECORD
Clips DanieIs's Quarter Mile
Swimming Mark.
GAIDZIK AGAIN CHAMPION
Does Neat Work in Fancy Diving
Feature Race a Heart
Breaking Contest.

one of the records made by the ions ln@
vinclble c. ". Daniels, OF the New '0ia
Athletic Club was smashed yesterday m
the Amateur Athletic Union swimming
championships at Trayers Island when X
NJ. Ritter Of the city Athletic Club. won
the quarter r-mile swim in time almost two
| seconds better than Dsnielss best. lNt-
ter's new mark Is minutes 50 3-5 seconds'
and IL was made after one OF the hardssc
fought contests that has ever been hrlh
over the historic Trsvers Island course.
George Galdzik, for four years the Ameri@
can champion fancy high diver won 70
title for the fifth successive time, although
he was forced n perform the most dihicDie
feats in his repertory 70 defeat Kari y,
Rehrens. now OF the City Athletic cub ana
formerly German and olympic champion,
Gaidzk executed his final dive IN rerfect
form.
! Ideal weather and water conditions mads
the day perfect for both swimming and
diving and there was a record crowd On
the grounds Of the New York Athletic clubs
| summer quarters when the swimming con-
! tests began Because OF conditions or me
tide. the diving had to be held in the morn
| ing and there were not many AT the doas
| when the first man dove from tho take"
| of at the thirty-fve foot tower.
The auarter-rnile race was fhriuirs
affair from the fash Of the pistol until the
men were within half dozen strokes ot
the float Ritter had previously won
race that was supposedly for the cham
pionship. but the course was found 70 bs
short and for that reason yesterday con-
test was necessary Ritter. this time. too.
had no trouble I'm proving HIS superioritv
although Nerich made him swim his best
for the greater part Of the distance.
There were FIVE men in the race--Ritter,
Nerich. J. " Reilly and J.. p. Goodwin, OF
the New York A. G., and r. r, Friszelle, un-
attached, formerly Of the Missouri A. =.
Ritter and Nerich were the first 20 get Of,
and were half a stroke ahead of the re-
naming trio In the first couple Of seconds.
Stroke for stroke the pair fought II out IN
the first stretch Of 10 yards, and neither
could gain an iota on the other. Frizzel'e
was third, gradually dropping back; Reilly
was fourth and Goodwin was plungns
along a couple OF Yards behind Reilly anil
endeavoring TO make up ground lost az tho
start.
! Back to the 23p-yard mark at the starting
4
| positions, tearing through the water at a
desperate pace and getting further ard
! further away from the field First Rites
| and then Nerich would pull out slightly
| ahead. but the next stroke or two would
! see them on even terms again, and that
| was the way they set out for the 3S0-ysrd
mark Frizzelle the while was Just holding
| his own with Reilly keeping stroke or
/ IN, he cyrirnr1ng with all rha
| power there was in him. Reilly was hang
ing on In fourth place, bur Goodwin was
slowly but surely slipping back into the
| r,Ick. and having harder time of II with
every stroke.
| n was not until Ritter and Nerich had
passed the 330-yard mark and were within
| twenty-five yards OF the finish that tho
| fearful strain began 70 tell, and them
| Nerich practically collapsed In the water.
| Ritter was the stronger Of the two ard
went ahead AT the same dingdong pace 10
| the finish thereby break king the record. Fe,
| too was pretty we'll worn ont AZ the end
| and had 70 he helped ont of the water.
with Nerich II was different. for he was
| in such bad straits that il took him all hif
| time to finish, and he tust nosed ont Reilly
| for the place. Frizzelle had stuck 20 ths
| third position until the last stretch began,
when Reilly pulled out and passed him.
! Nerich beat Reilly by couple Of feet.
| but Frizzelle was four yards behind and
| Goodwin was In the rear, twelve yards be-
| hind Frzzelle.
Ritter. time bettere the old mark Of
minutes SAILS seconds. which Daniels
made az Travers Island on September -.
1905 The conditions on that day were Az
most Identical with those which prevailed
Yesterday Last year Daniels won the
| championship In s minutes So Az seconds.
Gaidzik had harder time In winning
the diving championship than the face OF
the results indicates. Until the very last
dive Behrens who took the American
champions measure in the last Olympic
competition. was leading the Chicsgoan.
and he seemed to have the title practically
won However, IN the last OF the special
ties Rehrens elected two-and.one-har
front somerssult, Il nine point dive. tn-
fortunately, his foot slipped JUST ss he
poised himself, and ne did not strike thc
water perfectly. winning only points on
the dive Gaidzik, who followed Behrens
on the list. and was within striking dis
rance chose a one-and-one- half back
twist. an intricate and difficult dive.
counting l2 points. And he executed ths
dive perfectIy. thereby winning the event
and the championship.
Behrens performed a two-and-one- h8t
back somersault in perfect style, and all
of his dives with the single exception,
we're better than Gaidzik's. +. a. Mulln,
~ the New York Athletic Club, mad =
nasty fall in his last dive. when he attempt
Cd a two-and -one- half back somersault HIS
foot slipped and he struck the Watet
stretched on his stomach The impact cuI
his nose and lips. and his body was oadly
bruised He won third place in the compe-
ttion, however. having total OF o-'2 points,
and but for the accident would have hdd
larger total. j. T. Dunn, OF the West
Side Young Mems Christian Assoclatloni
and formerlv Of the Yale swimming team.
was fourth only one third Of point pe-
hind Mullin.
The summaries toho"
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