New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
TWO RECORDS IN TANK
New York A. c. Team SWlms to
Worlds Relay Marks.
DANIELS IN RARE FORM
Argo Swimming Club Badly
Beaten in Intercity Water
Pclo Match.

Two worlds records went with q splash
at the New York Athletic club last night.
when the Mercury Foot relay swimming
teSm made new marks in the 400 and 800
yard races. The records were made by
four and i've man teams, respectively, and
their times We're 3:5j 3-5 and so The for
mcr mark broke the old worlds record for
the distance by i4-5 seconds. while the sec
ond figures bettored the best previous time
for the 5o0-yard relay by . - seconds.
The now records We're made IN the club
championship relay races at aco yards but
the New York Athletic ClUf drst team. on
which OSuliiyan. Nerioh and Daniels
swan. was increased to a dvo-man team.
Reilly and South each swimming 100 Yards
and making the new MARKS possible. The
hrst three relays. in which the ArCO club
was represented. were nip-gnd-tuck. and II
took a powerful hat Of swimming 10y Dan
iels In the last lap Of the ,hrd relay 10 put
the New York team IN the lead. A. it was.
the handicap which was allowed TO the
Argo team enabled 1t 70 win by onc-dfth
of second on corrected time.
O'Saliivan was the first man of for the
Mercury Foot team. but despite his best
swimming ne was unable to cut down
Clark's handicap OF II seconds i! more than
three or four seconds.
Nerich fought desperately against Scholl
of the Quaker team in the second relay.
hut gained little. but when Daniels went
off he started after Scott of the Argo team
Ike Aasi. II forced him TO do his best
and finally. just at the end of the relay.
he forged to the front and won by inches.
still had the record in view 50 tnat Reilly
plunged in and brought down the time FOR
the four hundred yards South was the
last man TO take the water and al
though he was swimming alone and against
time he plunged through the water fast
enough TO get the new mark.
T.. H. Hanrette of the New Yorl; Ath-
letic Club, won the l(D-yard swim after one
OF TIE closest races Of the evening. W.
Cummings. unattached: W. Friedlander. of
the West Side Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation and +. Currier Of the city Athletic
Club. were n the race, and Han'ette nGI
to extend himself. lie had a one-sccond
handicap from F'redander. but he gave
time to both Cummings end Currier. On
the first length OF the tank l,anrette and
Friedlander were on even terms ana swan
stroke for stroke. In the final lap, how
ever, Hanrette gradually pulled into q slight
lead and won by a trihc more than n lot,
with Cummings, who came strongly AZ The
finish, second.
The New York Athletic Club water polo
team outclassed and easily defeated the
Argo Club In the intercity water polo match
that followed the races. The New YIrk
Athletic club men scored two goals in
each half {. Trubenbach. Rudy. liandley
and Goodwin each getting one.
The Mercury Foot team played with the
PhiladelphiaEs in the second half and had
things all It's own way.
The summaries follow:
3Oo-yard relay nandirap,- Won by Nrgo
Swimming club. OF Philadelphia 10 seconusD
CLARK scholl and scott. New YORK A. G. IS
seconds tO'Sullyan. Herch and Danicsl. SEQ
ond; New YORK i. g. second team 90 seconds
iManley. King and Goodwin. third Time
2.46ls.
100 yard swim ,handicap)-won by F. H.
Hanrctto Oh secOndsj. New York \. G.; ".
Cummings 16 secOndsi. unattached. second. W.
Fredlander 30 seconds). West side V. NJ. 6. A,
third. Time. %.
Fancy diving ,handicap)-Wc by T.. \. Nul-
len Il points,. New. York A. g.. with ~ points
X. Behrens scratch City a. G.. second, with
s5Ia points ! Ruddy 90 points. Now York :.
c.. third. with Il points.