New-York tribune., 1911-03-25
SIZZLING RACE IN TANK
Daniels Forced to His Limit to
Win 100. Yard Swim.
WESTERN MEN FIGHT HARD
Lead Champion to Within a Few
Strokes of the Finish of
Gruelling Struggle.

IN the most remarkable swimmins rae,
ever seen in this country Charles NJ Dan
iels barely retained his title in the l00-yar,
Amateur Athletic Union championship a
the New York Athletic Club last night
After series Of sensational trial heats. III,
field was narrowed down 10 four contes
tants-Daniels. p NoG'livrav and H. Heb
ner. Of the Illinois Athletic club, and r. r
Frizele the Missouri Athletic Club star
and Daniels won only by a scant two feet
after sensational finish.
The draw for positions resulted in Nc
Gillvrsy getting lane No. !. Next 10 th'
Chicago athlete came Frizelle. with Daniel:
third and Hebncr on the other side Wher
Giannini pulled the trigger the quar.e
plunged OF to e fine start. Daniels and
EebncT striking the water a fro oction of q
second ahead Of the other pair Awal
they went. like so many motor boats, in
such an even line that none could say who
was leading Hebners rapid crawl how
ever, gave him a slight advantage. so that
hy the time the first lenSth OF the tank had
been covered ne showed in front Of his
rivals by q scant two feet Daniels. Nc
Giivray and Frizere touched the wall al
most as one man.
Coming back 10 the starting point the
quarter swan so evenly as 10 make il look
almost IKE a dead heat at fifty yards, al-
though. If anything. Hebner turned first.
Up 70 this time Daniels with all HIS rare
speed. hai not succeeded in getting his
arms in front. and when the swimmers
had travelled han the length Of the tank
81. ss.fr.
They're All beating him" At that instant
II did look blue for the champion who was
clearly last. although the others only LED
him by a foot or two.
That was the way II looked also AZ
seventy-fve yards As they churned the
water for the final twenty-five wards the
speedy McGilivray. who had been swim
ming as true and straight course as an
arrow N its fisht. for the first time as
fumed the Lead ~ that. the Chicago
"9henom' only led Frizene Nv inches. and
tNe same scaut margin separated him from
Hebner. who was swimming stroke for
stroke with Daniels
Half way down the tank and the order
remained unchanged. Come, Danny"
shouted his now thorouehly frightened ad-
mirers. With scarcely ten yards left to go
s. didn't seem as If he could possibly make
s., but this wonderful athlete. to whom the
word defeat is almost unknown. responded
with a few powerful strokes that carried
him To victory. Even 50. the New York
Athletic Club man touched the goal a scant
two feet in front OF McGnlivray. while Fri
2elle beat Heoner for third place by such
- narrow margin as 10 make 1t look almost
like dead heat. Danielss time was IS 40
seconds
When II was seen that Daniels had won
= mighty roar went up from the crowd and
oldumers. who find it difficult TO work up
much interest in races. fairly bubbled over
with enthusiasm Even Daniels consented
TO smile broadly when congratulated. He
remarked. 1t must have been a great
race | would like TO have been able 10
->e It,"
James Z. sullivan. the referee, pro-
nounccd ~ the greatest race ever seen i'm
tank lie spoke in the highest terms of
McGilliyray and added that the result
proved conclusively that Daniels was no
longer in class by himself Mr.. Sullivan
10 he never saw any one maintain such
Il straight course as McGillivray. In speak
.ne 4 the struggle the last named had no
was trihe nearer the finish line than he
was when hc made his final coast This
made no difference in the result. however.
we'll known New York Athletic Club
swimmer said: Wei. / guess that's
Danny's last but be mas been at the TOP a
good many years. and would like 10 see
any one else come along and do what he
has
The trial heats. almost as stirring as the
final, served TO eliminate those promising
local swimmers j. II. Reilly and y. f.
Nerich. In the frst heat McGillivray won.
with Neiich second and Shryock. Of Phila-
oelphia, third. The time. 0:j7 40 made the
spectators gasp. Nerich was clocked in
C.5S i-5 and ShTyock in O:j9 3-5, so that all
shrce starters got inside the minute.
The contestants In the second heat were
Reilly and IL. OSulliyan also Of the home
club, and Hebne-. This proved easy for
The last named. VINO drew away at the
finish ana bJat O'Sullyan 10y two yards
Reilly SWAIN disappointrgiy and finished d
poor third. HeOuer'S time was 0.JS Is
Daniels, George South. another Winged
Foot representative. and Frizolle were the
starters in tie third heat Up TO the half
Nay point the s.. Louis swimmer pushed
Daniels hard. but then the speed Of the
champion BEGAN 70 tell and, drawing away,
he won by about three yards in tro great
time OF 90 SO seconds. This has only been
beaten on one other occasion m the local
tank
Frizelie was allowed 10 start in the mai
heat by reason OF having made the fastest
time Of the second men. lie was clockGl
~ 5 seconds FIAT.