New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
DANIELS At OLD TRICKS
Holds His Title to 220- Yard
Swimming Championship.
REILLY PRESSES CLOSELY
Makes Pretty Fight in Tank of
the New York Athletic
Club.
MAN H. GRABowsKY. BIJILDER,oF
GRABOwsKY AUTO TRUCK.

II Charles N Daniels maintained his SUI
premacy in the water by successfully de-
ferding his title in the 220-yard metro
politan Amateur Athletic Union swimming
championship at the New York Athletic
Club last night. In order 10 win, Daniels
was compelled to cover the distance in
2:31 2-5. which is the fastest ever made in
competition in that tank
This Championship race was the feature
OF an aquatic programme. made up IN ad-
dition OF 100-yard races, both handicap and
novice; fancy diving, and an exhibition OF
soccer water polo. When the men were
called for the furlong only three appeared
Daniels, j. n. Reilly and n. Nerich, all
members Of the home club.
With the bark OF the gun the trio took
the water together, and there was nothing
10 choose between them as they churned
their way 10 the first turn. Coming back,
however. Daniels began 10 exert himself.
using his famous crawl stroke in oldtin1e
form. so that he reached the 50-yard mark
half a length ahead OF Reilly. who led
Nerich by about two yards.
Throughout the next hundred Yards Dan
ies drew away trihe more from Reilly,
although IL was evident to all that the last
named was swimming the race OF his life.
II proved too much for Nerich. who kept
Slipping further and further 10 the rear.
At two hundred yards Daniels led Reilly
by about fifteen feet, but at the finish
scarcely two yards separated the pair. In
fact, Reillys time of 232 3-5 has been
equalled by no other swimmer IN that tank
except Daniels.
The champion explained little later that
he could not have gone much faster, for
the reason that he had been practising only
three days, and consequently was not in
the best of condition. The record for the
distance is 2:25 2-5, made by Daniels in
Pittsburg, the tank being a great deal
faster than the local one.
There were so many entries In the 100
yard handicap that seven trial and two
semi-flnal heats were required before get
ting down 10 the decisive test George
South, Of the home club. was the back
mark man in his heat, which he won after
the closest kind Of a finish in the good
time of / 90
c. Herald, of the City Athletic Club also
sturdy l.. 3. Goodwin was not so fortunate.
When he took the water in his heat he
went along like motor boat, but the
power gave out toward the end The final
heat was won BY b. W. King home club
swimmer, aided by 16-second allowance.
F. MCFadden. an unattached entrant,
won the novice, barely beating ". B.
Moore, o; the De Witt Clinton High School,.
The finish was so close as 10 make II ap-
pear like a dead heat. In the fancy diving
Walter Lee proved as graceful as ever and
the Judges declared him the winner with
a total Of 80 % points. K. Behrens, the
scratch man, was a close second, while A
McAleenan got third prize.
The soccer water polo was only an es-
hibition game between two picked teams
and resulted in victory for the Black by
three goals TO one.
An innovation vas the acting in the
capacity Of officials Of old timers. all mem
bers OF the New York Athletic Club Vet
erans Association. Among those who off,
ciated were erstwhile athletes who did their
stunts before most OF last nights perform
ers were born. Harry E. Buermeyer was
referee.
The summary follows:
220-yard swim metropolitan A. A. L. cham
pionshipt-Won BY G. VI. Daniels. New York
A. c; J. II. Reilly. New York A. G.. second.
2:a1A ''''' i'ne'
ic-yard swim Chandcapl--won by B. w.
King New York A G. C8 second-): II sauss
city A. G. (2i seconds second. c. Herald CITY
A. g. III seconds. third Time i:l3b
Howard swim (novic-i-Won by r McFsd-
den unattached. W. B Moore. De Witt Clinton
High School. second, J. A. Wiesing Twenty
third Street Y NJ. {. A, third. Time ilOh
Fancy diving (handicapl-Won by w r Lee
New York A G. IS points,. with total Of 55h
points: X Behrens. unattached scratch sec
ond with 54is points: 4. McAleenan Is points)
third with total OF 63% points.