New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
TANGLE IN SCHOOL SWIM
Clinton and Commerce Tied for
Team Championship.
TROUBLE OVER THE PLUNGE
Protest Filed Against Schwartz,
Who Is Said to Have
Moved His Feet.
AUGUST HERMANN.
Chairman Of National Commission.

Through a mistake in announcing the re-
suit of the plunge for distance in the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League swimming
championships in the natatorium OF the
College of the City Of New York last Friday
night De Witt Clinton was declared winner
over the High School Of Commerce. with a.
score of 16 points to Is. Schwartz, OF
Clinton, and Mack, Of Commerce, were tied
for second honors, and were ordered to
plunge off for possession Of the silver and
bronze medals The points, however, were
to be equally divided Schwartz won the
final plunge and the silver medal. He was
enormously announced as winner OF second
place, and the additional half point so
awarded was sufficient to win the title for
his school. The error was not discovered
until last night, and Commerce and De
witt Clinton now stand deadlocked for the
championship with 1914 points each.
The high schools games committee will
be called upon to unravel one more protest
Immediately upon leaving the building on
Friday night p. ]. Rotterdam. faculty ad-
wiser OF the Commerce team, filed protest
with the Public Schools Athletic League
against Schwartz In his protest Rothef-
ham brought out that the Clinton athlete
moved his hands and feet at various stages
Of his plunge. and that by so doing was
able TO increase his distance several ieet'
Also, Rotterdam said. he would vigorously
protest against Dick ONeill, coach OF the
Townsend Harris Hall team. acting as
Judge in another championship meet On
Friday night O'Neill acted as judge In the
plunge, and while Schwartz was making his
final effort O'Neil walked along the side
Of the tank directing his course and shout-
ing encouragement to him, and, according
to Mr. Rotterdam this had decided effect
on the result of his effort.
p w. Palmer OF Manual Training High
School, who won the ffty-yard swim from
Jimmy Curtin, Of Commerce, by scant
margin in record time, also has been pro-
tested on the ground that he represented
an outside organization within the last
twenty school weeks. II was brought out
in the protest that Palmer has competed
for one OF the prominent clubs OF the city
in an open meet, and was therefore ineli-
gible to swim for his school before twenty
weeks had elapsed, unless he was declared
eligible by the high schools games COM
mittee
Should Palmer be declared ineligible,
Curtin would be moved from second TO first
place Duncan. of Townsend Harris Hail.
would be awarded second honors, while
McAuliffe would be placed third. Clinton
would gain an extra point. for Davidow,
who finished fifth, would take fourth place
The moving up of the two Clinton men
would tie the score again. so that unless
Schwartz's plunge Is thrown out the two
leaders will stin remain on an equal footing.
The case Of Weinstein, the Commerce
athlete still hangs fire. Weinstein was set
down for year by the high school games
committee f6r competing as a junior. when
1t was brought out that he was over the
age limit OF sixteen years. His mother