New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-09
GOODWIN Wins ANOTHER
Adds HaIf.MiIe Metropolitan
Title to His String.
SWIMS IN SPLENDID FORM
Frizell Gives Champion a Hard
Fight, but Weakens
Near the Finish.

Bud Goodwin. of the New York Ath-
letic Club won his third championship in
two weeks when he captured the half-mile
metropolitan title at the water carnival Of
the jamaica Bay Yacht Club. held at Hol-
land Station. Rockaway Beach yesterday.
Richard u. Frizell Of the City Athletic
Club. who holds both the metropolitan and
national quartcr-mile titles, trailed fifteen
yards in the wake OF his veteran rival. tho
distance proving to bc A trifc long. John
c. Eddy. jr., newly recruited representa-
tive Of the City Athletic Club who on
tered the contest at the last moment, sue
ceeded in getting third prize, although he
was far in the ruck, hundred Yards be-
hind Goodwin.
Although five competitors entered the
swim. the real fight for the honors were
between Goodwin and Frizell. For two
thirds Of the distance the two swan al
most abreast
The course Of 1lO-yard lengths proved
hard one. The swimmers ploughed their
way through cross tide that was run
ming about eight miles an hour. while
passing motor boats increased the rough
verse conditions Goodwin was clicked in
the splendid time OF lS minutes % 10
seconds.
At tho outset Goodwin, Frizell. Eddy.
Ash and Ioltan Tobias, OF the City Ath-
letic Club. took the water simultaneously.
each employing a trudgeon. Ash had
lead OF yard At tho 60-yard mark, but
the remainder Of the field was close at
hand. Goodwin and Frizell turned tie
l1oysrd mark together. with Goodwin
drawing out all the speed he could from
FrizelL The order was unchanged at the
furlong post. the time being 500 Is. EDDY
was five yards behind, with Ash ten yards
back and Tobias in distress Goodwin
and Frizell were lighting desperately for
the lead Frizell was a stroke behind al
the i4o-yard point. which was covered In
6:Il :0l The remainder OF the field was
trailing, with Eddy proving the speediest
Goodwin continued 10 set the pace. and
soon FriZell began 10 weaken Goodwin
opened an advantage OF three yards IN
coming down to the $50 yard float Fri2ell
struggled hard 10 creep up. but his op-
ponent was swimming along strongly,
showing no signs of the exhaustive pace.
Frizcll tired badly In the last lap. and
the five yards that Goodwin had game |
on tho CITY Club swimmer at the 7T0-yard
point vas increased 10 fifteen on the last
Jap. Goodwin emerged after the heart
breaking race displaying no signs Of the
hard struggle while Fri2ell was totally
exhausted.
Joe Ruddy. the Winged Foot club swim
mcr. who boasts Of twenty years OF swim
ming competition. won the harlequin event
al hfty yards. although he was last TO a
field Of four. The other contestants failed
properly TO adjust the ladies' bathing suit
and were promptly disqualified. John II.
Manley. another Winged Foot performer,
who was allowed a 2G-second handicap in
the COWARD swim. finished first after a
hard race. two yards In front OF Gus
Voth. club member The distance was
thirty-slX yards short. which accounts for
the fast time OF 1858.
Beginning his swimming campaign by
winning the ive-mlc metropolitan cham
pionship IN Inc Hudson, two weeks ago,
Goodwin added hts second one on August
"a ~ NAAlNAsbf W ilNI iit DIbhe lIt AIiltil-
can record OF 2j:2J in winning the one
mile national tltle.
The summaries follow:
ltO-yard swim tlandicap)- heat-Wo
by ". Lee, N.p York A. G.. IL seconds: II
II. Rudy, NeN York 4 G. l3 seconds see
ond. Time. 0:5s IS. Second heat--Won by
q. Arnold, New York A. c. "a seconds: T.
Palmer. New York \. &. 90 seconds. sec
ond. Time, 0:59 3-5. Final hcat--Won by
Arnold. Rudy. second; Lee, third. Time,
0.Js IS.
80o-yard swim ,handcapl-w BY J. Man
10y. New York A. G.. (2S seconds: Gus Voth
New York \. G. 40 seconds second Zoltan
Tobias city \. c. "a seconds. third. Time
800
Fifty-yard obstacle rsce--Won by -. W.
King. New York 4. g.: Il. Knapp. New York
A. e.. second II. de Ioisclc. New York 4
C., third Time 0:29 -.
100 ARD harloquiu-Wou BY J. H. Rudy
New York A. c. Three other competitors di.
qualified
Fancy diving exhibition Frank Mullen ami
r. ". King, New York A. &.
Sso-yard swim (Amateur Athletic Union
metropolitan championship BY l.. r.
Goodwin New York 4. -; Richard L. Frizell
city Athletic club. second: John q Eddy. jr.
ely Athletic club. third: Clarence Ash. New
York 4 G. fourth. Time. i2.9J 10