New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

OF the year. and credit must be given for
Il TO Otto Wahle. OF the swimming COM
mittee. who ably engineered the work.
Even more meritorious was the revis-
ing OF the rules governing the rescue and
resuscitatlon Of the apparently drowned,
which the American Life Saving Society
accomplished most successfully. Old and
inefficient methods were In use through
out the country before the society under
took 70 canvass the world for the latest
discoveries. and now knowledge Of the
most modern and best means OF handling
drowning accidents has been spread from
coast TO coast.
The abolition of American water polo
stands out as the most regrettable Of the
years events for II was splendid game.
Sun, the inability On the part OF the au-
thoriues TO control the players made the
ban imperative. For the rest, Il Is an III
wind that blows no one good. Soccer will
be seen in future. and this tanner form of
pastime will enable many swimmers TO
enter the field who were physically un-
qualified or Just unwilling to stand the
punishment OF the old game.
In looking over the brilliant perform
ances chronicled it is gratifying to realize
that most of tho classic records, and
among them some set by Charles VI.
Daniels, that were thought well out or
reach. were wiped Off the board.
At hfty yards Kenneth Huszagh. OF the
Chicago A. A. smashed Hebner's indoor
standard If q As seconds and hung up
T. 4 L Of - SaannHz 4
100 metres Duke Kahanamoku, OF Homo
lulu. created a worlds record OF / minute
2-5 seconds over straightaway course,
I'm Sweden, and he had previously lowered
Daniels's figures for 20 yards IN open
water from minutes 40 So seconds 10
2 minutes 40 seconds At 40 yards Perry
McGinivray, OF the Illinois A c., Of Chi
cago. robbed Daniels of his rec""N Of
minutes 81 2-5 seconds by goinL dis
lance in S minutes q 20 seconds in
sixty-foot pool. Bud Goodwin. OF the New
York A. c., completed the list OF individ-
ual standards in free style swimming by
negotiating the mile In tidal water in 20
minutes Sc Is seconds. as against the
mark Of % minutes 40 S-5 seconds. estab-
lished in 1911 by his team mate James
Reilly
In relay racing the Illinois A. c. scored
twice, although a technicality prevented
the recognition by the governing body of
the first record when Winans. Raithel,
Hebner and McGillivray went 16o yards in
/ minute 20 seconds, beating the best
former time, by Chicago A. A. team, Of
l minute q seconds Later, however. the
quartet named travelled 400 yards IN 8
minutes 81 20 seconds, and, with Foster
taking the next relay. 800 yards in min
utes q % seconds, which performances
were accepted by the committee. They
now replace the New York A. c. records.
minutes So 30 seconds and 4 minutes 81
seconds, respectively.
Harry Hebner, Of the Illinois A. c.. ac-
counted for the b0-yard backstroke fig
ures OF minute 66 2-5 seconds. held by
himself, when he covered the distance In
l minute So seconds, and Michael McDer-
mott, OF the Chicago A. A.. furnished
new record with the breast stroke when
he lowered his own a0-yard time from 2
minutes 1915 seconds to minutes 3s 40
seconds.
Finally, +. Il. Willis. OF Pennsylvania
University, contributed his mite In the
plunge for distance by going 80 feet, as
against Willard Kaisers reigning mark OF
20 feet II inches.
In fancy diving there is no accurate
way of estimating the improvement. but
judging by the defeat George Gaidzick. OF
the Chicago A. A., and Arthur McAlee-
nan ~ fh,. Naw Ynrk A q administered
in the national championship to Kurt
Behrens, the crack German diver. we are
advancing in rapid strides.
The showing OF the American swimming
team at the Olympic games is worthy of
mention, for the handful OF men scored
heavily and were out Of the running only