New-York tribune., 1912-12-14
YALE SWEEPS THE POOL
Captures Honors in Swim with
City College.
WINS AT WATER POLO, TOO
Riemer Scores the Only First
Place for His Team, and
Sets a Record.

Yale's swimming team carried on III.
the team OF the city College by poin.
score OF 80 TO a. in the latters tank, a.
13sth street and Convent avenue. Th,
meeting was the first Of the series under
the direction OF the intercollegiate Swim.
ming Association TO decide the team
championship titles. Edwin Riemer va,
the only member Of the City Colegs
forces 20 approach his practice perform.
ance.
1t was he who scored the only nTs
place for his team. rs he won the D.
yard swim in lively squirt, in the tin.
Of 2:i6 3-5, which created new tank
record The former time was 2SiS
which was bettered by the other com.
petitors. as Roberts and Mervln. both Of
Yale, who. respectively. finished second
and third, were within a length OF Riem.r
al the end OF the race.
Riemer and Captain McGrath were III.
most constant point winners for the CITY
College team, the former, using a sus-
tanned Australian crawl stroke which
sent him skimmine through the water
did well as the anchor man IN the sOo-foo
relay race. He also proved splendid
second TO Mar. OF Yale. in the l00-yard
competition, being beaten oily by Mars
wonderful burst OF speed In the last few
yards McGrath lost the 5O-yard swim
10 Mayer. OF Yale, only by inches and
he also held Howe in the first relay Of
that race.
Right through the programme q As.
contests Yale's swimmers performed well
Howe, Mar, Hoadley and Mayer led Of
in brilliant style in tile relay. finishing
two lengths in advance Of the city Col
lege team. which took the water IN The
order OF McGrath Shauer, Nussbaur
and Riemer. In the last lap Riemer MAD.
up full a length and half, but could nor
close the big gap despite his plucsl
effort.
The l00-yard race brought out 4 stir-ins
bit Of swimming. with Mar and Hose'
ley. Of Yale. Oh even terms with Riens
and McGrath OF the City COLLEGE. uni.I
tle nllnllF bl lllf ld0A idIs lA'A "te
and Riemer forged ahead in A splendid
battle for the lead. McGrath clung Close
beside his team mate while the stiff pace
caused Hoadley to drop back. Mar fairy
lifted himself from the water by his pow
erful strokes at the end. and 50 close
at the end was he with Riemer that th'
Judges took several minutes 10 consisT
before awarding the race 10 Mar. with
Riemer second and McGrath third. The
time was ! minute and seconds. one Of
the fastest races at the distance ever
contested I'm the tank.
The water polo match was lively sne
furnished many thrills for the crowd o.
spectators. Yale played an ATTACKING
game all the way through both halves
HARPER ard Won Holt. respectively tn'
centre and left forward, combining He
I'm advancing the ball. Havender an'
Hartman brought off some pretty dsfsn'
sive plays I'm checking them, hut fa'
triumphed by the final score Of 20 too
In the first half the City College a.
tempted TO overcome Yale's attack, an
threatened their goal so often that I'VE
fouls were called against Brsden. the Ysf
goal. otherwise the match was olsan'I
played.
The lineup and summary follow:
soo-foot relay race--won by Ysl. How
Mar. Hoadley and Mayer. city College (N
Grath. Shauer, Nussbsum and Rismep, ~
o''F Fancv ' S,vins-won by McAlsonsn. "a.
with 2f5 points: McGresor, Yale. second, w
1921. points. Bermsn. city College third' VIE
Fifty-yard dash--Won By MAYER. Ysls; Ne
Gyath. CITY college second; somners, fas
22oLyard dash-Won by Riener. city &c. g.
iege: Roberts Yale, second; MerVin. fs'
third Time. 2:46~s. -, w..
Plunge for dlstsnce-Won by Smith IL
with az feet: Brady, Yale second, Win ol is,
8 inches: Kaupsky, city College. 'hlrd' WIN "
feet -, ot.r.
CITY College. second. McGrath. city 0'lE'
third Time l:l.
WATER POLO
Yale t2o. Position. City college g. o..
Won Holt. F......,....,....n ~.
steiner .........R. F............ HaNshs.