New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
1 HONOR THE HORSE NEW STARS IN AQUAT|CS
'nree Young Swimmers Have
ALREADY Made Bids for Fame.
EDDY THE MOST PROMISING
Halthel and Heath Excel in
distance Work, a Thing
To Be Desired.

N"e OF the most pleasing features OF
''e present outdoor swimming season. Il
/ Iemarkahle one I'm many WAVE vos tho
u,Svo'efy Of three young swimmers Of
u'uSuhl collhre. who promise tp matc
| men marR nv distance work. the branch
"i aquatic sports in whch Americans orc
"'hh'st' ahd when is must in need of
announcement hhi development
Ihe slefllht iflu includes ! a.. ritt
w. "f thr CIV Aihriip cut uf Nav
iolN ' li1iihnll of the ull6pis Attirtlf
W. "I 'hl'aen. hRi frank iirath. pf
''u NIssnAfl Athletic cub. NJ ht touis.
'''r Nln Youngest uf the three. is uub
seventeen years obi, bW ME name haf
u''N before the public los some time,
,h'nhS lo his clever sprintmg iHst win
Ter he more than once travelled the con
Jury under one minute, and the furluug
around {. minutes ana % seconds, besides
helng among the candidates for the OIym-
pic relay team.
IL was not until the summer however,
that he gave any indication OF his ability
IN the longer distances. ON August % he
stepped unheraldrd into tho limelipht by
finishing third in the quarter-mllc metro
poltan championship. and beating soy
eral men who were ranked with tho, best.
IN excellent time. Then he took second
IN the national Quartcr-milc race. third
In both the national and metropolitan
half-milc swims, and third again in the
one-mile championship. y noteworthy lot
OF performances for q lad Of hts age, and
It will not take much Improvement TO land
him on top Of the heap.
Raithel is Eddys senior by one year.
and has given evidence OF all round skill
that stamps him formidable rival 10 the
leading veterans He was a member OF
the Western quartet that lowered the
worlds ioo-yard relay record from 3:55 3-5
to 1852 2-5 last April and he has other
feats Of speed 10 his credit OF his endur-
ance little was known until he met Bud
Goodwin IN the onemilc national race iu
Chicago on September ). lie stuck close
to tho New York Athletic Club man for
most Of the long Journey and pressed him
So hard that the watches showed now
record when the latter shot over the in
ish line
Goodwin said later that lie tried vainly
to shake his young rival for three-quar-
tiers Of the distance and that he consid-
cred him one Of the most dangerous
milers now in the field. lie added that
Raithel's stroke is far from perfect and
that when he corrects his faults the elias
sic record will be at his mercy.
Heath does not appear TO be tho equal
OF the others over courses shorter than
two miles. but beyond that lie stands
head and shoulders above them. and at
five and ten miles there are many who
think even Goodwin would have trouble
IN leading him home. il was source OF
regret that the pair failed to meet. Both
were anxious 10 settle the question OF su-
periority. but the conflicting dates
brought about by the Olympic games pre-
vented. Heath won the ten-milc national
championship in convincing fashion, and
then. eager TO try conclusions with Good
win. travelled TO philadelphia for tho
Pawliug Marathon, IN which the New
Yorker was expected 70 start Uufortu-
nately, the metropolitan half was sched-
uled for tho next day and Goodwin was
unable TO leave town, so that the last
chance Of seeing the two matched was
lost Heath. however, has the title.
The rapid rise OF the new generation OF
swimmers Is most gratifying, and war
rants the hope that the next international
competition will sec Americans fighting
successfully FOR distance honUrs as well
az in sprinting, at which they have al
ready proved undisputed supremacy