New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
TRIUMPH FOR V0lLMER
Breaks Aquatic Record, Then
Wins GrueIIing Race.
THREE NEW MARKS SET
Clinton Captures Honors in the
Indoor Swimming Cham
pionships.

Hal Volmer. NJ Stuyvesan, High School.
was the Individual hero Of the seventh
annual indoor swimming championships
81 the Public Schools Athletic League.
held In tire natstorium Of tho College or
the city of New York last night. Vollmer
dashed his foamlng way through the
waters 10 victory in tho nfty-yard race.
winning I'm = 2-5 seconds. lowering the
former record Of % seconds. and after a
few minutes rest he returned to the tank
and beat the best Of the high school boys
In the lro-yard race Vollmer tied the
record OF l.oi ~. held by Frerichs. in his
heat. but he tired perceptibly in tine final
heat. and won In / minute - seconds.
after bitter battle with Allan Clyburn.
the hope ~ Erasmus Hall
Nollmers performance in the l0-yard
race was most remarkable He had bat
tied through trial seml-hnal and final
heats of the half century. and after he
had won his trial heat OF the lO) ap-
pearcd 10 be done ont. tie was taken 10
down thoroughly. and when he came out
for the nnal heat he was ready FOR the
battle Of his lie IL was well. for ely
burn. too. was primed and eager To re-
venge his defeat In the coward race
on to 4 perfect start at the crack OF
the pistol the boys splashed down the
tank shoulder to shoulder. At about
thirty-hvc yards Clyburn showed in front
bv a slight margin. but soon Nollmer
caught and passed him. -
DE witt Clinton won first honors in the
meeting for the third year In succession.
The Red and Black team rolled up 81
points. and was just ahead IF Erasmus
Hall High School. which scored II points
Townsend Harris Hall was third with ~
points. and Stuyvesant was next I'm line,
with II credits.
With the exception Of the plunge for
distance every record OF the Public
Schools Athletic League was either tied
or broken. In addition 10 Nollmer's per-
formances In the IN and 80 yard events,
Ciyburn won the 90 yard swim I'm min
utes " l-5 seconds. which broke the re-
ord established by Frericks. OF CONNER
'ldl IllSu N'HDbls ~ -.Of 90 SttbUuS, anu
the relay team of DE witt Clinton High
School won its race In PAS 20, which took
{ -5 seconds of the former record. es-
tablished 10y "A Clinton team last year.
The summaries follow:
$50 foot relay race Won 10y he witt Clinton
High School FIRST team oBracAen. Moore. Ia
widow and jim seymour. -" witt Clinton
High School second team Wotschaldt Bind.
Davidson and Jack seymour. second. BOYS
High School ntedmond. Slade, Phillips and
ReineckeI. third. Time. 2:ts2s
40 ward swlm-Won by Allan clyburn. Eras-
mus Hall High School. Jim Seymour. De Witt
clinton High School. second bob Long. Eras-
mus Hall High school. third Time. 2.52.
Fancy diving Won 10y j. CIsare. Townsend
Harris Han. with total OF 235 points. W.
liandschuck. Townsend Harris Hall. second.
with a total OF 2Is points. r. Galbraith. High
School Of Commerce. third. with total OF 225
points / Emmanuel. Townsend Harris Hall.
fourth with total of 2l9 points.
Fifty yard swim Won by II. Nollmer. Stuy-
yesant High school Davidow. DE witt Clinton
High School. second: y. Palmer Manual
Training High School. third: q. Cramp. Eras-
mus Hall High School. fourth. Time. Oe7ss
iOD-,ar swim Won by H. Nollmer Stuy-
vesant High School A. Clvburn. Erasmus Han
High school. second. W. Moore. DE witt Clin-
ton High School. third r. Long. Erasmus Hail
High School. fourth Time. 06ts
Plunge for distance-Won by l.. Schwartz
De witt Clinton High School. with plunge OF
~ feet: i. Amar. Townsend Harris Hall sec
ond. with a plunge of ~ feet: F. Horgan,
Erasmus Hall High School third. with
plunge OF 81 feet. n. Rarnhardt. Stuyvesant
High School fourth. with plunge OF 10 feet