New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
TITLE SWIM FOR NER|CH
Adds 5OO-Yard HonOrS to Other
Championships.
GOODWIN A CLOSE SECOND
Winner Fails to Break Daniels S
Record for Distance, Though
He Might Have Done So.

Leading from start 10 finish, y. T.
N.rich won his third title by capturing
the 500-yard metropolitan Amateur Attn
lctic Union swimming championship in the
tank of the New York Athletic club last
night. This now makes the Winged Foot
representative holder OF the 100. 220 and
500 yard titles. all gained within a COM
paratively short space of time.
In addition to being the favorite for
last nights contest. Nerich was expected
by many to get dangerously close TO the
record. held by G. NJ Daniels, who COW
cred the distance in o minutes p 20 sec
ords several years ago. While IL is doubt
ful II Nerich had a chance to equal those
figures, he probably would have been
much closer 10 the coveted goal had he
swan with better judgment. As II was,
he finished easily ten yards ahead of H. Is.
Goodwin the veteran New York Athletic
Club swimmer who was a full length or
the tank in front of H. Tobias, Of the CITY
Athletic Club. J. p Mantell. of the West
Side Young Mems Christian Association
ended a bad last.
When the quartet took their marks they
struck the water as one man in response
10 the bark of the gun. and Nerich. who
had been told to go after the record. pro-
Ceeded TO churn through the water al
killing pace. At fifty yards Nerich en-
loved a clear lead over Goodwin, his near
est opponent. with Mantell third and To-
bias last. The leader used the trud6eon
stroke. but Goodwin preferred the crawl
AZ the 100-yard mark Nerich was leading
Goodwin by three yards, Mantell still be-
ing third and Tobias last. Nerichs time
foy the 100 was minute > seconds. and
old water dogs shook their heads, know
lnr full well that the pace could not be
maintained.
Keeping UP the fast work. Nerich had
lead Of close 10 ten yards on Goodwin NJ
$50 yards. the order Of the others being
tho same II was then noticed that Ne
rich was showing signs Of weakening and
with each length of the tank Goodwin
slowly but surely closed the gap. so that
when the race was half over the redoubt-
able "Budd" was barely two yards behind
his rival. Al that time Nerich was not
swimming nearly so smoothly as in the
early stages. his hands hitting the water
unnecessarily hard.
Goodwin. however. never succeeded in
getting any nearer. and the enort ne
made In closing the early lead OF his OPP
moment took some of tho snap out OF the
former champion. for IL was noticed that
Nerich began To draw away again. Az
400 Yards Nerich led his opponent by
wards. while Tobias had drawn up on
even terms with Manteli. Thereafter
Nerich gradually increased his lead on
Goodwin, who kept steadily drawing
away from the other two. especially Man
tell who was firing rapidly when
Nerich made the final touch he was
swimming well within himself, and PROB
ably could have gone little faster had
il been necessary His time was min
utes 70 % seconds. or 10 of second
slower than the time credited TO j. II,
Reilly. winner of the same race year
ago.
A large field responded for the loO-yard
handicap. and considerable interest was
cen.red in the debut of Walter Ramme,
tho seventeen year-old lad who came
here from Germany a short time since
He finished fourth in the l|'-metre race
N Stockholm. but since coming to this
country he has had little or no practice
Ramme has applied for membership in
the New York Athletic Club. aud good
Judges say he is a coming champion. He
had an allowance of 4 seconds In last
nights race. and as that was the small
est handicap he was virtually the scratch
man.
Ramme started in the first heat. and
upon striking water the Young Teuton
darted away like a startled fish Before
the race was half completed he was in
second place and looked like a sure win
ner but his wind was none too good. and.
being compelled to slow up. he failed TO
get better than second His time. how
ever. was | minute and 2.5 second, which
won for him special prize given for the
best time in the race.
The race was won by \. A. Russell, of
the New York Athletic Club who had an
allowance OF - seconds, while Donald
Nc Aleenan, of the same club was sec
ond. j. G.. Cattus. also OF the Mercury
Foot. was third. McAleenan was allowed
20 seconds and Cattus -. The time of
the race was minute and 1-5 seconds
With q total of 2$3i, points. w. r. Lee
won the fancy driving contest, gathering
A. points more than W. Rogers, OF the
CITY Athletic Club. +. A. Mullen was
third. with 30 points.