New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
YALE TR|UMPHS IN POOL
Defeats Strong McGiII Swim.
ming Team in Great Meet.
FOUR RECORDS BROKEN
Hodgson Forced to the Limit to
Win and Set New Marks
in Two Races.
fTy TELEGRAPH 70 The Tribun.

Ncv Haven. Jan. .1.-Yale won the
greatest swimming meet ever held ut Car
ncsic pool tonight nv defeating the Nc
Gin University team. ~ Canada by the
score of - 20 Il.
Hc';i'l Won the Canadian championship
last year. and on Saturday defeated the
University OF Pennsylvania. intercollegiate
champions Of the United States last
season. by score Of IS To %. on McGilrs
team Is lIodgsou. the Olympic champion
az lo0 and 80 Yards. and he VAS forced
to extend himself TO the limit tonight
70 uiu those events. In doing so he broke
tho intercollegiate records in both races.
TWO other marks were shattered ny Yale
men. making total OF four in,ercoi-
l.giatc records for the meet,
Yale won the relay race In :Bi-J, break
ing ihe old record Of IS 3-5. and IToadlcy,
Of Yale, won the 50-ysrd swim in % 50
seconds. breaking tho former record OF
26 seconds.
The FIRST event. the relay race, Yale won
by i've Yards. Howe. Of the homo team.
lost half foot OF the first relay. but
Mari. Of Yale gained a yard and a half
on tho second, Iioadley. Of Yale increased
il 10 three yards on the third and Rob
cr;s made the final gain Of five Yards.
swimming against IIodgson, who lost
ground on the turn. The new record is
within iwo-nfths OF a second OF the
worlds mark
iIoadley. OF Yale got away TO poor
start in the 5O-yard event. but led MAYER,
Of Yale by "A yard at the finish. McC;ill.
Of McGil finishing a poor third The old
record of 26 seconds went down TO % 3,
seconds in this event
In the 22o-yard swim IIodgson first
showed his capabilities. Swimming a
long. easy stroke. he led from the very
start. finishing Is yards ahead OF Palmer.
of Yale, who led McGill. Of McGil, by
% feet. The old intercollegiate record OF
2:37 went down 10 2:29 70. because OF
lIodgson's remarkable exhibition.
Iiodgson also broke the record in the
lCO-yard event. by one-ifth Of a second,
when he led Roberts, OF Yale, by yard
at the finish, in a desperate race. MARI.
OF Yale. led the field by full yard at
the half way nag. but was unable 10
maintain the pace.
The diving was also OF the same calibre
az IKE swimming events. Wilson and Nc
Gregor. OF Yale. being nearly tied in
fine exhibition.
The Yale entries. Smith and .Braden.
won the distance plunge easily over
stavert, Of McGiil.
The water polo game between Yale ana
an alumni team was won by the Yale
undergraduates. The score was 10 10 0.
The summary follows:
G00-r foot rslay--Won b. Yale ,Howe Mari
Hoadicy I:oberts) McGili ,aiscksy. Draper
Mciili Hodgson). second Time. l:44 A..
New intercollegiate record: former record.
5o-yard swlm-Won BY Hoadley CYaie):
MAYER ,Yalel. second; McGll McGIlD.
thii,i Time. O:3J 1-5. New intercollegiate
record: former record. 0:26
Fancy Give--Won by Wilson Yale: Nc
Gre.or ,Yaie). second: Draper tMcGiIn.
third wilson's average. rs: McGregor's
a. 30: Diapers. 81 Ii.
:,:0-yard swim--Won. by Hodgson (McC;ilD ::
Palmer ,Yaie, second: Mco;ill 1NcG!lD.
third. Time. .::s:-5 New intercollegiate
record: former record. 2:35
Braden yale: distance. IS feet: stavert
io0-ysrd sw.m--won by lo1sson tMc-
cub; Roberts 'yaiet. second: Mari (yaie).
third. Time. O:5s. 30 New intercollegiate
record. former record. o5s 3-5.