The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Three swimming
RECORDS BROKEN
Local Youngsters Smash
South Atlantic Amateur
Athletic Union Marks.
CHERRY IN LIMELlGHT
little Athlete from Industrial Home
School Captures Quarter-Mile
Race in Fast Time.
HOW THE POINTS
WERE DIVIDED
By JOHN 4. DUGAN.

The Washington Swimming Club, with
its grand little band of athletes, easily
captured the team trophy in the third
annual outdoor South Atlantic Amateur
Athletic Union championship swimming
races, held yesterday on the course above
the Aqueduct Bridge, under the auspices
Of the Washington Canoe Club, totalins
up twenty-seven points and tripling its
near rivals, the Doyle Athletic Club. of
Baltimore. Western High School and
Industrial Home School are next in line,
both having scored eight points ara
causing a tie for third place.
Individual honors were divided equally
between Bert Ansley, of the Washington
Swimming Club: Harry Jones, OF West
ern High School, and little Fred Cherry
of the Industrial Home School. each
having crossed the finishing line in first
and second positions, scoring eight
points.
Three Records Broken.
Three South Atlantic championship
records were broken, and the most sur
Drising and featuring part about the
smashing of these marks was that the
three Washington lads who established
these new marks are still under seven
teen years of age. Most remarkable OF
these new marks was when Fred Cherry
the Industrial Home School marvel
stroked off the quarter-mtle in 6:l5 80
lowering the old mark held by Leroy
Rsusher. Of the Baltimore Athletic Club,
by one minute and nineteen seconds
Harry Mccoy Jones, captain Of the
Western High School team, reeled the
one-rniIe race OF in thirty minutes nat.
lowering the former record. held by
Bond Of the Baltimore Athletic Cluo,
hv TWO minutes and twelve seconds. Carl
Carrick of the Washington swimming
Club. was the other local boy TO smash
championship mark when he was re-
turned the winner in the nalf-mile IN
l3:5a.
The Ouarter-mile race was the best Of
the day. Fred Cherry and Preston PetrO,
of the DOYLE Athletic Club. fighting it
out neck and neck in the last 30 yards,
hut the little swimmer from the Wis
consin Avenue School out-gamed his
Baltimore rival in the hnal 10 yards, win
ming by a scant , yards.
Jones Wins Mile.
Jones walked away with the one-mile
swim. -distancing his nearest com
petitor by $50 yards. Carrick was pushed
hard for a quarter of a mile in the half
mile sw m by Jones. but the Western
High School athlete weakened and was
compelled to he satisfied with second po-
SItinn. Bert AnSley and Al Bennett had
an easy time securing first and second
place in the fancy diving. Francis Carey,
another one OF Coach Burners prote-
ges from the Industrial Home School,
showed great skill in the diving event,
and although not yet twelve years of
age. he succeeded in making the officials
take notice of his different stunts.
The officials of the afternoon were L.
CoEgswen. referee; W. J. Leimkuhler
and Mr.. Finkenaur. clerks of course; A.
:. Lowsley. starter; y. G. Hanson, J. T.
Neany and J. c. Dovle, judges. and +. J.
Eruner II. Brent. and :. WieIy, timers.
The Summaries.
The summaries Of the races are as fol-
lows:
50-Ysrd swim Nssniorl-First, ! NJ Cuts. Wash
iuEton $. C.. second Anslry. Washington 5. C..
hITd. Tc-ra. DCyle A. c Time, O:26 Is
One Nile swim tChampiollShipD-First Jones.
Western II $: Escond. Davis, DOYLE 4. c.: third
Brock. Marr'aud s c. Time a0H0
l70Nard swim NovIcel-First KruCstsd. Wash
i7Eton : e: second Mckinney. Technical H. s
third WlIIians DOYLE A. c Time. l2i4-5
Fancy Diving Championship -Firt, Ansev
Washington :. {. IS; second. Bennett, Washing
Ton { 70 third. Flsherty. MaDland S. c. 81.
sI-Yar1 swim tChampionshipl-First. Cauick
sshIuzton $ G: second Jones. Wcstcrn II. :. :;
third. Brooks Maryland :. c. Time, D=59.
stNsrd swim JUniorl-First. Landau. unat-
tschcd. second Cherry Industrial Il. S; third,
PANE, noyle 4. @ Time. ~ Is
io-Ysrd Swim lChampionshipl-First. CheTTy. In
dustrial H. 5: second. Petre, Doyle A c; third,
Bammau Washington s. c. Time, Sis IS.
sOo-Ysrd Relay Race-Awarded to Washington
Swimming Club four.