New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
NER|CH HUMBLES RIVALS
Adds to List of Aquatic Titles
by Beating Ritter.
COMES CLOSE TO RECORD
SWims in Third Fastest Time
Ever Made in Two Twenty
Yard Race.

y. + Ncricn. the fastest swimmer now
wearing the colors of the New York
Athletic club added another title to his
credit 10y winning the Metropolitan ANA
tour Athletic Union 22O-yard champion
ship race in the pool of the city Athletic
Club last night In addition TO dethron-
ing the title holder. X. NJ Ritter, Of the
home club. Nerich had the distinction Of
covering tho distance I'm the third fastest
time ever made 10y American amateurs.
only the peerless Daniels and Mcoiilli-
vray. the Western sensation, have better
marks to their credit Ncrich made The
eighth Of a mile in 2:22.
As result Of the trial heats on Friday
night. Nerich. Ritter and the ola reliable
Bud Goodwin survived for the decisive
test IL was generally admitted that the
distance was too short for Goodwin. con
scqucntly every one expected TO sec the
real race between Ritter and Nerich. For
the last few weeks the CITY Athletic
club athlete has been going through the
water faster than at any time IN his
career. and the members Of the home club
were almost unanimous in backing their
favor,to.
When the trio toed tho mark they all
looked I'm prime condition although Nerich
vas pounds heavier than when he first
gave promise Of championship class They
got away to a good start swimming stroke
for stroke down the first lane. and when
they reached the far end. Ritter APP
peared 10 have 4 slight advantage. though
| bis lead II any. over Nerich was matter
Of inches Coming back for the second
twenty yard squirt Nerich passed his ri
val and touched the end Of the tank a foot
10 the good. For the next hundred yards
Nerich kept UP the killing pace swimming
the trudgeon stroke. while Ritter used the
crawl entirely
The watches caught Ncrichs time as
] minute and - of a second FOR the
hundred yards. where he led Ritter By
nearly hIs length Hes going too fast.
remarked several Of the men who held
watches. land Max will nail him at the
finish In tie mean time the sturdy
Goodwin lad been steadily losing ground
and II that point he was taking the wash
/, Of both Of the others. several yards In
their wake.
Up 10 Ia wards Ncrich not only held
his advantage, but at one stage actually
ed Ritter by a full length. The city A;L-
lctic Club champion then made a game
squirt and swimming the eleventh on last
length OF the tank AT top speed almost
caught his man The distance was too
short. however. Ncrich making the hnal
touch q yard in front OF Ritter. who was
about the length OF the tank ahead Of
Goodwin
In addition TO the championship sthe
programme consisted Of two short dis
lance races-one at 50 yards. scratch con
dtions, and the other a handicap at 80
yards.
The decisive heat of the elghty-yard
affair was productive of the closest finish
of the night Frederick Culman, of the
New York Athletic club. and T. F'cricks
and j. 9. Wheatley. both Of the home
club. were the fortunate ones To survive
the trials. At one stage FcTiCkS led by
nearly a yard. but making the last turn
the three men were practically on even
terms Cumdn showed In front ten yards
! from the finish, but FCriCks's final effort
practically placed him on even terms with
the New York Athletic club hoy when
! they made the last touch. one of the
: Judges thought IL was "A dead heat, but
/ the other two, after "A little hcsitancy,
| picked Culman.
j. Tobias won popular victory in the
handicap. Only recently this city Ath-
| letic Club man has learned the crawl
| stroke. but his friends say he has the
making of champion He is even better
! at longer distance, but with an eighteen
, second allowance Tobias managed TO
show the way to that always strong
/ swimmer. W. Aucrback, while the best
! j. y. Mantcll, of the West Side Y. VI.
! &. A. could do was 10 get third place.
| Both Aucrback and Mdntcll started on
/ the cievcn-Sccond mark.
! The summary follows:
go yards metropolitan championship tfnal
hestb-Non 10y y. f.. Nerich, y. \. A G..
| Il VI. Ritter city \. g.. second. l.. u. Good
win. y. Y. A. G.. third. Time. 30
- yards scratch FINAL heat--Non by
! Frederick Culman y. Y. \. G.; r. Fericks.
! city \. G.. second. J. g. Wheatley, city
| 4. C., third. Time. 0.+6 10
| 1G0-yardt handicap lnnal hcat-Won by
| j. Tobias. City \. q. rs seconds. W. Auer-
bach. unattached I'll seconds. second i. Il.
MantelI W. S y. VI. g. \. 81 seconds.
| third Time. 30 -.
MACK SIGNS THREE MORE.