New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
peIay Four of Illinois A. {.
Ctip Seconds from the
4OO-Yard Race.
CLEAN SWEEP FOR
THE WESTERN SQUAD
New York a. c. Men Fail to Get
Place in National Amateur
Championships.

The relay team of the Illinois Ath-
letlc Club swan TO a new worlds record
in the 4OO-yard race for four-man teams
in s5-yard pool in the swimming
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Union al the New York Athletic Club
last night.
The Westerners won the race in 3
minutes Be4-5 seconds. which smashed
the former standard. 3 minutes 90 SO
seconds set by the New York Athletic
rluh team made up of II O'Sullivan, H.
~ Nerich. c. VI. Daniels and Jimmy
peillv on March is. 1911. The first
cam of the New York Athletic Club
nas second. while IT'S second team fin
.shed third.
A. c. Rather swan the first relay. COW
,vi,g the distance in IS 3-5 seconds W. r.
voshurgh was next. and the watch caught
IN, in 1915 seconds. Perry McGillivray.
nbo carried the stars and Stripes in the
olympic games in Stockholm, was next 10
..ts IN the race. and he dashed his way
aver the course in 81 seconds. while H. j.
u.sner. another Olympic man, swan the
i l,st relay one second slower
81 ,,a individual times Of the New YORK
Fl ,.slst. Club men who hung up the
yscor5 three years ago are as follows
Osuuivan. 100: Nerich O:5S 40; Daniels
Iosi-5. and Reilly. 90 So.
The Illinois man, leading from the
start. won the race by something more
than ten Yards. Right al the crack OF
the gun Raithel shot out in front, and al
the end OF his relay had about three
Yards lead on Hal Vollmer, the Stuyve-
SAINT High School boy. J. c. Wheatley.
however. swimming at his best held
Vossburgh even. but although he swan
AZ MS best he was not able 10 cut down
tie lead any, and McGillivray took up
the race with those three yards still In
his favor.
And how that hoy from the Middle
Vest did swim, Master of wonderful
crawl. he dashed his way along, sending
f,,e water billowing up against the sides
~ the tank. 1t was as If some Atlantic
liner was ploughing its way along mar
-ov- lake. Little by little he drew away
until az the end he had increased his
teams advantage TO some seven or eight
yards.
But II vas not alone on speed that Nc
the easy grace Of seal. and with pow
,-ful kickoff he picked up much precious
distance. II was on the turns that ne
gained most.
Vebner and Nerich fought It out on the
lac, relay. but the Illinois man had the
,,.Ad and won going away. He gained a
p,,lA on the Mercury Foot representa-
NV. on every stretch. until at the end ne
was almost half the length Of the tank
shsad.
The victory OF the Illinois men in the
,.lsy and the fancy diving gave them
,lsan sweep Of all Of the national IN
door championships for the season OF
g3-A
The fancy diving contest changed
hands G. Wolfeld. Of the Illinois A. -
,,vi,p the crown from Arthur NC
| r..,sr ir. Of the Yale Swimming AS
| ,o.i,tion. the defender. In the FIVE regu-
l,r dives. running forward, backward
| ,,-r.rd iack-knife and back jack-Kniie'
/ n. vi athlete was the better, but When
came 10 the six voluntary owes the
| Windy city artist appeared the best
Six Of the seven judges selected .he
/ after victor He was created Win 100
,oin,s The Yale lad scored I'm points
! and W. P. Heyn. Of the Chicago A. A.
l>5,rd. with l3l . points.
The summaries follow:
s.vsrd swim Emancipation ny Thomas " y
1 yeca~tfv New York a. Q. d seconds 80.
Tso-nberry. eSd Street Y. NJ. G a; ~ e.
,,ss second. j. Smith. unattached 70 se
i s-ss mind Time OCH. . ,,.,,.,
j uvard obstacle swim-Non by r. y SM.ii,.s
4 Nav yort A q. time. .0s4s; W. a comm
yr,t,aebed. time. 80. second; II. 9; harrlhhe
M wee side y. NJ C. A. time, 1te thlIu,
Ta,cv diving national championsnlpl-m
" wohlfeid Illinois A. c.. 1857 poin' -
lr,hur McAleenan. jr.. New York a. c. l'.-h
,srts second: ". p Heyn. Chicago A. -
", points. third. ,, ,a,,,tonship)--
Va, nv Illinois team "a. c. RaitheL W, ~
v.,5,-xh Perry McGillivray and H. y Hep-
~ New, York A c. 1hrst team m, SoN
n ~ I 4 Nheatlsy, Walter Ramme ano -
Ns,chl second: New York A. e. Hsego,u
4 ..r, pau Roberts. :. n. Reilly, K. w. S ees
rsu and philip HERBERT, third Wes' eiqg
IN e A william Friedlander; > -
l i,.srs, p Nsntell and Henry hhec"V'
fourth Time 352 IS