The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
LOCAL SWIMMERS
FEATIJREEVENTS
Washington Swimming Club
Captures Team Trophy
at S. A. A, Meet.
PETRE BREAKS RECORD
Doyle Athletic Club Athlete Smashes
Quarter-mile Time-H. Owen
Thompson Wins Century.
How the Points Were Scored.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

BY JOHN A. DUGAN.
The local swimming season closed her,
yesterday, when the South Atlantic ANA
teur Athletic Union held its champion
ship races on the Potomac River OF
the course in front of the Washington
Canoe Club.
One record went by the board and an
other was equaled although the watel
was in muddy condition an time ex
ceedingly rough. The Washington Swim.
ming Club carried of the honors in land.
ing the team trophy, scoring twenty-six
points, while the team of three swim.
mers, from the local Western High
School, carried second position witt
eleven points.
The invaders Of the two clubs from the
Monumental City put Up exceptionally
Eood races considering the few entries
although their efforts in the point col.
umn amount to but nine for the Doyle
Athletic Club and four for the Maryland
Swimming Club giving them third and
fourth position in the fight for the team
trophy.
Gets Individual Honors.
The Individual honors Of the day fell to
R Is. Krogstad. Of the Washington Swim
ming Club, who crossed the line in first
position in the one mile championship
and finished a brilliant second in the
half mile championship. Bert Ansley, a
teammate of Krogstad. came through on
even terms with Preston Petre, Of the
Doyle Athletic Club, each scoring six
points toward their team total
In the championship mile swim Harry
knight, Of the Washington Swimming
Club, was of with the crack of the gun
and maintained the lead until within
forty yards Of the Three Sisters, where
Wilbur Brooks, Of the Maryland Swim
ming Club, took the lead and held II
until the return heat from the islands.
Here KrogstRd. who had been pacing the
Baltimore swimmer, forged into the front
and was never headed. although the
Monumental athlete finished but twelve
yards in the rear. knight pulled up in
third position followed by Hutchinson. OF
he Potomac Boat Club, and Brooks, Of
he Maryland Swimming Club.
Preston Petre, of the Doyle Athletic
Club of Baltimore. showed his heels TO a
field of FIVE athletes in the 50-yard dash,
smashing the South Atlantic amateur
record when he crossed the tape in IS 4-5
seconds. Bert Ansley again added another
second place, while ]. NJ. Cults, of the
Washington Swimming Club. finished
third.
Coach Drummer, OF the Industrial Home
School. added another laurel to his al
ready long list when H. Owen Thompson
Of Western High School crossed the fin
lshlng line in first position from classy
field in the century dash. Thompson s
performance is a remarkable one as his
aquatic career is but one year long, at
which time he was unable TO swim a
stroke Charlie Nash. swimming r.nat-
tached. pulled up in second position, while
Chase Donaldson, teammate of Thomp-
son crossed the tape in third position.
a. w Bennett captured first hOnors in
the fancy diving, while Ansley secured
second honors and Wax Eliason, of the
local Y. NJ c. A. landed third. In the
quarter mile championship, Bamman, of
the Washington Swimming Club landed
hrst hOnors, while Mace and Petre, OF the
Doyle Athletic Club finished second and
third.
judges Have Trouble.
Selecting the first pos!tioni in the half
nile championship was left to the judg-
ment OF the judges of the events, as the
1oat which the swimmers were compelled
% touch when they finished was swung
around by the water. The storm which
started Just at the finish Of the final event
turned the float around on an angle CIV
ng KroEstad an advantage in the finish
ng sprint, although Jones of Western
High School was the first to cross the
APE Jones was awarded first position
with Krosstad second and Wilbur Brooks
third.
When Bammsn crossed the finishing
Inc in 6 minutes and Is seconds he
squaled the South Atlantic record made
~ Freddy Cherry, Of the Industrial Home
School last season.
The summary:
One mile champiOnship-Won by Krogstad. Of
Washington Swimming Club; second. w Brooks, Of
dauland Swimming Club; third. H T. Knight. Il
Washington Swimming Club. Time. 5425
Fifty yards. open-WOn BY Petre, Of DOYLE A c. /;
ucond. z. B. Ansley, Of W. S. c.; third J. NJ
->utts. Of ". 8. c Time. O:6 IS Is. A. A. A U.
ecurdl.
One hundred yards, nOTice-Won By Fl. Own
rhomps0n, u ". q. s.; second, O. Nash; third
= Donaldson. Tine IN IS
Fancy diving ehampIonship-w By A W Ben
lett, Of W s. O.: seco1d Z. B. Ansley. Of w. S.
:; third. r o. EGson, ". Y. N. @. A.
44o-yard championship-Won by Bamman, II W g.
:; second. Mace. q Doyle A. C.; third. Petre. IT
oosle A. G. Time, ea5 =.
Ssoyard ehampionship-Won By Jones. Of Western
]. s.. seooud Krnstad, Of W. S. c.; third, VIII
ur Brooks Of ". S. @. Time 15a2E6.