New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18
More and Better Material for
Characterization and
Penn. Lose Water
Polo Captains.
BY l.. De b. HANDLEY.

The indoor swimming season, al
ready under way in California and soon
to be opened throughout the United
States, should be record breaker IN
every sense of the word. Schools, col
leges and athletic clubs have more and
better material than ever before, and
there is indication that in the keen
competition for honors all existing
standards from the interscholastics 10
the nationals will be shattered.
Also increased public interest in
water sports promises TO make possible
a greater number of interdistrict meets
and to simplify the difficult task Of
gathering together the leaders of all
sections for the titular contests OF the
Amateur Athletic Union.
In the past the national champion
ships often have been restricted in
scope, owing to the great distances be-
tween swimming centres, but the ac-
ton Of the authorities in granting
sanctions only 70 clubs holding the
favorite candidates for the titles has
generally enabled the best men to win.
Now, however, almost every district
boasts of watermen of championship
calibre, and it is necessary to collect
entrants from all over the country in
order 20 make the events real tests OF
supremacy This means costly trips,
which committees hitherto have been
loath to approve, but which at present
can be financed with returns from the
popular home meets
Al the indoor champions Of 1914,
with the exception of Michael McDer-
mott. the breast stroke holder expect
10 defend their laurels, but il is more
- / /. l.. kot .f
will change hands. What with Ludy
LANCER, Duke Kahanamoku, Herman
Laubis. Herbert Vollmer, Russell
Dean. Joseph Wheatley, Albert
Downes. Arthur McAleenan and a few
others after the scalps Of Arthur
Ka:thel. Perry McGillivray, Harry
Hebner and Conrad Wohlfeld, it would
DC surprising if the latter succeeded
in retaining their hard-earned crowns.
The vacancy left by McDermott IN
the championship ranks VIII be hara
to fill. for we have few expert breast
etroke swimmers, none nearly so fast
as the Westerner. There is some hope
that he will recover from the injury
sustained last summer at lndlanapo us,
when he pulled a tendon, but not lot
many moons Will ne have the full use
Of his weakened leg.
An interesting bit of early season
news is the development in Boston OF
a back stroke swimmer said to be
dangerous rival to Harry Hebner,. the
national and Olympic record holder
Russell Dean is the man in question,
and there can be no doubt OF his aDil-
ity, for he recently covered 100 YARDS,
the classic distance, in ! minute 54 40
seconds, in competition. Hebner's best
time is 1 minute 40 40 seconds, but ~
was made in a shorter pool, offering
the advantage of more turns.
The water polo players of Princeton
and Pennsylvania are bemosning tne
loss f their chosen leaders. BOD
Nourse, who was to have captained
the Tigers seXtet, has been pressed
into service for the football and track
and field teams, so that the two-sport
rule will prevent mis- joining the
aquatic squad
F. Irons, who proved the choice OF
the Quaker team last spring, intends
to enter business career and has
resigned his post. \. B. Selby mas
taken Nourse's place at Princeton, but
Pennsylvania has yet 10 appoint sue
cessor to Irons.