New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
M ALEENAN YIELDS
DIVING LAURELS
Downes Beats the National
Champion for Metro
pOlitan Title.

Arthur McAleonan, Jr. Of Yale. the In
tercollegiate and Amateur Athletic Union
national champion, was beaten In the
Metropolitan Association fancy diving
championship at the New York Athletic
club pool last night.
A. r. Downes, OF the New York Ath-
letc club, captured the title with the
low score OF points. McAleenan was
second. with Q points. and ]. +. Dunn
the victors teammate. third, with II
points.
In the three regular dives McAleenan
showed best. but when IT came TO tho
specials Downes was in rare form ard
carried off the honors
Another surprise was the defeat OF
Paul Roberts, the intercollegiate cham
pion, In both the 30 and 100 yard swims
There were three contestants In each
event, and he was last In both. In the
first race Roberts, Walter Ramme and K.
w. Bennett were the competitors. Rob
erts set the pace for the first twenty
yards. and then Ramme went 20 the
front
Both reached the end Of the tank to-
gether, and on the turn Ramme once
more took the lead. Roberts made bad
turn and Bennett caught him few yards
later Ramme from this time on led by
yard, and maintained IT TO the finish
Bennett beat Roberts by the same mar
gin for second place.
The century swim brought together
Roberts. II. +. Vollmer and y. T. Nerich.
As in the 80 yard race, Roberts took the
lead at the beginning, but soon had 70
give way 20 Nerich Al the end OF the
first twenty-five yards Nerich crawled 10
the front and Vollmer moved into second
position.
In the next fifteen yards the latter
sprinted ahead and stayed in front up 70
the last thirty yards From this time on
IL was nip and tuck between Vollmer and
Nerich. In the last fifteen yards the
strain told on vollmer and he weakened.
giving way 10 Nerich. who won by yard
and a half. Roberts was coming stronger
all of the time, and was beaten out By
inches for second place.
Joseph Reilly and J. G. Wheatley had
bitter tussel for the honors in the 20
yard swim. while John n Zimoch and
Bud Goodwin had a battle between them
selves for the consolation prize. They were
all in the fight for the first one hundred
yards. with Wheatley in front. At this
point Wheatley and Reilly began pulling
away from the others.
In the last twenty yards Reilly, who
was a yard behind. made desperate
sprint. gradually gained on the leader
took the lead in the last two yards and
won by a touch. Goodwin beat Zlmocn
by the same margin for third place.
Wheatley did not stop. but continued
in vain attempt TO smash the
worlds 5OO-metre record. lie made a
brave attempt. falling short by five sec
onds. However, his efforts were reward
ed by establishing an American record
He was clicked I'm minutes % sec
onds-
The summaries follow:
Tifty-yard swim (club championship
Won by Walter Ramme; X. W. BEN
nett. second; Paul Roberts, third. Time
2:95 3-5.
92O-yard swim (club championship
Won by Joseph Reilly; j. G. Whe9tley,
second: /. J. Goodwin, third. Time
i0O-yard swim (club championship
Won By ~ r. Nerick; II T.. Nollmer,
second: Paul Roberts, third. Time
Fancy diving metropolitan champion
ship)-Won by A h. Downes,. New York
A. C., 8 points: Arthur McAleenan, Jry
Yale Swimming Association. 3 points.
second; ]. T.. Dunn. New York A. c., II
DointS. third.