The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
WITH STARS BARRED
OUTSIDER Is VICTOR
Tobias Takes Swimming Title
From Weakened Field at
SpOrtsmen's Show.
McGREGOR WINS DIVE
Yale Amphibian Shows That
His Defeat Of National Cham
piOn Was No Fluke.

So. Through the suspension of ten OF the
crack swimmers Of the New York Attn
ictic Club. because OF their participation
In an unsanctioned swimming meet at
Annapolis las, week--Ncholas Nerich
the middle distance champion, being
among thcr-Zoltan Tobias an uDat-
tsched amphibian. won the 500 yard
Metropolitan championship at the open
ing Of the Sportsin,n's Show In Madison
square Garden last night. Tobias won
the final heat by fifteen yards from H.
Knecht, the West side Y. NJ c. a.
swimmer in the fair time Of minutes
II 2-5 seconds.
In the final heat Paul Roberts Of Yale
started sprint and covered the first
century In minute IL as seconds. He
passed the 200 yard mark with scant
lead over \. j. Palonscar, but was firing
fast. Tobias crept up passed Palenscar
and took the lead at 800 yards Roberts
quit In the next lap. Tobias increased
his lead and splashed across the finish
in minutes II 2-5 seconds. almost a
minute behind the record established By
G. NJ Daniels of the New York A. C.
in 1911.
The fancy diving contest proved fea-
ture. Malcolm McGregor. the Yale cham
pion, who defeated Arthur McAleenan,
the national titleholder, in the Columbia
tank last week. won the event with Sc 40
points c. Behrens the foreign champion,
representing the City A. c.. scored a close
second with 62 $40 points.
McGregor had three specialties that
were executed with commendable exact
ness. He tried a forward one and a
half running dive. but splashed tribe.
Then he attempted backward Jack
with a half twist. and cut the water
like a knife. Ted Barrett OF Columbia,
j. f. Dunn and +. n. Mullen. both OF the
New York A. c.. were the only ones OF
the big entry that scratched.
Between the final OF the diving and 500
yard swim. Kearney y. Speedy. the cham
pion high diver OF the world dived from
a stand seventy three feet In the air into
six feet of water. His thriller was fol-
lowed by C. Holden Holden tried a back
dive from a platform close to the gardes
roof and managed to land In the sixty
foot tank without injury.
Exhibitions by Capt. Schlomberg OF the
United States Volunteer Life Saving
Corps and the Misses Trap, Glossford
and Osborne Of the National Women's Life
Saving League were performed durins
the afternoon. Mrs. Howard. who won
the womens I'VE mile championship swim
from Rockaway to Brighton Beach last
summer, and Miss Barteldes, who finished
third to Mrs. Howard, also showed a few
tricks that are used in saving lives.
In the amateur trap shooters event Mrs
L. G. Vorel OF Detroit tied with A. Bett
Of New Jersey with "a birds out of q
possible IS. Mrs. Vogel surprised tn,
veterans by her craftsmanship. as sh,
took only one card. while Betu tried four
J. p. Sousa, the band leader. took few
trials. but could score no higher than /!
out Of % targets.
Andrew Patane OF Bryant High schoo
led the schoolboys in the Junior marks
men competition, scoring 96 odt Of a posi-
BILE 400. Medals were awarded to lad:
who scored so or better. and ffty-tw,
qualified The competition is authorized
by the War Department. The aquatic
summaries:
500 Yard metropolitan Championship
Semi nnal hest-won by A. J. Pslenscar. IN.
i,ashed Roberts ;s,, Yale r, sesond
Second seml,n H.as-won by II
attached. third. Time. minutes 40 seconds
Ka.c hA West s Ss NJ 6 u A second
A. J. Palenscar third. Time, minutes
Fancy Diving. scratch-won by Malcolm
McGregor, Yale, with Sc 40 points; J
Behrens City a. G. second: with e2 81.
peinntr., spSnsbers' unattached third
The frs, fifteen to qualify az junior
marksmen follow:
A Patane. Bryant. 90: NJ. Malone, stuy
vssant IS: Van Sicklen. Jamaica. 80; Smith
Boy. High. 50; oReiliy, Manual Training
81: De Geronimo. Commercial. 90; Rather
nSg cin,on ~ f bse1 cn.sn ss.
6tuyvessnt. 80: Sanborn, Erasmus Hall. 30
Leopold. Clinton. 80.