New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Desperate Sprint Near the
Finish Decides 44G-
Yard Swim.
VOLLMER MAKES AN
EXCELLENT SHOWING
Henry Knecht, of the West Side
Y. M. c. A., Wins Dash at
TraVerS Island.

James II. Reilly, OF the New York
Athletic Club, won the 440-yar8 metro.
politan swimming championship, held
yesterday 1T Travers Island, in 5 min
utes SO 3-5 seconds, and defeated in "a
doing his team mates. Hal Yollmer and
bud Goodwin, the only other startsr,
Seven men we're entered, but the fss,
performances recently made By Reilly
and Goodwin evidently discouraged The
absent ones.
The race was close and interesting.
Reilly took the lead az the start ard
gained several yards on the first lap
Of the il0-yard course, due IN good
share 70 Vollmer's zigzagRing al over
the place instead Of swimming straight.
After that, however, he no more tran
held his own until the last turn
brought the little field into the home.
stretch Then Vollmer spurted. caught
Goodwin and both began 70 crawl ID
on Reilly.
II was a magnificent fight betVeea
them, and IL looked for q while As 70
they would get their rival, but Reilly
let out desperate sprint IN the last
few yards and touched out eight fee,
ahead Of Vollmer, who beat Goodwin
By an arms length.
Nollmer, who is only eighteen, was
really the surprise Of the day. To de-
feat Goodwin is in itself an achieve
ment for youngster, but Vo!lmer
actually outswam Reilly also, and
might have won had he not lost 80
much ground through inability to hold
a straight course.
Fast times were made both IN he
heats and the final Of the iOO-yard
dash for juniors. The deciding heat
was won by Henry Knecht, OF the Wes,
Side Young Mems Christian Associs
: ton, IN 623-5 seconds, with Paul
/ Sutherland, unattached, and John Tin
noeh, Of the New York Athletic Club.
a few inches behind him, and 20 close
together that the judges co~'d not Ar
first decide who was scco4d. They
/ eventually gave the place 90 Suthsr.
/ land.
Eight starters reported for the zoo
/ yard handicap swim, and were sent OF
/ at intervals. Moct % them failed N
keep in their own lanes, and when ire
short mark men overhauled those 70
ceiylng big allowances there was /,
good deal Of elbowing and pushing
Loltan Tobias, unattached. came out
Of the fray in the lead and wo, bv
about one yard from John S. Reilly.
also unattached, who took second y
/ Russell. Of the New York Athlete
Club, was a good third.
The diving contest from the 2s-foo,
platform resulted in a brilliant vic.
tory for 2. Spargerl, Of the New York
( Athletic Club. He exhibited spectacu.
lar form and outpointed By a wide
margin his team mates. Frank Mullen
and Albert 2. Downes. who we're 70.
turned second and third. respectivsiv
The summaries 'ollow.
eoo-yard swim Chandicap,- Won by zof,s-
Tobias. unattached ~ seconds. John B. NrH
I ly. unattached ~ SECONDED. second . n Hua
sell. New York 4. e.. % seconds. hIr.
I Time, . %.
iO0-ysrd swim Junior. arst h.au-wor D.
John Zimnoch. New York A. O. Pau. elfhrr
land. unattached. second. Tfur. q F-t.
second hest-Won by Henry kneeht Wet
side Y ". g. 4: Jerrold smith. Nsw Yorf
! a. -. second. Time 0.62s. tInsi heaf
[ Won By Henry Knecht. West Side 81 NJ o.
] A. Paul sutherland. unattached rer0nI
John Zimnoch. New YORK A. g.. third Tin..
l4o-yard swim ffor Metropolitan 4. a r
| championship -Won bv James IT, Rolls
| New York A. C.: Raj y. Nollmer. New 1ors
A. g.. second: Bui GOODWIN. New 1oH
4 G.. third. Time. 5.5sA
| High diving contest from - fo5 plai
/ form. handicspl-Won bv r. Spong5ers New
| York 4. C. 12 points, WITH i0i 80 poinfs
/ Frank y Mullen. New York \. q. 90
/ points second. With 81 p 100 points ABB
H. Downes. New York 4. e.. Is points. Third
with s0i4 points. Referee, y. " Ruben.
vice president Metropolitan Association a.
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