New-York tribune., 1915-02-25
Beats Wheatley by Inches
in 5OO-Yard Struggle
Fancy Diving Goes
to McAleenan.

Herbert Vollmer, OF Columbia and
the New York Athletic Club, last night
captured the 5OO-yard metropolitan
winning championship in 6 minutes
81 2-5 seconds. after one Of the most
etubbornly fought races ever seen IN
this district.
Three OF his clubmates started
against Nollmcr-Joseph Wheatley, the
50O-metre national record holder;
James II Reilly, the former one-mlie
American champion, and John Zimnoch,
a most promising youngster.
WheatIey took the lead soon after
striking the water, but the others I'M
medately drew up, and for the trSt
| 100 yards the field advanced almost on
] the line. Wheatley turned the century
mark in front, however, and then
, raised his stroke. Reilly promptly ac,
cepted the challenge, and slowly worked
/ into the van.
Zimnoch, meanwhile. was gradually
| falling back, while Nollmer also lost
some ground through crooked swim
ming, so that for about furlong
/ Wheatley and Reilly, rolling along
neck to neck, with first one and then
/ the other a few inches ahead, seemed
/ to have the race well in hand.
But after the 400-yard posts were
passed Vollmer started his bid, and
/ fifty yards from the finish he was at
| Reilly's shoulder. Then all three un-
wound a magnificent sprint, and thrash
/ ing the pool into seethng foam made
/ their last dash for home.
1t was a wonderful struggle. Ten
yards from the line it was any ones
race. But in the final squirt Nollmer
came along at terrific pace, passed
his rivals and just managed to touch
out first. Wheatley was more than
six inches behind and Reilly couple
OF feet further back.
The fancy diving contest for the
metropolitan title furnished one of the
best exhibitions ever seen in this dis
trict The work of Arthur McAleenan,
jr., of Yale, and the New York Athletic
Club member. was wellnigh perfect in
most Of his dives, and he won by a safe
margin from his fellow clubmen, AL
bert T.. DoWnes and Joseph F. Dunn,
who took second and third, respec-
lively.
A l00-ysrd breast stroke race pro-
vided some variety, but the event was
not thrillingly interesting.
As a racing medium the breast stroke
is not much of success. Gerhard Ar
mold a former German champion, won
the contest, with Walter Ramme and
George Louth, both Mercury Footers,
placed next to him in this order
The heats in the l00-yard handicap
swim were well contested, but the final
was won rather easily by 7. II. Cam,
New York schoolboy, who showed ex-
cellent form. Henry Rippinger. of the
West Side Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, was second, and John Curren,
Of the New York Athletic Club, third.
The summary follows:
lOO-yard swim thsndicspl-First he. won by
Haly nSulliysn. Sew York 4. G.: Charles r.
Second heat Won hy T. H. Cam unattached Charles
Hammer. Vest side Y. VI &. A. second. Time
.06 % Third heat won By John Curen. New
oni. Tine. o. Fourth heat won BY Henry r.
Rippinger. IVES, side Y. NJ G. A. Clarence Ash
New York A, G.. second. Time; 10 3-5. FIN
heat won By JeTroId smith. New York A. &. J. J..
semi hnsL, First heat Won by T. II. Cam. unit-
tsched. Henry Ripplnger, West side Y. VI. &. A.
second Tine % - ssc1nd 9.! heat gGl by John
won or' By Ierod smith. NsT York 4 G Charlie, r.
Nuhn. Prudential 4 4 second. Tlm,. l.oa IS.
Rlppinger. West side Y. VI. c. A. second John
Curreu. Aew York A G.. third Time. o52-5.
jOo-yard swim Metropolitan A. 4. 4. senior
A &; Joseph Wheatey y Y A c. second
James IT, Reilly y Y. A. G.. third. Time 32 , s.
100 yard breast strok. swim scratch Won bJ
4. e.. second. George South. y. y. A. C.. third
Fancy diving cM.,opoiitan 4. A L. senior
4. =. siiK I59 so points, Albert 2 DoSn..
y. Y. 4. g. second. Elth 1876 points: Joseph Z
Dunn. y Y A c. third. With l:s 7-lo points