New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
Handy, Star of Meet, Capt
ures Two Championships
and Sets Record in
22O-Yard Race.

The swimmers Of the Brookline High
School, of Boston, scored brilliant
victory in the national interschoiastlc
championship water carnival held yes
terday in the pool of the New YORK
Athletic Club. They captured all "
points, against 6 tailed by Lawrence
Vile, Stuyvesant and De Witt Clinton,
next to finish on the list of awards.
Leo Handy was the individual star
of the meet, helping to win the relag
race, capturing both the 100 ana Wv
ward titles, and lowering his own fur-
long interscholastic record to : MIN
utes SO 2-5 seconds, two-fifths OF a
second below the mark he established
at Princeton last month. .,
The elimination trials OF 22O-yafd
games were run off in :he afternoon
and the following boys quallhed 1or
the final: Handy, of Brookline; T..
II. Luke, Of LawrencevlIle; Kooert
Dippy. of Philadelphia Central, ana
William O'Sullivan, of De Witt Clin-
ton.
In the deciding heat C. stirring race
was witnessed between Handy ard
Luke. Both drew ahead Of their rivals
soon after the start and fought stub
in front most of the time, but only by
a few inches. On the last lap Luke
unwound a great sprint. and 1t looked
for a while as if he might win, but the
Boston lad had plenty of reserve. and
inst nipped him at the tape in min
utes SO 2-5 seconds, new record. Luxe
eoualled the old mark. Dippy and
OiSullivan nr.shed nearly even, but the
former was awarded third place.
The relay race proved easy for the
Brooklynitc quartet, made up Of Nc
Kinnon. Prendergast. Untersee and
Handy. Lawrenceville and POLY
Preparatory were the only other
schools TO enter the contest. and their
teams were badly beaten from the hrst.
The Brooklyn boys touched out Law
rcnceville, but were disqualified for
stealing on the gun. The time OF the
winncrs-l minute As 80 SECONDS
equalled standard figures.
Only four reported for the plunge,
which Giebel, Of Stuyvesant, walked
away with. His best distance was 81
feet c. Thomas, OF ST. PauPs, took
second, although covering only % feet'
the same as did his team mate, II.
Bovce. but is average was better, so he
received the preference.
Robert Galbraith, of Commerce, IA
vorite for the fancy diving contest,
failed to show his best form and was
beaten decisively by Clifford Parker, OF
De Witt Clinton. who gave an excellent
performance. II. Cagney, of Stuyve-
SAINT, was third.
The ffty-yard swim proved close
and interesting. The heats were
hotlv contested, and Prendergast. OF
Rrookline. only secured first in the
final by very narrow margin. Shields:
of Poly Preparatory, and Cntersee, OF
Brookline. reaching the line in this
order, right at his shoulder.
The summaries follow:
IAN events national interscho.ssuc championship
2gO-yard swini-Fiist heat wcu - Leo hA-dy'
Rrookilne II. ). T. H. Luke Lawrence me Sc,
-, fir,e %. a. Second hea'--W0n ~ Robert
Dipry Philadelphia Central ". william Osul,
ivan Dew III C.intoa second. time, = "a flnt
hcai-Wou b. leo Handy. BrOQk.lne' l. ~. Luz ~.
IaWrenceyiIe serotd. Eo'eH piplp. fhlshFipHa
Genital third. Time. Sd IS tucW recofi;,, a
zoo yard relay r4ce-Nou bJ bFeok.MS n.
Irendcrgast Mckinnon. Jntrrsee snd Hindyl
Lawrencrule fMcCaduey. Davidson. Luxe Aa
Franzheiml. second Pos Preparation !lsedmi,0s,lt
TaIiots J. Shields a-d shiedsl. dsGuaAneu
for beating the gun. Time IS S-5. .
Plunge Tor disian-e-oNn by G.ehel. StuyTesAit.
with 81 feet. Thomas - Paul. second. Win %
feet Boy-e - Paul third. with - teet 49,
l0O-ysrd sw.nl-FIrst heat won ~ M,h,hnon'
Rrookline Rogers. -. Paul second Time ! " -
Second heat Von b. Handy. BE0okAAe' hA''-I''H'