New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
Scores Clean Cut Victory
Over Big Field in Cham
pionship Meet.
THRILLS WHEN MEN
MISS THEIR FOOTING
Spectacular Performances at
National Fixtures in New
York A. c. Pool.
BY l.. DE b. HANDLEY.

Arthur McAleensn. jr., Of the New
YORK Athletic Club. regained the ma
tional indoor fancy diving title last
night, which he first captured in 1918,
and then lost one year ago TO Conrad
Wohlfed, of the Illinois Athletic Club,
Of Chicago.
The holder was not on hand TO de-
fend his laurels, but a large and rep
resentative field answered the clerks
call, including, besides the winner.
William Heyn, Of the Chicago Athletic
Association, who was placed second;
Albert Downes, of the New York Ath-
letic Club, who finished third, and F.
A Spongberg, Frank Mullen and Joseph
seph A. Kennedy, Of the Brookline
Swimming Club, Boston, and Samuel
Gerson and Harold Furlong, Of tho
Philadelphia Young Mems Christian
Association.
The latter pair retired after the
obligatory dives, pleading not enough
familiarity with the 12-foot spring
board to attempt the moro difficult
specialties.
The contest had several thrilling
features. The take-oR was so slippery
that three or four times a competitor
missed his footing and went hurting
through the air, escaping injury by
hairs breath. Twice Downes and
Spongbcrg miscalculated their distance
by few inches and collided with ths
board, luckily recovering unscathed;
and more than one bad fall was wit
messed which threatened serious hurt
10 the diver.
McAleenan's victory was clean cut
and decisive. He was really the only
contestant who went through the en-
tire performance without break.
Heyn, the Chicago entrsnt, did not
live up to expectation; most Of his
voluntary dives lacked finish, and II is
probable that Downes would have out
pointed him had he not suffered mis-
haps in his two highest scoring fests.
! The wet board went from under him,
and in one case he failed absolutely
to perform the dive.
AS 1t was, he and Joseph Dunn tied
for second on the positions awarded by
the judges, but when the points were
summed up Downes was found to have
been placed third.
In the eighteen-men one-mile relay
race, which was another attractive
feature OF the meet, the excitement OF
| competition was missing, for no team
came forth to oppose the speedy Mer-
EOOl w men Nne lifls
was announced. however, the big crowd
cheered itself hoarse, for Conrad Tru-
benbach, swimming the last relay,
passed under the tape in IS minutes
! 80 AS seconds, and this cut a nice slice
| cat Of the former worlds record of IS
minutes 46 20 seconds, established in
| May, 1918, by the swimmers of the
/ Illinois Athletic Club, OF Chicago.
/ Eight promising lads took the mark
in the 100-yard novice swim, which was
decided in heats. The final proved the
closest race Of the evening.
Victor Champion, f. Clifford Ploce
and H. P. Limnoch thrashed along neck
/ to neck over the entire course, and
! finished inches apart in this order. The
time was l minute 9 seconds.
Only the elimination trials OF the
/ 100-yard handicap swim were run off.
The hour was late and some of the New
( York Athletic Club men, who qualified
for the semi-fnals, had competed al
ready in several events, so the officials
suggested postponing the deciding
heats, and, all the men agreeing, they
were put off until Saturday next, in the
same pool.
The summaries follow:
0ne.mi re- az race eighteen men; seventeen -
swim 100 yards. eighteenth 60)-Nsw York Athletic
Club team tJoseph &. Mheatey 600 -. Herbert
Vollmer. 057; Walter Ramme. o.5s 3-5: Nicholas
Nerich o:j9 Harry 0Sullisan. 05S as; James II.
Reilly. 0:5S 4-5. Richard Bennett, 0 IS rs: John
Zimnoch. O:62 IS; 7. H. Cam. o.5s IS: John J.
Curren. o:G2; Clarence Ash. 064 Is: William
o'sulli'an. O:ss Is; Prescott. Palmer, ess -:
Jerrold Smith. O:6s; Thomas Mccarthy. oes: Con-
rad Traben9lach. 50 yards. $50. Time. ls:lsi;.
iOo.yird swim (norice: fs, hesp-wo By n
Clifford Ploce. Bedford Y. NJ G. A: II. r. zlm.
noch unattached. second: time, l:o9. Second heat
Won by Victor T.. Compton. unattached: Thomas
Reilly. IT,. ttsched. second; time. ! % as.
Final hest-won by Victor Compton unattached:
Z, Clifford PlOce. Bedford 7. - g A., second;
Fancy diving national indoor A A. cham.
York A. C., with los s-lo points; william Heyn.
Chicago A. A, second. with 1903 lilo points.
l0O-yari swim (hsndicsp)-First heat won By
H; Cam Ne. York A. C. q seconds tins.
West side Y NJ c. A. t22 seconds tins. IS.
Third heat BY Leo Giebel. unattached az sec
onds) time. / .05 as. Fourth heat won By John J.
Curran. New York A. c. ~ seconds time. oe2 as.
Fifth heat BY John Zimnoch, New York A. Q.
q seconds time, 0.62 as. Sixth heat won BY q.
Esseborn. West Side Y. 81 c. A. us ssoonds);
time. Ill.
Semi finals and anll heats 70 b decided Aprn 10
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