New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
Picks LANCER to Win
-Four Swimming Titles
Vieth Confident His Pupil
Will Sweep the Card at
Championship Meet
on the Coast.
BY l.. DE b. HANDLEY.


the Los Angeles Athletic Club, is con-
fdent that his pupil, Ludy LANCER,
holder of the 440-yard worlds record,
will make a clean sweep of the quar-
ter, half, one mile and long distance
national swimming championships IN
San Francisco.
lie writes that in recent time trials,
| both indoors and in open water, LANCER
has shown great improvement since
last summer, so that he feels justified
in believing the lad will shatter every
existing standard and defeat all corners.
The long distance event, by the way,
will be a two-and-one -half-mlle swim,
starting in the Yacht Harbor, going to
and around the battleship Oregon,
anchored in San Francisco Bay, then
back.
Despite the glowing accounts of Lam
/ gers speed, critics here have great faith
in the ability of Joseph Wheatley and
! Bud Goodwin, the New York Athletic
/ Club candidates, to give the California
man the run of his life for the titles.
| Wheatley, too, has been smashing rec
| ords right and left in practice, and his
| brilliant performance in the one-mlle
trial last Wednesday indicates that he
has finally found himself.
Neither rough water, nor tide, nor
strong opposition prevented his swim
ming the fastest mile ever covered out
/ doors in this country, and he is even
more dangerous at 440 and $50 yards.
As to Goodwin, his consistency and
remarkable competitive ability make
] IL L 81 l,t Of hna "a -
in the one-mile race; even more in the
/ longer test. Particularly in the chilly
waters of the Yacht Harbor he Will
have a big advantage over his rivals.
owing to weight, strength and absolute
imperviousness to cold.
OF the two divers who will repre-
sent this district, Albert +. Downes
and Arthur McAleenan, both Mercury
Footers, no other fear need be held
| than lack of competence among the
| Judges. Ii is difficult TO find expert Of
fcials in diving. For the rest, Nc
Aleenan conclusively took the measure
last winter in springboard competition
of the Westerners, who had previously
triumphed over the Coast leaders, and
Downes gave an exhibition of high div
ing in the metropolitan championship
on Wednesday the like of which has
never been seen in the United States.
Both rank supreme in their chosen
field.
James Reilly. the former New York
Athletic Club star, now instructor Of
swimming at Rutgers College, is get
ting along famously in his new post
,~
terial. J. Toohey, captain of the foot
ball team, is his best pupil and he
proposes to enter him in the first local
meet. Toohey, although a novice, is
travelling the century around 90
seconds.
Two young swimmers who promis Sc TO
be heard from before the outdoor sea-
son is concluded are John Zimnoch and
Theodore Cam. They showed speed,
endurance and head work in the recent
metropolitan quarter-mile champion
ship, and at the rate they are improv-
ing they should soon be in line for
! district honOrs.
Entries continue TO pour in for the
expos ton water carnival. and william
Coffman, manager OF the meet. names
among the latest additions to the list
OF contestants: For the mems races
Frank. Lawrence and Wilhelm Cunha.
brothers of George Cunha. Of Homo
lulu; Herman Laubis, of St. Louis;
Charles Fereday, Of New Orleans, and
Lincoln Johns,7. of San Francisco. For
the women's events Lucille Legros, Of
Hawaii Margaret Griffin. of Van
, couver, champion of Canada; Con-
stance Movers. Of Portland. Ore. and