The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
OUTLOOK FOR
AQUATIC TITLES
Season Promises TO Be Best
In History.
HARRY HEDNER TO Be BUSY.
National Backstroke Title Holder Is
Entered In a Number of Events to
Be Held In Different Cites-He Will
Have Great Rival In Young Dean.

Entered In a Number of Events to
Be Held In Different Cities-He Will
Have Great Rival In Young Dean.
The national aquatic championships .
of the Amateur Athletic union, which /
will be competed for at intervals be- |
tween March "a and April 16, promise .
to be the best in history. The leaders /
of practically all districts have signi |
fed their intention of bidding for the |
supreme titles, and there is assurance
of good fields, keen rivalry and proba-
bly, record breaking.
The $50 yard backstroke event at
the Pittsburgh A. A. on March "a will
bring to the mark among others Harry
Hebner of the Illinois A. c. of Chicago,
Russell Dean of Boston, Merrill Mai
sack and II. Buckland of Pittsburgh.
Hebner is the American and worlds
record holder, but Dean has beaten his
best time in practice, and the other
two are but little slower, so that
great struggle is looked for
Next on the list is the 500 yard free
style swim at the New York A. C. on
March &c, in which will start Hebner
and McGilllvray of the Illinois A. c..
Wheatley, Vollmer and Reilly of the
Mercury Foot team; Leo Handy of
Boston, Clement Browne of the Ham
ilton club, Chicago, and a few lesser
lights. The Illinois representatives are
favorites, but if Vollmer and Wheatley
show their best speed the weSterners
may have to shatter existing figures in
order to win.
The same men are booked for the
220 yard race at the Brookline OIassD
G. A. A. on March %, and they are so
closely matched on past performances
that although Hebner appears to have
a slight advantage. the least break on
his part may throw victory to any of
the others.
On recent work Arthur McAleenan.
Jr., Of Yale and the New York a. c.
should take the fancy diving contest,
awarded the Gotham organization for
April g. Still. his teammates-Dow
Sponberg and Dumas we'll as Heyn
Of the Chicago A. A. are dangerous
antagonists and should not be under
estimated McAleenan will have to ex
hibit his best form to defeat them.
The Chicago \. A. will stage the &c
yard free style and 200 yard breast
stroke championships on April IA an(
in the former event there is no choice
between Hebner. McGillivray ant
Raithel, the Illinois A. G. sprinter!
who are travelling around standard
time within a fifth Of a second of eacl
other. Ramme of the New York 4.
may prove a factor if he starts, bu
this will not be decided until later
The breast stroke race is conceded +
Michael McDermott of the Illinois A
c., who recently created a new stan
dard at 200 yards
The 100 yard swim and the 400 var
relay race for teams Of four will b
run off under the auspices of the Ill
nois y. c. on April Il. Hebner, No
Gillivray and Raithel are again equG
favorites for the sprint. though som
believe Vollmer and Ramme of tn
New York A. @. have fighting chance
and it is almost a foregone conclusio
that the Illinois quartet will captu1
the relay event in spite of the cas-
erners' hopes regarding the possibilit
of victory by the Mercury Foot fou
The titular carnival will close wit
the water polo tournament at the Ill
nois A. G. on April 16. If the Ne
York a. G. enters its fast team, /;
seems likely. there is excellent pro
pect of the pennant being won by IL
Winged Footers. Otherwise there
hardly a doubt that the Illinois A.
and Chicago \. \. seyens will have IL
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