New-York tribune., 1915-10-31
Now Working Regularly and
Promise to Give Their Rivals
a Hard Fight in the
Coming Meets.
BY /. de Il. HANDLEY.

The watermen of the College of the
City Of New York seem at last to have
seen daylight. They evidently realize
that the defeats suffered ever since
they joined the Intercollegiate Swim
ming Association have been due chiefly
to lack of ambition, and instead Of re-
porting for practice only once in
while, as in past years, they are now
training faithfully and working regu-
larly.
AS natural result, progress has been
made in every branch OF aquatics, and
Lionel Mackenzie, the coach, is conf
dent OF turning cut for the first time
swimming and water polo teams able
to give all rivals a hard tussle in the
championship tournament.
Captain Shaner. Beher, Hayes, Bos-
worth and Schoenberg are at present
the likeliest candidates for the fifty
yard dash and .he relay quartette; Bor-
naman, Boswor,h and Adleman the
leading hundred ysrders; Wolf, Kaiser
and HOway the best furlong swimmers;
Jones and Auerbach the ablest plungers,
Greenbaum, Clemis, Lieberman and
Chambers the clcverest fancy divers,
and Captain Babor, Trainor. Bosworth,
Howay, Schroeder, Auerbach and Mann
heimer the strongest water polo play
ers.
Mackenzie has some promising green
material in hand, however, and 1t may
develop in time TO take part in the
important meets.
The National Collegiate Athletic AS
sociation has completed the revision OF
al! rules governing varsity water sports
and is now seeking the cooperation OF
the various bodies controlling these
sports to have them universally
adopted. While II would have been adj
visible for the rational committee on
aouatics 10 consult with the district
authorities before undertaking to draft
the new codes, there is no doubt that
the work has been accomplished IN "A
mastery manner. and that the general
enforcement Of the laws so ably de-
vised will initiate TO the best inter
ests Of all concerned.
Ii is TO be hoped. therefore, that the
college watermen will meet IN the
proper spirit the overtures made. The
national organization has no intention
of assuming administrative or leglsla-
tive powers. IL merely aims at bring
ing about the voluntary adoption by
all colleges Of uniform rules. in order
10 promote and facilitate interdistrict
and national competition.
Miss Dorothy Becker. OF San Fran
cisco, the speedy girl swimmer who es-
tablished a fifty yard worlds record
for women last winter. IN Honolulu,
will soon appear in new role. She
has developed into a star fancy diver.
Miss Marguerite Brack, the champion
mermaid OF California, row q resident
Of this city, said on the subject: 81
saw Miss Becker perform IN the Sutro
Bath before leaving the Coast, and her
work was perfection. Competent judges
at home believe she is the greatest
Girl diver in the country and the logi-
cal favoiite for national honors."
Columbia University will not have to
depend solely on Herbert Nollmer for
sprint swimming this year. John
Charles Lee, captain of the team, Is
covering 100 yards under one minute,
and should be a match for any college
opponent at the distance.
Carl Lehman, of Pennsylvania Uni
yersity, has been doing better plung-
ing than ever, of late, and he seems TO
be pointed straight at intercollegiate
laurels. In the second Yale meet. last
season, he glided u feet 10 inches. the
best performance made in the cham
pionship tournament
The Public School Athletic League
will resume this year its annual swim
ming tournament, which could not be
held in l9li-15. 1t vii, consist of q