New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
VOLLMER SWIMS
100 YARDS FOR
WORLDS RECORD
Columbia Boy Clips Over
a Second from Time
Dixon Wins Cup.
By l.. DE u. HANDLEl.

Herbert Vollmer. Of Columbia and
the New York Athletic Club, swan
sensational l00-yard race. in the han
dicsp contest for the Brotton Cup. held
in the Mercury Foot natatorium last
night. He covered the classic distance
in 81 As seconds.
This is the fastest time ever made
in 75-foot pool. rhe peerless Charles
VI. Daniels. in the same bath, never
beat 56 seconds.
The amazing performance, however.
did not enable the young champion 10
attain the honor OF having his name
inscribed on the big perpetual trophy.
&. !. Dixon. Of the Wes. Side Young
Mems Christian Association. whose
actual time Was | minute seconds
had an allowance Of Is seconds. which
gave him victory with a corrected mark
of 81 seconds. Vollmer's 3-sccond han
dicap reduced his figures 20 81 as sec
onds, which awarded him second place,
and Charles John Lee. jr.. Of Colum-
bia. finished third, with SO 2-5 seconds.
from the 7-second mark.
Vollmer got away 70 a splendid star.
md simply romped away from his heat
rivals. Swimming a clean. powerful.
single trudgeon-crawl stroke. ne
touched the 5O-yard posts in 25 sec
onds and the 75-yard ones in 40 / )
seconds. then swept on TO the finish in
perfect form. and apparently without
undue eXcrtion, for he left the water
quite fresh
The 50-yard swim for novice, re-
quired three heats. and the final was a
neck-to-neck battle all the way. The
men were so close at the finish that il
took some time for the judges 20 agree
on the winner. Greff Allen. Of the New
York Athletic Club was finally given
first; Lansing c. Holden. ir Of Prince
ton University. second. and Ray Mat
toX Walker, Of the New York Athletic
Club. third. The time was % seconds.
The fancy diving handicap. from the
low springboard. brought out big
field. and the performances were uni
formly good Joseph Dunn. OF the New
York Athletic Club. the national high
diving champion Of 1912, won the con-
test from the 6-point mark with 1888
points; Robert Gslbraith, the former
interscholsstic holder, from the High
School of Commerce. received an allow
snce Of : points. and took second with
$3.50 points; William Rogow, OF the
City Athletic Club, finished third. from
the i0-poin. marx. with $40 points
The question Of recognizing Noll-
mer's l00-yGrd time as a worlds record
was submitted TO Otto Wahle. Of the
Amateur Athletic Unions swimming
committee. but he said the matter WAS
in doubt. as Duke Kshsnamoku, of
Hawaii. had done 90 10 seconds over
strsightaway course. The conditions
in the two races were so totally differ
ent, however, that both performance
may be brscketed as standards.
The summary follows:
5o-ysrd swim (novicel- First heat won by
lansing Holden Princeton. George Arfmsn.
Bedford 7. ". G. A.. second Time. 0.2Hs
Second heat won by Hubert ". See. Prince
Ton. y. J. Titlgibbons. he Wit Clinton II.
=. second Time. 0:-S's. Third heat won
ry Gref Allen. New York 4. e.. Ray ".
Walker unattached second. Tiue. 0:Z,is.
q. O.. Lansing Holden. Princeton. second;
lsnr v. Wsih"r unattached. third. Time.
Faucy diving a.audicap,-Won by Joseph
Dunn. New York A. e. % points. with 31
points Robert GaIbraith. unattached %
points, second with $3.50 points william
Rogo". city a. e.. 30 points. third. VII"
$50 points
iCo-,arJ swim for Br4uon cup sealed
municipalities heat wou hy j. Charles I%r'
columbia. john Fimuocs. New York A G..
ilerber; yolmer. New. York 4. g.; Henri
kuecht. West side =. NJ. - a. sec"hd.
Time. 0.5l., Third neat won hy Prescott
Palmer. New York a. O.. John oufren NrW
York A. e. second. Time. l;yo-. Fo-d,u
heal won hy charles T. Aunn. irin~h.lei
a. A. Charles kaufman. unattached. sec
oul Time I.6st Finh heat won ly J.. -
Miller. Townsend Harris II. :; A ]. Law
unattached second. Time. i:e slhtn Hs"l
80. by. a. ! Dixon. West side Y N q 4;
D. Usndscfuclt. unattached. second ltni-'
i:g.. Corrected tmes-C. j. Dixon. " gst
Side y. ". e.. A.. o:5i winner. Herbert loI-
mer. New York a; O. Vo4': s''N'' o.