New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
;0[UMBIA STARTS
off SWIMMING
SEASON RIGHT
a,ats City College Teams
p e.ssiIv-Roy Shows Well
IA distance Plunge.
ms n. HANDLEY.


...roen of Columbia Oniyer-
The Sss',e5 the teams Of the CITY
sity deie t Xsw York last night in tho
College y. ~ the tournament for the
first NEE OF the intercollegiate
\ Ssln,,nIJS's won the swimming events
Oolul of 81 20 Is, and white
ned City College in water POLO with
a. "a Of is points to y. -,
; 20. - nerformances were rather poor
4Hs ~ although records were an
sa So. - This was due 20 the Column
s'p1 msn being entered for the New
~ Athletic Club meet this evening
~ " easing Up after securing saie
"a. re,sv race. which opened the pro
-. was taken by Lee, Vollmer,
E-Lart and Walker, of Columbia, by
- length of the 100-foot pool, and
~ I'd Vollmer simply romped away
- The 100 and 220 yard races, re-
reetiyely. -. .- ri,
- fought out from start to finish
"a onlv inches separated, at the tape,
ae,bsyt Of Columbia. the winner, ard
s.,vortb. of City College, placed sec
"a The time was p l-5 seconds.
Tbs nlunge for distance brought
an. new candidate Of great prom
,ise in Malcolm Roy, OF Columola
h took first with a plunge OF 90 iee'
/ inches. and he should 90 lot turther
vben he has had time 70 correct some
amor faults of style.
columbia's only upset came in the
t,ev diving contest. Burghardt, the
Gbite and Blues reliance, showed a
Ia reversal of form and did not place
i, The awards. Liebner, Of City Col
lee. on the other hand, gave a remark
,biv clever exhibition, and In spite OF
, had fall in one of his dives easily
sr.nointed his rivals. His teammate,
Tlemis. lust managed TO beat out Noel
l,r. Of Columbia, for second, by ebou'
half point.
The water polo match proved some
shat Of surprise 20 the Morningsidt
zen. who looked for sweeping VIC
tory. The City College players, al
though heavily outweighed, put up
fast. hard, plucky game and held dow
fbpir opponents to three touched ant
one thrown goal, so that the final score
vas IS 10 0.
Cooper did the best work for Column
,,s. His play at forward indicated
,ood head, aggressiveness and unusua
'bility in underwater work. He scored
NO Of three touched goals. Cannon, 8
ubstitute, made the other, and Nobl'
brew the last tally. Babor, the CITY
'ollege captain, was the star. of hi'
,am. He put up a strong defence a.
oal. and showed great versatility by
aiding the attack whenever the occa
ion demanded.
The summary follows:
t'a.flof relay race -four men, each zoo feet j.
n tv Columbia Herbert Walker. Lee. Aoll-
-. 4 4 y Y (Haway. Gross. Shaner. Bos-
IN second Tine 2:42 SIS.
.-ysri swim-Won By Herbert. Columfls Bos
.,-f G. c. y. Y, second; Peters. Columbia
~ 'sivi5v-yyo1 by Iiebnsr. c. c. n. Y. with
81 r(i-fs. FIernic. G. c. y Y, second. win
I q 'r1iats. 1loeIler. Columbia third. with 's-
i,s.,,-s .r.o-won BY voilmsr. Columbia: Hs-
lT G n. Y. second: Cohen, Columbia third
Fss-, fo- dlstance-won By Roy. Columbia,
~ n g feet: Leyis. Columbia. second. win o.
81. r.-es q c y Y. third, with 90 feet
ia yarf sgiu1-W0n hy Lee, Columbia rogers
rl.rb.a. seo0nd: schoenberg. c. G. y. J. thru
F5,i s.sSors-columAis. 81; C. C. n. Y. ls.