Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-31
NATIVE SON SWIMMERS EAST
University of California Water
Sharks to Invade Middle
West and East.
ALL ARE RECORD HOLDERS

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9O.-The Uni
versity OF California swimming team,
headed by Ludy Langor holder of the
worlds 440-yard record. win probably be
seen in competition in the intercollegiate
championship and various eastern tanks
during the month OF March.
The announcement was made at the
university that the executive committee
of the associate students had decided to
finance the tour of a team OF five swim
mers provided the men could so arrange
the trip as not to interfere with their
studies. This is the only obstacle IN the
way of the team making the trip. ana
Swimming Manager Ernie Smith and
Captain Ludy Langor are now making an
effort to get the work so arranged for
the five swimmers so that they can get
away With the intercollegiates and sew
eral dual meets Smith and Langor figure
the team will be away from the campus
twenty-one days.
Trims IIIini Men.
The team is an exceptionally strong
one. Ludy Langor, the captain, gained
fame last July by defeating Raithel, Nc
/ Gillivray and other cracks of the Illinois
Athletic club at sutro tank in the 40
yard event. and, incidentally. he set a
new worlds record of minutes 22ss sec
onds for the distance. The next day he
came out and trimmed the mighty Duke
Kahanamoku over $50 yards, and in this
race he broke the existing American rec
| ord for the distance. He il also good
over go yards. and in various meets will
swim these distances, as well as taking
q chance at fancy diving. at which he il
an expert.
Besides entering the intercollegiate
championships, the team will be seen in
various dual meets. The Illinois Ath-
letic club has made an offer to the team
for meet in Chicago, and inquiries have
been received from the University of
Illinois as to when the team will be in
Chicago. The University of Pennsylvania
Is anxious to meet the Pacific coast inter
collegiate champions, and both Yale and
Harvard have asked for a meet II the
team goes east.
The New York Athletic club is another
organization that is anxious to entertain
the Pacific coast boys, and their cham
pions will measure strokes with the
varsity boys. II time allows a trip will
be made to Pittsburgh to meet the Pitts
burgh Athletic club team, and besides
all these meets there are other eastern
colleges which are anxious to get a crack
at the locals.
Compete at Reno, Too.
On the way TO Chicago meets will be
held against the Destert team at Salt
Lake City. with the Denver Athletic club
at Denver. and an exhibition is slated
for Fhe swimmers at Reno, New.
Ernie Smith, the manager Of the team
is the fastest sprinter on the Pacifi,
coast, and has beaten every swimmer o.
note west of Denver. Tho only man abb
to take his measure is Duke Kahana
moku, and he is only a few yards bette
than Smith over the 100 yards
/ Jim Resleure Is the third member o.
the team, and he Will swim in the %
and 40, and possibly. the half mile. II,
J is cripple. with one leg amputated. II,
stands at the start on a crutch, and 4
J one OF the fastest starters among tn
. local swimmers. He is a former Cam
J bridge university man OF England, an,
today holds several English open an
: college championships, He also hold
A German, French and Hungarian chem
pionships, and holds records for variou
( distances in all these countries.
. The fourth member OF the team will b
, George Lindsay. q good all-round swim
: ner. proficient over fifty yards in abou
/ 267s seconds and can swim the 100 IN a
e even'rninute. He Is also good for point
in the 22O-yard event. The fifth membe
of the team Is not decided on, sewers
men being mentioned for the other hertz