The sun., 1916-12-24
SWIMMERS READY
u FOR Big SEASON
STARS Of Last Year Again Ex-
pected to Make Assault
on Indoor Records.


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Games Duke Kahanamoku. Honoluiu's
human fish. was considered without Q
peer In tank or open water. With his
wonderful endurance. speed and powerful
strokes the dusky Hawaiian cut records
n bits. ploughcd through the water at an
ncress cruiser clip and otherwise dis
tsrced all opponents. America then
learned that 1t must develop watermen
II Il could hope to compete with the
Honolulu swimmers. and America has
developed these n%atators.
At present there are more great swim.
ners living in the United states than In
al the rest Of the world. From Herbert
vollmer Of Columbia University and the
New York A. C.. to Ludy LANCER Of Los
Angeles, the dash and distance cham
plons respectively. the swimmers OF this
country make up a versatile and accom-
plished aggregation which easily could
distance any team Of natators that could
b gathered.
n~atators and It is found In the many
athletic clubs OF the nation. in which
have been built at great cost modern
tanks. Almost every prominent club
employs a swimming coach al a high
figure. and the coach 10 hold his Job
must necessarily develop talent worth
while. Swimming IL as much an Ameri-
can institution right now as golf and
Baseball.
SWIMMING 90 the Fore.
The indoor swimming season will be
a hand almost before the coaches are
aware OF II. Il can be said that none
will be caught mapping. Already the
New York A. c. team is practising and
almost every big college In the country
has its team In competition. The Inter-
collegiate Swimming League already has
had meets in which Pennsylvania and
Columbia swimmers were successful,
each defeating City College. Plans are
being made In many parts Of the coun-
~ for indoor meets.
AT Buffalo next Tuesday the frst Of
the big tank contests are to be held in
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. tank OF tina city.
Invitations have been sent out to almost
every swimming organization In the
country and entries nave been received
from enough to assure competition Of
the highest order. The New York A. c.
under the care OF Matthew Mann, the
coach. will have a full team. among them
being Hal Vollmer. Ted Cam, Al Downs,
Joe Wheatley. Cyril Carroll. Joe Rudy,
Jerold Smith. John Zimmock and John
Curran.
Yale has s.sniied It's intention OF en-
tering "A team in the meet. and probably
will send candidates for each event. Yale
has had great success IN the tank and
expects to be equal to n emergency
again this season.
vollMer Was Mig star.
Probably the most prominent swimmer
eeveioped last season and who bids fair
! to be even better this season is Hal Voll-
ner. captain OF the Columbia. University
team and q prominent contestant with
the New York A. c. Last year Vollmer
established seven records. He bettered
the time for all bath races from $50
yards to 500 meters inclusive and in do
Ing 90 defeated some Of the best swim
ners In the country. In an exhibition al
200 yards at the New York A. c. voll-
mer swan the distance in 4 minutes
Ul-5 seconds. one Of tho best perform
ances ever noted.
Not only did Vollmer make great head
way among the stars Of the water. but
no helped materially to keep Columbia In
high place In the intercollegiate Swim
ming League. Yale. however. won the
intercollegiate honou and the water polo
title went to Princeton.
Second only TO vollmer among the
swimmers Of the nation. and on the Pa
CHIC coast considered the peer OF them
al, is Ludy LANCER OF LOT Angeles.
LANCER undoubtedly ID one of the great
est distance stars since Bud Goodwin
started breaking records. Not only did
Lancer win a national title at every dis
lance above q quarter OF a mile. but he
established new records at a half mile
and 1000 yards. He defeated the peer
OF Hawaiian swimmers In q meet held in
Honolulu. LANCER Is ready for another
campaign.
West Has Swimmers.
Tho Illinois Athletic Club. which for a
time hogged all national titles and
threatened 10 swamp the swimming mar
ket with talent. lost little Of Its prestige
last season and right now threatens to
again ascend to the utmost peak. There
IL a galaxy Of exceptional swimming
stars sporting In the I. A.. C.. a each
cay preparing to storm the meets Of the
country.
Among the prominent swimmers there
are Perry McGillivray. Michael McDer-
mott. II. J. Hebner. William Vosbureh.
a. c. Ralthel and d. L. Jones. Each OF
these men have established records at
their ~favorite distances. The first four
named established a 400 yard relay rec
ord which probably will Withstand the
savages Of time.
Clement Browne OF tho Hamilton Club
q another Chicago swimmer of national
prominence. At any distance owe a
quarter OF q mile Browne IL a dangerous
contender. Many C~uicagoans believe
measure of LANCER and undoubtedly
these sterling performers al be pitted
ssainst each other.
". Y. A. c. Tank Improved.
Although the national swimming
events have not been allotted as yet to
Chicago, Pittsbung and New York hope
70 again stage the events this season.
The New York a. c. has improved its
tank until now II Is the equal OF any
TANK In the nation. And TO see the stars
practising there It seems the y. Y. A. C.
" expecting or preparing to annex all
the titles.
From unoficial sources II IL rumored
mat Bud Goodwin will be active In the
swimming world again. He Is deter
mined 20 make another assault on the
records and hopes to regain some OF the
laurels which once belonged to him. lie
probably will conine his attention TO
instance events. at which he still IL an
able performer. Goodwin n a swimmer
VINO has a remarkable record. Few ath-
le'"' ever won as many championships
a. has Rpd