New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-11
Columbia Man-Fish Goes
22O Water Yards in
2::23 % Minutes.
M'GILLIVRAY SECOND;
TEDDY CANN THIRD
Arthur McAleenan Best al Fancy
Diving in New York Athletic
Club Tank.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Herbert L. Nollmcr. the phenomenal
young swimmer OF Columbia Unlver-
slty and the New York Athletic Club,
won the national 4. A. |. 220-yard
swimming championship and broke the
worlds record last night, IN the pool
of the New York Athletic Club. His
time for the distance was 2:23 20.
This broke the former record, held by
himself, of 2:24 As. made in the same
pool this last February.
Perry McGilvray. OF the Illinois A.
C., OF Chicago, was the champion until
Vollmer flashed his wonderful per
Torrance. but the WindyA City man
never had chance last nig$, rs Voll-
mer had gained length n the first
trip down the tank and continued TO
add TO his lead. finishing in a smother
Of foam some twenty feet in the van.
McGillivray had hard work to nose out
Teddy Cam. the New York schoolboy,
for second place.
Another record-breaking perform.
ance was seen in the l00-yard special
the famous Hawaiian and world 5
champion, went the distance in
O:54 3-5. the fastest time ever recorded
at the pool
In the fancy diving contest for the
national championship Arthur Nc
Aleenan. the title holder retained his
laurels. beating out Frank y. Mullen,
his clubmate, b. d narrow margin.
One Of the largest crowds that ever
damned its way into the galleries sur
rounding the pool was on hand at 1880
o'clock, an hour before the first event
was started. Women were in the ma
jority. and although their gowns were
frequently splashed as the swimmers
took the water. they were wildly en-
thusiastic. especially when il was an
nounced that Nollmer had broken the
worlds best figures.
The swarthy Kahansmoku also was
greeted by tremendous reception as
he left the water, after winning the
special race. and Clark's Royal IIa-
waian Serenaders. seated at the foot
OF the pool. struck up a native air.
while the duke bowed his dripping
head in acknowledgment.
In winning the race last night Noll-
mer made the same race he did on
Sunday. when he defeated Kshanamoku
in the elimination trials. From the
start he hit up terrific pace, aiding
his trudgeon with powerful kick that
left the pool in a mad swirl in his
wake. McGillvrsy made the same mis-.
take that the duke had on the night be-
fore. evidently. for he tried TO keep
abreast OF the Columbia boy and wore
himself out in the first half Of the
journey.
Just before the l50-vard mark was
reached McGillivray thrashed through
the water at tremendous speed. and
succeeded in cutting down Nollmer's
lead 10 about eight feet. but he WAS
unable 70 keep it up, and dropped back
again as the swimming marvel con-
tinued ploughing through the churned
up surface of the pool
On the last turn Nollmer made a
beautiful push-oif with his feet. and
then buried his head and fairly lifted
himself half out Of the water in the
last twenty feet As he grasped the
sheet that was suspended from pole
above the water at the finish line the
crowd rose in the seats and checred the
youth. McGillivray had Just enough
speed 70 beat out Cam. while Wheat
ley was poor fourth. Vollmer and
McGilivray swan together and shook
hands while still in IN water.
From the impressive manner in which
he swan his race last night. il was the
opinion Of majority OF the experts
present that Nollmer would have low
cred the record considerably more had
there been some one in there to push
him in the last fifty yards. The times
for the intermediate distances were:
400 yards 0i6I 20. 100 yards. 1892 l.bJ