New-York tribune., 1916-01-09
Columbia to Face Qualsers
While Yale and New
York A. c. Men Try
Conclusions.
By l.. de Is. HANDLEY.

Two interesting college swimming
meets are scheduled for Friday. Co
lumbia viii face Pennsylvania in Phila-
delphia and City College cf New York
will Try conclusions with Yale at New
Haven. The former fixture IS likely 10
bear cons. .GcraDle influence on the race
for Intercollegiate league honois. IN
perts believe Columbia has the best
swimming materla! this year, and con-
slider the Pennsylvania contingent next
in line, so that results should give q
very fair idea Of general prospects and
establish the winning team as iaVoTlte
for the title.
Despite the probability Of seeing
HerUert Nollmer capture the 90, 100
and 220 yard events, the Phllade!phlans
must be conceded fighting chance at
victory On past performances they
should score heavily in plunging ana
fancy diving and take enough seconds
and thirds IN the swimming races 10
pretty nearly oquaIze matters. lhere
is reason to bel eve, therefore, that the
highly rewarded relay contest may
prove the deciding factor, and here
everything indicates that the competi-
tion Will be very close.
In water polo the odds point TO Penn-
svlvania. Scores are not always shfe
base Of comparison, but when one notes
that the Philadelphia players defeated
Citv College As TO o, while the Morn
ings!ders could do no better than - 10
0 against the same team, II is diihcu!t
not 10 draw conclusions.
The meet at New Haven should prove
an easy one for Yale, both in swimming
and in water polo.
The elimination trials Of the lOO-yard
metropo.itan swimming championship
will be held tomorrow at p. m. III
the pool OF the New York Ath-euc OIup'
If all the entrants report several meats
will he necessary. Herbert Nollmer
will take advantage Of the opportunity
10 continue until the l5O-yard marx
after finishing his heat, III an attempi
70 lower {. Vi Daniels's worlds record
Of minute 32 20 seconds.
Arthur Raithel and Perry McGilii-
vray. of the Illinois Athletic CLUB, Cnl-
caro-. have decided not the JON the
American swimming team when IS 10
compete next month in the Honolulu
mid Pacific water carnival. The an
nouncemcnt was made by William
Bachrach, their coach, last Thursday.
Western followers of aquatlcs are
wondering why the American lOO-yarh
record of "a 2-5 seconds. set by ArlhHf
RaIthel last spring, IS not llsted IN M
now hook of the Amateur Athletic
I'n,on They claim that il has as much
RIGHT TO brackets as Duke kahana-
m0lu's indoor standard. identical IN
time. which has not been overlooked.
The opinion may be safely ventured
that discrimination was made because
Paithel swan in a 60-foot pool and
Kahanamoku IN 75-yard one. The be
lief evidently still obtains that turns
slyavs afford an advantage. This be
lief is unwarranted, though. There IS
absolutely 10 doubt that after Ger
tain speed has been attained and 90
seconds il the estimated constant
SPINNER loses on the turns instead Of
gaining A good proof OF tins IS me
fact that Kahanamoku has been able
tn do 100 Yards straightaway in % l-5
seconds. officially. and has never beaten
b42-5 seconds i'm a pool.
For the rest there is something con
Trajectory about the recognition OF
these two records of the Hawaiian and
the rejection Of Raithels If turns are
AN advantage, then his indoor time -
not deserving OF standard honors; II
they are a handicap instead. RsithePs
is the better pool performance.
The swimming tournament or the
Public Schools Athletic League enters
its semi-fnal round this week, and
four meets are on the cards: CONNER
c;al vs.. Townsend Harris Hall, De Witt
Clinton vs. Bay Ridge, Stuyyesant vs..
Erasmus Hall and Boys rs. Commerce.
A set interscholastic swimming
events will be run off on Saturday un-
der the supervision OF Pennsylvania