New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
Swimming NeWS
and Notes

Seven entries have been received for
the national 220-yard swimming cham
pionship, to be decided at the New
York A. c. tomorrow. Experts, how
ever. look upon the event IS virtually
q triangular fight for the title between
Perry McGillivray, of the Illinois A. G..
Chicago, the present holder; Herbert
Vollmer, Of the New York a. c.. the
worlds indoor recordist, and Duke
Kahanamoku, of Honolulu, who has the
worlds open water championship TO ms
credit.
The other entrants are Teddy Cam
and Joseph Wheatley, of the New YORK
a. c.. Harry Hebner, of the Illinois
A. c.. and Clement Browne, Of the Ham
ilton Club, Chicago. On past perform.
ances Hebner is the only member OF
this quartet who figures in the con-
| test, and he has not shown his best
, form this season.
OF the first mentioned three men
Vollmer is the logical favorite on re-
cent work. His record of minutes
244-5 seconds, made in 75-foot pool,
is faster, when conditions are consid'
cred, than the ? minutes % seconds
marks set by McGillivray In a 60-foot
bath last Thursday, in defeating
k9hanamoku.
The margin Is very small, however,
and kahanamoku, who is not a good
wheeler should do better in the longer
New York a. c. tank than he did in
Chicago. There is no telling where
victory will alight.
No championship sanction viii be
granted for the marathon swim from
the Battery 70 Sandy Hook and back,
which the a." Street Club of Boston
proposes to hold in July. The reason
given by the A. A. L. authorities is
that the long distance title goes with
the Mississippi River l0-mile race IN
ST. Louis.
From the standpoint Of ascertaining
the question of supreL acy, an ordinary
sanction will serve just as well, pro-
vded the Boston club can secure the
entries of the several claimants, as IL
expects.
The action of the governing body in
again favoring st. Louis, however. Is
likely TO cause dissatisfaction IN two
ways.
Exponents of aquatic endurance will
feel once more that they are denied
championship 10 which they are enti-
tied, for the Mississippi course Is re-
N
OF barely three miles, and they do not
consider it long distance test at all.
At the same time, Eastern candidates
for the so-called ten-mile title must
undertake n long trip to bid for 1t,
and will undoubtedly maintain, as they
have in the past. that 1t is unfair 70
ask them year after year 20 travel far
from home for the purpose. IL is their
opinion that the race should 20 10 the
various districts, in rotation, as do all
the others.
Helen Rudy. nine-year-old niece
Of the veteran Joseph A.. captain of
the New York A. &. water polo team. IL
swimming the trudgeon-crawl IN excel
lent form and showing quite unusual
speed for her size. Helen expects TO
enter the competitive field soon.
The national fancy diving title will
also be competed for at the same meet.
| The leading entrants are Arthur Me
Aleenan. jr., Albert Downes and Joseph
Dunn. of tho New York A. c.; Arthur
! liartung, of the Illinois a. G.. and
William Heyn. of the Chicago A. A.
! McAlecnan il the defender.
Miss Claire Galligan, Of New
Rochelle, national 300 yard swimming
champion Of her sex. has been invited
TO take part in the i00yard A. A. l..
title event in San Francisco on July 1.
ut tho expense of the Arrow Swimming
Club. which has received sanction for II.
| She will accept