New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
College Swimmers Open
Their Season This Week
Columbia and c. c. N. Y
Teams Clash Friday
Fifteen-Year-Old Star

This week marks the opening of the
collegiate season in water sports. On
Friday. December 7, Columbia and the
CITY College Of New York engage in
the fnst meet of the annual league
tournament for the team champion
ships in swimming and water polo, and
after that activities will be in full
swing.
Prospects for a successful year are
excellent. While the heavy toll LAID
by the war upon the varsity aquatic
squads is likely TO make the averag
performance less high class than in tn
past, there is no dearth Of good ma
terial in the ranks of the Intercol
legiate Swimming Association, and the
loss Of many Of the 1857 stars
actually promises 10 add interest to
the seasons competition by placing the
league teams OH a more equal footing
than they were last year.
II is impossible at this early date to
estimate accurately the strength OF the
various squads in the field, for all are
made I'D largely of new men, but It
looks as if Yale, Princeton, Columbia
and Pennsylvania would prove well
matched and put up a close hght 1or
title honors both in swimming and IN
water polo.
The lOO-yard match swimming race OF
last week between Miss Charlotte boyle,
of this city, and Miss Elizabeth Ryan, OF
PHILADELPHIA, furnished conclusive evil
dence that both girls are now in line
for championship laurels, and the VIM
ter's battles for leadership should be
the best ever witnessed. With these
two new stars pitted against Miss Dori-
ner. Miss Galligan and Miss Artelt
blanket finishes may be expected
The Illinois A. c. Of Chicago VIII
hold its first indoor water carnival OF
the season on Thursday, December o, IN
the home pool. Several events for hlgh
school BOYS are on the card and inter-
est will centre upon them, Tor some
lads of sensational ability are sa'o "
have been developed in the scholastic
ranks.
Miss NJ. Arklie, of the Philadelphia
Turnegemeinde, sprang a surprise AT
the recent bi-weekly meet OF the or
canization by swimming so yards IN 5e
seconds. This indicates ability TO 40
100 wards under ! minute 10 SECONDS
She will bear watching.
The new athletic club Of Columbus.
Ohio. has secured the services OF
competent swimming coach, ROBERT
Zimmerman, formerly at the chicago
A. A., and entered the field OF water
sports. Teams Of mermen snd maids
are now being formed, and application
has already been made for some OF me
Central A. A. L. aquatic championships
The official recognition just granted
~, tba A A. u. authorities 70 the 2OO-
ward worlds relay swimming record OF
i minute 40 1-5 seconds. set last March
nv a Yale University quartet, made up
az I. Ferguson, r. Mayer, c. V. Schiaet
srd r Thomas, marks a milestone IN
the history of collegiate water sports.
n ia the first time an international
swimming standard was ever mace ~
varsity competition. It's acceptance by
tho Governing body should also serve
ss new incentive TO the New Haven
vatermen, for there is every indication
that the four iconoclasts will receive
he coveted "Y" in acknowledgment OF
their brilliant feat. Richard Mayer, the
only member of the quartet sun al
coliege. will captain the Yale varsity
team this season.
Donald Nixon, the 15-year-old star
of the Detroit Y. Nj. c. A, gave an.
other exhibition of his remarkaol'
ability at the opening indoor SWIM
Ming meet Of the Detroit A. 1. liz
romoed away with the feature event
nm open l00-yard scratch race; e"siiS
defeating a representative heid'
Bud Goodwin, Of the New York 4. -
d.sn NJ Americas swimming cham'
Mons. has given up business to devote
bis entire time to the teaching o,
swimming and life-ssving at army
camps.