Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
RECORDS EXPECTED
in COLLEGE TANK
Penn Men Expected to Set
New Marks in Individual
Championships

When the pick and cream of the collegiate
swimming world get together for their an
nual individual swimming championships in
Weightman Hall on Saturday, March "a,
some intercollegiate records are doomed TO
topple among the pile of debris of wrecked
records Of former years. With all Of the
swimmers of the larger colleges in the East
taking part in these championships, it is
safe TO say that swimming enthusiasts in
this section of the country will not have an
other chance in years to see such exhibitions
as will take place at the end of this month
The pool at Weightman Hall will furnish
an excellent opportunity for the amphbians
to set up some new marks, as the lanes will
be wide and the turns az each end of the
tank will be easy for the rlen as they are
nearly flush with the water line and afford
tho swimmers an even SURFACE upon which
to make fast and speedy turns The diving
board at Coach George kister's tank is full
OF spring, and all Of the fancy divers should
be able to get off some sterling dives.
Five Colleges Entered
Columbia, Yale. Pennsylvania, Princeton
and the City College of New York will all
have their best men entered in these cham
plonships, which are held each year sepa-
rate from the collegiate championships. The
man winning first place in each of the
events is considered the collegiate cham
pion in that particular event. The annual
intercollegiate championship is run off each
winter between the swimming teams of the
colleges mentioned above, and the team Sc
curing the most wins over its competitors
is awarded the Intercollegiate swimming
Association championship
Competing in the fifty-yard DASH Yale
will have some fast men in Schalaet the
Blue captain Mayer, and Ferguson All of
these men are certain to give a good ac-
count of themselves in this event Simonton
and Keser, of Pennsylvania. will also be
heard from
Volmer, Columbias versatile water ath-
lete. will be the individual star of the
meeting, he being credited as the fastest
swimmer in the collegiate ranks today
Nolmer not only holds intercollegiate
swimming championships, but he also holds
American swimming records Herbert Noil-
mer has been Columbia's star tank man
for the last two YeaES ana has been that
teams most consistent and largest point
scorer. without Nollmer Columbia would
not have been on the fair way to an inter-
collegiate swimming championship this year
In the plunge event for distance Column
bia and Yale seem TO hold the reins in their
hands. Yale has half dozen good plungers
who can go well over seventy feet Column
bia also has several good men, one of them
being Levy, but in all Of their performances
this year the Morningsde Heights lads have
been somewhat eTratlc In their perform
ances.
Penn Entries
Coach George Kistler announced his en-
tries yesterday afternoon for these individ-
ual championships, and II is certain that
all Of these men will give a good account
of themselves in this annual classic The
entries will be the following:
Fancy diving-Roat, Klein and Leopold
so yards, Simonton and Watts 100 yards,
Watts. Keiser and Russell 22O yards, Rus
sell and Feiser plunge for distance Birsch
Scholz and Buckalow: freshman relay team,
Shields. Bringhurst, Leopold and Keiser.
The freshman relay event will be a new
feature in this years championship, and it
is expected that the Red and Blue lads will
be returned the winner in this event. for
with Shields swimming anchor man on this
quartet the Quaker lads should experience
little trouble in downing their opponents.
This is new race this year. and was in
cluded In the championships due TO the fact
that freshmen were prohibited from COM
peting in the dual meets this winter