New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
POLY PREP BOYS
GAIN A VICTORY
IN SWIM MEET
Capture All First Places in Com
petition with Crippled
Stuyvesant Team

The Poly Prep School swimming team
defeated the badly crippled Stuyvesant
High School in dual swim at the
Fourth Avenue baths, Brooklyn, yester-
day, by n score OF As points to Il.
Sickness has struck hard blow at the
champion Stuyvesant combination as
five OF its strongest swimmers were
unable 10 compete.
Poly Prep captured all six hrst
places. while it also led its Manhattan
rivals for second places when 1t took
six of them.
While the Folly boys won most OF
their victories in hollow fashion there
were several close finishes that Gre
ated considc,abl, excitement for the
many onlookers in the balcony over
looking the pool That Poly has a
promising group o. youngsters was
manifest in the fast times that were
made in several OF the events.
Jelliffe performed IN great lashlon
in winning the 10O-yard swim, In 'o",
which is better than the hlgh scnool
record. while Tom Rudy was an easy
victor in the 220-yard swim, his Jlme
being ESQ So Genthrer captured me
40-vard swim in II 3-5 seconds, wnlie
the Unprecedented time of 1926 was
made by the Poly students in capturing
the ls0-ysrd relay race.
Two Stuyvesant competitors, sucker
and Kat. made a bold bid to win q
.kotr
efforts fell short by slight margin.
KAT fought Genthner right up to the
finish in the 40-yard contest, but was
defeated by inches. ,
In the plunge for distance, Stickel
opposed John Remmey, the Poly cap
tain. but although both covered the
length of the tank. so feet, Remmey's
time was three seconds faster.
A clever exhibition was witnessed in
the dive for form. There was little
to choose between Clarke and Jelliffe,
two Poly members, with the first
named winning by a margin OF IA
points. Poly won the relay race with
AN advantage OF almost fifteen yards.
The Poly Prep second team van
ouished Stuyvesant by a score OF 81
points to 20. Each team won three
first places.
The summary follows :
FIRST TEAMS
$50 yard relay race-won nv Pov Prep with
Rudy Kendall. Clarke and JsluTe. Stuyv,sani.
With ssz. H@s.nssr. Lopins.y md FARES. second
Dive 10, forn-won ~ Crs., POW Pep. with
s % points JelIiTe. Poly Prep. with IS points
'.co'd. Rodge'. StuTyessnt with g. points. third 4;
Schsnck. htuyvssanL With 80 points fourth.
Io-ysrd sWim-Woa r, G-nthne. Poly Prep hsi1
survcsant, Second: Kendall Poly Pep. third (.
Plung, for dls,lnce-won by Renm>y, Pow Prep
win 40 feet IN e. sscouds stic@s. siuy'ssAn~
With SO feet 10 50 10 seconds. second PICK. sty-
rr-Ant with 80 feet, third Jacobs. Poly Prep. with
loo.Jard svin-woo BY Isnir. ro,y rrsp.
clarke, Poly Pep. second: Iopsss4y. s1gyresan-
2sc-y,rd ssm-won Nv Rnddy Poy Prep Ram
rr Poy Prep second. His.nss. SsuyvesssI
niri: st,cksl StuyVo,nt ,og7n. TINS. go 8-5.
Flnil .eorc-Poy Prep School q points: siuy-
,essut High school. q pO.nts.
SECOND TEAMS
lsl.ysrd relsy r,ce-won BY Poy Prep with
Parsous Robertson. Dole and ROBBERS Stgy1esani.
win E5~hud s,g.r. Lss and SchmtL 'eeood
pI,, 70, iofm-won b, s,E.r. s,uyrranG With
-. % points: Richmond. Poly Prep with 10 %
points second wsls siuyrsssut. With 81 points.
to-yArd svln,-won. by schnlit, StuyVssnt: ROB
s-s Poly Prep. second sager. Siuy'esant. .hird
rol.. Po.y Prsp fourth Nus. o:si.
-lth ts Zee, : ir-nss Redmond. Poly Prep vita
A. zee second SchmitL sliyveHtnt. wfth a. fec..
,hi-t Rodz.rs Stuyvcssnt with - f.et. toafti
R-yn.rd POW Prep ..coud: Robertson. Poly Prep.
fhirfl Faries, sryvcs,ut. fourth Tine. ] Il
g.o-yArd suim-won az Pafsous, Poy rep
tiffd. cordsni. stuyresan- fourth Tine sl6 -
Fiaal soors-Poy Prep ~ points s1ly'eanI' -
poilts