New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Nat1 S7ein1n1img Champion and Worlds
Record Holder Developing as Fancy DiJer
San Francisco Waterman
Soon May Be Ranked as
Most Versatile of All

tional champion and worlds record
holder in swimming, has won for him.
self an enviable reputation as an
aquatic star Of versatility. Yet he
seeks new fields to conquer. The re-
port comes that he has taken up fancy
diving and is fast developing skill at
/ it, which leaves no doubt he may be
ranked as the most accomplished a.
around waterman in the world.
| Championship laurels already have
| fallen to his lot at most free style dis
tnnces and in back-stroke swimming;
he has figured prominently In breast
stroke title races, captured prizes In
plunging and played water polo with
success Gaining new proficiency in
diving, he will be an expert in every
branch of competitive water sports.
I Ross at present is serving in the
aviation corps, but he is not neglect
ing swimming, and he hopes again to
try conclusions this summer with his
lulu, who recently set out on a tour Of
the United States to raise funds for
the Red Cross.
The one-mile national swimming rec
ord for women recently credited to
Miss Frances Cowells, of San Francisco,
at % minutes IS 3-5 seconds, is not
likely to be accepted by the A. A. U.
authorities. 1t was made in open tidal
water over strnighEway course, %
there Is no way Of determining whether
the contestants were aided by the tide
Donald Dixon, Detroit High School
lad, swan 220 yards last week in 2
minutes 46 seconds, officially setting q
new record for the district.
Angeles Athletic Club, all around swim.
ming champion of California, has been
In training in San Francisco under the
expert guidance of Tom Whitaker. for.
mer coach at the Missouri Athletic
Club, of st. Louis, and the latter ia
quite confident she will break the
American 100 and 220 yard records the
first time she tackles either distance in
competition.
The Germantown Cricket Club has
built hands me pool On its grounds
AZ Mannheim. Penn. and will promote
water sports hereafter. 1t already has
rrpl.ed for A. A. u. sanction to hold
some district and national swimming
championships.
Harold Kruger, of Honolulu, who ia
touring the country with Duke Kahan-
amoku, shattered two worlds records
for swimming on the back last Tu s.
day: Competing in a seventy -five-foot
pool, he covered 400 metres (437
yards) in 6 minutes 27 2-5 seconds
and 44O yards in minutes 80 seconds
Inc best former m .rks ood 1t min
utes 30 Id seconds and 6 m nutes
AZ l,5 second respectively, but it
should be considered in comparing the
performances chat the Iatter " re
made over llO-yard cours s. AL owl e.
therefore, for the gain at the turns.
it may be estimated =
are the faster by approximately Z Sec
onds at 400 metres and q seconds at
440 yards.
The leading fair natators of tho
metropolitan district will take rart
next Sunday in water carnival to be
held in the new 75x30-ioot natator um
recently completed at Long Zach.
Long Island. The fixture W II ma k
the opening of the local outdoor sw m
ming season for women.
Tho Bulletin Cup for the annual
Golden Gate Marathon swim will be
competed for on July and new rec
ord for the course is ante: pated
The interscholastic l6o-yard relay
standard of l minute 90 8 conds re-
Gently claimed by the swimmers nf
Schenley High Sch ,ol. Pittsburgh, Is
only distr ct mark. The national
scholastic record was placed at l m n
ute 20 2-6 seconds in 1915 by a team
from the Oak Park High School, of
Chicago.
Victor Host, of West Phi'adelrh' a,
captured st week the 10 ,-yard inter-
scholastic Malpass Cup, sw mining the
distance over fifty-yard course in the
Schuylkill River in / minute 8 3-5 Sec
onds.