New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
49, YenY-Od Girl Ties
Champion S7vi1,1n1er
Little Miss Helen Meany
Also Wins Fancy Div
ing Contest
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Miss Charlotte Boyle, women's ma
tional sprint champion Of America,
equalled the worlds record of 1:O7~4-5
for the 100-yard swim over a straight
away course in handicap race at this
distance at the water carnival pro-
NOTED by the War Savings Committee
OF Bridgeport. Conn. at Seaside Park
yesterday. The mark was first set by
Miss Dorothy Burns at Los Angeles
last year.
However. in accomplishing her note
worthy feat much credit belongs to
Miss Helen Meany, thirteen-year-old
mermaid. who succeeded in finishing in
dead heat with Miss Boyle for the
honors. However, the judges awarded
the race to Miss Boyle. as she started
from scratch while Miss Meany was
allotted q handicap of IL seconds.
twenty thousand spectators we're
thrilled by the race.
The severe task that confronted Miss
Boyle can be cleaned from the fact
that there were twelve starters, who
received allowances ranging as high as
% seconds. Miss Boyle got off her
mark quickly, and. displaying an unex-
pectedly fast sprint began to overhaul
her girl opponents rapidly. One yard
from the finish she came abreast with
Miss Meany. They touched the finish
ing point simultaneously.
Miss Meany Wins Dive
Miss Meany's hard race failed to
with a victory in the fancy dive event.
In this competition of evolutions and
clean cutting through of the water she
conquered many veteran opponents.
Her specialties were especially impress
sive, earning her all high marks for a
total of 691S points
Dake kahanamoku, the Honolulu
whirlwind, who clutches the water
with hands covered with rosin, suf-
fered his second defeat in as many
days in the 100-yard handicap race. His
conqueror this time was John J. Cur
ran, swimming mentor at the Federal
Rendezvous, who was allowed a start
of eight seconds. The "Dook" appeared
slightly out of gear, and the best he
could do from scratch for the distance
was 81 As seconds. Curran tired
slightly near the end, but managed to
win by two feet.
Kahanamoku's two Hawaiian COM
panions, Harold E. Kruger and Clar-
eICe Il. Adue, 1dIeu UetCer. Lane OlO
not have to overcome steep handicaps
in the 5O-yard race, which he won from
scratch in the sparkling time of "a 3-5
seconds. Kruger literally iran away
from King Troensgaard, Federal Rem
devious, in the 100-yard back stroke
event.
Giebel Takes 8s0-Yard Race
The sso-yard Metropolitan Associa-
ton championship swim, occupying
prominence on the programme, afforded
an easy victory for Leo Giebel, Of the
New York Athletic Club, who COM
peted unattached. Giebel gained a
ten-yard margin in the first 100 yards,
and thereafter swan along unchal-
lenged to win as he pleased. His time
of 1880 3-5 was rather slow. Giebel
later finished third in the 50-yard
handicap sprint, and Curran was sec
ond in the 100-yard scratch race for
enlisted men.
The summary:
j. Curran, Federal Rendezvous Is seconds: Duke
Ka a Honolulu Scratch, second. Time
y & Altman Pelham PELHAM R;s John
erson. Pelham sham Bay s'' third Fine los
S by o sss
Newuon. Pelham Bay. second; c. j. Dixon. Pelham
Bay third Time. 1880 3-5.
5o-yard swim (handicap).-.Won BY Clarence 2
Lane. Honolulu scratch): NJ, z DcEerson. Pei.
York A. c. tscratchl. third Time. o:24 S-5.
lo0-yard back stroke swim sscratch)-Won by
Federal Rendezvous second. Time. :0a
1O0-yard swim (handicapl-Dead heat between
Miss Charlotte Boyle Women's Swimming Asso
citation (scratch). and Miss Helen Meany. unaf
tached az seconds: Miss Louise Boles unat-
Fancy dive (scratchl-won by Miss Helen Meany
unattached. with es.ls points: Miss Edna Cole
Womens Swimming Association. with 1925 points
second: Miss Veronica Game, Womens Swimming
Association. with 5e6 points. third;
by Miss Helen Wainwright. Womens s. A.; Miss
Irene Riggin. womens, S. A.. second; Miss A
Baum Bridgeport. third. Time, 0;33 As.