The sun., 1918-08-11
WALLEN GETS TITLE
AND BREAKS RECORD
Wins National Half Mile
Championship Swim
in 1927 is.
LANCER CLOSE SECOND

That the beach at Waikiki. Honolulu,
isn't the only place In the world where
champion swimmers are developed was
convIncingly displayed in the half mile
national championship swim which fea-
tured the meet of the Metropolitan
A. A. L. at Eastchester Bay yesterday
Harold Kruger. Hawaiis best middle
distance swimmer. was led home by
both Billy Wallen OF the Great Lakes
Naval Training station and Lieut. Ludy
LANCER from Camp Gordon, Atlanta. Ga.
A cookie Of the heart warming duel
all the way between Walien and LANCER
resulted in a new American record.
wallen, who was defending the title, led
LANCER across the line by yard in the
great time Of IL at LIS, shattering the
former American record made by Nor
man Ross Of San Francisco. who now
is in the Aviation Service. at Honolulu
last September.
Kruger finished third. Atty yards in
the wake Of Wallen and LANCER. Leo
Geibel, the promising New York A. c.
amphibian. swan out Of the course soon
afttr the start and quickly was dis
tanced.
As the distance was too long for him
! Duke Kahanamoku, the sprint king. did
rot start In the hak mile national title
event. The great Hawaiian amphiban
was on the scratch mark in the ITO yard
| Invitation Handicap and found sec
onds too much Of start to give Harold
| ISrueger. who won In the fast time OF
SIS 3-5 seconds. Kahanamoku finished
third. X. w. Newnon, the Pelham Bay
tar. captured third prize with the aid OF
IA seconds allowance.
Not in the annals OF aquatics has
there been n keener duel than was waged
between Walen and LANCER in the race
for the national half mile championship
The title holder was forced TO swim as
never before to prevent LANCER from
wrestling away his crown.
Taking the water cleverly at the start
wallen used his smooth trudgeon craw
to advantage and forged to the fore
| with LANCER In hot pursuit. At the
10 yard mark the Los Angeles crack
eeught the Ch!cagoan and challenged
Tor the lead. Wallen responded with
a squirt and held his slight advantage.
At the half way mark, where Waller
was clicked in S "a. LANCER still was or
his shoulder and battling for the lead
They raced neck and neck for furlont
and then Wallen shook LANCER of anC
gained a three yard lead. Fifty yard
from home. however. LANCER cut loos'
In desperate squirt. Inch by Incl
Ludy crawled up on Bill. but Waller
| mad enough reserve Iell 10 ellue pNcl
line winner by scant yard. TIL
summaries:
$50 Yard National Championship Swim
Won by william Wallsn. Great Lake
Naval Station; Lieut.. Ludy LANCER. cam
Gordon. Georgia, second; Harold e. Krue
ger, Honolulu. third; Leo Giehel. unat
tached. fourth. Time. l:27 ID. Ne'
American record.
ITO Yard Breast Stroke Swim tClosed I
Pelham Bay Naval Reserves), Scratch
Won by w. Oidaker. Third Regiment; +
F. Shields, Fret Regiment, second; Fran
p. Lavery First Regiment. third Time
Ito Yard Swim. Handicap-won b
Clarence Lane. Honolulu tscratch): /
Hoffman, Pelham Bay Naval Station
seconds), second; II. Nancy, Pelham ga
Naval station 90 seconds. third, n
go Yard Swim tArmy and Navy
Scratch-Won by J. W, Newnon. PelhaI
Bay Naval station; Ted Rrilley, Federe
Rendezvous. Fifty-second street, BrooklyI
. ! second: John j. Curran. Federal Rer
devious. Fifty second street Brooklyn
third Time. c:52 is.
440 Yard Relay Race CLOSED 10 Pelhar
Bay Sailors, scratch--Won by Third Reg
ment Second Regiment. second, Mint
! Regiment third Time. sag rs.
/ 10 Yard Swim InyitRtion). Handicap
Won by Harold r. Kruger. Honolulu
seconds: Duke Kahsnamoku. Honolul
scratch. second. X. W. Newnon. Pebsi
. Bay Naval Station Ga seconds. thirS
q. | Time. So SIS seconds.