New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Three Schools
Now i'm a Tie
For Swim Title
Clinton, Manual Training
and Stuyvesant Each Cred.
tied With Eight Points

Three schools are now tied for ~.
lead in the junior high schools swim
ming championships as a result Of ,ha
sixth series of races held in the c.
lumbia University pool yesterday Thu
teams now disputing the leadership ara
De Witt Clinton, Manual Training and
Stuyvesant, which incidentally lost IT,
first meet in the tourney. Each school
is credited with points.
The defeat of the Stuyvesant team
was accomplished by Manual Training
which scored 80 points to % The re-
suit was surprise. Manual succeeded
in taking both relay races and two
o,hcr first places. One of the best per-
fcrmances was that Of Arnold, Manual
Training. who captured the 50-yard
swim in the fast time OF 80 4-5 seconds.
De Witt Clinton won an overwhelm-
rng victory over the Erasmus Hall
Brooklyn) swimmers, the score be-
'ns 43 to 1S. Benedict. of Erasmus
was the individual star with victories
N both the 5O-yard swim and 200 yard
breast stroke, but his mates failed to
follow up his good work. What was
went 80 Joe McNult~.. Clinton, who cov-
cred the 100 yards in 1:15 As.
The feature of the victory of Town
send Harris Hall over Boys High by
score of "A to 16 points WAS the time
of 27 2-5 seconds credited to Josse, Of
Boys High, in the 5Oyard swim. He
lar outclassed his opponents, winning
by more than FIVE yards.
MANUAL TRAINING W. sTUYvEsANr
6. 800 foot relay swiln-woo ny Manual Training;
Fancy diving contcsi"won ' by Thompson. s,ur
vesant. with Al points; Sander. Manual Training s
third. Cory. Stuyyessnt 50 points fourth
Fifty-yaTd s~immWon by arnold. Manual r.n,
Training. third; Truell. StuySesant. fourth. Tine.
go yard swlm-won by Walter. Manual Train.
ing: White S,uyvesant. second Morse Manual
Training third: Farrelly. Siuyvcsant. fourth. Time.
200 foot breast strose swim-,Nwon by Morgan.
Stqyvessnt; Shaw Manual Train,ns second;
iaF fourth Time. o:l$ 80
loo-yard s~m.-Won by Kennedy. stuy'cs4at
Smith. Manual Training. second Bellm. Manua
Training uird; Lashar, Stuysesant. fourth. Tins
4OO-foot relay swm--won by Manual TrsininE:
Stuyvesant second Time ! o. ! :
Point score-Manua Training II. s. 50 pcfars:
Stuyvesalt II S - points.
DE WITT CLINTON vs.. ERASMUS HALL
SOo-foot relay swhn-won by De WIZ Clinton Ii
S. Erasmus Hall II. :. sscond Tine so IS
Fancy diving contest-Wun hy kIrsch Ne Wit
Clinton with 10 points; hlue. DE Wit Clinton, 20
points. second D~crlins. Erasmus Hall. 35 palns
third Moorehouse. Erasmus Hall = toinis. fourth
Fiftyyard swim-Won lY Benedict. Erasmus Hall;
Miller. DE Witt Clinton. second. Solomon. De Wit
Clinton; thrd: Goodman, Eiasn'us Han. fourth.
92O-yard swim--won oy Mldlicion. De Wit
Clinton: Dorc Erasmus Hall second. Norst,d.
Erasmus Hall tlud Time. - .
100 yard svm-Non by McNnly Dc wit Clin-
ton; Moorehouse. Erasmus Hall. s~ouud. Bloom.
De Wiz Clinton. u!ird. Kemp. bf4anuS Nali.
fourth. Time. llA >.
200 yard breast stroke swim--wcn ~ Benedict.
Erasmus Hall. Blsnner. De witt Clinton. second
Censor. De Witt Clinton. nIird Brown. Erasmus
Han fourth Time. 50.
400-ioot relay sw.m-Won hy De VIII Clinton
u. 5. Erasmus Hall H s. second. Tin-.
Point seore-De Wit clln,on II. g. 40 points
Erasmus Hall Fl s. IS
TOWNSEND HARRIS VS.. BOYs'
500 foot relay sWm-Won BY Eoys' g
Townsend Harris Hall II. s. second. Time.
Fancy diving coutest-Won hy Burchell Town
send Harris Hall with Sc points Mccarthy. Bows,
II points second; Reddin. Townsend Harris Hall
points. third
Hall. third. Branston. BOYS fourth Time 0.27 g.
100 yard swim--Won hy Harris. Towusonl H~ri,
Hall; Zlmhey. Townsend lIarris Hall. second
Time. 10
Boys' forfeited 10 Townsend Harris Han in ii.
following events: 220-yard swim. 200 loot breast
stroke swim and 400 FOOT relay swim
Point score Townsend Harris Hall II S. ~
points; Boys II. 3. Is.