New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-20
.Ciebel Retains
44O-Yd. Senior
Title i'm Swim
New York A. C. Star
Retains ''Met'' Champion.
ship; Miss Lord a Winner
By A. G.. Cavagnaro

Leo Giebel. recognized distance swirt-
ming champion of the East. had little
trouble in successfully defending his
440-yard senior Metropolitan Assoc;s-
ton championship, which was one Of
the two features of the aquatic carni-.
val Of the Rye Beach Club, at Oakland
Pier, Rye, N. Y, yesterday. The husky
swimmer won handily by seven yards
from Paul Chace, while Clarence Ross
was five yards back. John Newrom
was at Ross's shoulder, in fourth place.
All four represented the New York
Athletic Club.
The junior national fancy high dive
championship for women went to Miss
Alice Lord, Womens Swimming Az.
ISOLATION, after spirited competition.
However, it was Miss Lords execu-
ton of her daring dives from the top
board that earned her the honors. Her
total was 1l9.11 points.
Miss Helen Meany, Rye Beach Club,
finished a close second, with 1853
points. Several poor dives in her spe-
cialties affected her score
A disappointment in the competition
was the failure of both the Misses
Helen Wainwright, Women's Swimming
Association, and Elizabeth Becker,
Philadelphia Tulngemeinde, to earn one
of the prizes. Both finished in a tie
for fourth place. The cold water mill
tated against the efforts of Miss VAIN
wright, who is a twelve year-old lass.
Miss Bleibtrey Wins
The East scored triumph over the
West when Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, CT
the Women's Swimming Association, OF
this city, led Miss Ruth Smith, Of
Columbus, Ohio, record holder and
champion at one hundred yards at
this style of swimming, in a contest
over the same distance.
The local girl won by two yards,
but her advantage would have been
maintain direct course Miss
Bleibtrey clearly outclassed Miss
Smith in speed, but the latter pur-
sued a straight trail. Miss tlics
Lord and Miss Eleanor Smith. twin
sister of Ruth, finished third ard
fourth respectively, close together.
Both kept to straight course but
lacked the speed of their opponents.
Giebel might have been forced to
greater effort had not Chace, Ross
and Newnom continually veered OFF
three swan together and impedei
each others progress. This poor
sense of direction naturally compel
led them to swim many extra yards.
Leads All the Way
Giebel never diverted from direct
course. For the first stretch of 10
yards to the turning point, all six
competitors swan together. At tao
turn, Giebel kicked off first, Imme-
diately Ross, Chace and Newnom swan
off the course with the officials call
ing 10 them to correct their error.
Reaching the 22O yard point. Giebel
led by two yards with Chace, Ross
and Newnom following a stroke be-
hind in that order. AS Ross, Chace
and Newnom continued to force each
, his lead to five yards at the final turn
! for the last 40 yards. Giebel
. stretched his winning advantage to
seven yards at the finish.
One of the six swimmers in this
j event was Willis II. Jones, n volun-
2 teer life guard who admitted TO
!; sixty-seven years of age. However,
in this case age gave way to youth,
; for after swimming twenty-five yarc7,
and being left five yards in the ruck,
the veteran withdrew. However, the
gray haired athlete waited until the
end and praised Giebel for his speed.
ampionship) Won by Miss Alice Lord
. w omen swimming Association, WI
ll9.1l points; Miss Helen Meany. Rye
Beach Club with 1853 points,. second second
Mrs Bertha Tomkins. Wgmens swim
ming Association with los75 points,
, third; Miss Elizabeth Becker, Fhiadei-
! phia Turngemeinde. and Miss Helen VAIN
wright Womens Swimming Association
, tied for fourth with 1920 points.
440-yard swim omen, metroponlt d.n
champ nship)-Won by LEO Giebel. New
York A. c; Paul chace. New York 4. G..
third; John W. Newnom. New York A. e.
fourth. Time. GIG 2-5.
1oo-yard swim CLOSED TO Rye r Beaen
G gsrrv BE- Second mncen' i0 hyor
: Sd, third. Time l:l@ 2-5.
r lOO-yard backstroke swim lwomen
scratch)--Wo by Miss Ethelda Bleiotrey
Wonlen,s Swimming Association; Ms Mis
ton. third Miss Eleanore snith. unat
tached. fourth. Time. / 33 as
l00yard swim handicap. open)-wot
Rochelle (2l seconds); Miss Eileen kiggin
Women's Swimming Association az sec
onts), second. Miss Ethelda Bieiptrry
1 Women's Swimming Association a Sc
onds), third Miss Charlotte boy'c' Mo
= mems Swimming Association (scratoh'
fourth. Time IS 20.
u 75-yard mixed relay race tciosef 20 Ef'
| Beach WON by team composed o. ~ u,
lam Meany George Meany and MISS ~
Buttey; team composed Of r. KRONER, =
- 1929 Is.
loo-yard swim (handicap open) .Tol
t by Tom Reilly, New York A. C. g sec
:. onds, Paul chace. New York ca a, al :
= NJ. c. A. az seconds). third Tine
! :o5 2-5.
!: 5O-yard swim (boys)--won by r. Kron,,
er; NJ. De Lon, second: W. Marshall Univ