The Washington herald., 1919-06-01
SWIMMERS TO
HOLD L|MELICHT
Playground Association
Aquatic for Scholastic Fish
Booked for Saturday.

Swimming holds the boards In the
local Aquatic realm this week, the
yreal objective being the third annual
preparatory school championships un-
der the auspices OF the District of
Columbia Fairgrounds Association,
at the municipal bathing beach, next
Saturday afternoon.
1t seems to have been the general
impression heres bouts that the meet
Is open only to schoolboys of the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the vicinity
Frederick ]. Brunner. superintendent
OF the bathing beach, who is in direct
charge Of the event, has taken occa-
sion to correct this with the an
nouncement that invitations had been
, sent out to as many as fifty different
institutions from various cities OF the
South and Middle Atlantic sections.
Just how many will be represented is
| as yet problematical But there is
a strong likelihood Of at least some
intercity competition.
Baltimore is almost certain to be
| represented. as Poly and City College
| teams at least have a score to set
tie. 1t will be recalled that Cen
trail High staged a little surprise
party over in the Monumental City
a month or so ago by coping tor
honors in the schoolboy champion
ship event. Baltimore boys were
dazed by the strength of team
that q couple Of seasons back had
been the easiest sort OF picking
| Central has nothing to say more
than that she hopes to repeat. Blu,
there is something significant in a
broad smile worn by Coach Drummer
| ny he nApsfhflstsA. lfa-
cussed.
| unusual strength in swimming this
year. Mercersburg Academy has a
| crack team and other institutions
in the Middle Atlantic section
| would furnish the kind of competi.
| tion being sought for next Satur-
days event. Whether these schools
| see At to enter teams or not this
time, Brunner intends to keep after
them until he is successful in stir
| ring UP the interest necessary tc
force competition between Washing
ton boys and those of all cities neal
enough to permit an occasional
| meeting.
Ed Montague. member Of the Gen.
trail High swimming team of 1918. who
has been studying at Penn State dur
ing the last season Is expected here
shortly and will assume his response
bilities as head life guard at the
municipal swimming pools. Montague
will have a capable corps of assist
ants, the majority picked from the
high school swimming teams Of WASH
ington.
Entries for the championship
meet close at noon tomorrow with
F. J. Brunner. superintendent OF
the bathing beach, Seventeenth and
B streets northwest. Events, all OF
which are scratched. include an 500
foot relay center 5 men, to swim)
fancy diving (iist of four optional
dives and their order taken from the
1917-1S collegiate rule book must
accompany this entryl: lo0-yard
| swim, 220-yard swim. 5e0-yard
swim. 100-yard breast stroke: l0o-
yard back stroke.
Gold. silver and bronze medals
will be awarded for first. second and
third in the Individual events ard
gold medals to individuals Of tn.
winning relays. A silver loving cur
will be awarded the school y innin.
the sreatest number of points. frst
places to count fve points, second
places three: third places. two. and
fourth places one, In the relay
double the number of points win be
counted for each place.
Promoters of Saturdays event ars
to be congratulated in the fact thai
they have seen At to stipulats
eligibility rules about which ther,
can be no misunderstandins. TIL,
barring Of all athletes more thar
81 years Of ago and Of those stu.
dents who are not carrying thre,
major subjects in q regular high OF
preparatory school course and who
are not otherwise eligible to rep.
resent their school. slaves OF tn,
possibility OF the use by some en-.
trants of the much despised ring.
| err"
Another wise move on the part OF
the MANAGEMENT was the limiting oi
entrants to participation in two
events exclusive OF the relays. Thi,
| IN coorluaiv. eyfdenre of fhe dot>r