The New York herald., 1921-12-20
Other Sporting News Will Be Found
on Two Preceding Pages
COLUMBIA DEFEATS
CANADIANS IN POOL
Beats McGill University Team
in Dual Meet by Score Of
81 to 16.

Columbia University's swimming team
opened its season In the Morningside
Heights pool last night by scoring de-
cisive victory over the McGill University
swimmers. intercollegiate champions OF
Canada. The final score was 81 to 10.
Despite this overwhelming triumph for
Columbia, IL was left to the visitors to
produce the individual star OF the cve-
ming in George vernot, a member OF
Canada's recent Olympic team.
The meet was featured by the presence
of two athletes who scored points for
their nations at Antwerp. vernot. who
win be remembered as the middle dis
tance star who was placed second to Nor
man Ross in the 1900 meter swim and
was barely touched out by Ludy LANCER
in the 400 meter event. sped away with
the 220 race and beat Walter EberhArdt,
Columbia's captain, by n comfortable
margin in the century swim. vernot
also competed on the relay team, and, de-
spite his wonderful epurt as anchor man,
the Maple Leaf was compelled to accept
second honors.
Louis Balbach, who carried away third
place in the fancy diving competition at
the Olymp!cs, scored an easy victory In
the springboard exhibition, rolling up
total OF lot points. as compared to ~ for
his teammate, De Fronzo, and 20 for the
best of the visitors. Laidley.
Mahar. the Blue and Whites capable
plunger. twice negotiated the length Of
the rs foot tank. his first effort carry
ing him the distance In :59 SOS. Car
ter. of Columbia was second and
Psrson. McGill. third.
o. Lange. OF Columbia. defeated his
captain. Walter Eberbardt. IN the 80
yard sprint by less than a touch, win
ming in the good tims OF o :26s. Fisfs.
teammate. was an easy second to Yer
not in the 22o.
The large crowd which filed the area
around the pool shouted for a record
from the famous Canadian. but vernot
apparently wished to conserve his
strength for the 100 yard. and did little
more than loaf along, to win by ten
yards in :z2.
The 100 affair. the last on the pro-
gram. was a thriller from start to finish
and for q time 1t looked as II Eber-
hardt might win. The Blue and White
swimmer kept well up on Vernot until
LIS idsL lap, WIltH ne Idileu 10 reSpOnQ
to the Canadians sprint, and vernot won
as he pleased in 80 1-5.
Vernot's remarkable sprint In the last
lap of the relay. carried his team to
within four yeards OF the leaders. but
could not win. The summary:
Fifty Yard Swirn-won by o. Langc, CO.
lunbia; Walter Eberhardt. Columbia, Sec
ond; J. Ross. McGiIl. third. Time. 20 Sec
onds.
100 Yard swim-won by George vernot,
McGill: Walter Eberhardt. Columbia, sec
ono s. Kneoel. Columbia. third. Time.
50 f-5 seconds.
MeGill: q. II; Fisks, McGiii. second; I.
Schiff. Columbia. third. Time, 2:42
200 Yard Relay--Won by Columbia Rnsbel
Lange. Chrystai. Eberhardt; McGill Nrsks.
AS 3-5.
Dive-won by Louis Balbach. Columbia.
with 10s points: De Fronzo. Columbia, sec
ond, with q points; Laidley. McGill. third.
with 20 points.
Plunge--won by Mahar, Columbia, with
70 feet. IN 20 3-5 seconds: Carter. Columbia
second. with % feet: Parsons. McGiil, third
with 81 feet.