Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-27
MANY SPECTATORS
I SEE ACQUAT|C SPORT
Brandywine Pool Scene of Much
Action; Edward Bardo Stars
in Water.


An enthusiastic audience of about
zoo people attended Wilmington =
second annual swimming meet held in
the Brandywine pool last night. under
the auspices OF the Y. NJ. G. A. and the
Community Service. The number of
entries for the various events was
unusually large and according to Of
fioials, the talent this year was far
superior to that of last season.
The feature OF the meet was the
winning of the 100and 1000 feet
swims by Edward Bardo. captain of
the Y. NJ. c. A. crack swimming team
Bardo finished away ahead of other
contestants. making the ten trips NJ
and down the pool with ease and
perfect form.
Another feature of the meet was
the performance of Miss Il. NJ. Chap
man, who won the 5o0-feet swim for
women and the women's diving
events. Mrs. Alene r. Morris also
made a good showing. sticking 90 the
front r;tnks. despite the fact that she
was taken sick early In the contest
Vera Bromley came in second In the
5oo-feet swim.
President Howard NJ. Ward. of City
Council, officially opened the meet,
acting as starter for the first event
Mr.. Ward acted in the place of Mayor
Harvey. who was prevented from at
tending.
Following the numerous events a
life saving demonstration was given
by Ernest II. Hale and Henry Gleaser
This attracted considerable interest
IA nd Was n
ting wind-up for the meet.
The results of the events were as
follows:
Boys s5-pound class, 1oo-feet
swim-FIrst, c. Huber; second, II.
Quigley: third, Jack Bush.
Boys S5-pound class, 20o-feet swim
First, c. Huber; second. j. Mowers:
third, T.. Webster.
Boys 11o-pound class, 1oo-feet swim
First, Tom Bush; second, Jack
Boggs: third, Bruce Diffenderfer.
Boys lIo-pound, class, 2oo-feet
swim-First, Tom Bush second, II.
Rudzenski: third. ]. Boggs.
Boys 110-pound class. diving
First, Leroy Davis; second, J. Boggs
third. b. Difiinderfer.
Mems class. I0o-feet swim First,
Ed Bardo; second, Douglas Sheldon;
third, Fred Allen.
Mems class plunge for distance
First. 7. Bush, 40 IT. 9 in; second, F.
Roberts, as IT; third, w. Boyer, ~ IT.
in.
Mems class iivinG-First, w.
Boyer: second, Pedrick; third. NJ. f.
Worrali.
g. -xx~s.x, >s,@ssf
f. Bardo; second, ]. Bader; third,
ID. sheldon.
Girls 11o-pound class. 5o-yard
swim First, Vera Bromley; second,
Dorothea Bedell.
Biris' 1lo-pound class, 5o-yard
swim-Ffrst. Vera Bromley; second,
Zelda Hoey.
Girls S5-pound class. 2o-yard swim
First, Sue Keegan; second. Doro-
thea Bedell; third, Margaret Testing.
Ladies' 10o-feet swim-Ffrst, Mar
ian Scott: second, Vera Bromley;
third, Zelda Hoey.
Ladies' swim ON back--Ffrst, Zelda
Boey: second Vera Bromley; third
Nj. Louise BRIGHAM.
Ladies candle race-First, Nj.
Louise Brigham: second, Mary A.
Hortz; third. Alene II. Morris.
Ladies' diving-First. Miss Z. M.
second, NJ. Louise Bridg-
ham: third. Alene II. Morris.
Ladies' 50o-feet race-First, Miss Z.
NJ. Chapman; second, Alene r. Nor
ris: third, Vera Bromley.
The officials were: Starter, r. J.
Bertham: clerk of course, +. f. Val
entine: timers, l. f. Sparks, George
Ayers and Z. Hale; judge. Albert
Edge. S. c. Weaver; Henry Gleaser,
Oliver Epperson; director Of events,
c. Walter Kadel.