Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-19
SIUin, Records FGLL
in Big Meet Staged
Gt the KOkOnlO ~
indianapolis Stars Among
Those Who Hang Up NeIU
State A. A. u. Marks.
BY HEZE CLARK,
staff Correspondent of the Times.

staff CORES pom dent of the Times.
KOKOMO, Ind, Feb. 19-Three rec
ords were broken and one record tied
last night in the State championship a.
A Z. swimming meet held at the hokomo
Y NJ G. A. natatorium. While the field
of entries was not as large In number
as at some championship meets, sttll the
class Of the entries surpassed that or
any meet ever held in Indiana Much
credit for the success of the meet is due
the efforts Of A K. Weddel of the Ko-
komo Y NJ. c. A.
The first State record broken was the
1OO-yard free-style for men. John Moore
covered the distance in sixty three sec
onds. Moore was entered by the Indian
apolis Y. NJ. c. A. Kamplain. oiso Of the
and Miller of the Independent Athletic
Club of indianapolis was third.
FORCED AT SPEED
ALL THE Way
1t was a great race. In the finals, four
swimmers hit the water IN q perfect
start. Moore did not get into the lead
until he had covered sixty yards. Then
swimming a perfect crawl stroke that
seemed to give him wonderful speed he
fought for the lead to the finish, for
Kamplain and Miller were forcing the
new champion to the limit.
|. Miss Donnelly of the Independent Ath-
letic Club defeated Miss Refs of the
same club in the 1G0-yard free style for
women, setting q new State record for
the event. The time was / minute II 2-3
seconds. 1t was a fast pace set by Miss
Donnelly and she took the lead from the
start and held it. winning by a safe
margin.
Miss Refs. however defeated Miss Don
nelly in the 1OO-yard breast stroke for
women MSS Regina Refs wak the
holder Of the State record In the event
and she equaled her own record last
night. The time was minute 80 30
seconds.
In the OO-yard back stroke for men
Kniptash Of the Indianapolis Y. NJ. c. A
set new record, swimming the distance
in 1 minute 25 seconds. With a machine
like stroke that appeared to be perfect
of the Kokomo y. NJ. G. A.. and won by
! a wide margin. Trees finished In second
place.
CROWD LIKES
DIVING EVENT.
The fancy diving won the applause OF
the crowd. Miss Refs, State champion
won the ladies' fancy diving event and
Miss Donnelly was second.
Frazer. the diving star of the Kokomc
Y NJ. c. A team, gave a wonderful ex-
| htbition Of diving and won first honors
| In that event. Wier Of KokomO won sec
ond and Miller Of the Independent Ath-
| letic Club was third Wler. the kid
/ Ol LHS meet. IL one u Nua LuOsL E2AAdAA
| able boy swimmers and divers in the
I Central West.
! Four events In which Kokomo athletes
| contested were hard fought and interest
! ing. In the first event Of the meet. the
! ffty-yard free style for men, kokomC
! champ ionship, Harry Trees was hrst
! John Kidd second and Earl Fleming
! third. The time was 81 3-6 seconds.
! In the 1OO-ysrd free style for juniors
| KokOmo championship, Kidd won first,
| time, / minute IA 10 seconds, breaking
| the previous Kokomo record OF 1 minute
| 20 seconds made last summer at the biz
meet held 81 the Kokomo Country Club
swimming tank. Trees was second and
| Ryan third last night.
In the forty yard free style for Juniors
| Kokomo championship, the swimmers An
ished: Ryan, hrst; Trees, second: Kidd
third. Tins, "a 81 seconds.
Ryan won the plunge for distance Jun
tors, Kokomo championship. 1t was not
until the final plunge that Ryan de-
! feated Marshall winning by margin
| Of six inches. His distance was 80 feet
inches. Marshall was second and WieI
third.