New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17

Miss Bleibtrey !.
Is Near Record.
But Loses Race
Champion Mermaid Doe.
Fastest 100 Yds. in Coun.
try: N.Y.A.C. Polo Winne,

Miss Ethelda Bleibt-ey, the sav.
haired wonder mermaid Of the "
York Women's s. A., swan the sa.....
100 yards ever covered in this eo,,...
at water carnival in The T5-foo, vs.,
OF the Brighton Beach Beths yesssts.-
afternoon.
Competing from scratch in an or..
handicap at the century" she thrass.S
the course in the splendid time =, ,
minute As seconds, or 22-5 seco,a.
under her own American record fo, :.
pool, and within 2-5 Of second Of 8.
worlds open water record she act 30.
straighta~ay stretch in Honolulu Ia.
May. ass
The brilliant feat did not enabI. h,
to finish in the awards, however. Ma
Helen Meaney, Of the same club "a
! had an allowance Of IL seconds ~
actually ! minute 19 1-5 seconds ~
secured first place, while two an.
! Women's S. A. girls, Miss Georgia M.
son and Miss Florence Br;scoe ~
spectiyely on the l9 and II sscoss
marks, took second and third in 81,
order. '-
Prize for Miss Bleibtrey
But Miss Bleibtrey literally ~.
away with a scratch 10O-yard basL'
stroke race. She eased 20 after OAR.
ing big lead in the first fftv vars.
and padded home winner BIZ several
yards in the slow time, for her 4;
l minute 80 Is seconds. Miss eha,-
/ lotte Boyle, another Olynpian, WIS
also shut ont in her heaa Of the loo.
yard handicap
Ethel Jrsprung, ten-year-oid ws,s,
sprite from the Womea's s. A., was
the victor in g 50-yard handicap svir,
for juniors. with start Of 20 second,
and 81 actual performance in As a.
seconds.
A fancy diving handicap from th.
lo-foot spritgbord brought out ha.;
a dozen Of the cleverest fair devotees
in the country. including Miss Aileea
Riggin, the Olympic champion, and
Miss Helen Wainwright, the natious
and metropolitan title holder.
The latter had to be satisfied wifi
second and third in the order named.
though. Little Kathryn Brown, eleven
years old, won the eveat with t.
point allowance and corrected total
of 99.7 points.
Water Polo Proved Popular
A game of water polo under college
rules, between the New York A. C,
six and an All-College team, proved ore
OF the most popular features of the
meet at the Brighton oDen-air pool
Although the Mercury-Footers won The
the uneven score of 35 to 9, the match
u n..I
! plete with brilliant plays.
The veteran captain Of the New York
A. c. players, Joe Ruddy contributed
/ men, while Vollmer turned in Is more
and Mcconnell the remaining five.
Rogers, Of Columbia, earned the entire
tally for collegians.
The summaries:
1oo-yard swim (handicap) --gon by Mss
Helen Helen Meany Is secs,l: Miss Georgia
Wilson t1s secs). second; Miss Florence
Briscoe az secs), third Time, l:l91-5
60-yard swim (handicap. for junlorsj--
Won by Hiss Ethel Orstrubg eco secsl;
Miss Ruth Morgan (1s secs }. second; Ms,
Helen Br!scoe G secs}, third. Tina
1oo-yard swim (scratch. back stroke)-
Won by Miss Ethelda Blelbtrey; Miss Alics
Lord second; Miss Aneen Rigg,n third
| Time, 81 Is
Fancy diving contest (handicap)-W
by Miss Kathryn Brown Ga points,. ss.p1
points; Miss Aileen Riggin q points,, s7.ts
points. second; Miss Helen Wainwright
(scratch). 90.o6 points, third.
WATER POLO
y. Y. A. c. $50 ALL-coLLEGE ln
Volllner. ...-......C.. Menles (C.C.NT3
J; Ruddy (capt) .Forvd.... salmon tccl@
Mcconnell Forw'd Waldecker (ccl)
russell .......... Back. Kearney iPennf
CuTren ..-........ Back. Rogers Col J
Ouryea ........... Goal. ...... Hyde lCol
Touch goals-For y. Y. 4. c.. Folaaer
SCORES
90. Rudy (s). Mcconnell; for All-con.se
! Rogers. Thrown goals. Rogers. Goals
from foul, Rogers. Substitutions--N. Y.
A. G., Stephen Ruddy for Russell. Smith
Tor Duryea; Au-College, De Fronzo for
Waldecker.
Referee-Charles Hatfield. y. TAG