New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-10
Outdoor Swim
Season Offers
Fame to Many
New Group of Records
Likely When Stars At
tack Long-Distance Marks
By l.. de B. Handley

The outdoor swimming season of
1921, which has just opened on the Pa
cidc Coast and soon will be in full
swing throughout the country, prom
ises to be the most brilliant in the his
tory of American water sports.
When indoor activities were launched
last January the belief was general
that record performances would be few
and far between this year, for it did
not seem possible that our mermen
and maids could Guido to any appreci-
able extent their wonderful achieve
ments of 1920, which forced the re-
vision of virtually the entire list of
American, Olympic and world Standards
But the unexpected happened. Prog
ress continued unchecked. At the earli-
est important meets old marks began
to fall, and they have been falling
/ steadily ever since. The result has
been the harvesting Of one Of the finest
crops of collegiate, national and inter
national pool records yet reaped in the
United States.
The outdoor season brings different
events. new conditions. Longer dis
tances viii, be covered in the coming
title tests; courses will be laid in open
water, not in small natatoriums. Thus
our topnotchers will be afforded the
opportunity to attack fresh group of
standards. If they display the same i'm
is every reason to believe they will, the
open air water carnivals should be fea-
tured by stirring competitions and
many iconoclastic exploits.
Ross Prime Favorite
Norman Ross, of the illinois A. c.,
Of Chicago, stands out as the prime
favorite for allround laurels in swim
ming. Championships and record.
have fallen to his lot often lately,
bearing fresh evidence that he is the
greatest waterman the world has
known. This does not mean that he
will lack worthy rivalry, however. His
fellow clubman, Eugene Bolden, twice
winner Of the national ten-mile title
and present holder, may be counted
upon to give him a good tussle at this
swimmers. including Leo Giebel. of the
New York A. c., should be in the run
ming also.
From 44o yards to one mile Ross
may find worthy opponents in Ludy
LANCER and William Harris, of Homo
lulu, slated to pay us a visit in the
summer; George Vernot, of the Mont
real S. c.. Canada's famous champion;
Clement Browne, of the Chicago A. A.
and Leo Giebel, at least. LANCER, in
particular, looks dangerous. Com
the best form Of his successful career
and placed to his credit several worlds
records for middle distance swimming.
The one free style classic for which
Ross does not rate favoritc is the 1907
yard open water sprint. Among the
expected entrants are Pua Kealoha,
Of Honolulu. holder of the worlds rec
ord at SO 15 seconds, and Angus Sin
clair, of Washington. the Annapolis
freshman; Leeming Jelliffe, of Yale
and the New York A. c.; David Jones,
of the Illinois A. G.; Clement Browne:
Lester Smith, of the Olympic Club, OF
San Francisco, and two or three others
| who have done around SIS seconds, or
better time than attained consistently
by Ross.
Pinkston Is Favorite
In high fancy diving Clarence Pinks-
ton. of the Olympic Club, is foremost
on past work, but not far behind him
: are Louis Kuchn, of Portland, Ore;
Haie Prieste, of the Los Angeles A. c.:
George Dahm and LOUIS Balbach. of the
New York A. c. 1t is closely matched
OF the fair swimmers in line for
! honors. Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, Of the
! New York Women's S. A.. is the undis-
ed ei' eonclusively all Corners at the
Olympic championships in Antwerp
and there is no doubt that she has inn
proved since. for she hung up sensa-
tional worlds record of minute 20
seconds for 100 yards in Australia q
few weeks ago.
True, Miss Margaret Woodbridge, o.
the Detroit A. c.. and Miss Charlotte
Boyle. of the New YORK "omen,s
several Of Miss Blebtrey's middle dis
lance standards lately, but the fac,
that neither has beaten minute and
seconds for the century this season
tells its own tale. 1t is admitted uni