Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-20
WEISMULLER is
VICTOR IN BIG
AQUATIC EVENT
Finishes Ahead of Ross and
Hangar in National 800
Race.
OTHER STARS SHINE

days of swimming at the Broad Ripple
pool are over but the memory of those
many sparkling events staged Thursday
and Friday is going to live on in the
minds Of local aquatic fans.
Swimming has won home in Indian
apclis. and any time Paul r. Jordan and
his band of A a. L. associates desire to
take the stage again, they surely will
be welcomed with open arms.
The last of Indians four national
swimming championships for 1921 was
wiped off the slate yesterday afternoon
when Johnny Weismuller, Illinois A c..
phenom, splashed home ahead of Ludy
Hangar and Norman Ross In the 220 yard
championship for men. The time was
minutes IS 10 seconds. The race was
truly one OF the sensational variety, and
young Weismuller's victory over the pair
Of veterans was clean cut enough to show
that he is rapidly mounting to the pin
nacle reserved for the worlds greatest
swimmers.
ETHELDA NEARLY
BREAKS RECORD.
Indianapolis fans came within an ace
Of witnessing another worlds record
breaking performance yesterday when
Ethelda Bleibtrey defeated an open field
in the 50yard swim for women. Miss
Bleil -eys own worlds record for the
distance Is .2S4 and yesterday after
noon she came home in twenty nine fiat.
MISS blEiDlItN DIDDdblN uoEuL4d At0 tiit
50 yards yesterday faster than she EVER
had done, but she got away to q horrible
start, and was forced to travel at .
terrific pace to get ahead of the field.
The start means everything IN a race Of
this distance and If the famous New
curately there is no doubt but that she
would have given her rivals throughout
the world a new mark to fire at.
The visiting swimmers Of national
repute were not alone in the feature per
Torrance Yesterday. indianapolis and
Indiana men and women paddlers com
peted in some thrilling events and won
several rounds OF applause from the large
crowd in attendance. Chief among the
local performers we're Regina Reis and
Euphrasia Donnelly. Each won five
places in various events yesterday after
noon.
JOHNNY PROVIDES
THE BIG UPSET.
Swimming experts who saw Johnny
Wcismuller defeat Ross and LANCER
after having predicted that the battle
would be between Norman aud Ludy,
were treated TO one Of the most sen
satioual dope upsets IN history. We1s-
muller was away TO a flying start. and
he came mp from his plunge from the
edge Of the pool with half a body 5
length lead over his opponents. Ross was
second, followed closely by LANCER.
at the dfty-yard mark and they tore
down the pool on even terms until they
reached the 100 yard mark, Hangar
swimming q mighty close third. Just be
fore they reached the only turn in the
course Weismuller started to pull slow
IL away from his teammate, and Hangar
pulled up even with Ross. Coming out OF
The turn Weismuller was two yards
ahead Of Ross and Hangar, who now were
going to II with everything even.
Welsmuller gradually Increased his
lead. while Hangar was slipping out ahead
Of Ross. At the finish. Weismuller was
fully three or four yards ahead OF Ian
gar. who, IN turn, was leading Ross by
something like a yard. IL.
The performance Of Weismuller. with
everything considered. is made even more
remarkable Yesterdays race was the
third real competition test In the career
Of the coming Chicago youngster, but ne
arried on Ike 4 veteran, and appeared
master Of the situation all the way. John
nv was plenty strong at the finish prob.
ably being lighter pushed for cork
than his opponents ,,,
Bleihtrey out of New York for the Won
ems Swimming Association, was first in
0O-yard open swim for women, getting
over the course In ] minute IL 80 sec
onds Regina Refs staged a wonderful
race TO come from far behind and beat
Euphrasia Donnelly out of second place,
their finish being the next thing pos
sible TO a dead heat.
The fans in the grand stand came near
stealing Jack and Jills stuff yesterday
afternoon when the women's plunge Tor
distance came along Jean Adamson. an
Indianapolis girl who made the big swim
carnival serve as her coming out party.
drfted along TO the IS feet and ! inch
10 win the Indiana A. A. L. champion
ship. Miss Adamson shows unmiStakable
signs Of the real plunger, and if she
decided to give this event little time
she should find her advance TO the top
mighty rapid. Miss Donnelly was sec
ond In this event and Miss Refs third.
The summaries of the meet follow:
National Championship. 90 Yards Free
Style, for Men-John Wismueller. Illinois
Athletic Club, first: Ludy LANCER. Homo
lulu. second. and Norman Ross. Illinois
Athletic Club, third Time, 2:2S Is.
Indiana A. A L. Championship. Fifty
Yards, Free Style, for WOmen-Euphra-
STA Donnelly Hoosier A. c., first; Regina
Moore, Hoosier A C.. third Time, 81 80
seconds.
Indiana A. A. L. Championship. $50
Yards, Back Stroke, for Men-Randall c.
Willis, unattached. indianapolis, first;
Robert Kniptash, unattached. 1ndianapo-
lis, second, and o. NJ Conrad. unattached,
Indianapolis, third. Time, 10.
Indiana A. A. L. Championship, Plunge
for Distance, for Women-Jean Adamson,
unattached, Indianapolis, first; Euphrasia
Donnelly, Hoesier A. c., second. and Re
gina Ries, Hoosier A. c., third. Dis
lance, 30 feet, / inch.
Open Fancy Diving, for Women-Re
gina Rles Hoosier A c., first Ethelda
Bleibtrey. Womans Swimming Associ-
alton Of New York, second, and Euphra-
STA Donneuy, Hoosier A c., third
Open, 100 Yards, Free Style. for Women
Charlotte Boyle, Womans Swimming
Association of New York. first; Regina
Ries, Hoosier A. c. second and Euphra-
STA Donnelly, Hoosier a c., third. Time,
IL So
Open, Plunge for Distance, for Men
Ward Fowler. unattached, Indianapolis,
first; Theodore Raeb. Hoosier A. c.. sec
third Distance, SO feet 4 inches
Open, Fifty Yards, Free Style, for
Women-Ethelda Bleibtrey, Womans
Swimming Association of New York,
first Euphrasia Donnelly, Hoosier A. c.,
second, and Regina Ries, Hoosier A c.,
third. Time, 70 seconds.
125 Yards, City Championship-Jack
Merriam, Hoosier A. c., first; Theodore
Baer, Hoosiar A. c., second, and William
Grieg, Hoosier A. c., third Time, :09
Girl Scout Championship Seventy
Yards-Florence Moore, first; Ruth Kee
ton, second, and Marie Donnelly, third.
Time / IL 3-5.
Boy Scout Championship 100 Yards.
Breast Stroke-Earl Ostermeyer, first;
Paxton Unger. second, and Arthur Will
SON. third. Time, AS.
Indianapolis with its four national A.
A. L. championships was the only city
in the United States to obtain that many
national events, the other five national
championships being divided among
Eastern and Western States.