The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-23
NEW YORK GIRLS
WINNERS IN TANK
Make New Relay Record in
Defeating Team From
Philadelphia.
LOCALS SCORE % TO Is
Miss Charlotte Boyle Loses TO
Miss Gertrude Arteld
i'm Plunge.

New Works women swimmers admin
lstered a decisive defeat to a team Of
girl stars representing Philadelphia at
the city Athletic Club last night. Miss
Charlotte Boyle, holder Of practically
avery metropolitan record, proved the
star Of the meet. capturing two frsts,
second and swimming on the New York
relay team that established new ma
sional record The New York girls,
practically ali from tho women's Swim
ming Association. jumped into the lead
III the opening Of the meet and were
never headed, winning IS TO is.
Tho feature Of the meet was the cs-
tablishing Of the new mark in tbs 100
yard relay. Tho former mark Of 80 3-5,
also held by the women's Swimming AS
ISOLATION. was shattered by two seconds.
Gertrude Ederle, VINO swan In remark
able good form. assumed the lead at
The start and managed TO increase the
advantage 10 five yards The Gotham
girls were content to keep this lead
throughout the race and won by -FOUR
Yards, despite the heroic efforts OF Flea
more Uhl and Irene Guest, the Philadel-
phia stars. The distance was covered
in worlds record time as well, but 1t
WIN not be accepted as a worlds mark
because the City 4. c. pool measures
only sixty feet.
Charlotte BOYLE had little difficulty
carrying off both the 100 and go yards
swi1ns. with Irene Guest swimming In
second place in both events. Eleanore
Uhl who won the 400 meter heat from
some of the worlds greatest in the
Olympics. was not In her usual form
and finished a poor fourth in both
events. Miss Boyle won the 90 as she
chose and carried off the century swim
by several yards. Chief interest in the
TOO centred over the race for second
donors, staged by the junior national
champion. Helen Wainwright and Irene
Guest, who took the second in the 100
meter Olympic championship. The
youthful New York girl. who, by. the
way, took second In the Olympic spring.
board diving. severely tested the Phila-
delphian. but Miss Guest managed TO
receive the verdict in blanket finish.
Charlotte Boyle Defeated.
Gertrude Arteld OF Philadelphia sprang
. surprise in the plunge for distance by
6efeatins Charlotte Boyle. the national
champion and worlds record holder.
Miss Boyle was clearly off form and
negotiated only 40 feet inches, az
compared with her record of 65 feet
diss Arteld floated 81 feet. sufficient
10 win. with Anna Wright OF Philadel-
phia third.
The meet marked the first appearance
~ Ailsen Regfn, the worlds fancy div
irg Olympic champion. since her tri-
1mphs at Antwerp. Miss Rigsin re-
Gently returned from the Ell School or
Greenwich, Conn. and gave a short ex-
hibition OF diving and swimming Phil
aaelphia sorely missed the services OF
elizabeth Becker. one OF her star swim
mers and divers. Mise Becker was ex-
but missed the train.
Time had 10 be taken our during
the course Of the meet when Miss Ade-
line Trappe Muhlenberg of the W. s. A.
fell In the pool while fully clothed.
100 ysr,i swfrn.-won by Charlotte Boyle,
New Yorl Irene Guest. Philadelphia, sec
snd; Helen Wainwright. New York. third.
Time, 90 90.
200 yard slvirn-won oy Charlotte Boyle,
Sew York; Irene Guest. Philadelphia, sec
ond: Gertrude Ederle, New York, third.
Time. 800 as.
lao Yard Relay-won BY New York Ger
rude Ederie. Grace KAhrs. Helen Vain
wright. Charlotte Boyle Philadelphia tAnna
Wright. Gertrude Arteld. Eleanore rhl,
irene Cuestl. second. Time, 90 2-5 fnew
national record.
Plunge for Distance-won By Gertrude Ar
reid. Philadelphia; Charlotte Boyle, second
Anna Wright. Philadelphia. third. Dis
lance, 5i feet.
pive-won by Helen Wainwright. Neg
FORK. 9s.5 violet schwartley, Philadelphia,
second. 79.i. Helen Meany. New York. third.
49, points.