The New York herald., 1921-03-02
ROSS WINS ANOTHER
SWIMMING CROWN
Beats Geibel and Jones in 220
Yard National Indoor
Championship.

Norman Ross, the Illinois A. c. worlds
champion swimmer, added another title
to his lengthy list when he carried on
first honors In the national 220 yard
championship at the n. Y. A. c. last
night. The Olympic star. who holds
practically all worlds records from 800
yards to one mile. was hard pressed Tor
the entire distance and crossed the nnish
line with an advantage of not more than
a yard over Leo Geibel of the N. Y. A. c.
Ross's time was :27 seconds. two-fifths
second slower than the record held by
Ted Cam OF the Detroit A. G.
Ross's clubmate. Davy Jones' jumped
into the lead with the gun, but at the
fifty yard mark. covered In 2S 20 sec
onds, Ross had gained the lead and was
never thereafter headed. Geibel swan
a wonderful race and by flashing re-
markably sustained sprint buoyed N. I.
A. c. hopes to the end. Ross was able
to hold his narrow margin and crossed
the imaginary line with scant yard to
spare.
The race marked the first appearance
of the famous swimmer since his
trilunphs In the Olympics and the N. Y.
A. G. pool was surrounded to capacity.
Ross's showing was somewhat disap-
pointing to his most ardent admirers,
who were looking for another world 5
record, He covered 100 yards In :O2 2-5
seconds, $50 In :38 AS, and the clocks
showed 2 liz, four seconds slower than
his own worlds mark. at zoo yards. AT
this point the much expected squirt was
not in evidence. or IL 1t were Geibels
fine showing robbed II OF its effect The
N. Y. A c. star clung tenaciously to his
position and finished q fine second, with
Jones three yards behind. Ted Cam.
whose injured leg prevented him from
defending his title, was on hand to see
Ross take 1t from him
The biggest surprise OF the evening
came when the Princeton water polo
team. rated one of the best collegiate
combinations in action to-day admin
fstered q decisive setback to the ma
tional championship N. Y. A c. aggre-
CATION, coming out on top, 16 to 5. The
Winged Foot has no known the mean
Ing of defeat for over fifteen years, and
the defeat came without warning to Joe
Ruddy's team. Back In 1906 the n. <.
A. c. lost to Chicago setext but since
that date had not lost a game up to
last night.
George w. Dahm, N. Y. A. c., the
Metropolitan ten foot board fancy div
ing champion, retained his title BY the
narrowest Of margins from Louis Bal
bach, the Columbia star. Rudolph
Saacke, N. y. A. c., was placed third.
Dahm started poorly and by his pre-
liminary attempts seemed to have put
Alnseh' out of the running. Balbach.
on the other hand. went along smoothly
until next to his last dive. when he
| turned slightly over, costing him the
| title.
| Steve Ruddy. another Olympic star,
raced his way to q new Metropolitan
record in the 100 yard breast stroke.
covering the distance in the actual time
OF :12 SIS. Ruddy started from scratch
and in blanket finish received the
| judges decision over Paul Dezel, also
| of the N. Y. A. G.
| The summaries:
| ,Oo Yard Handicap Swim (Ten Seconds
| L.rnit)-won by Nick Nerich (three eecondsl
n. Y. A O.: Charles Walter (eight seconds) Z.
| unattached, second; Paul Wacker teight sec
| onds). unattached). third. Winners actual
| time, 50 seconds.
100 Yard Breast Stroke. Handicap (Ten
Second Limit)-Won by Steve Ruddy. N. Y.
A. @. (scratch); Paul Dezell. N y. A. q:
| Cten seconds). second; Victor kitfe, Central
| Y. NJ. G. A. (three seconds), third. Winner 3
actual time. min. IL 80 sec.
| Fancy Dive, Ten Foot Board metropolitan
| A. A. U. Championship by George w.
Dahm. N. Y. A. c.. 1907: Louis Bslbach,
N. Y. A. c., second, f39.1. Rudolph Saacke,
n. Y. A. O.. third. 124.9.
| National go Yard A. A. U. Championship
Won by Norman Ross, Illinois A. O.; Leo
Geibel, y. Y. A. c.. second; Davy Jones.
WATER POLO.
| Nassau Club Of Princeton (ls). N.Y.A.C. Co.
Tate. Guard. ......... swami
Schraut. Right halfback... Russell
Hardin. ....... Left halfback. ....... .Curran
| Phillips. Right forward. Mcconnell