The New York herald., 1921-07-31
SWIMMING RECORD
FOR STEVE RUDDY
Guenthner Also Makes New
Mark in Triangular Meet
at Springlake.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
SPRING LAKE. N. j., July 30.--Hono-
lulu's noted watermen. Ludy LANCER and
Harold Kruger. undertook to engage full
teams from the New York A. c. and a
local bathing and tennis club in a tri-
angular swimming meet here to-day and
came close to scoring victory.
Spring Lake won with % points. while
the Hawaiians gained "a and the Mer-
curry Footers 20. but the home boys were
successful largely through clean sweep
in the fancy diving contest. for which
the rival squads had no entries.
Two middle Atlantic A. A. u. records
were shattered. Paul Guenthner of the
New York A. G. lowering the figures for
the fifty yard dash to "a 1-55 seconds
and Stephen Ruddy. another New York
A. c. lad those for 440 yards with breast
str~ke to z minutes II 1-5 seconds.
Kruger won the free style and back
stroke hundred In 81 As seconds and
minute IL 3-5 seconds. respectively.
LANCER romped away with the furlong
swim in 2 minutes 33 AS seconds and
Harry Maxwell took the diving event
Two invitation races for mermaids
brought to the line seven members of the
olympic team. as we'll as other stars.
and furnished most unexpected surprises.
In the fifty yard dash. won by Miss
Ethelda Bleibtrey Of the New York
Women's S. A. In 20 2-5 seconds, Miss
Charlotte Boyle. national champion at
the distance. slipped at the turn and the
slight mishap enabled her fourteen year
old team mate. Gertrude Ederle. to lead
her home and secure second place.
Later. in 100 yard handicap, little
Miss Ederle amazed the crowd by win
ming from the nine seconds make In 1
minute s 2-5 seconds. sensational per-
formance for a girl of hssr age. But
Miss Gertrude Kahrs, 13, OF the home
club. also sprang a distinct surprise by
taking second and doing actually
minute II 3-5 seconds.
Miss Boyle. third to finish. was caught
unofficiaIly In ] minute seconds. and
Miss Bleibtrey in / minute 3 3-5 Sec
onds. The summary:
TRIPLE MEET EVENTS.
10 Yard swim--won by Paul Guenthner
New York 4: c.: Harold Kruger, Honolulu
second =. Murray, Spring Lake u. & T. c..
100 Yard swim-won by Harold Kruger,
Honolulu; Bernard Bridget. Spring Lake d.
third. Time. 0;57 4-5.
go Yard swim--won by Ludy LANCER
Honolulu; Louis Kerr. Spring Lake H.. & r.
G.. second; Clayton CLARK, Spring Lake u.
a t. c.. third. Time. . :33 As.
100 Yard Back Stroke Swim--Won by Har-
old Kruger, Honolulu Ludy LANCER, Homo
lulu. second: II. Phillips. Spring Lake u. &
T. c., third. Time, 4 :12 3-J.
440 Yard Breast Stroke Swirn-Won by
stephen Ruddy, New York A. c.: David
Richardson. Spring Lake u. and T. c., Sec
ond; Robert Bowling. Spring Lake II. and T.
c., third. Time. I'm. ~ 1-bs.
200 Yard Relay-won by New York A. G.
(Chase. Guenthner. Vollmer and Smith)
Spring Lake ID. and T. G. Murray. Powers.
Gcorgi and BrdgeD second Honolulu
danger and kruger), third. Time, I'm.
~ 3-5s.
Point score-sprine Lake u. and T. c.. IS;
Honolulu, "a: New York a. c.. 20.
EVENTS FOR WOMEN.
30 Yard Swim--won by Miss Ethelda Blcsb-
trey, New York w. s. A.. Miss Gertrude
Ederle, New York w. s. A., second: Miss
Charlotte Boyle. New York w. s. A., third.
Time, 20 20 seconds.
100 Yard Invitation Swim tHandicap) Won
by Gertrude Ederle. New York w. q. A.
20 secondsl Miss Gertrude Kahrs Spring
Lake II. & T. G.. t12 seconds), second Miss
Charlotte Boyle. New York w. &. A. G.
secondr), third. Time. minute 2-J seconds.
20 Yard gwim, girls under f3--won by
Miss Virginia Murray. Spring Lake n.
r. c.: Miss Elizabeth Spetnagie, Sprine
Lake u. T. c.. second; Miss Virginia
Dillon. Spring Lake II. q T. c.. third. Time.
81 seconds.