New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
Miss Bleibtrev
Lands 5O-Yard
Aquatic Grown
Champion Also Helps Three
of Her Teammates to Win
National Relay Honors

L y
York Women's S. A., added to her many
titles that of national outdoor fifty
yard swimming champion at a water
carnival in the Olympic Lagoon at Man
rattan Beach yesterday afternoon. She
covered the distance straightaway in
20 2-5 seconds, and defeated by two
yards her teammate, Miss Charlotte
Boyle, who took second, two feet ahead
of Miss Helen Wainwright, of the same
club.
Miss Margaret Woodbridge, of the
Detroit A. c., national indoor title
holder at 220 and 500 yards, one of the
favortes, could do no better than finish
fourth. She led home by few feet
the other two starters, the Misses
Grace and Gertrude Kahrs, of the
Bathing Club OF Spring Lake, N. j.
Miss Bleibtrey also helped three
teamma ates-the Misses Boyle Vain
wright and Aileen Riggin-to win the
national championship at 400-yard re-
lay swimming in minutes At seconds,
or ~ seconds under the listed world 8
record for the event.
Helen Meany Scores Again
Miss Helen Meany, the sixteen-year-
ola water marvel of the New York
Women's S. A., captured her third
championship Of the season at the
meet. She ran up the longest score in
the national high fancy diving cham
piionship. 130.49 points, and beat de-
cisively Miss Aileen Riggin, the Olym-
pic springboard champion, who Sc
cured second place with 122.11 points.
Little Josephine Meany, eleven years
taking third with 1906 points. 1t was
her first contest of any Importance.
Ludy LANCER, the noted waterman of
the Hui Nalu of Honolulu, swan a re-
markablc race in a match at 500 yards
with James Hall, of the Brooklyn Out
door Y. NJ. c. A, national long distance
champion. He defeated the latter by
no less than fifty yards in minutes
21 35 seconds.
LANCER then continued to $50 yards
in the hope of breaking the worlds
doubtedly have succeeded had con-
dItions been normal, but nasty drop
handicapped him. AS it was he did it
In minutes SO seconds, or within %
seconds of the international mark al
though he covered 1-3 yards more
than the distance called for.
Ruddy Scores Easily
Stephen Ruddy jr of the New York
A: c. won as he pleased an invitation
100-yard brcast-stroke swim. Tie
touched several yards ahead of Victor
klHe, of the Brooklyn Central Y. NJ. c.
A., who finished second The time was
! minute 16 seconds, fast for the con-
ditions.
The summary:
6o-yard swim (national senior A A. U.
cham apionships)-Won By Miss Etheld a
Bleibtrey. New York " s. A.. Miss
charlotte Boyle. New York w. s. A.. sec
w. S. A, third Tme-o 20 2-5.
Fancy high diving (national senior A. A.
U. cham pionshl lps)-Won by Miss Helen
Meany. New York w. S A.. 1S0.4o points;
Miss Aileen Rigg,n. New York w. S. A.
Meany, New York w. S. a., 1896 points 5.
third.
4oo-yard relay swim (national senior A
A. U. cham pionships)-W by Misses
Ethelda Bleibtrey. Charlotte Boyle Helen
Wainwright. Aileen Risgin. New York w
s. A. Misses Maud ,Alcl'arlane, Alice Lord,
Florence Briscoe. Helen Meany, New York
W. 5 A. second; Misses Ethel Baker, Lii
Han Stoddard. Kathryn Brown Gertrude
Morris, New York w. :. A. third. Time
=4:47.
1ooyard swim (handicap p)-Won by Miss
Ethel Ursprung. New York W S A (27
seconds) Mrs. Hazel Zeitz, New York w.
S. A. t75 seconds). second Miss Julia
Marnostein (47 seconds). third. Time 34.
5ooyard swim Gnvitatton)-Wo by
lyn second Time-6:sl 3-5.
1oo-yard breast stroke swim Nnvitation)
Won by Stephen Rudy New York A c.
Victor K!ffe. Central Y. NJ. c. A, Brook
Y. NJ: c. A. Brooklyn Time-l:l6.
Referee-CharIes Hatfield. New York
A. C.