Evening star., 1921-08-07

vents for women did not result from
of clothing. We would not
responsible, but by far the greatest
women.
No team point trophy was awarded
for club championship and the
points were not kept. but had one
been given it would have gone to
the Baltimore Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Entrants from that organization
scored more often than did those
| wearing the colors of any of the
clubs represented And Vessels. who
| led the Baltimore 'Y" athletes in
their efforts to outshine the Wash
| ingtonians.
ID. L. Women Do Well.
/ But while the Baltimore men car
ried off the honors, the women en-
tered from Washington upheld the
entity. However. it was a visiting
girl. Ena PettingilI. evidently not
even in her latest teens, VINO in COM
! petition with Miss Birdie Smith in
the fancy diving for women produced
| some of the best contests of the
day. Miss Smith. much more ex-
| perienced. than her youthful Balti-
more rival. barely won by a margin
of a fraction more than points.
Miss Smiths score was just under
| 123. and Miss Pettingilrs a little
| above 119. Both were exceedingly
graceful i'm their regular and optional
dives, and considerable applause fol-
lowed every effort of each. and there
was quite tense moment before the
Judges announced the close decision.
Vessels of Baltimore Central Y. NJ.
It. A. was victor in the first event of
the program. the 50-yard swim. open.
and he was closely followed by two
other Baltimoreans, Mitchell Of Mary
land Swimming Club and Petrie of
Green Spring Valley Club finishing
second and third. While Washing
tonians were shut out of even a place
the Marylanders put up competition
which brought many favorable COM
ments from local followers of
laquatics.
Washington Girl Winner.
The first event for women was the
50-yard novice. and Jean Jackson. a
Washington girl. won il only after
she outsprinted. by a small margin.
Maud 5. Todd of Maryland Swimming
Club. Miss F. NJ. Dawson of the
Washington Amateur Swimming Club
y was far too fast for the other en-
, trants in the 50-yard dash, a. A. u.
\ championship, for women.
oil Miss Birdie Smith was something
0 of & favorite in the 1o0-yard dash for
. women. but dropped out al the 10
4 yard mark Miss Dawson again was
. too good A sprinting swimmer for the
. remainder of the field and she added
I her second first place in as many starts
during the afternoon. Adelaide Pettin-
gill of the Public Athletic League OF
Z Baltimore was second and Katherine
D Pfeiffer, Washington girl, competing
o unattached, third.
Coles. a rather youthful chap from
: Central Highs swimming team. com
: lpeting unattached, threw a jolt into
: the predictions of many when he took
), the measure of Karl knight. star
l. athlete of the Washington Canoe
Club Club nth in the 50 5o.yard ehampionshir
= simply was in better swimming con-
= dition for that event than his more
experienced rival. Both Coles ant
J knight beat Vessels, the Baltimor.
Central Y. NJ. c. A. star, in this
Ievent.
Boy Gains Third Place.
I Lyman. who won third place in the
fancy diving contest. is little more
than a boy, yet he held up his enc
against his older rivals exceedingly
well. Had he not slipped and strucl
the board in one of his dives he prob
y Cooke. victor in the $50. is just th,
opposite of Lyman: notwithstanding
e that he is a man of perhaps forty
: two or three, he showed the way il
? the endurance test to more youthful
:, athletes. 81,
n summary OF Event0.
e 50-yard swim, open-won by Vessels. Hal
Maryland swimming Club: third. Peirie, Gree
le Spring Valley Club: Time. O.os.
i, Jackson. unattached: second. Maude 8. Tod<
Maryland Swimming Club: third. Dorothy Eli
ss6 b. Mis-. NJ MehiaR'sasA' pa%ssn a S
Fss snps Ahae a9us sf
Q I.easue 4s % Of s.ltimare Time. o.ss IS. e'
3 Won y Coles nnss..csed = second Kari S%.ss
o Washington Canoe Club: third. Vessels. Bait
8 ni, ieo-ysrd novice. ~ for or W Homsn@weS y .y..
Jackson. unattached: second. Mrs. W; Haven
= unattached: no other entries. Time. 200:
-won by Miss F. N; dawson. w.shinEt.
Amateur swimming Club second. Adelaide Pc
3 third katherine Pfeiser. unattached Tim
y. ~. | by Shear unattached; second. Bahlke. Bslt
more .s Central r;ms Y; ~ ~ 8 A. third Cooke ma
- womenGWon by Edith Pearson Washlnst.
OF Amateur swimming Club; second; Mrs: X; X,
third: Katherine Pfeiffer. unattached: a
ndd Fancy dive. A. A. L. championship-w
~ nu by Barrett unattached: second. Fisher: ula
e. tarhed: third. Lyman. unattached: no fourth
p%Sn F.Rsy dtse ~ Ei..Seth h smeh anatt:ched:
ond Ena Pettingill. Public Athletic League
Baltimore: third. Isabel wayson, Washingo
e Amateur Swimming Club.
e Mile swim. A. A. L. championshtp-Won
Bahlke. baltimore Central Y. N: c. A.: Sc
in ond Stalley, unattached: third, Vessels. b'
by timore Central Y. N. c. A: no fourth. Tim
al los. , xr
AA' SsO-yard swim, A. A. L. chsmpionship-W
nv Cooke unatta ched: second, Bahlke. Bal
by more Central Y. N. c. A.: third. kreus'
Central High. Time. 13.4l.
A.