The Washington times., 1921-02-10
By HUGH r. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. fO.-The out
standing feature of the athletic sea-
son at the Naval Academy up to this
point this year has unquestionaoiy
been the showing of the swimming
team, with Angus Sinclair, the
Washington plebe, who has twice
lowered the intercollegiate figure for
the 200 yards, as it's particular star
Sinclair has already established q
place as one of the greatest OF col
lege swimmers, and the future holdS
much in store for him.
Z AIAgainSt', Pennsyivanla on January
% Sinclair did the two-twenty III
900 two seconds better than the
previous college figure. Against
Pittsburgh last Saturday he TOOK
second and a fifth from TINS hsuIe
and Coach Ortland Is certain nc VIZ
have. the mark down to 10 OF oe'-
ter before the season is over.
:, ,Sinclair's best performance in com
petition was really against Johns
Hopkins on January; IS, when he uiu
tbe< distance swimming across inc
nool I'm 2:233 3-5, but the course is
slightly short swimming in that ol-
rection.
80 -FOUR INCHES TcO SHORT.
In that connection 1T may be eN-
n5ained that it developed that the
Navv pool is four inches short across
Mhich . is nominallY twenty yards
This makes the 22O just Al lnches
short and the time correction Tor
fTiaft distance would be less than
three.fifths of a second. so that SIN
ftIair demonstrated possibilities Oh
taking many more seconds from lhe
record in. this partcular
9 Sinclair's records are the onIy ohes
which viii become official marks OF
fhe Intercollegiate Swimming Asso-
citation. His races. except tha'
against Hopkins, were rowed down
the pool, and the course was laio OIL
with absolute accuracy.
!; This is highly unfortunate. as theIe
IL not the slightest doubt that othe,
college records would be estaplsHeu
and some means will probably De
taken to give the other swimmers
fair test before the season Closes
For instance, Captain emory ma
done the 40 yards in nineteen secohus
IN competition and even petter III
nractice. as haze several other mem
areof the team The correction on
This distance is barely tenth OF
second and the intercollegiate fgure
10, 1a3-5, seconds. He has also done
The 100 wards in SO 80 seconds. put
fifth of a second slower than the rec
ord time made by II. +. NollmGF, OF
Columbia.
q HAWAIIAN YOUNG YET.
EBiil Kanakanui, the Hawaiian, did
fbe forty in IS 4-5 seconds Saturday
and his lap of the relay in about the
same time. He is young yet and very
nervous in competition, but promises
10 he on a par with the best Of ms
countrymen in a short time.
The Navy also has a great breast
stroke swimmer in Qunby and
hirh.grade back stroke man in Nc
Intosh, plebe from the facihc
coast. A really high standard plum
aer is the only lack on the Navy
team. though they are promising per-
farmers in McCandless and Arison.
4. The 1GO-yard relay is an event in
x-hfch the Naval Academy has
t,ealth Of material. With eight men
who can do their lap in intercollegiate
record time for the forty, or better,
coach Ortland indeed has an embar-
ra ssment of riches. The high figure Is
aow. held by the team which swan
Saturday against Pittsburgh, com
rosed(of Kanakanui, Gallagher. Wink
1er, an EsInOTS.. lt tiiht w hS ''N
seconds, 3 IS seconds better than the
intercollegiate record and nearly j
seconds better after full correction
FOR the 32-inch shortage is made
There is no'question that the Navy
has BY far the fastest quartet of col
lege swimmers who ever negotiated
the distance, but it has been found
impract able to arrange the course
so that the actual distance is covered
in this event These swimmers VIII
have a chance at the record, however,
When the finals Of the Intercollegiate
swimming Association take place.
The man who made the Navsi Acad-
emy swimming team is Henry Ort-
iand, ir., formerly of New York Uni
yersdty and New York Athletic club.
swimming was n sport in which
naval people were particularly anN-
iens for the midshipmcn to excel. in
view or its close connection with their
calling. I
Their showing had been very poor,
Nbowcver. until Otland assumed charge
three years ago from which time they
have steadily progressed until they
coached their present high position
among college swimmers.