New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
Miss Bleibtrev
Tins lOO-Yar(
Channp: np:'iionship ii
Little Ailecn Riggin Also
Adds to Her Titles in
Local Wafer Carnival

Ethelda Bleibtrey and Aileen Riggin,
of the New York Women's S. A.,
Olympic swimming and diving cham
pions respectively, added to their titles
at water carnival in the lagoon at
Manhattan Beach yesterday afternoon.
MISS bleibtrey romped away with
lu0-yard free style swim for the junior
metropolitan A. A. u. championship in
l minute 5 1-5 seconds, defeating by
more than ten yards Miss Helen Vain
wright, who finished second, two wards
ahead of Miss Alice Lord, the only
other starter.
Captures Junior Title
Miss Riggin captured the Junior Ma
tional A, A. U. swimming classic from
a field of eight, leading home by no less
than thirty yards her closest opponent,
MISS Alice Lord, who secured the place
by few feet from Miss Helen Meaney,
MISS Riggin, after passing the 220-
yard mark on the way in the splendid
time of 3 minutes 12 2-5 seconds, eased
up and completed the course unop-
posed in minutes 81 seconds.
Ludy LANCER, of the Hui Nalu of
Honolulu, national one-mile swimming
champion, shattered at the meet the
American record for swimming 800
meters in open water. In an invitation
race at the distance, against Charles
Crownover, Of Philadelphia, the Mid
die Atlantic A. A U. champion, he de-
ieated the latter by twenty-five yards,
in minutes SO As seconds, one-fifth of
second under the national standard
and within three and four-fifths sec
onds of his own worlds record, set in
Australia last winter.
Harold Kruger, of the Healani Club,
of Honolulu, won an interesting match
race from Stephen Ruddy jr, of the
New York A. C. He used the back
stroke while the latter swan the breast
stroke. The time was / minute 23 IS
seconds, and Kruger finished about
seven yards ahead of the Mercury
Footer.
Ten-Year-Old Springs Surprise
Ethel Ursprung, a ten-year-old water
| sprite from the New York Women's S.
A., furnished a surprise in q 100-yard
free style handicap, swimming in re-
markable form. She covered the course
in the fast time of l minute AZ 3-5 sec
onds and took first by safe margin.
Miss Ruth Morgan and Miss Virginia
Whitneck, her clubmates, landed sec
end and third prizes in this order. Miss
| Bleibtrey did / minute 4-5 seconds
in the elimination trials of this event
but failed to qualify for the final.
The summary:
1oo-yard swim fsenior metropolitan A
A U. championship by Miss
Ethelda Bleibtrcy, New York Women's S
A.; Miss Helen Wainwright, New Yorl
Womens S. A., second; Miss Alice Lord
New York Women's s. A, third Time
1:05 is.
44o-yard swim (junior national A. A. U
championship)-Won by Miss Aileen Rig
gin, New York Womens S. A; Miss Alice
Lord, New York Women's S. A. second
Miss Helen Meany. New York Womens S
A., third. Time, $751;
1oo-yard swim (handicap)-won by Mis-
Ethel Ursprung. New York Wonen's 8. A
ESQ seconds) Miss Ruth Morgan. New
York Womens S. A (54 seconds); Mis-
Virginia Whitnack, New York Women's S
A, third Time, / AZ "a
5oo-meter swim l-won b
Ludy LANCER, Hui Nalu. H~nolulu; Charlie
Crownover, Girard College. Philadel phia
110-yard swim, back stroke vs.. breas
stroke Gnvitation)-Won by Harold
kruger, Healani Club. Honolulu, swimming
back stroke; Stephen Ruddy jr., New Yorl
A. c., swimming breast stroke, second
Time, 1:23 4-5.
Referee-Charles Hatfield. New Yorl
A. c.