The New York herald., 1922-02-22
N. Y. &C.. SWIMMERS
WIN TITULAR RACES
Henry Giebel Takes $50 Yard
Back Stroke and Team
Captures Relay.

Both Metropolitan A. A. U. cham
pionships were captured by New York
Athletic Club swimmers in decisive
fashion in the home pool last night.
The quartet, composed of Hal Vollmer,
Ewald A. Wildforster, DR.. T. II. Nelli
gan and Leeming Jelliffe, 100 yard in
tercollegiate, champion Of Yale. set their
own pace from gun to finish in the 200
yard relay. to win by five yards.
In the $50 yard back stroke cham
pionship Henry GiebeI showed his heels
to his older brother Leo. Rutgers Uni
versity star and 220 yards intercollegi-
ate ttleholder. Henry opened up a
safe lead and increased this advantage
to 16 feet at the end of the six laps.
Leo was the same distance ahead of
James W. Hall of Poly Prep, the ma
,ional long distance champion. The only
other starter, Arthur McNulty OF Clin-
ton. T. S. A. l.. record holder. was dis
qualified at the 100 yard mark for fall
ure to touch with both hands. At that
time he was trailing Hall. The time
was :57 2-5.
There was dead heat for second
place in the relay between the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. and the New York A. c.
trailed the victors for six laps and
seemed assured Of the silver medals
when Nick Neirich of the Mercury Foot
quartet set out after Jack Arnold of the
~" He closed up the gap Of three yards
with surprising ease and just caught
the former interscholastic record holder
at the tape. Jelliffe of the y. Y. A. c.
first team swan the fastest leg in 25 1-5
seconds The team time was I'm. A lbs.
VOlImer Stars I'm Polo.
TIE New York A. C. sextet was an
easy victor over Yale in a game of in
tercollegiate water polo by the score of
30 to 5. Led by veteran Joe Rudy.
with his admirable water skill. and Hal
Vollmer. his chief assistant the local
team. metropolitan A. A. u champions.
had the best of every scrimuage save
one.
Vollmer scored his first goal in so
seconds by hurdling his opponent. but
he improved upon this by diving under
his rival and registered four more touch
goals in less than minute each Gra
ham of Yale hit the board once and
scored twice on foul tries.
The summaries:
$50 Yard Backstroke Swim metropolitan a.
a; Y. championshipl-won by Herry
gers University, second: James w. Hall.
Poly Prep. third; Arthur McNulty, De
VIII Cnnton IL. b., disqualified on fourth
lap for failure to touch with both hands.
Time. 81 2-5,
80 Yard swim Noyice9-won by Morris
Brucker. Boys Club; Walter Puckhaber.
Central Y. M G. A.. second; r. Cowan.
Columbia. third. Time. 0:3O %.
100 Yard Swim Handicsp)-Won by Albert
Florence. Boys Club (lS secon6s); George
Wilmet, Central Y. NJ. q. A. 40 seconds).
second; George Nodine. Central Y. 81. c.
A. G5 seconds), third William Swaney.
Poly Prep g seconds), fourth. Time. IL.
200 Yard Relay metropolitan a. A. u cham
pionshlp) Won by New York A. G. first
team OHal vollmer. Il. A. Wildforster. Or.
T. II. Nelligan. Leeming, Jelliffe); dead
heat for second between New York A. G.
second team Jerry Smith. Tom Ruddy.
Clarence Ross, Nick Neirich) and Central
Y. NJ. c. A. Gouis Hewig Herbert Bclin,
Victor Kiffe. Jack Arnold Boys Club
Victor Mare. Edward Heating, Harold
Florence. William Auerbach). fourth. Time,
"A 10
HIGH DIVING CONTEST.
Handicap-Won by George nahm, New York
A. G. (scratch). place 3. With 1927 points:
Louis Ralbach, New York a. G. (scratch).
place o. with 1926 points. second Tom
Hirshfield. unattached IS points,. place 8,
with 1904 paints. third.