The New York herald., 1922-08-14
N.Y.A.C. WATER POLO
TEAM NEAR DEFEAT
Crack Winged Foot Squad
Barely Noses Out Col
legians, 10 to 8.

The crack water polo team Of the New
twenty years. had close call in game
under collegiate rules against an all star
varsity aggregation at the Brighton
Beach Baths yesterday afternoon. The
club men pulled victory out of the fire
by the close score of 10 to ..
The Mercury Footers had things all
their own way in the first eight minute
period of the match. when the collegians
were defending the goal at the deep end
OF the rs foot pool. Under these condi-
tions the losers found It impossible to
cope with the clever underwater work
OF Joseph Ruddy. the veteran captain
of the n. " A. c., and Herbert Vollmer.
the old Columbia leader. These two
scored touch goals. each worth five
points in quick succession. But after
THAT the varsity players took a brace
and carried the battle into rival terri
tory. Carney of Pennsylvania missing a
goal by a hairs breadth. The half
ended with the tally 10 to 0 in favor OF
the New York A. c.
In the second period. when the coll
legians took up the defence at the shall
low end of the tank. the Mercury Foot
ers were unable to use their underwater
plays and it seemed to break UP their
team work. Three times Tony De
Fronzo of Columbia at goal. succeeded
in taking the bali from the club for
wards and sent It scooting TO his center
player. Dondero of c. G. n. ". who
neatly shot thrown goals in each in
STANCE This netted the colegians nine
points and there the match ended. for
the whistle blew directly after the third
throw found its mark.
A so yard handicap dash for girl
midgets proved a great attraction at the
meet. Five little lassies from the New
York Women's S. A.. the youngest z,
the oldest o, toed the mark. and they
displayed finished form In the six-heat
crawl. Edna Leonard, fair haired
water sprite of TO- allowed 20 seconds,
scored clean cut victory In 30 l-5
seconds She led home by four feet
Julia Marmostein. same age who nm
ished second, and Frances Meany. 3. on
the three second mark, was third. Nal
vina Gescheidt the baby of the field,
barely Z, missed placing in the awards
by bare touch
A 100 yard free style handicap for
members of the New York Womens 8.
A., was marked by two interesting
features. Ethel Ursprung, little maid
of IL. won her heat in the remarkable
time Of l minute 10 2-5 seconds, then the
final in minute 20 seconds. Three
daughters Of Fred Delany. the we'll
known A. A. u. official. all captured
their qualifying trials. Grace and Elaine
securing the places as named in the
deciding heat.
The summaries:
WATER POLO
New York cssr a G. uo nora,ro cellesisgs sGeNY {"
widfoster .Forvar Carney tPenn)
Ruddy -. Forward. Wnrriner Cleveland "
Curran.. Back Dc Flonzo tColumbia)
Duryea. Goal. Eannigan nFordham)
(Subst) Petersen tYale)
y Point score end Of first half--New York
A. c., 10; All Star Collegians. 0. Touch
Goals-First half: Ruddy q a6), Vollmer
G. O0). Thrown Goals--Second half: Dondero
Time Of halves-Eight minutes. Referee
James Higgins.
SWIMMING.
80 YARD HANDICAP FOR GIRLS TEN
YEARS AND UNDER (Closed to w. S. Al
Won by Edna Leonard GO seconds) /:
Julia Marmorsteln a seconds. second: !:
Frances Meany q seconds. third; Malvin
Gescheidt GO seconds) fourth; Ruth Meany
(scratch), fifth. Time. 0:55 49,.
100 YARD HANDICAP (Closed to w. s. Al
First Heat-Won by Miss Grace Delany G5
seconds; Miss Evelyn sommers az sec
Won by Miss Dorothy Delany @ seconds).
Miss Frances Cooney (21 scconds), second
Time, % 40. Third Heat-won by Miss
Ethel Urspruns Q2 seconds: Miss Lillian
Fourth Heat-won by Miss Elaine Delany
L. seconds) Miss Grace Baer 90 seconds) ,
second. Time. ~ 80
FINAL HEAT-won by Miss Ethel Ursprung
onds), second Miss Elaine Delany az
seconds), third. Time, 20.