Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-14
Sheldon Will
LEAD SWIMMERS
Is Chosen Captain of High
: School Squad for New
Season
BOYS FAST IN
INDOOR EVENT
By POLLY HY

afternoon unanimously elected cap
tain OF the 1s2s-2s Wilmington
High School swimming team. TIVE
ballots were necessary for a decid.
ing majority. Opposing Sheldon al
the election was former Captain
,Bardo, who later withdrew his name
in favor Of Sheldon.
In choosing their pilot, the nata-
tors have one Of the hardest work
ers on the squad. Although he has
not done anything extraordinary he
has always been known as a steady
performer and a plugger.
There are FIVE letter men on the
squad which includes Captain SHIELD
on. Bardo, Boyer. Booth and Keen.
These lads were the only ones eligi-
Die to vote.
Before the election, Coach Sparks
sent his relay team through a prec @
lice swim and broke the record for
The pool, making the 220 in so 1-5
seconds. In breaking the record
the quartet bettered the mark by
s-5 Of a second, which was made
by dirard College last year in their
dual meet at the local "Y" The
same team broke the intsrscholastic
record at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania meet.
4 Sheldon, Booth, Palmer and Bar
do were the four on yesterdays
team. Coach Sparks picked them
20 oppose the Coatesville quartet to-
morrow in the first meet OF the sea
son.
The Cherry and White team be-
lievss that Coatesville will bring
down a much better squad than the
one which beat the locals last year
80 to II. Wilmington was some
what handicapped by the absence OF
Captain Bardo, who was then re-
cuperating from an attack of illness.
The Highlets are out for revenge.
Several crack swimmers are
members Of the visiting team and
from reports the majority OF them
are veterans. Holman. who beat
Speers, in the early part OF the year,
at the Pennsylvania interscholastics.
considered one of the best swim
1nsrs in the East, should give some
Of Coach Sparks men enough COM
petition IN the 220.
Coach Sparks has had the squad
working out for two weeks and
thinks they should be able TO come
thu ough tllis season better than last
year. Every man on the 1912
squad IS back, with the exception
Of Pedriok. who has suffered several
injuries which may keep him OF the
team for some time.
Coach Sparks has great confidence
in his swimmers and knows that
they can do the work. The fancy
diving department Is puzzling him
/ somewhat, for he has no one who
can really supplement Boyer. "Buss''
Palmer will be depended on to reg
lister some pointers, but this youth
ful fish finds the swimming part bet
ter TO his liking and has proved this
by his good workouts in the pool.
In the dashes there are Sheldon
and Bardo, who are expected to
come through a winner and In fact
10 will be a race between each other
10 see who gets home first. For the
century Coach Sparks has a find in
Red" Rybold. This fellow after
practicing every day and Sparks ex-
poets great things OF him before the
season is over. Sheldon and Diffen-
dsrfer may also get the call for this
event.
For the 22O, Bardo and Booth will
oppose Holman and another one Of
his mates. This race should afford !
plenty OF thrills for the spectators. |
who are expected TO crowd the gal |
lery. Both OF the Cherry and White !
natators will have to do some fast !
swimming II they intend to get first !
in this evening. For the diving and |
plunge, there will be Boyer, Palmer, |
Keen and Booth.
Tom orrow's swimming meet will |
usher in the first athletic competi- |
ton for the Wilmington High School I
since the end Of football season. It /
is hoped that a large crowd will be /
on hand to see the initial meet. Man /
ager Alexander has issued tags TO |
oil students and according to the |
Humber distributed there will be a |
big turnout.
Here Is Coach Sparks tentative |
lineup for the Coatesville meet;
40-gard dissatisfaction, Bardo.
1OO-yard dash-Sheldon, Rybold, |
Diffenderfer.
220-yard dash--Bardo. Booth.
220-yard relay-Sheldon, Booth,
Palmer, Bardo.
Fancy Diving-Boyer Palmer.
Plunge for distance-Keen. Boyer,
Booth.