Evening journal., 1922-02-27
CITY SWIMMERS
in Sd POSITION
Girard College Boys Win
Saturdays Swarthmore
Tank Meet
BARDO TAKES
NEW HONORS

sWARTlIMORE. Pa. Feb. a.
The strong Girard College swimming
team carried on first honors In the
sixth annual interscholastic swim
ming meet held In the Swarthmore
pool here Saturday This Is the
fourth consecutive year that Coach
Eddie Bernard's natators have won
first place As a result OF their
victory Saturday the Girard College
boys gain permanent possession OF
the beautiful silver loving cup
awarded to the team winning four
meets.
The vlctors emerged from the meet
with a total OF 2S points to their
credit. while their next nearest rival.
West Philadelphia High, was only
able 20 gather i6. points. This is the
second year that The West Philadel-
phia High lads gained second place.
Wilmington High. aided by Bardo.
the team captain. was a close third
with is points.
BY winning second and third
places In the diving contest Allan
tic City High was able TO register
fourth place. with a total OF -
credits. Tome School was next
with 4. while Princeton Preparatory
scored points. George school and
North East High we're shut out.
The hero OF the afternoons per-
formance was Newton Hassen. a
chubby youngster from West Phila-
deiphia High. who established new
record for the sharpiess Pool in the
pmnglng contest. Hassell plunged
almost the entire length OF the pool,
shattering a six-year-old record. Be
fore the one-minute limit expired
the diminutive West Philadelphian
had cleared 62 y feet. which was sia
inches better than the old record.
Bardo. swimming for Wilmington
High. afforded the surprise OF the
afternoon when he nosed out Nuss
OF Girard College. and Van syche
OF West Philadelphia High. In th'
BO-yard dash. Nuss and Van Syckl'
are the two fastest schoolboy star
around Philadelphia In this event
+ Van syckie was leading at the be
+ ginning OF the last lap. but Bardc
] by a tremendous burst OF speed
r managed to win out by a matter o
inches.
The summary;
r. 200 Yards Reiay-Won by Girar
n College Boyle. Rebola, Freema
- and Nusse). second. Atlantic CIT
Z (Rue. Alexander. Bew and Somers)
third. Wilmington High (Sheldor
; Pedrick. Bardo and Boyer); fourth
Il Tome school Time. ] minute 8
seconds
so Yards Dash (first heat)-WoT
by Van Syckle. West Philadelphia
second. Nusse. Girard; third. Bardo
Wilmington; fourth somers. At.
iantic city. Time p 2-5 seconds
Second heat-Won by Kopp. Tome
school: second. Rebola. Girard
third. Kern. Northeast; fourth. Cros.
san. George School Time. 2s 2-I
seconds.
Third heat-Won by Conover
Tome SCHOOL. second Hughes, Cir
ard: third Black. Girard; fourth
BENJAMIN. Atlantic City II. s. Time
80 3-5 seconds.
Fourth heat-Won by Stone. Cir
ard: second. Sheldon Wilmington
third. Geddes. Girard; fourth. Ef
felbauer. Atlantic City n. s. Time
20 2-5 seconds.
Fifth heat-Won by McLaren
Princeton Prep; second. Nuss. Cir
ard. third Levy. Girard; fourth
Bew. Atlantic City. Time. 2S sec
onds.
so Yards Dash-Won by Bardo
Wilmington High; second. Var
Syckle. West Philadelphia; third
McIhren. Princeton Prep; fourth
Nuss. Glrard Time. 26 3-5 seconds
220 Yards Dash-Won by Free
, man. Girard College: second. Boyle
! Girard; third. Alexander, Atlantic
City II. s.; fourth. Brooks Girard
Time. minutes. as is seconds.
Fancy Diving-Won by Boyle
Girard College; second. Rev, Allan
tic City; third. Alexander Atlantic
city fourth. Boyer. Wilmington II
S.