Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-22
MORE TALENT NEED
Of PENN TANKERS
oss Of Varsity Players Has
Wrecked Red and Blue
Swimming Team
POLO TEAM ALSO IS WEAK
n, JOSEPH T. LABRUM

<,rORGE KTSTLER. coach OF 'he
I,niversity of Pennsylvania swim
ia, te,n,, expects to make survey
A. tbe University during the holiahEs
" y. coo II hc can bring out more swim
.,rs At least 800 students have signed
.,,ds that they can swim fnst enough
=. mike varsity teams. but less than
n nor cent of the number responded TO
,be call Of the coach.
Craduations, fluctuations and ali the
..h,r otions that wrecked teams has
caused the rotund Kistler all kinds OF
-,,rr this year. Gig Gcnthner. one
a, ,ho swiftest Of the swift in college
..,ts in the dashes. man upon whom
,h. coach had placed great dependence
ihis wear. is sojourningin other climes.
"a Tho Brooklyn lad had n great sea-
4 ,on Inst year and should have had
hs,,er one this year. In the fifty and
hundred he was rated as super, per-
former and was placed on the all -col-
,o.a, ,o.a sv;mming teams. Genthner found
no nae, In swimming easy. but in
dang his G and I. accounting and
otbor kindred subjects in the Wharton
School everything was different. The
,ssmlt wns that Gig left the University
vim the ineligible route.
Then NIifnin Armstrong, the Adonis-
uLn fancy diver, caused Kistler more
worry. Instead of returning for his
,sst veor in the University, the for
NOR irentrol High School lad went out
w meet the cold hard facts in the bust
moss world. That left Kistler without
smother Of his dcpendables.
Martyr Also Lost
Kistler had hoped to use Armstrong
IN tho sprints this year. which further
Mmrerked NJ I his plans. Then Martyr, not
a star of the first water, but con-
s;stent performer, who slipped in with
noints here land there, graduated.
Wener. who teamed with Armstrong in
the fancy dive, took a diploma and he,
too, was lost.
The plunge for distance was climi-
mated from the events of the intercol-
ieriate swimming and that left Kistler
hph and dry with Bursk, Kohler and
Wood, all stars in their particular
branch of the sport, having nothing to
do.
The freshman team of last year had
4 number of capable swimmers who
would have 1. led greatly, but they.
too. hnd trounrs with the faculty that
uecessitated their moving to other
climes. Saacke, the diving star, who
captured the event in most of the meets
he was in last year, left college in
June and failed to return in Septem-
Der.
Phil Chacc. the New York lad, who
starred with the ycarlings on the relay
team and also in the distance events,
also had scholastic troubles, and, along
with Schissell, will be ineligible until
after the midyear examinations.
Captain Vie Hoist. the former West
Philadelphia High School lad, is the
only member of last years eleven with
any reputation on the team. He showed
his ability in the recent dual meet with
City College. of New York, by win.
ming the fifty and hundred, and also
competing on the relay team which
won.
Cordeza, freshman from last year
Gardiner another yearling. and Hanna
who reported for the team this year fol
the first time, are the varsity hopefuls
this year.
Kistler saw possibilities in his tcau
after the meet with the GOthamites
but he is Of the opinion that he need.
lot more swimmers If the team il t
prove successful this season. Fondc
who finished second in the fifty, shoull
develop into fair performer before
the season closes.
Cordeza. the freshman star. manage
to get third place in the 100 il
New York, but he has no: reached hi
top form. Hanna, who won the 15(
back stroke. new event. which re
places the plunge for distance. shoul'
be able to finish well up with the lead
ers in all future events. He capture,
the event with ease in Gotham.
Jap Is Star
Hayashi, the japanese lad, the frs
N the history of the University from
oId Nippon to make the Swimmin,
team. who won the 200-yard breast
stroke in the weekly meets nt Weight
man Hall, surprised the college wOrl,
0y his performance against &. E. y. \
re won the event by several yards from
ms Gotham performer. Harvey. VIII,
finished third in the event, ~ n ncv
man. After he gains experience il
competition he may prove Il god run
hing mate TO llnynshi.
!, h!Ihrr' the veteran OF last year, WOl
tho 4lO from the New Workers an
should improve in this, his second yea
OF varsity competition. lie also wa
member Of the victorious swimmn
team.
Ih" only fancy diver in the l'niver
h'y is liodgson, who finished third j
the opening meet. Kistlcr expects t
nave Il big squad out for this event be
''rc the season gets much older.
Poloists Need Weight
=, Lack Of heavy men is causing trou
ole with the water polo team. Fo
years klstlcr had tried to get footba
players out for the sport. but withou
success. The result is that Penn is force
70 meet teams in the league that out
weigh them ten to twenty pounds.
Wheeler, Captain Myers and Collin
arc tho only veterans from last year
team. Walt FAIRIES. who assists Kistl'
with the poloists, is working hard
max" good team. lie has been usiu
~ addition to those named above DO,
Nnowlbcck and Morein.
Inc rea strength Of the swimmir
eam wi be ascertained on January II
,%hen the Tigers veteran team is III,