South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-11
WeiS muIIer Sets
New World Mark
In 8O-Yard Swin1
Helen Wainwright Also Stars
in National Meet Held
at indianapolis.

(By A PA new worlds swim
ming record for so yards at free
stIye was established by Johnny
Weismuller Of Chicago in the ma
tiOnal water championship held here
today Swimming In the 100 yard
open event, WeismUller clipped of
! 2-5 seconds from the old mark for
so yards and came with 1-5 OF a
second of tying his own worlds rec
ord for the entire distance. The
new mark Cor so yards is 40 So
seconds. The time for the 100 yards
was 2 40.
The splendid performances Of
Helen Wainwright OF New York City
was another outstanding feature OF
the day's program. She won two
national championships - the so
yard national senior free style event
for women in PA and the 100 yards
national back stroke swim for wo-
men. Her time in the back stroke
swim was 1926 %.
Englishwomen Entered.
Hilda James. of Liverpool. Eng
land, English woman champion, was
a starter in two events, but finished
among the first three IN one OF the
contests-the 100 yard back stroke
Weismuller was given little opposi-
ton in his record breaking dash,
Tom Blake of Los Angeles, Calf,
finishing yards behind him. John
Moore OF Indianapolis, was third In
this event.
Euphrasia Donnelly Of Indiana
1 polls, gave Miss Wainwright a con-
test in the 90 yard free-style swim
for women. pushing her to the last
stroke. Aileen Riggin Of New York
took third place in the event Miss
Riggin swan her best in the 100
yard back stroke. contesting Miss
! Wainwright's lead the entire dis
lance. She was beaten to the tape
however, by several feet.
KifTe Easy Winner.
Victor Kiffe Of Brooklyn, was an
easy victor in the one-mile free-style
national junior swim. His time was
q minutes, . 20 seconds. Sam
{ Grellor Of Chicago, hung on grimly
for the first half mile. but from then
on the Brooklyn young man forged
steadily to the front, crossing the
| tape nearly so yards ahead of Gel
Tor. John Moore Of indianapolis
| finished third, nearly a length be-
hind Grellor
Indiana championships city
| championships and boy and girl
/ scout events completed the program.
I The water carnival Will continue
through tomorrow and Saturday.
The summaries follow:
Boy scout state championship
| 100-yard breast strOke-Arthur Will
son. Indianapolis, first; RAIDER Win
gate, indianapolis second Time
1883 As.
Girl scout state championship
10O-yard free style-Dorothy Moore,
| Indianapolis, first; Florence Moore,
Indianapolis, second; Ruth Keaton,
Indianapolis. third. Time 1:45 As.
One hundred pounds city cham
pionship 1OO-yard free style-Mar-
ion Marcurio. first; Harold Olden.
/ second; Billy Movies. third. Time
1927.
Wins Fancy Diving.
Fancy diving. women, Indiana a.
A. L. championship-Mrs. Clara
| Riggs. indianapolis. first; Dorothy
Moore. indianapolis, second; Flo
renee Moore Indianapolis third.
Fifty-yard free style for women,
national senior championsAip-Hel
/ en- Wainwright, New York, first;
Euphrasia Donnelly Indianapolis
second; Aileen Riggin. New York,
| third Time 29.4
One mile free style for men, ma
tional junior championship-Vict
! Klffe. Brooklyn. first; Sam Grellor
! Chicago, second; John Moore. In
/ dianapolis third. Time q minutes.
/ . 2-5
One hundred yard back stroke for
women. national Junior champion
/ ship-Helen Wainwright, New York,
I first. Aileen Riggin. New York. sec
ond; HiIda James. Liverpool, Eng
I land, third Time 1926 2-5.
One hundred yard free style for
\ men. open-John Weismuller, Chi
! cago. first; Tom Blake. Los Angeles.
| second; John Moore. indianapolis,
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