The New York herald., 1922-01-21
SURPRISES MARK
TITLE SWIM RACES
Kennedy, Schell and Brown
Fail in p. s. A. L. Cham
pionship Tests.

Two big surprises were recorded In
the annual Individual p. S. A. L. swim
ming championships contested in the
pool of the C. C. N. Y. last night. They
were provided by #. Walker of Towns
END Harris Hall and James Hanrette
of the High School of Commerce.
Walker staged his in the final heat of
the fifty yard back stroke race. which
he won in clever fashion over A. Nc
Nulty OF De Witt Clinton and A. Brown
CT Flushing.
Brown, who swan the distance in bet
ter than the record figures in competi-
ton in the pool of Columbia University
two weeks ago. was a disappointment
He won the first one Of the four trial
meats in So AS seconds, one-fifth of n
second faster than any other victor had
been able to register. He was beaten in
the final heat in 80 AS seconds.
James Hanrette of the High Schooi
of Commerce was the principal figure in
the other upset, in the 220 yard race,
which he won by a length. The favor
ties for this event We're Robert Schell.
captain of the swimming team of Evan
der Childs High School, the champion
until last night. and James Kennedy of
Stuyvesant High School. who had rec
ord Of thirteen straight victories this
season. Schell raced far below his best
form and was badly beaten. He finished
in fourth place, far back of the winner
Kennedy made plucky effort and good
showing. He set very fast pace and
led by several yards until after passing
the 100 yard mark. Here his pace bea
gan to slacken. and he gradually fell
back. Hanrette passed him at 10
yards. The summaries:
400 Foot Relay Race (for teams composed
heat-Won by p. S. No. 40 Of Manhattan
tRicciarci, Weckworth, Meehan and Fisk
Z. $. No. Ill. Manhattan. first team (Melsel,
Slabey. Frank and Blanchard), second; p. S.
No: 43. Manhattan IN. Land, j.. Velcoff. J..
Shller and w Blumberg). third. Time,
1:36: Second heat-Won by p. S. No. 90 OF
and A. Baiey) r. S. No. 1856 of Brooklyn
lW. Newman. A. Bogucld, 7. Pedersen and
D. Laavett), second r; s. No. IL Of Man
sofsky and Levine. third. Time, 80 20.
Final heat-Won by p. s: No. % OF Man
fstsn s. No 40 of s. sesona
third; p. S. No. SO of Brooklyn, fourth.
Time 1871.
schoos}Frst he % Tate hea-Won pr s By K Rlaser o r s.
Manhattan, second. Time. o:a2. second
haitian. second Time, o:42 o-5. Third heat
Won by $; Spar, p; s; No. 81 Of Manhat-
second. Time, 40 2-5. Fourth heat--Won
by Morr. ?. s. No. 40 OF Manhattan; Berg
s. No II Of MSnhatsan hy ,ssS1sl sssond
No. "a of Manhattan: second. Time, o:3o ~
Of Mammalian; Heller p. S. No. ss Of Man
haitian, second. Time, 0:41 40. Seventh
heat,-Won BY Jorgepsena, ?. s; No, III Of
lyn, second. Time, 40 1-5, Eighth heat
cIppolas r S. No 50 Of MSnhattan second
Morr, second; Bergman, third; Cutler.
fourth. Time, 0:3l 4-5.
90 Yard Race for Students of Senior High
ScEools--First heat won by II. Lewis, Eras-
mus Hall High School; S. Farrar, Evander
Childs. High School. second; time, y 81,
Hall High school; J. Bedlnsfeld. High school
of Commerce, second; time, - 30. Third
heat won by f. Neumann. Flushing high
& ima n ouris heat s won BY
Busse. Morris High School; S. Atlas. De
Witt Clinton High School,, seconds; time
2S 40. Final heat won by Lewis; Mayors
second; Grasser, third: Atlas. fourth; time.
100 Yard Race for students of Senior High
schoos-lirst heat won by Shaw, stuyvesant
High School; l.. Farrar, Evander Childs
High School. second time ! :0S Is. Sec
ond heat won by j. Tompkns. Erasmus Hall
High School; KNOWLES, stuyVcsant ltlgn
School, second; time, 10. Final heat won
by Tompkins; Shaw. second Knowles, third !;
Farrar, fourth; time, .06 1-J..
80 Yard Backstroke Race for Students OF
Senior High Schoos--t'irst heat won by
Brown. Flushing High School: Il. Brown
ling De witt clinton High School, second.
Time. 30 40 seconds. Second heat won By
Mare, High School OF Commerce: Thomas,
Erasmus Hall High School, second. Time.
80 4-5 seconds. Third heat won by T. Walker,
Townsend Harris Hall High school; Stolz,
Stuyvesant High School, second. Time, 81 sec
onds. Fourth heat won by a. McNulty. De
witt Clinton High School; Reynolds, Evander
Childs High School, second. Time. - 40
seconds. Final heat won by Walker; Nc
Nulty, second: Brown. third: Mare. fourth.
Time, "a seconds.
500 Foot Relay Race for Teams of Senior
High Schools--rirst heat won by Erasmus
Hall High School (J. Lange. q. Johnstone.
II. Conklin and NJ. Stromiello); High Scht ol
OF Commerce (Sadlo. Herschel, Roses and
Barrcre), second. Time. 2:47 go Second
School 81. Conn. w. White. NJ. Turkel and
II. Levis) Stuyvesant High School (Cross-
man, Smith, Truel and BrykezonslD, sec
and. Time, 2:57 40. Final heat won by stuy-
vesant; Commerce. second; Erasmus Han,
third Townsend IIorris, fourth. Time,
30 Yard Race for Students OF Senior. High
Schools--Won by J. Hanrette. High School OF
Commerce.: James Kennedy Stuyvesant High
school, second; II. Talmini. Erasmus Hall
chllds High School, fourth. Time 80 4-5.
Fancy Diving Contest for Students Of
Senior High Schools---won by II. Smith,
Erasmus Hail High School. with total o.
school, with total Of 77.5 points. second;
II. worral. Townsend Harris Hall High
school. with n total of T1.5 points, third
Petersen. stuyvesant High School, with a