New-York tribune., 1922-09-03
Two More Worlds
Swim Records. Set
By Miss Ederle

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Sept. g.
MISS Gertrude Ederle, of the Women's
s. A., New York, the fifteen-year-ol
lassle who amazed experts by winning
the International three and -a-h half-mile
race for the Day cups at Brighton
Beach last month, sprang another star
ting surprise in the women's senior
rational 440-yard swimming champion
ship here to-day.
Mo-: only did she defeat easily the
favorite, Miss Helen Wainwright of
the same club, as weI1 as Miss Hilda
James, of England, but she shattered
two worlds records in the race. She
completed the quarter-mile in the strik-
ing time of 500 1-5, as against Miss
Ethelda Bleibtrey's accepted interna-
tlonal open water standard Of 6:21 1-5,
and Miss Wainwright recently claimed
marx OF 6;l7 80, and the passed $50
yards on the way in 4:27 2-5, or T. 2-5
seconds under the listed worlds record
by Miss Bleibtrey, and 22-5 seconds
better than the still unsanctioned new
tgures hung up by Miss Wainwright
a couple OF weeks ago.
The event took place over 110-yard
course across current in the Raritan
River, and only the three. mentioned
girls answered the clerks call. They
got off we'll together and, although a
slight, current swept them in a wide
arc, they kept we'll together up to the
first turn, where Miss EderIe led hv
an arms length in 1870. On the Sec
ond lap, however, Miss Wainwright be-
gan to fall back slowly, and she was
more than two yards behind when the
little leader touched at 220 yards in
1854.
After that the distance between the
three contenders increased steadily.
When Miss Ederle sprinted home she
had more than twenty yards on Miss
Wainwright and upward of thirty on
Miss James. The latters' times were
6:18 2-5 and 6:32 As, respectively.
The summaries:
440-Yard Swim (National A. A. u. Senior
Gertrade EderIe 1ef by Maw Mlss
f. F. mss a., New asTs.on York secona Miss H!lda
land, third. Time-6.00 1-5.
44o-Yard Relay Swim, Men-won by
New York A.,C. (H. Vollmer, =, Curren,
r. Wildforster. X. Sutherland: Philadel-
W. stoecker. e. UhD. second; Boys Club,
New York, tE. Heating, ). Silverman, J.
Burns, H. Florence), third Wine
:. 11o-yspd l1aad SWIM. wi ,n Girls Under a (asna
Womens S. A, New York (16 sec.); Miss
Eileen O'Mara, women's S. A.. New York
(22 secs), second; Miss Ethel Ursprung,
Womens s. A.. New York IA secs,y, third.
Time-1:29 2-5.
Fancy diving. women--won by Miss
Helen Wainwright, Women's 8. A. New
York, 1o4,I5 points; Miss Aileen Riggin,
Women's s. A., New York. s6.65 points.
second; Miss Florence Briscoe, New York.
unattached, s0.S1 points, third.
220-yard swim, men (handicap)--won by
Edward Keating, Boys Club. New York 90
Philadelphia C1s seconds). second; w. H.
Cash, Turnge,neinde, Phiiadeiphia (i8 sec
onds) third. Time-2:41 As.
1oo-yard rescue race. women-won by
Miss Helen Wainwright, Women's S. A.,
New York; Miss Ethel Baker, women's S.
Brown, Women's S. A. New York third
Time-2:07.
110-yard breast-strcke swim, women
Won by Miss Alma Mann. New YorkS A.
Miss Dorothy Huckneil, Atlantic City, N.
j.. second; Miss Dorothy Wesley. wolnen's
s. A., A. New New York. third. Time-151
Wainwright. A. Riggin G. Ederie, b.
O'Mara); All-Philadelphia team (Misses
Frances Clark, Margaret Rayiar, Eleanor
New York, second team misses e. Baker,
Fl. Meany. l.. Stoddart, b.. Cooney), third.
Time--5:2s.
2so-Yard Swim. Women (Handlcap)--
Won by Miss Irene Guest, Philadelphia.
unattached. IA seconds; Miss Anna
Conn. ta5 secsl, second: Miss Grace
Kemple, Board of Recreation, Bridgeport,
t40 secs third Time--3:06 1-5.