The New York herald., 1922-12-21
ERASMUS MERMEN
WIN P. s. A. L. TITLE
Fancy Dive Decides HOnOrs in
Tell Tale Meet With
Stuyvesant.

The swimmers of Erasmus Hall won
School Athletic League in the pool of
the New York A. c. last night. They
earned the title by virtue of victory
scored over Stuyvesant, 80 TO 23. while
Townsend Harris Hall secured third
place in the fight for the league pennant
by defeating Eyander Childs This score
was also so to 49,. Last nights meets
were arranged to decide double tie In
the annual tournament concluded last
Saturday 1t ended with Erasmus and
stuyvesant locked for the lead and the
other two in dead heat for third.
The engagement between the leaders
proved far more stirring than the score
indicates Stuyvesant went to the fore
with rush in the early events. winning
the 100 and 220 yard free style swims
and the fifty ward back stroke dash.
When the 200 yard relay race was
called Erasmus faced an omnous short
age Of eight points. But it's sprinters--
Capt. Lord. Lewis, Worts and Patten---
won the team contest In the fast time
of 81 AS. and that brought the rivals
on even terms. Everything hinged on
the fancy diving. last fixture on the cara.
In this event Smith took first and Kris
sell second giving Erasmus clear ad-
vantage.
The clash between Townsend Harris
and Evander Childs disclosed marked
superiority on the mart of the winners.
They lost the highly rewarded relay
race by a few inches only. Had they
captured the event the score would tlaye
been 3S to Is in their favor which
speaks for itself OF the relative strength
of the squads.
The summaries:
TOWNSEND HhpRTs. 20; EvANDER
CHILDS, 90.
20 YARD SWIM--won by Davidson Towns
end Harris: Macdonald. Evander Childs.
second: Meyers Fvander Childs third.
Time, 20 TX seconds.
100 YARD SWIM-Won by Herschel. Towns
end Harris. Farrar Evander Childs. sec
ond: Simon. Townsend Harris, third. Time,
I minute 10 If seconds.
300 YARD SWIM-Won by I<lnger. Townsend
kappes Townsend Harris. third. Time.
minutes.
80 YARD BACK STROKE swIM-won by
Lewis. Townsend Harris; Gretch. Townsend
Harris second Breitweiser. Evapder
zoo "Sii YARD ''fs%i RELAY swrM-won sS By rvandcr
Childs (Ruffner. Brown. Eaton, Sundem) ;
Townsend Harris CLandan. Young. Post.
Cole). second. Time, minutes 2-5 second.
FANCY DIvlNG-won by Chester. Townsend
Harris; Poggenburg, Fvander Childs. Sec
ond Wilson, Evander Chids, third.
ERASMUS HALL, 30; STUYvEsANT. ~
80 YARD SWIM-Won by Mayors. Erasmus
Half: Shopland. Stuyvesant. second; Mare.
Stuyvesant third. Time. 2S - seconds.
100 YARD SW1M-Won by Grobel. Stuyve-
SAINT: Cummings. Erasmus Hall. second .
Gilmore. Erasmus Hall. third. Time, /
minute q seconds.
900 YARD SWIM-won by Froenfels. stuy-
vesant: Jordan. -Stuyvesant. second; koop,
Erasmus Hall, third. Time, minutes
As seconds.
30 YARD BACK STROKE SwIM-Won by
Brykczsky Stuyvesant; Gibson, Erasmus
Hall. second; Mullen, Erasmus Hall. third.
Time, 3s Al seconds
900 YARD RELAY SWIM-won by Fra SINUS
Hall (Worts. Lewis, Patten. Lord), Stuy-
yesant (Shaw. Kerrigan. Crossman.
Kncwles). second. Time. ] minute 81 40
seconds.
FANCY DIvING-won by Smith, Erasmus
Hall. Gs.5 points; krissel, Erasmus Hall.
66.i points, second; Spengler. Stiyvesant,
85l points, third.