New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
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Youthful Star Captures
ALI Four Events of
Brighton Beach Feature


Miss Helen Wainwright, the youth
ful swimming and diving star of the
Women's Swimming Association of
New York, gave another remarkable
exhibition of workmanship in bob
tailed aquatic pentathlon held under
tn the supervision of her own organiza-
ton in the 75-foot pool of the Brighton
beach Baths yesterday afternoon.
The standard pentathion includes
five events fo0-yard free-style swim,
bo-yard back-stroke swim, 6o-yard
breast-stroae swim, 50-yard rescue and
fancy diving-but so much trouble has
occurred lately through incompetent
Judging of breast-stroke contests that
the W. s. A. decided to eliminate this
style Of swimming from yesterday s
competition and only four events made
up the all around test.
Miss Wainwright won all four, so
she returned the lowest placement
score of points, defeating easily her
closest opponent and team mate, Miss
Aiieen Riggin, Olympic fancy diving
champion, who had total Of 8 points.
Miss Helen Meany, of the same club,
and the Misses Ethel Baker and Lii
liam Stoddart, also of the w. S. A, with
A special prize for the girl under
thirteen who achieved the best score
went to another w. S. A. lnseie,
Kathryn Brown, twelve, who had 81
points.
Sixteen contenders took part and all
but two represented the w. S. A. The
Misses Florence and Helen Briscoe
competed unattached. Positions in the
swimming races were awarded on indi-
vldual times. The contestants were
divided into three groups, who swan in
different heats, and each was caught in
every event by two watches.
Miss Wainwright started by winning
the 100-yard free-style sprint without
half trying, in 1906, the fastest per-
formance for the distance made by a
member of the sex in this country this
season. Miss Riggin secured second
place with mark of 100 1-5, and Miss
Baker was third in lip 3-5.
Next Miss Wainwright captured the
50-yard baek-stroke dash in 1886 4-5,
closely pressed by Miss Riggin, who
did 0:S7 1-5. Then the sturdy little
victor won the 50-yard life-saving
event, 25-yard sprint and 25-yard
carry, in 0:43 2-5, while tiny Kathryn
Brown was runner up in 0:44 4-5.
In the fancy diving contest, decided
from the six-foot springboard, Miss
Wainwright led the field with 649
points in five dives, but Miss Riggin
gave her a hard tusel and was only j
traction of a point behind her average
score, 64.6 points.
The summaries:
l0o-yard swim free style-Helen Vain.
Eths Efhtsht naitHr naiios9 A1een Rigstn Gos
1:12 4-5); Frances Cooney (1:l3l-5J:
noris oMara d:1S $50; Lillian stoddard
sprung d:2l 3-5); Helen Briscoe
M:?22-5); Aleen o'Mara u;26 i-55;
I;27 s-b); Ruth Gary (1:3o 4-5}, julia
Marmorstein G:3T).
S,o,ysrd cwim. backstroke--Helen VAIN
Wdlght l0:36 4-5); Aileen Riggin (0.37 l-5) :;
to:42 i-5) Helen Meany to.4s 80; S''of. Flor
eoeH eots sf5scga .,s sO4s iso Aieen QMara
{o:47 i.51; Ruth cary Jo:s7 f72e 25); G9feI Ithe
hathryn BroNn (0:4s 2-5); Josephine
meaay Na.asy5 (o@4 2-5); julia Marmorstein
Seward rescue race, competitor to swim
g5 yards and carry subject 25 yards
helen helen, 1I Wa1iInwright to:4s S,5l Kathryn
Se9en se0wn Na Io;az ~ lig eileen Rggin (o:4) ;
lo:49 2-5); Ethel Baker (0:505 Frances
Gooney to:b1 S-5>i Doris o'Mara 20 50; ;
nst reieh PrlS &c ". 81 Z-o); FIorence Briscoe
Gary {0;56 2-5) Elaine Delany (O:5SI:
Josephine Meany (0:59 1-5) Ethel Ur-
sprung Q:ol); Julia Marmorsten
OH 3-5)
Fancy dive (six-foot springboard) )-Helen
Wainwright, 64.9 points; Aileen Rtggin,
64.6; Florence Briscoe, 81; Lillian Stoddard,
66.2; Helen Meany $50; Kathleen Brown,
SO; Josephine Meany, 81; Frances Cooney
5o.2; Ethel Baker 49,; Elaine Delany,,
44.2; Helen Briscoe, Az Doris O'Mara, 432:
Ruth Gary, 1872; Julia Marmorstein Al.
Ethel Ursprung, 26,2; Aileen O'Mara, e.