The New York herald., 1922-08-13
VIRGINIA WHITNACH
TAKES TITLE SWIM
Thirteen-Year-Old Miss First
in Junior Metropolitan
Furlong.

Miss Virginia whitnach of the New
York Women's S. A.. 10 years old. one
OF the very few devotees of the newly
introduced eight beat crawl, scored a
conclusive victory in the Metropolitan
championship for women at New
Rochelle yesterday afternoon.
The event was the feature Of mixed
water carnival held by the New Rochelle
Y. NJ. c. A. i'm Echo Bay, and it brought
out six candidates. all members Of the
New York w. s. A. Those who toed
the mark in addition to the winner
were the Misses Dorothy Donohue.
Maud McFarlane, Frances Cooney,
Dorothy Wesley and Kathryn Brown.
The course was straightaway.
For the first hundred Tho con-
testants swan neck and neck. then
Miss Whitnach went to the fore, fol-
lowed by Miss Cooney. But while the
former increased her advantage rapidly
thereafter and finished with a great
burst of speed fifteen yards ahead OF
her nearest rival. Miss Cooney seemed
to tire and was passed first by Miss
Donohue. then by Miss McFarlane. who
secured the places as named. The time
was 3 minutes II seconds.
Other events for women were scratch
contests at fifty yard back stroke swim
ming and in fancy diving and 100 yard
free style handicap.
Miss Ethel Baker OF the New York
w. $. A. had no trouble In winning the
dorsai dash. She covered the fifty
yards in AZ seconds and led home by
a couple of body lengths her clubmate,
Miss Dorothy Donohue. the runner up
Miss Kathryn Brown of the same or
ganization captured the diving with a
- tp4g al l&.,N
Baker with S5.1 points, and the handi-
cap sprint went to Miss Lillian Stoddard,
also OF the w. s. A.. who had an allow
ance of Q seconds. and did actually
/ is 1-5.
The principal race for men was an
$50 yard handicap swim. which drew
eleven starters and proved keenly inter
esting. Lawrence Stoddard, a freshman
at Yale last winter. sprang a surprise.
Allotted a handicap of so seconds. he
soon overlook three limit men who had
so seconds. and never was headed there
after. Louis Helwig. on scratch, put up
a game fight and seemed about TO over
take Stoddard on the last lap OF the 220
yard course. but the latter had plenty
in reserve and unwound a squirt which
brought him home with a lead OF about
five yards. James Hanrette OF tho New
York $. A., 10 second man. finished a
good third.
Henry Giebel OF the New York A. c..
won easily $50 yard scratch back
stroke swim. beating by ten yards his
closest opponent, Gustave Kreuttner OF
the Brooklyn Central Y. M. G. A. In
2 :27 30, and c. Barnett, unattached.
captured 100 free style handicap from
the is second mark In / is 2-5.
The summary:
EVENTS FOR WOMEN.
go YARD SWIM metropolitan A. A. U.
Junior Championships by Miss vir-
ginia Whitnach. New York W. 3. A.; Miss
fecond Miss Maud nT MeFariane. Slm NJ New " York M
w. $. A.. third Time, 3:12.
100 YARD SWIM. Handicapl-won by Miss
Lillian Stoddard, New York w. g. a. G2
seconds) Miss Evelyn sommcrs, New York
w. $. A. 90 seconds. second; Mss Ethel
Baker. New York w. 8. A. 90 Beconds)
80 YARD BACK STROKE swIM-won by
Miss Ethel Baker New York w. s. Al;
Miss Dorothy ponohue. New York w. 8.
A., second; Miss Dorothy Wesley. New
York w. s. A., third. Time. AZ.
FANCY DIVING a Foot Springboard)--w
by Miss Kathryn Brown, New York w. 8.
A.. s6.4 points: Miss Ethel Baker New
York W. s. A.. s5i points, second Miss
Elaine Delany. New York W. s. A.. 743
points. third.
EVENTS FoR MEN.
$50 YARD SWIM (Handlcap)-Won by Law
renee Stoddard. Yale University $50 sec
ondsl Louis Helwig, Central Y. NJ. G. A..
Brooklyn (scratch). second James Han
rette. New York 8. A. 90 scconds), third.
Time, 1858 2-5.
Henry Giebel New York A. c.. Gustave
Kreuttner. Central Y. NJ. 9. A., Brooklyn.
second; Bunny Meany. Greenwich, unat-
tached, third. Time, 2T 3-5.
100 YARD SWIM Gfandcap)-won BY O.
Barnett. unattached (i5 seconds) J. DOUGH
l.nA az nnA .
Walter G. Kelly, unattached 90 seconds) /.
third Time TX On