The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-24
LOCAL SWIM ,'WERS
WIN CLOSE MEET
WITH NAVY TEAM
Every Event Is ClOsel y Con
tested-John Mosley i las
Excellent Record.

The dual aquatic meet at Ba. VVle'
Park yesterday afternoon was nip. 1"o
tuck race all the way and all of I'll
events were closely contested. The Pc "
sacola swimmers finally edged out tt
Navy athletes by the slim margin o.
two points, the final score being 27 to 25.
Good Work by Mosley.
The excellent work of young John Mos
ley was the feature of the meet. This
local youngster carried off three events,
the 220-yard, 100-yard and 50-yard swims,
made over half of Pensacola's points.
The first event was the 220 yard dash
and was won by Mosley after hard
fight with Keowae. a Hawaiian. Ha-
benas of the Navy came in -tf1ird.r Mos
ley's time was three minutes and one
second. Pensacola-5 points, Navy 4.
Amusing Event
The second event was a single row boat
fitting conetst which was won by Chler
Brown after a hard tussle that afforded
much amusement to the spectators.
The row boat race was the most hotly
contested event in the entire meet. Her
man Klein of this city and Witham Navy
of the Navy fought it out during the
entire distance across the bayou and tho
race ended with their bows exactly even.
Walker. Pensacola, was third. The win
ners' time was minutes and 10 SECONDS.
Pensacola-5 points, Navy 4.
Mosley again came in ahead in the 5o
ward dash, maneouvering the distance in
% and two-fifths seconds. Ormsby ana
Habenas of the Navy were second and
third, respectively. Pensacola B, Navy 4.
Fancy Diving.
The fifth event was fancy diving
contest. Every contestant displayed much
grace and skill and it was only after
long debate that the judges decided on
the winner. Jack-knives, back hlps,
swans, gamers, half gamers, spirals and
many other varieties of dives were ex-
hibited by the contestants. Little Rufus
Brewton carried off high honors with
1886, while Handle of the Navy took
second place with 77.65. John Oliver OF
Pensacola was close behind with 1920
and Karitas of the Navy was judged
four with 1885. Pensacola Z, Navy 4.
Century Dash Is GriIIng.
The hundred yard dash was grliIlng
fight between Mosley and Keowae who
soon outdistanced the other contestants
The pair We're tied up to about five yafos
from the stake boat but Mosley put on
a spurt and finished first with the ex-
cellent time of 1 minute and and two
fifths seconds. Keowae was second ana
Habenas third. Pensacola 5, Navy 4.
+ The row boat fitting contest between
sixteen husky sailors was scream all
of the way and it was only after con-
siderable jabbing and pushing with the
padded poles that this event was de-
cfded. There were four boats of two
men each on each team. Chiefs Brown
and Putney kept up the fight long after
the other men had been knocked into
the briny deep. Finally Brown jumped
into Putney's boat and the two went
into the water together, the contest be-
ing a tie. This event was for Navy men
only.
The last number on the program was
200 yard four-men relay which was
won easily by the Navy team which TOOK
an early lead. Pensacola 0, Navy 5.
The local swimmers thus win the beau
tiful silver shield offered by the Navy.
Everything went off in excellent order
and there was an extra large crowd OF
fans out to see the events. The 1aeet
being the most successful held in this
city in long while.