Evening journal., 1923-01-05
Hold Germantown Boys on
Even Terms Until Final
Event
BARDO WINS TWO
FAST COMPETITIONS
BY POLLY HY

Germantown /. NJ - - N"t
clivedens. as they are known. were
given their hardest fght Of their
successful year in the tank by the
Wilmington High School sggrega-
ton Of natators The Anal count
saw the Clivedens top the Cherry
and White. 80 10 %. and II took the
final event, the 100 yard swim, TO
decide the issue. Previous 10 this
number the score stood even with
% points apiece.
The victory gives Germantown a
closer approach to the high school
championship OF this section for
which they are the closest contend
ers
Thrills galore were furnished the
large crowd Of spectators. fair
and unfair" who crowded the SPA
cious overhead gallery surrounding
the pool. The Philsdelphisns jump
ed into the lead by grabbing the
zoo yard relay, the winning COM
bination being composed ot Lomsx.
Schimmel. Wells and Glenn. They
were forced to do one minute. 50
seconds, which lowered their former
sheldon as iead-ofr and Ed Bardo
as anchor man for Wilmington were
the stars in this event, the finish
being the closest Of the meet. Il
required a consultation Of the Judges
before a decision as to the victor
could be rendered.
The eight point lead was a large
advantage. but the Cherry and |
White fought hard 10 come from
behind. Wilson Boyer gave the VIII |
n,lngton contingent the opportunity |
70 cheer loud and long when he !
grabbed first honors in the diving. /
One OF the Judges remarked after
the finish OF the event that he had /
never seen scholastic swimmer
equal the performance OF Boyer.
Buss" Palmer also tried hard In
this event but the best he could do
was get fourth on the list.
The fifty-ysrd dash was rather
peculiar in its start and sad for
Wilmington. although 1t proved the
most brilliant event Of the day for
the Cherry and White. when Ed
Rardo, star performer OF the meet.
was practically left at the post"
When the starter gave the word.
5ardo stood hat-footed. registering
what rs II all about" Four en-
tries were on the list, Bardo and
Captain Sheldon, for Wilmington,
and two Germantown representa-
tives Every one Of the contestants {
had a 15-foot start on the forme or
Wilmington captain. and II looked
n l.. I
IN such a short race. His speed was
.mazing once he hit the water and 7
he forced the field 10 take his spray !
With Captain Sheldon finishing sec ]
ond the Cherry and White garner !
ed eight points In this event. :
This deadlocked the count IN :
points a. the superstitious number '
Of 10. Bardo then scored h,s ser :
cnd win Of the meet by rompine
home on top In the 22O-yard swim
and Wilmington went into the lead
by a ons-point margin. as the
ciiveden representatives finished l
second and third
Bur two mora events remained
on the card with the plunge next.
Sam Keen. Of Wilmington forced J
Ashman. thu Germantown captain. !
70 extend himself to the limit to :
cap with the excellent distance NJ
II feet Keen finished second ,
with 50 feet. while Dudzinski. viii
mington's ons-legged wonder. was ,
third, giving the same division NJ
points as IN the 22O. hut with Ger
n-antovn on the long end. thus tie
Ing the score again with the ng-
ures at % apiece
Then came the final event. the 100
yard swim. on which the outcome
o. the entire meet hinged. The '
crowd was on It's feet when the start
came great burden rested IN "
the shoulders of CAPTAIN sheldon
the Wilmington entry. hut he show !,
ed : wonderful effort Schimmpi
and Wells Germsntown's hest were ~
opposed TO him and he led them IN !,
III the turn for home nm the last
lap. The Clivedsns drew m IN N
even terms with him and then went n
into lead TO finish fret and second =,
as named with Sheldon third The
proverhiai blanket could have heen 4
folded several times and covered the I
three Contestants ss they touched in. Y
One sad factor was again brought
out prominently in Wilmington's de-
feat. although the team members r
and Coach Sparks have no aIibis IN :
offer. They we're again handicap !
ped By the size Of the pool: or bet T
ter the size ~ the pool in which they ,
are accustomed 70 work in Whining P
ton Practice IN 75-foot pool
would have found them in much bet
ter condition. to compete with the
Germantown speedsters II
Coach Sparks and the members Of II
the squad voiced their appreciation
for the transportation assistance
given them by Max Keil who gave
them the use of machine. II .ock- \
&c for a time that the meet would .
have 70 be called IN on account NJ
lack Of transportation. With the
swimming team giving Wilmington
high school the best representation
Il nas had in years In sthlerics there
Is all the reason in the world that It
should be given greater support
Summaries: n
Relay COCO yards) Won by Ger
mantown High Lomax. Wells. /
Schimmel, GLENN: second. Will /
mington. (shelton. Booth. Reybold,
Bardo). Time, 1.52.
so yards-won by Bsrdo. Will /
m.ngton; second Sheldon, VII
nnineton; third. Glenn. German
town Time, 2s AS seconds.
100 yards-won by schimmell. I
Germantown; second. Wells. Ger /
m antown; third, Sheldon. Whining