Evening star., 1924-08-31


jerome S. Shear of the Washing
ton Canoe Club. who crossed the
. finish line 10 feet behind Bahlke,
was the first District athlete to
place, and he was awarded silver
loving trophy by Gen. {. H. Martin
on behalf of the Washington Board
of Trade. Loretta Cannon of the
Bay Shore Swimming Club of Balti-
more was shoulder to shoulder with
Miss Croft until the last 800 yards.
then she faltered and came in second
about 80 feet from the winner. Edna
Pettingill of the Capitol Athletic
Club was awarded a trophy by Isaac
Cans. who represented the Chamber
of Commerce. She placed third and
was the first local girl across the
line.
Meen Stage Close Race.
A race long to be remembered was
waged between Bahlke' and Shear
At the end Of the first mile the latter
was leading by scant yards,
while Guy Winkjer was Is feet to
the rear of Bahlke. During this
stage of the race. Winkjer. who is a
former captain of a Naval Academy
swimming team, changed from a
breast stroke to a crawl stroke. AS
result he was victim of cramps
and was compelled to find relief in
the canoe that accompanied him.
Stroke by stroke Bahlke and Shear
continued their arduous Journey until
at about one mile and quarter from
the finish the former crept ahead By
this time Harry Childs had spurted to
fall into third position. From then on
Bahlke kept the lead, although he was
extended at every stroke by the Wash
ington Canoe athlete. He was clocked
yesterday in l hour, % minutes and
10 3-5 seconds. He won the event last
year in 1 hour and 81 minutes
Miss Gron Behind Record.
-e Miss Croft covered the distance in 1
i, hour. AZ minutes and seconds, but she
was unable to beat the mark of ! hour
SS minutes made by Florence SHADING
last year.
Marjorie Croft depended on an easy
overhead stroke to finish in front At
the very start of the women's race Lo-
retta Cannon took the lead, but she
later was unable to cope with the SWIM
ming of Miss Croft. who led the field by
is feet at three-QuaterS Of a mile from
the Washington Canoe Club. The Bay
Shore Swimming Club mermaid failed
= to continue the pace set by Miss Croft
during the last hundred feet of the race
Yesterdays races were more strenu-
Gus than those held last year, due to
the current Of the river, which worked
against the contestants as they passed
the Three Sisters George E. Graham
also was a victim Of cramps before he
passed the last half mile.
Two youngsters did we'll in the mems
race. Julian Kloeber, IA years old, and
. George Schvoragle, Is years DID, both
covered the full miles. The latter
was fifth and beat bunch Of more ex-
perienced swimmers.
Here's how the first 20 men finished
In order: George Bahlke, Jerome
Shear, Harry Childs, Carl Ahlenfeldt,
George Schvoragle, Rodger Brown, F.
r. Miller, Louis Littman. Elbridge
Colby, Arthur c. Boyd, T. H. Rice,
. Donald HALEY. r. o. Eliason, Law
renee J. Waggaman, J. D. Marsh,
Manton w. Wyvell, M. J. Trainor, II.
X. Day and Julian Kloeber.
All seven of the girl swimmers fin
ished in this order: Marjorie Groff,
Loretta Cannon, Ena Pettingill.
Thelma Winkjer, Hilda Pape, Ester
Eaton and Mary Richardson.
Gold medals were awarded to the
winners of both races, while silver
medals were given to those who
placed second and third in the two
events. officials in charge OF the
mems race were Everett B. Ansley.
: assistant referee; Ray Young, clerk
:. of the course; George Jones, starter;
Royce Hough, scorer; William A.
Rogers, Lynn Woodworth, Newton
Halamer and Carl Weeks, judges; H.