The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-31
LAUFER SETS
WORLDS RECORD

While Wcismuller was making a
Joke out OF the sSO-yard event
Thursday by finishing in front by
some 90 yards or more without half
trying. Walter Laufer. the blond
Cincinnati Y. NJ. c. A. boy. fur
nished tho excitement by establish.
ing a worlds record In the 100
yard A. a. u. backstroke race.
L.aufer swan remarkable race.
doing the distance in $50. He de-
feated two champions. Paul Wyatt
OF Uniontown, Penn, indoor cham.
pion. coming in a close second and
Conrad Mia. the !. A. c. outdoor
title holder. finishing third.
The other record breaking
feat OF the day was turned in
by Coral Moran, young swim
mer from the Spokane y. w. c.
A.. who set new Northwest
record OF I:2i:6 In the i00.yard
baclSstroke for women. She
outclassed her field. Louise
Cody and Lois Muffin, the
Multnomah swi mmer from
Portland, finishing second and
third.
In the closest finish OF the day
James Egan OF walla walla beat
Lambert Sterenbergh and Gust
Jarvie. the Crystal Pool swimmers,
in the 1o0.yard breast stroke.
George Horsfall OF Multnonah
won tho 22o.yard dash for men in
the Northwest meet, with spriggs
wascher OF Seattle second.
BURROUGHS NEW
DIVING CHAMP
In the fancy 1o.foot diving for
the Northwest entries, Julian Bur.
roughs won the title from Blackie
Fadden, Seattle ace. The Multi
nomah boy showed remarkable form
and will have to be considered In
the national event scheduled for
Friday.
A stiff wind blew down the course
yesterday and the records made
may be contested by the a. A. U.
About 1900 people attended.
The feature events on today's
program are the mile, the med
ley swim and the fancy diving.
They're all national events.
or course there's Wcismuller's
time trial, too.
Clancy, the Cincy "Y' swimmer,
Is favored in the mile. The medley,
which consists of 3o0.yard race,
consisting OF back stroke, breast
stroke and free style, 100 yards
each, is doped TO be settled between
Stubby Kruger the I. A. c. per.
former. who hasn't been in action
yet, and Clancy and Laufer.
Pete Des Jardlnes and AL White
are picked to fight It out for the
diving honors. with Dave Fall an
outside choice.
NATIONAL SUMMARY
.aO-ynrds back stroke, mon-wslter
Laufer Cincinnati Y, NJ. c, A., won: sec
ond. Paul wyntt, Uniontown A. C.: third,
Conrad Mia. l. A. c. Time, ESQ. tNew
world record)
SsO-yards, fro style, men ~ Johnny
woismuller, J. a won; second Harry
clancy, cincinn NJ c, A.; third,
Carl stevenson. ) AFFORD. Time. ll;l2.
NORTHWEST EVENTS
ioo-yard breast stroke. mcn-Jamcs
EEnn. walla walia. won. Lambert stern
hergh Crystal Pool second. third, Gust
Garvlc, Crystal Pool
2go-yard FREQ style. men--Goorgo Hors-
fall Muitnomah A. O., Won. Sprlggs
washer. Crystal Pool second: Lewis
Patterson. Walla Walla third. Time,
2:l7.s,
Io0.yard back stroke, women--Coral
Moran, spokane Y, w. C, A., won; Louise
Cody, Multnomah A, c.. second; Lois
Muffin, Maltnomah \, c., third, Time,
/ ,2Gt,
Northwest fancy io.foot divlnE--Julian
Burroughs Multnomah A, c., first is6
points. Dlacklo Fnddon, Crystal Pool
second. ia points, Louis Balbaeh, Multi
nomah a, c., 9st points,
PROGRAM
2:25 - 22o.yard for women, North.
west.
gao - 3OO-yard medley for men,
national.
2;45 - SOO.yard medley for mon,
Northwest.
3;05 49, ono mile for mon, national.
3,35 - Ton-foot board, Fancy div.
| ing, Northwest,