The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
Agnes Geraghty Breaks Own
Record in 220-Yard
Breast Stroke.
Tonight's Program
At Broad Ripple, s:15

Girl Scouts state championship, 1uO
'''' i2o.,pound city champion. 100 meters,
DEMONSTRATION of life saving and re-
National Championship. Junior. 100
Indiana Kentucky championship. 40
Middle States championship. 100
meters, free sty women. ~,
Trial for record by Walter Lapiert C snd
worlds records in free style. back stroke
and medley swimming. -,.... NY
Trial for record by Agnes Geraghty. w
Olympic and worlds breast stroke records.
Middle states championship. 100 meters
open, 100 meters. breast stroke, women.
Open, 440 yards. free style. women. w
Exhibition giving by helen AMI
{" Exhibition diving by Dorothy Poynton.
The A. A. u. swimming meet ends
tonight at Broad Ripple pool with a
program of thirteen events and an
added feature in which bathing
beauties representing local firms will
strive for honors which do not en-
ltail getting into the water at all.
The national event on the pro-
gram is the junior championship
10O-yard back stroke for women.
Two Middle States title races and an
Indiana Kentucky A. A u. event are
other features. Open events and
exhibitions make up an interesting
card.
Agnes Geraghty of the New York
Women's Swimming Association was
the record breaker Wednesday night.
The champion breast stroke star
did her stuff in the open 22O-yard
breast stroke race and clipped
second off her own mark. Agnes
swan the distance in 1892.
Miss Geraghty finished far ahead
of the field in her speciality. Thelma
Darby Willis Of this city was second
and Borghilde Johannesen of Detroit
was third.
In This race Miss Virginia Fitch.
daughter of DIR. F. M. Fitch, Oil N.
Meridian ST., after finishing in
fourth place, had a severe attack Of
muscle cramps. First aid was given
by her father, who was present to
watch his daughter swim.
Horace Craig Of Detroit Yacht
Club won the national junior $50
yard free-style event. Paulus
Strack of indianapolis was second.
George Van Of the Detroit Yacht
Club finished first in the middle
States, 200 meters breast stroke.
John Moore Of the Indianapolis A.
C. won the middle States 100-meter
back stroke.
Walter Laufer of Cincinnati, who
holds most of the records in the
back stroke events, tried for a new
record in a 200-meter trial. Ills time
was 2:46.4, which was one and two.
ffths seconds slower than the rec
ord.
Wednesday night results:
style 100 Meters-Wiiiiiani' Weiss. first:
Harry Basler, second; Frank Smelz. third.
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Weiss (IndiaaapoiisJ second Edith Jane
Dyer 5indisn1iagP5oplis) third TbimeM;S2 4
Breast Stroke. 200 Meters0GeorFe van
Detroit Yacht Club, first; William Nil.
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:. Indiana Kentucky Mems Fancy Diving
Championship. 10,Foot Board : William
Ruben Il. A. c., second. 1904; Willis
Green (Indianapolisl third; 100.ss.
Agnes Geraghty wv. s. A., New York;.
first Thelma Darby Willis ,lndpls.),. sec
end BqTEhdilde TGnannsess9 tDetrot Yacht
can record).
Mems Middle States Championship. 100
| first: Joseph Kelley lima Ohio) second |:
Randall Willis Il. A. c.. third. Time
Wonen's Open, 22o-Yard Free Style
Ethel McGary (W;, S. A. New York; first:
YanSdivier. detroit Yacht Club. third
Time-2 :55.2.