The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-17
Martha Norelius to Try for
1,0OO-Yard Free
Style Mark.
GOOD RACES TUESDAY
Agnes Geraghty Sets Up
New World Time.

Martha NorelluS, Tree style SWIM
ming marvel, representing the
Womens Swimming Association of
New York City, tonight will make
an attempt to establish a worlds
record for 1000 yards i'll the 800
yard free style event, carded on the
second days program of the In
diana Kentucky A. A. U. swimming
championships being held at the
Broad Ripple pool.
A great field Of star swimmers
will compete with Miss Norelius in
the event. The New York aquatic
flash is to continue after the race
distance is completed. Entered in
the race are Eleanor Holm, Lisa
Lindstrom and Ethel McGary, also
of the New York Association, Emma
Shemaitis, of Chicago and Doris
Durham of Detroit.
Events on tonight's program are
expected to furnish number OF
thrills. In the order they will be
run off are the Girl Scouts State
championship. 100 meters free
style; National Junior 300-meter
medley, for women; 115-pound city
championship, 100-meters free style;
Indiana-Kentucky 100-meters back
stroke, for men; Indiana kentucky
50-meters back stroke for women;
Middle States 100-meter breast
stroke, for men; Middle States So
meters free style, for women; open
100-meters free style for men; and
the open 880-yard free style for
women.
Plenty Of Action
Action galore was diShed out on
the opening night OF the meet,
Tuesday. The weather was trifle
chilly and the Stands were not as
we'll filled as they should nave been.
One worlds record and two ma
tional marks we're knocked down
peg by members of the famous
New York swimming association.
Agnes Geraghty, special entry in
the 100-meter breast stroke event
for the Indiana Kentucky cham
pionship negotiated the 100 meters
in the fast time of 1916. Time for
100 yards Miss Geraghty clipped a
good portion off her own worlds
record of 1912 She swan the dis
lance Tuesday night in 1854.
Martha Norelius set up the two
new National records while swim
ming in one event the 400-meter
free-style. Miss Norelius cracked
the former record for 30O-yards of
Abs by doing the vent in 4:15.6.
Clicked for the 500-yard distance
Miss Norelius made it in 7:06 fiat,
breaking Helen Wainwright's old
mark Of 1904.
SUMMARY
Boy Scouts state, Championship, 100
Meter Free, style-Won by Dudley Jordan
tached1, second; lie Roy ciouse tunat-
tached third; Gene Bisinger (Ravenswood
A. c., fourth. Time-l:23.6.
Girl Scouts State Championship: 50-Me-
ter Free Style-Won by Lois Jordan in
dianapol-s); Mary Esther Brooks Mobiles
Vile, md. second; Helen Root INDIAN
fourth. Time-:52.4.
National Junior: 8s0-Yard Free Style for
Men-Won by Raymond Rudy New YORK
A., c.; Frank Kennedy indianapolis a.
NJ. O. Al. fourth. Time@12:lI.4.
1oo-Pound City Championship. 100 Me-
Unattached Albert Bonnet lRavenswood
A. c.. second Jack Matthews lunat-
tached!!, third; Arthur Wilson Jr;; ,;CRaveps-
wood A. g., fourth. Time, i:27.4
Indiana kentucky. 50-Metery Back Stroke
for Men-Won by Henry Churchman Tin
dianapolis A. c.; Randall Willis Indian
sspolis Al O.. second; James ". Hall I'm
Indiana: Kentucky, 1oo-Meters Breast
Stroke for Women-Won by Agnes
Geraghty New York w; s; A. special en-
try; Thelma, Darby Willis indianapolis
third. Time 1864.
Middle States 200-Meter Free Style Cor
MenLW Won by Samuel Shields Louisvile
A. Cd, second; John M. Dithmer (unat-
tached), third; Bob zaiser Indianapolis
A.. CD, fourth. Time, 2:40.6.
for Women-Won by. Ruth Elberfeid IBirm1-
Women's a. e. second. Only two i'' ems
trants.)
Won by Marion Mecurio IRoney plaza
pools, Miami, Fla John Dithmer tunat-
tac6ed second os James sSol Han Indin,naPois
Club, fourth. Time. 1876.
Won by Martha Norelius New York W.
Al. second; Eethel McGarry I New YORK *
w. s. Al. third; Eleanor Holm New York
w. s. Al. fourth. Time. 6:9.6.
TATo ToETs.