Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
TAKES CUP EVENT
FOR SECOND TIME
Young New Yorker Repeats
1927 Triumph-His Team
Also Is First.

ISTORY repeated itself yester-
day in the Presidents Cup
3-mie swim, when Raymond
1 Rudy. 17-year-old Olympic
sensation of New York Athletic
Club, swept TO victory, one of his mates.
George Fissler was third and another,
Leo Giebel. fourth. to give the Gotham
combination eight points and the pr1zed
trophy in the annual classic on the
Potomac. George B. Coale. United
States Naval Academy. was second.
Baltimore Y NJ C. A. team was sec
ond with IS points and Washington
Canoe Club third, with %. Maryland
Swimming Club. Quantico Marines,
Washington Y M c. A. and Washing
ton Swimming Club also were repre-
sented
Rudy not only annexed the race for
the second consecutive year, but ne
smashed his mark made last year of
! hour. II minutes and IS seconds 70
SO minutes 5 and As seconds.
Soon Takes Lead.
Strol;ing easily but making every
sweep count heavily. Ruddy early got
the lead and held 1t all the way over
the Straightaway course from Chain
Bridge to Washington Canoe Club. The
sturdy New Yorker finished fully 80
yards ahead of Coale
strong current favored the mernen.
though they were somewhat retarded
by the tide.
Lawrence Buscher. Washington Canoe
Club. who was eighth, was the first
local man to complete the grind.
John Hahn, a l4-year-old youngSter
from the local Y. M. c. A.. swan a
highly creditable race.
Following the race. Capt. Elbridse
Colby. u. S. A.. acting for President
Coolidge. presented New York A. C. with
the Presidents Cup. TO be retained by
it for one year. and Isaac Cans awarded
the team from the big town with cup
for permanent possession on behalf of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce
Also Receives Medal.
Rudy was presented a diamond
studded gold medal by Pearson 81 Grain.
Point scoring contestants of the win
ming team received Washington Canoe
Club gold medals and the point scorers
of the clubs placing second and third
were awarded Washington Canoe Club
silver and bronze medals. Several
other medals also were presented by
w. c. c.
Much commentator was heard for
the fine manner in which the race, that
was under auspices of Washington
Canoe Club was conducted.
Here is the order in which the nata-
tors finished
|. Raymond Rudy, New York Ath-
letic Club.
2. George b. Coale. United States
Naval Academy
;. George Fissler New York Athletic
Club.
4. Leo GiebcI. New York Athletic
Club.
s. Edward l.. Lee. New York Athletic
Club.
8. Hugh Parker. Baltimore Y. NJ,
:. George Dryer, Washington Canoe
Club.
3. Lawrence Buscher. Washington
Canoe Club
9. Fred ". MuhIenfeld. Maryland
Swimming Club.
10. FIorian Lechner. Washington
Swimming Club.
IL. Jerome Shear. Washington Canoe
Club.
IL. Carl Ahlenfeld. Washington
Canoe Club
Is. Paul !. Rupakus, ouantico
Marines tFlying CorpSl.
Ia. ". vincent "audSHtIs uNNttN'Nt"'
Is. Ed sullivan. Maryland Swimming
Club.
fe. Cyril CauIk, Baltimore Y. ".
c. A.
II. James r. Smith. Quantiro
Marines Flying CorpSl.
Is. James Moss. Maryland swim
ming Club.
10. Henry Gels, Maryland swimming
Club.
20. James II. {. Howe. washington
Canoe Club.
81. C.. ~. Davenport, washington
Canoe Club.
% John A, Hahn. Washington
4 M. G. A.
-. Richard Bartlenhen, Uuantlco
Marines Flying Corps
"a. Richard Lane. Washington \.
M. c. A.
Is. John NJ. Spence, Washington
Canoe Club