Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
GIRLS MAKE SWEEP
INA. A. U. CONTESTS
OnaIene Lawrence Leader.
Gomez and LeverNh Top
Mems Competition.
TOR the third successive year
r. the Washington Swimming
i Club Girls reirned supreme,

nor the third successive year
- the Washington Swimming
i Club girls reigned supreme,
for when the curtain rang
down yesterday on the third an
nual District of Columbia A. A. U
swimming championships at the
Mckinley High School pool, the
Washington club mermaids be-
came permanent possessors Of the
team trophy donated by the North
Capitol Citizens Association.
onalehe Lawrence, ace OF the wash
ington Swimming Club. led a brilliant
drive which saw the W. s. c. girls
sweep every first place in the woriner1's
division to score 50 points. more than
twice the number Of points made by
the runner-up team, the Ambassador
Swimming Club, composed OF man
swimmers Miss Lawrence, the only
defending champion to swim, won three
D. G. A, A, u, titles by outdistanein9
the field in the 100-ysrd back stroke,
the Century breast stroke and the
ne SURPRISE Of the day was the
inability Of the swimmers to establish
new marks. Only one record fell and
that was to Arnold Wilcox, Yale yarSi-
ty tafikiiiai1,. who bfeast-stroked 100
yards in / 30 is. four second less
than the mark set UP last year BY
Russ Edmotiston
The washington Swimming Club
girls won. last years outdoor event
and the 1923 running, which was held
indoors The Ambassador Club, second
with IL points, was trailed in order
by the Mckinley and Washington Ca
noe Club, which counted and Z re-
spectively. Two points went to I'M
attached swimmers.
Vincent Gomez and Bob beverton
we're the outstanding stars in the mems
division. Gomez won the 50-yard free
style and paced second in the fancy
diving while LSverton was far and
away the best Of the fancy divers.
All but one Of the D; G. 4; 4. Y
event not run OF was the high board
diving which will be held Thursday
night, august 20, at Glen Echo.
Summaries:
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ifa 2ssSs S asessf sSWsashst6n 6siSs
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'A sss.ssxsB SaEFEs4i fs ss EIt'l al
Bates iunattschedl; thira Emanuel Fischer
y iss aofafIg s BsId u Ra rd ssSSTa
,fAkcY DIyiSG won By Bob I:versSh
tAmoassador SWIMMING Glib sstord: vim
EN- ,s oom a 1Amgsssadort IL sEimminE Club
club Ratirfa iiss f.N illfi. ss5g e. osnoe
:, se TsTls FEE sTYEE EgE go
Ernsst sHsIser fNeFSinjsv slsimrpinr CinsS;
taken.
wcussh's fIiyIsiSh.
iaa-fARD FREE .sfYLE-Won By Rita
tSfd, Msdsa f Raspstsais Fapi a Of w WASH
fSSfkRbn Bhok e sTRoKEm l41s 81 ons-
Mary Smith taii, Of wsshinston swimminE
LIN oSf:s'; A9 u sEFAss sgRgkEs won y
thiEd, Betty 0'MalIsy GalI 81 wsshinstoSn
p FARb FEE Still IL, isi'i u tl,l.,
cBa ssso sssse 9Th. Ww r.1s ,
1s1sneaG third. Betty Kline tunsttschedl.
.FkNCT DiyIxG--won BY onsien. law
Tsaek; second Ignore Tsnbe both 81 VIA
l9ston Swimming Club. RatinEs lois
p,,9s-rAARlp'. EREE STYLE. oFES-won BY
Clrol SECOND. Eyangeltfe Rice ffnattach-
sens thire Eleanor Ketner tunattachedi
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