Evening star., 1932-07-10
SIX RECORDS FALL
IN CITY TANK MEET
Girls Set Four-Amba dor
and Shoreham Take A. A.
U. Team Honors.

dor and Shoreham Swimming
Clubs gained team honors in the
annual District A. A U. outdoor cham
pionships yesterday in the Mckinley
Tech High School pool. New stand
ards were hung up in all four OF the
swimming events tor the older girls.
Ambassadors entries scored % points
to win the team trophy in the mems
division and Shoreham. the lone club
represented in the girls tests, counted
80 points for the team award in that
division.
Crystal Pool Club was second in the
mems events with % points. George
washington University counted 8;
washington Canoe Club 4; unattached,
2. In the women's division unat-
tached performers gained IS points.
nHIL BATESON, l9-year-old Dewitt
School natator, broke one of the
two mems records that went by
the boards. when he streaked the So
yard free style in 251s seconds to clip
l35 seconds of the former standard
of 264s. Bateson also turned IN
25ls performance in this event in the
Public Buildings and Public Parks Of
fee meet Wednesday, but, because OF
a technicality, it was not allowed as .
record.
John Hahn of George Washington
University hung up the other new mark
among the men when he did the 150-
yard backstroke in minutes 3-5 sec
onds. against the old mark Of minutes
IL seconds Hahn won the race by a
scant margin. 1t was just about the
prettiest finish of the program.
Rita Augusterfer of Shoreham SWIM
ming Club was outstanding among the
girls. capturing the SO and 100 yard
free-style races, the former in 33 is
seconds, against the former record of 35
seconds, and the latter in minute
143-5 seconds. compared TO the old
standard of minute 10 seconds.
ELIZABETH HOWARD of the Shore
IL ham club. in capturing the 100
yard breaStstroke In l minute 38 2-5
seconds, lowered the o,d mark by II Us
seconds. Lois Bates, unattached. was
the other mermaid to better a former
standard She was victorious in the
100-yard backstroke in l minute 80 l-5
seconds. against the previous mark Of
minute 81 seconds. Onalene Law
renee, crack diver, did not compete be-
cause of illness.
Team trophies that went to the Am
bassador and Shoreham clubs were Of
fered by the Welfare and Recreational
Association OF the Office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks, which cooper
ated with the District A. A. u. in put
ting on the meet
Pete Des Jardines. Olympic diving
champion in 1928 and winner Of many
other diving titles. gave an exhibition
after tie meet He now Is an instructor
at the Shoreham Hotel pool.
Summaries
Mems Events.
50-yard free style-Won by Phil Bateson.
Ambassador Swimming Club; second Georse
Grof Crystal Pool Club; third Vincent
IS is seconds Old record 2s as Gs seconds ii''
20O-yard free style-Won by Lorenzo Sny-
der. Crystal; second; Charles Bateson, Shore
Buscher. Washington Canoe Club. Time, 2
minutes "a As seconds.
,220-yard breaststroke-Won by Constaneio
Alyarado Ambassador; second James Kins-
Ter; crystal; third. Roland Burns. unat-
taehed Time. 8 minutes / 3-5 seconds
George WASHINGTON University; second Bob
knight. Crystal; third. Jack Herbslab wash
seconds. new record. Old record. min. in.
utes ~ secords
,,;2.s: 22o,ysrd rsslsynwon by Ambassador
oad Crystal; third Washineton Canoe Club.
Time. / minute 48 as seconds
Low board diving-Won by Mahlon Glass
cock. Ambassador 127.2l7 points; second
Gomez Ambassador; third, z. G. Graves, un-
attached.
50-yard free style tboyk under 1e)--won
by David Shumsy; second. Ernest HRuser;
third, Paul Wilson. Time, 81 is seconds
Women's Events.
50-yard free style--Won By Rita Auguster-
fer Shoreham; second Sally Stewart, Shore
ham; third, Betty Klein. Shoreham Time,
seconds
ioo-ysrd free style-won by Rita Angus
terfer second. Sally Stewart; third Betty
Klein. Time, ! minute IA as seconds new
record Old record. / minute 10 seconds
i0o-yard breaststroke-Won by Elizabeth
Howard, Shoreham; second. Martha Justice,
unattached; third. Bernette Heberle. shore
ham. Time. ! minute 80 as seconds new
record. Old record, / minute 40 AS seconds
l00-yaTd bsckstroke-Won by Lois Bates
unattached; second. Leonora Taube, Shore
nam; third. Maury Maurine. Shoreham
Time. ! minute 30 is seconds new record
Old record, l minute 81 seconds
Low board diving-Won by Lois Bates
Polly Wrightson. Shoreham.
5o-yatd free style girls under l6)-Won
by Ellen Jones by forfeit.