Evening star., 1932-03-16
SOME MAY TUMBLE
IN MEET SATURDAY
Rote Is Leader Among Men.
All of Women's Records
Held by Two Stars.
BY Z. A. FULLER, JR.

r INDICATIONS point to plenty
of fine competition in the an
nual District A. A. U. indoor
swimming championships Fri
day and Saturday nights in the
Venetian pool at the Shoreham
Hotel. 1t would not surprise to
see several marks go by the
boards.
Mediocre performances, however, will
not do if there is to be real assault
on the records as the present marks in
most instances represent high-class
efforts. With the Olympic tryouts
looming, though, every one will be put
ting forth their best efforts.
Max Rote, crack George Washington
University norman, is the lone man to
hold more than one record, while Lois
Bates and Onalene Lawrence have all
the women's marks.
Rote boasts both the 50-yard and
100 free style standards at 1855 seconds
and l minute l second. He turned each
of em in last year. He'll be in there
defending his honors the coming week
end
Miss Bates, who holds the so, 100 and
220 yard free style records and the 100
yard backstroke mark, will not per-
form. but Miss Lawrence will defend
her titles in the 100-yard breaststroke
and in fancy diving.
Rote appears to have flrst-rate
chance of again triumphing in the 80
and 100 yard free style.
DEVERLY CARTER, former Central
ID High natator, now at Duke Uni
versity, who is the 220yard free
style record holder at minutes 4235
seconds, made in 1881, has big task to
come through again. He will be op-
posed by Arturo Aballi, who won the
Bob Varela, another former Central
boy. now of Duke, will strive again to
win the 150-yard breaststroke, the rec
ord for which he holds at 2 minutes l
second He turned in this performance
in 1929 Competing against Varela,
who will be representing the &C" Club,
will be Richard Lane, Charles Mac
MILAN and Walter Sompayrac Of George
Washington University and Bob Knight
and John Bonnet of Central High.
John Mayhem, erstwhile Central
swimmer, now a University OF Mary
land student, who holds the 220 breast
hIdIIudIu Vi D IL Is oCS-
onds, made in 1929, will not compete
this year. Alvarado, Philippine repre-
sentative on the 1928 Olympic team;
James Kinsler of George Washington
and Richard Maurer of Central are fig
ured to show strongly in this event.
Georgetown will strive again to win
the 200-yard relay held for the first
time last year The Hoya team, which
captured the race in l minute 5235 Sec
onds, comprised Aballi, Benedetti, Pryor
and fMehren. George Washington,
Central and Ambassador Swimming
Club are expected to oppose the G. U.
team and bang-up competition is likely.
Whether Joe Lyman, who is the de-
tending fancy-diving record holder,
will compete is doubtful, but there will
be other good divers in action, includ-
ing Bob Knight of Central who won
the event in the recent South Atlantic
interscholastic meet al Baltimore; Reg
inald HodgSon, alsoSof Central; Gale
Heslop, Lawrence Bonner and Sompay-
rae of George Washington and Johnny
Broaddus, Vincent Gomez, Norman
Smith and Emory Wilson of Ambassa-
dor Club.
CENTRAL, George Washington, &c"
~ Club and Ambassador Club will
compete in the 300-yard medley re-
lay, a new event this year The first |
swimmer will negotiate 100 yards back
stroke, the second 100 yards breaststroke |
and the third 100. yards free style.
Jean Smnth, daughter of an Army |
ofncer, formerly stationed in Honolulu,
and comparative newcomer, is eX-
pected to make a strong bid for laurels
in the womens events, as are Rita Au-
gusterfer and Annabelle Whaler, two
unusually promising youngsters.
Miss Lawrence is expected to once
more win in the breaststroke and fancy |
diving.
Events will start both Friday and Sat-
urday nights at o'clock. Some finals |
will be run of among the girls and
probably the mems fancy diving will be
finished Friday, though the night will
be largely given over to trials.
A. Earle Weeks, popular and indus
trtous chairman of the District A. A. U. !
Swimming Committee, is working at his
usual tireless clip. along with his asso-
ciates, to put the meet over in me-
morable style.
Here are the marks at which the boys
and girls will be shooting:
Men.
5O-yard free style-Max Rote, George
Washington u, 2625 seconds; 1881.
100-yard free style-Max Rote. George
Washington u, l minute second; 1881. |
220-yard free style-Beverly Carter,
Central High, 2 minutes 4235 seconds; |
1881.
150-yard backstroke- Robert Varela.
Central High, 2 minutes / second; 1929. |
220-yard breaststroke-John Mayhem, !
Central High, 3 minutes 114s seconds: |
1929.
2oo-yard relay-Georgetown (Aballi.
Benedict Pryor. Mehren), minute
523s seconds; 1881
Fancy diving-Joe Lyman, Central
High; 1891.
Women.
50-yard free style-Lois Bates, Wash
ington Swimming Club, 1895 seconds;
1881.
l0o-yard free style-Lois Bates, Wash
1ngton Swimming Club, minute 1885
seconds; 1881.
220-yard free style-Lois Bates, Wash
ington Swimming Club, 3 minutes 2135
seconds; 1881
lu9-yard backstroke - Lois Bates,
Washington Swimming Club, l minute
1855 seconds: 1880.
100-yard breaststroke-Oanale Law
renca- Washington Swimming Club
minute 1895 seconds; 1881.
Fancy diving Onalene Lawrence,
Washington Swimming Club; 1881.
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