The Washington times., 1933-06-20
BATESON STARS
IN GLEN ECHO
SWIM MEET
By GINO SINH

Tall, rawboned George Bateson
smacked his palm against the
finish wall a fraction of a second
before Lorenzo Snyder, the
favorite, in the gruelling 120-yard
free style in the Crystal Pool meet
last night, and a look of supreme
pleasure overspread the saturnine
features of Jim Sprigman, local
swimming enthusiast.
Jim rushed over to help the
dripping youngster out Of the
water, and, patting him with
fatherly satisfaction, chuckled:
81 told you, you could do it,"
Then Jim turned to a news
paper man near by and hissed:
"That kids got nerve and
plenty of It,"
The boyish norman, consid-
cred only another starter to swell
the field, had scored a stinging
upset by beating such powerful
water-thumpers as Lorenzo Sny-
der and Jack Raft, and doing it
in stirring fashion.
Sets Terrific Pace
Snyder had set a terrific pace
all through the first three laps,
and was a good two yards ahead
of Bateson on the last turn, but
the tall youngster suddenly
flashed a burst of speed halfway
down the last lap, and with one
final leap touched the finish wall
less than hand-span ahead of
the tired Snyder.
One point was all the margin
by which Lois Bates took the Dis
trict high-board diving crown over
Marie Duvall. Marie outshone
the winner in eight out of the 10
tests, by slight margin, but Lois
turned in such splendid perform
ances and Marie did so poorly in
the "back one and d half" and
"cutaway" that it gave her the
necessary advantage to take the
diadem.
John Broaddus definitely es'
tablished his superiority as diver
over Norman Smith, his long
standing rival, when he success
fully defended his District high
board outdoor kingship.
Fails to Touch Wall
Failure to brush the wall at the
turn by a hairbreadth caused
Lois Bates to be disqualified, al.
though she finished well ahead of
the field in the 60-yard free-style
and gave the decision to Leonore
Taube. Miss Bates, however, had
the satisfaction Of setting a pool
mark in winning one of the pre-
liminary heats.
Caroline Cox breezed to victory
in both the 60 and 100 yard free
style, swimming smart races both
times. Knox Moncure set a pool
record in scoring in the 120-yard
breast-stroke. Results:
MEN
Fancy Diving: Won by John Broad
dus (Ambassador); second. Norman
Smith Gambia ssador); third, Knox Mon
cure (Y.M.C.A.).. Winning score, 1872.
6O-yard free style: Won by George
Croft (Shoreham); second. Alex Nc
MILAN (Shoreham); third, Gomez (Am-
bassador). Time. 32.1.
lloyd free style: Won by Batson
(Shoreham); second, Snyder (Ambassa
dorl third, Raft (Ambassador). Time,
1:19.
12O-yd. breaststroke: Won by Mon
cure, Y.M-C.AD; second Maurer Cun-
attached; third. Wilcox (shoreham).
Time, 1:32.2. New pool record.
WOMEN
Fancy Diving; Won by Lois Bates
(shoreham): second. Marie Duval
third, Leonore Taube
(Shoreham). Winning score, 1915.
60-yd. free style. Won by Caroline
Cox (Shoreham); second, Betty O'Tool0
(Shoreham) third, Betty Kline (Shore.
ham). Time, 4o.2.
12O-yd. free style: Won by Caroline
Cox (Shoreham); second, Anabelle
Whaler (shoreham); third, Betty
OToole, (shoreham). Time, 1894
60-yd. backstroke: Won by Leonora
Taube (Shoreham) second. Betty
O'Toole (Shoreham); third Marjorie
Chapman tshoreham). Time, sci.
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