Evening star., 1935-03-23
FOUR IN RUNNING
FOR A. A. i. TITLE
Finish D. C. Meet Tonight.
Central Takes Honors
in Medley Relay.
GREAT fight for team honors

lumbia A. A. U. indoor swim
ming championship m eet
looms tonight in the Shoreham pool,
starting at o'clock. Central High,
George Washington University, Cen
tral Y. M. c. A. and the Shoreham
team all are figured in the thick Of
the struggle. Central qualified five
entrants last night when competition
opened, with George Washington and
the Y each qualifying four and Shore
ham two.
Central won the only final, the
3Oo-yard medley relay, gaining a two
point lead over the Y, which placed
teams second and fourth. @. w.
marked up four points against eight
for the Y and stands third. Shore
ham, which did not place in the re-
lay, is figured almost sure to land
first, second and third in the diving.
Shoreham divers are Bob Knight, de-
tending champ; Johnny Broaddus,
outdoor District Of Columbia titlist
and Buddy HodgSon, former South
Atlantic InterScholastic champ.
Other final events slated tonigh
are the so, 100 and 220 free style,
22O breast stroke, diving, 100 bac
stroke and 200 relay.
Rita Augusterfer Sets Mark.
ID TIA AUGUSTERFER, OUTSTANDING
N feminine swimmer of the Dis
trict Grea for some time.
achieved more honors last night.
when she hung up a new womens
l00-yard free-style mark. flashing
over the Shoreham course in 1:oS2z.
the fastest century ever turned in bv
either a visiting or resident woman
swimmer in the District. She broke
her own three-year record BY 335
seconds in defending her champion
ship. Bernice Lapp of Penn Hall
CPa) School had the best previous
mark-l:0935. Miss Augusterfer's
former D. c. record, held in con-
junction with Caroline Cox. was l.l2
She won by half a pool length last
night over Anna Bono and Jean
Rawls, second and third, respectively.
1t was the dramatic 100-yard sprint
OF l5-year-old Bob Jordan that en-
abled Central to win the medley
relay. He overcame a 12-yard lead
held by the opposition on the anchor
leg and in the final 10 feet swept by
Harry Toulmin, Y anchor man to
triumph by lone stroke.
Leonora Taube, also Of the Shore
ham team, won the only other final,
retaining her championship in the
lOO-yard backstroke. easily vanquish-
ing Lydia Cort, Shoreham, second, and
Helen Richardson, Maryland Club
Gardens, third.
Summaries:
Mems Events.
Finals.
-. 3OO-yard medley relay-won BY Centr.l
Hish team A. Stuart Fitzhush: Morris
G. A. team "A" James Orme, Knox Mon
cure Harry Toulminl; third, George
lMsshington l,S nngto,l 9 IJohn Hahn; Dyer Ghorm-
team s sIi fi'eS Msrmion. nGeGSn Paul wilson G A.
John Mullady). Time. 3:26 2-5.
Heats.
W. 3O0-yard medley relay: First heat
Won by Y. M. c. A. team a.; second.
GeGTse fssm washington; sinatG third Central HsR
"B; third. Genital High team N tFirst isft
Hsh team afs fastest fniI third a1G aaaedI
.50-yard free style: First heat-1Won by
RRa1Tmiey RafIE IG.rtt, C. W "; SECOND, joseph
ICsntraD Second heat-won By Joseph
LsSalle .Shorehaml; second: Henry Cohen
third SolFo' bz sar BGddS wiEsa H9dsson S
LShorsham); second: Henry vonderbruEse
&c. W.; third. Jack Flett (csntran,;
Y NJ. c. A.; second. Ballard jamison
tGsntraD; third. John Molyneaux g. W.
winner. s's auaiified ALI : for fnsis5 TSsS e'On'4
-2H 22o-yard gard free style; First heat-won by
JoTdSp 20 az (csrt5ans 3s second: s Hsn SatshinTs
Winners Of first and second places and
Brown, fastest third, qualified for fnals)
1O0-yard free style: First heat-won
By John Muliady CY. N c.. AZ; second;
Kelly lcentrsD, Second heatNwon By
Fstt .Gentr2p p,,d third Curtis Roris.ild
Sale (CentraD; second. Hooper Mcqueen
Central: third Ballard Jameson (Cen-
traD Henry Vonderbrugge Of G. W. nm
lSHeO SeCOnO DUL QlSQudllIlcQ lOT CuIllnk
across McQueen) winners and Carter
and F1ett fastest second-place winners.
qualified for fnals.)
Women's Events.
Finals.
1OO-yard free style-Won BY Rita Au-
ouSterfer (Shoreham); second, Jean RavlS
(Shoreham) third. Ann Bono tShorehamD.
Time 1:OS2s. New record; former Dis
trict record. IL. held BY Miss Augusterfer
and Caroline cox
Go0-yard back stroke-won by Leonora
Taube (shoreham); second Lydia Cort
(Shorehsm); third. Helen Richardson
maryland Club Gardens). Time. 1:239s.
5O-yard free style: First hest-won by
Ann Bono; second. Annabelle Whaler
GShoreham); third. Gertrude Theunissen
(Shorehsm). Second heat-Won by Rita
AuguSterfer; second. Lydia Cort; third.
Frances Campbell (Western High. win
ners and Miss Theunissen. fastest third
Qualif1ed)
COMPLETE RING CARD
Six and Four Rounders Added for