The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
ELY SWIMMERS
WIN, LOSE ONE
Ely Mermen Lose to Hibbing
While Mermaids Win From
Mountain Iron.

The Ely Girl Swimmers kept up their
winning streak at Mountain Iron. Sat-
urday when they splashed TO victory
over the local team with a score of So
to % points.
Up TO the present the girls have lost
only one contest out of seven in which
they participated.
Next Saturday will end the season for
the team when they meet the Eveleth
girls in the local pool. The meet on
Saturday will also be the last for four
girls under the Ely colors. Those
graduating on the team will be Terssi
Franti, Frances Krall, Verna Martin
and June BONNER.
This will leave the team considerably
crippled, although Miss Grevich, coach
reports good material in several of the
younger swimmers.
Those remaining on the regular squad
are Arlene Hill, Ruth Martinetti, Mabel
Lampi, Amelia Ule. Marie Sarkipato
Katherine Strucel and Mary BONNER
The results of Saturdays meet at
Mountain Iron are as follows:
80-yard free style relay-Ely, first
with Arlene Hill, Verna Martin, June
BONNER and Terssi Franti Time 49,
1O0-yard breast stroke-Marie Sarki-
patio. E, first; Eleanore Grevich, NJ I.
second: Joyce Anderson, NJ. L, third
Time 1:25.5.
1O0-yard back stroke Margaret
Grinder, NJ l., first; Verna Martin, E
second; Katherine Strucel, E, third
Time 1:19.
100-yard free style-June BONNER, E
Peterson. NJ. l.. third Time 1892.
Dives-Frances KraIl, E. first Cby a
substantial margin; Mabel Lampi, E
second this was her first meet; Mary
Marincel, NJ. L, third.
40-yard breast stroke-Marie Sarki-
patio. E, first: Elenore Grevich, M L
second; Rose Cerkvenik, NJ l., third
Time 81.
40-yard back stroke-Verna Martin
E, first: Margaret Grinder, M L, Sec
ond; Amelia Ule, z, third. Time 28:1
40-yard free style-Terssi Franti, E
first; June BONNER, E, second; Bertha
Ottawa, M L, third. Time .25:2.
The last swimming meet of the
season for the boys was held Saturday
at the local pool when the Ely boy!
played host to the formidable Hibbing
swimmers, state champions for the pas
two seasons. Hibbing won the meet or
score OF 81 to o.
Several Of the Ely swimmers saw &C
ton for the last time as they vii
graduate from high school at the end o.
| the present term. These boys are Carlt
Colombo, Leslie Hill, Wilho Maenpaa
John Pechek and Milo Tuomela Ralph
Ma jerle also made his last appearance
Majerle has been out of the competi
ton but swan special race in thu
1O0-yard breast stroke to see how h
j would compare with the Hbbing breaS
strokers, who were the only two Il
finish ahead of Majerle in the stat
meet last year.
Coder of Hibbing, last years champi
on, did not extend himself according Il
Coach Herseth Of the Ely team. lettinl
| his team-mate, Marsland, take frs
place and himself second Majerl'
finished third but as he was not il
competition, third place went to JOIN
Pechek of the Ely team.
Joe Grahek was the high point maj
of the meet He took first in the 40
yard free style and first in diving, thu
annexing 10 points. Grahek showeC
marked improvement on the turn in tn,
40-yard dash, according to the coach
who also hazarded the statement tina
he would needs step up in the dives be
/ tween now and the state meet, tw'
weeks hence. if he is to maintain TIT
diving supremacy held by Ely in TIT
| past three seasons.
Joe Zaic, a Sophomore newcomer
gave an exhibition in diving in which
he garnered more points than did tn
Hibbing entry who placed third in tn
event. Carlo Colombo is said to hav
given his best performance of III
season and placed second in diving.