Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
16YEAR-0LD ACE
ALSO AN ENTRANT
Phillips, From Scranton, Is
Highly Rated-Lockavitch
Is Capitals Threat.
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.
Three former title-holders, a L.
year-old sensation of this season and
q local youngster. champion canoe
list. all should make the 14th annual
emile swim for the Presidents Cup
next Saturday one of the keenest since
the late Calvin Coolidge placed the
sterling silver trophy in competition
for amateurs in 1925.
1t might even be termed battle OF
yearling versus experience. Take the
case Of Raymond Rudy of the New
York A. c., who is staging a come
back this year In 1927. Ruddy. then
only Is, won the Presidents Cup for
the first time and after holding it
against all Corners for seven consecu-
tive years, decided it was time to give
some one else crack. At q Ruddy
Is ready for another try at the tri-
angular grind that will be held on
the Potomac off Washington Canoe
Club.
And like the great Ruddy, a new star
Just is years old. will kick up dis
turbing wake to more than so natators
who are expected out for what has
become one Of the outstanding distance
swimming events in the country. His
name is John Phillips and he is from
Scranton, Pa.
Second in First Attempt.
The race Saturday afternoon will
be only Phillips second appearance in
national competition. In his first two
weeks ago he placed second to Steve
Wozniak of Buffalo, N. Y, last years
winner of the Presidents Cup, in the
national championships.
Wozniak will come down from Buff
falo, NJ Y, the middle of the week
and is planning several days of strenu-
Gus workouts. All of which Is dis
concerning to any number of the bet
ter swimmers who are looked for this
Saturday. including Harry Tresnak of
New York A. c.. New York City, VIM
ner of the race in 1885, and Elwood
Wooding from the Akron (Ohio)
Boys Club, champion the following
year
Washington's own ''yearling," 49,
year-old Bill Ravens. has been going
about this swim training as seriously
as he does his canoeing. And in the
latter he ranks as national fitting
champ. Ravens heads a Washington
Canoe Club team of Charles Schultz.
James Faurot, John William Smith and
Joseph johnson. Three additional
local outfits will try for large array
OF prizes-Northeast Boys Club. Y.
M. c, A. and the Ambassador SWIM
min Club.
From the Ambassadors ranks comes
real threat in Michael Lockavitch,
another l9-year-old The first Wash
1ngtonian to finish the race last year.
Michael placed sixth in 1-mile event
at Scranton last week. This is his |
third season in big time aquatic circles.
Canadians May Come.
Commodore Bill Martin of w. c. c.,
chairman Of the Swim Committee, re-
ports an unusual amount of early
inquiries, indicating record field Of
swimmers. From far away as Toronto.
Canada, natators are expected.
The Presidents Cup, a perpetual
trophy, goes to the club whose team
makes the highest number of points.
Winning team will receive for perma-
nent possession the Sport Center
Trophy. The Charles Schwartz Trophy
Is awarded to the first team to finish
that has never entered before. First
local team to complete the triangle
gets the District of Columbia A. A. U.
Permanent Trophy. Individual prizes
include the W. c. c. Trophy for the
hrst individual to finish and the
springman Trophy for the first Dis
erict entrant to cross the line. Gold |
silver and bronze medals 60 to the
drst Is swimmers.