Evening star., 1938-03-20
Central High Swimmers Earn Team Laure in d. c. A. L. Meet
SCH0OLB0YS GET
) OF I CONTESTS
Jordan Of Winners, Boggs of
~ Set Marks-Betty
StroheCker Scores.
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

Continuing its march toward an un-
defeated season, Central Highs mex
perienced. but far from inefficient,
swimming team last night added the
District A. A. U. indoor championship
to its sensational season record by
outclassing six other teams in the
Shoreham pool
Although only four of Central's team
OF 20 ever swan in competition be-
fore this winter, the whole squad re-
sembled group of veterans last night,
winning five of the seven events for a
total of 81 points. How far they out
classed the field is revealed by the
point total of the Y NJ c. AS runner
up squad, which could get only %.
Western was third with eight points.
Shorehams team and the unattached
group each scored five, with Wilson
getting two and the Boys Y. M. c. A.. l.
One of the two records to fall during
the night was broken by the cham
pions' Bob Jordan, who lowered his
own record time in the 100-yard free
style. All in all, it was a gala occa-
sion for the Wearers of the Blue and
White, who recently won the South
Atlantic championship and boast a
dual meet record of six straight vic
tories.
Title for Betty StrOhecker.
Co-featuring Central's annexation of
team honors was the lifting of June
Booths 100-yard backstroke cham
pionship by Betty Strohecker, an un-
attached entrant, who thus added the
indoor title of the event in which she
established her local supremacy last
summer
Miss Strohecker, a smiling 16-year
lass, who was taught to swim by her
grandmother, profted by an unfor-
tunate start of Miss Booth who slipped
on the jump-off. but she never was
In danger of relinquishing the advan-
tage which she thus gained, Although
she didn't equal her record-breaking
time of the previous night Miss Stro-
hecker finished far in advance of the
second-place Florence Farwell, the
latter nosing out Miss Booth for run
ner-up honors.
The winner is the only girl in
Washington who has been able to de-
feat Miss Booth since the latter en-
tered competition, but from the result
last night she seems on top to stay for
a long time. She swan the distance
in 1908, rs seconds behind her rec
ord time in the qualifying heats.
Shoreham'S team captured group
honors for the women, its 36 points
being more than three times as many
as that scored by the Ambassador
Club. which got IL. Unattached en-
trants gained 8.
New Mark for BOggs.
Although another record was broken,
l1one changed hands, as in Jordans
case, the mems 150-yard backstroke
was swrm in its fastest time in local
history by Ernie Boggs of the Y. NJ.
G. A., who already held low time for
that event. Boggs clipped Is seconds
of his old mark in setting up a new
speed of l:44.
Dotted with features from start to
finish, the meet found high lights in
three other events. The first came in
the opening event of the night, in
which Jordan nosed out Karl Schmitt
and Bill Wright in the meets closest
finish. Only officials, bending over
the edge of the spillway, were able to
discern the winner and order of the
trailers as they finished 1928 in quick
order.
The second feature came in the
woman's l00-yard breaststroke, won
by Jackie White of the Ambassador,
but marked by the impressive per-
formance of Lucille Kirsch, 15-year-
old Roosevelt High student BY fin
ishing close behind Miss White, Miss
Kirsch stamped herself as real
conner.
The final high light came in the
next to last event of the meet, which
found Bill Tarbett of the Shoreham
adding the indoor high board diving
championship to his repertoire, which
already included the indoor and out
door low board titles.
Exhibiting fine form, Tarbett was
credited with 1864 points, nearly 13
more than Charley Reed of Central.
All that the winner needs now is to
add the outdoor high board cham
pionship in order to stamp himself
as undisputed diving champion of the
city.
Mems Events.
50-yard free style-Won by Robert Jor-
dan tCentran; second. Karl Schmitt ~.
M. c. A.: third. Bill Wright unattached; ;
fourth. Bill Reynolds (Y. M. c. A.. Time.
2ao-yard breast stroke-Won by Richard
Baker Central; second. Fred ,Pitzer
fourth. Mario cuniberti fwestern'. Time.
,22o-yard free style-won by Neil Swami
tCentraD second Ernie Boggs ~. M. C.
h oa1h tn'1a xl Hahn Hahn Mglasg n e. e A N C. rme
,,,l5o-ysrd back stroke-won by Besas
fourth. Charles johnson 'i Boys aYo.
ne la4 nsw 4es meet styeWod re3SG6 bv Jordan
1onIt, A11 third r1aa BIN Sill WTisht
Fancy diving high board-won by Bill
TTssrbet: Tsrbo tshoTshaml 1864: second
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22o,ysrd free style relay---won by Gen.
Jcrdanl; second Y M 6. A. "a" team;
third. Y; M. c. A. "B" team, fourth,
central B" team Time. 1:45.1.
Women's Events.
<5O-yard free style-Won by Ann Bono
tShoreham}; second Florence Farwell
l(Ambsssador): fourth. Helen M'taker Milis (Amr
bassador>. Time, OBI 4.
100-yard breast stroke-Won by Jackie
White (Ambassador) second Lucille
kirsch (unattachedl; third. Helen Mills
Ambassador; fourth. Helen riett tshoreo
ham). Time. 1875.
10O-yard back stroke-Won by Betty
etrohecker (unattached); second Florence
Farwell (Shoreham); third June Booth
(Shoreham): fourth Iris Wadsworth
(Shoreham). Time. 1:20.S.
SCHOOL FIVES DIVIDE