Evening star., 1940-01-21
D. {. Open Tank
Title Easy for
Hobert Captures U. S,
Junior Event; D. C..
Swimmers Slow

MaSsanutten Military Academy re-
peated its performance of two years
ago to win easily the District A. A.
U. annual open swimming meet at
the Shoreham Hotel pool last night
with a total of 20 points. Baltimore
knights Of Columbus finished second
with 7 points, one point ahead Of
Broadwood A. c. of Philadelphia.
Starring for the winning team was
Bill Hobert, national prep 40-yard
free style champion, who won the
featured junior national 50-yard free
style race from a classy field, nosing
out q teammate. Don Boyer. Ho-
bert's time, l:07.7, was seven-tenths
Of second behind the record for
the event held by r. E. Green OF
the United States Naval Academy,
set last year. It was the closest ap-
proach to a record made during the
10-event meet.
Massanutten also won firsts in the
100-yard breast stroke event and the
l50-yard medley relay. Edward
Sidwa, who was a member of the
winning medley relay, took honors in
the first named and helped Bob
Clark and Bob Brooks win the latter.
Last week Sidwa broke the national
prep l00-yard breast stroke record in
a meet against Woodrow Wilson
High School.
Dot Evans Forced to Default.
The national Junior 22O.vard
breast stroke event, from which the
favorite. Dot Evans Of Penn A. c.,
was forced to forgo due to illness,
was won by Mary Helen Taylor, a
teammate Of Miss Evans. At the
end OF the grueling race she was
almost Is yards ahead Of Lucille
Kirsch Of the Shoreham team.
Jackie Kinsey, representing Regal
Clothiers, finished third.
A Washington girl splashed into
the winners circle when Eleanor
Henderson Of the Marjorie Webster
School captured the 50-yard free
style in 1913.
Florence Peck, former Penn A. c.
captain and holder of numerous
records, made a successful debut as
coach of the Penn Hall team when
she sent out little Phoebe Hirslon
to win the 100-yard free style for
girls in 1902.
Ann Monihan. IS. holder of several
Middle Atlantic middle distance
records In the free style, won the
l00-yard back stroke.
A large field of high divers COM
peted with Sam Hyman Of Broad
wood A. c.. Philadelphia. the winner
by close margin. Lyman was
trailing Bill Tarbett. local cham
pion, until the final dive, which
was optional. His one and one-half
somersault with q full twist was
judged slightly better than Tarbett's
and his total was 1854 against
Tarbett's 11431.
1oo-yard breast stroke !men)-Won by
Academy: second, Arthur Hucht tBslti-
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lOO-yard back stroke (men) won by
Robert Topham Franklin and Marshal
u; second, Bob Clark tMassanutten Mill
tsry Aeademy,:: third. Don Anderson
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second ss.,n Jackie White (unattachedj: third,
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phoebe .Hirshon penn Hail; second
Elan Elaine or sloan a. BresdVooa 4: g; third.
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minsO. Time-1:24.4.