Evening star., 1941-09-07
Top Swimming Test
To Lorraine Fischer
And Bill Wright
Washington Golf Club
Girls Also Score in
Cup Reeotto Meet

Lorraine Fischer, holder of a doZ-
en- national Women's marks and
awaiting approval of IA others. and
Bill Wright. former University of
Virginia tank captain now churning
for Washington Golf and Country
Club, dominated the Presidents
Cup Regatta swimming meet last
night at East Potomac pool before
a smattering of spectators.
Miss Fischer, former N. Y. U.
student now employed as a bomb
site instrument factory worker,
captured the Womans 150-meter
medley race easily from Ruby Hud-
son of Tarboro. N c.. and Jean Ort
of Penn Hall, her only competitors,
in minutes II seconds.
In the 100-meter breaStstroke
event Miss Fischer was presented a
stiff struggle, but beat Peggy Pate
of Goldsboro. N. c., Margaret Rus
sell of Baltimore, and Barbara
Moore of Tarboro. N. c., in l min
ute 28.7 seconds. 1t was Miss Fis-
chers fourth straight victory in the
event.
Wright Sets Record
Most races in the defense depict
ed regatta feature were dulled by
the fact swimmers were Stroking
against stop watches in heats. with
best times determining winners.
Wright, currently graduate
student Of chemistry at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. defeated Arthur
Andersen of the st. George Dragon
Club of Brooklyn, New York metro
politan A. A. u. champion, in the
100-meter freestyle, shaving six sec
onds off the previous District rec
ord set by Max Rote in 1887. Wright
swan the distance in l minute 80
seconds.
Margaret Chambers. national iun-
ior 50yard free-style champion
snatched top honorS in the 100
meter free-style race. The Lakewood
Swimming Club star Of Baltimore
defeated Jean Ort of Penn Hall
( and Norma Stretch. national jun
ior 080-yard titleholder, in the
time of 1:147.
st. George Relay Winner.
( As anticipated. the st. George
Dragon Club Of Brooklyn easily won
the 300-meter medley relay for
men, its team of Campbell, Kaplan
and Andersen beating the Penn
A. c. outfit of Calhoun. Hoette and
De Forrest in 3 minutes 36.3 sec
onds.
/ Lester Kaplan of St. George Dra-
gon Club won the mems 10O-meter
breaSt-stroke race. while Jake Cal
/ houn took the 100-meter backstroke
event. In the women's division Ethel
Laughlin of Tarboro. N. c.. won
the 100-meter backstroke race.
I Phoebe Hudson. Betty OFT. Betty
Roland and Jackie Freer were win
ners in the girls division. while Leo
Jarboe of the Boys Club of Wash
ington won the only boys race.
Girls.
,.:,..- 2,9-mrser r,- fTseStyie noyicel-Won b!
second, Mary Lon Rudio ,Washineton G
ard E. c.; third Mickev MattarP IAir
port $. c.: fourth: Joan Treaner CAirpor
5o-moter freestyle is years end under
Won by Phoebe Hudson Washington G
and c. g.: second, Jackie Freer wash
/ Rudo tWashinefon G and c c.: fourth
Betty Roland 'Shoreham S. c.. Time
3o-neter hreasts,roke lnovice,-won b.
Essex 5Airport S G.: thlrd. Mabel Light
sharkey ishoreham S CO SoV TimeLo:49 M pP5G5i5 q
Ret;y ROLAND ,shoTeham S. C: second
third: Mary Lon Rudlo CWsshinGjon G ant
c. 81 fourth. sally Hawkins tAirpor
S. c.. HTime-o,42.7
Won hy Leo JarooH Bow Club o
Wa -hinetonl; second: Gene Cunney 1Ai-
fws hir-on c nd nd C. HcsSn c2. fo1rth m4RoS&I Nj
lam spiIer CA.rport 5. Cj. Time-U:3i :!
Chambers lLatewood s G. c. y saltimorep iIreTe !
second. jean Orr Penn He'll. third. Nor
lula NeTsome tciyIc s C., Tarboro S NJ \. cI y
r.,n. i@oimslSs F9sdSsr 9ysas:strQkewwo9 M BY LoE
ond. Peggy Pate tGoldsboro N. G. S Al
third. Margaret Russell Lakewood S c.
galtim1re1: fourth, Barbara Moore 'Ciyi
l0G7meter backstroke-Won by Ethe
Lauehlin tCivic S. c., Tarboro, N c.
/ SeCOHu' MdTsaItI CnamDeTS LAKEWOOD. =
! c, Baltimore; third. Edith Manhivel
! Lakewood 6. C. Baltimore: fourth, JACKIE
/ White tAirport s. c.. Time-I:29.3
1?0-yard medley : Won by Lorrsin,
/ Fischer Nv. S. c.. New York;; second
! Ruby Hudson CCivic S c.. Tarboro, N. c.
third. Jean Ort penn. HalD. Time
/ 2:l2.0.
Men.
! 100-meter freestyle-Won by Bill Wrigh
/ Washington G. and c. c.: second
Arthur Andersen tSt George Dragon Club
BROOKLYN: third. Robert MoSard Isl
! George Dragon Club. Brooklynl fourth
| Harry Palmer tWsshington Y NJ c. A.
/ Time :03.2 new District record-formel
record of 1;09.3 sci by Max Rote 1870.
! l00-meter breaststroke-Won by Lester
4 Kaplan tSt. George Dragon Club, Brook,
lynl second, irving Einhinder. Lakewood
S. C., Baltimore; third. Donald Horn Cun
attached; fourth. Robert Rosensteer
| baltimore Y. N. H. Al Time-I:I9.O.
! l0O-meter backstroke-Won by Jakl
| Calhoun penn A. c.. Philal second
George Blome Lakewood S c., Baltimore)
third, Mickey Pardew Baltimore knight
of Columbus; fourth, Wallace Fletcher
| tAirport S. c.. Time-l:l5.4.
30O-meter medley relay-WOn bv ST
George Dragon Club, Brooklyn Campbell
Kaplan, Andersen; second. Penn A. c.
/ Phila. Calhoun, Hoette. DeForrest): Lake
wood S. c. of Baltimore. which finished
third. disqualified. Time-3:36.3.