Evening star., 1941-03-16
Disqualification Helps
Y. A. 10 Garner
Swimming Title
Member Of Ambassador
Relay Jumps Gun in
Deciding Contest

the final event, the Y M. C. A. won
the District A. A. U. swimming
championship in the Shoreham pool
last night when disqualification OF
the young Ambassador team cost
that group a chance to win In its
first major meet.
Ambassador entered the evenings
last race, the 200-yard free-style re-
lay, trailing the Y. M. G. A. mermen
by only 2 points, but when a men,
ber of the Ambassador team
jumped the start his team was
ruled out.
Two Y groups thereby won places
for IA points and final total OF
As. Ambassador finished second
with 90, three ahead of Washington
Golf and Country Club. The Boys
Club of Washington team scored Z
points.
Easy for Shoreham Women.
The women's meet proved a walk
away for the host Shoreham team
which won five of the six events
and outscored Ambassador, the
only other team entered, 48 to IT.
The only meet record to fall came
Friday night when the Y. M. c. AS
300-yard medley relay negotiated
the distance in 3:194, but the US
meet-winning relay combination
last night tied the meet record in
the 2O0-yard free-style relay.
Although Bill Wright of Wash
ington Golf and Country Club was
the only individual to win two
events, the big surprises were turned
in by Howard McAdoo, swimming
for Ambassador in the 220-yard
free-style, and Joe Redman of the
Bows Club in the 220-yard breast
stroke. McAdoo. a draftee now sta
toned at Fort Belvoir and a native
of Germantown, Pa, halted the DIG
of Wright for a third title when ne
overlook him in the last 20 yards
to win by a hand. McAdoo is a
former captain of the University OF
Miami swimming team, wnlie
Wright had come home from the
University of Michigan to compete
Patsy Palmer Thrice Victor.
Redman, 17-year-old protege OF
Max Rote, came from nowhere IN
the 22O-yard breast stroke to beat
out Bill Reinhart of Ambassador
and Bill Bruce of Y. M. G. A.
Patsy Palmer won three OF the
six Women's events but failed to
equal either of the new records she
established in trial heats Friday
night.
She was impressed in the 220-yard
free style, finishing nearly length
ahead of her Shoreham teammate
Jean Brunson, but missing her own
record by three-tenths Of a second
Her time of 1:113 in the 100-yard
free style was seconds short OF the
mark and her 2:118 time in the
lgo-yard individual medley wa
/ 6/l0 seconds too slow.
Jackie White was Ambassador
only winner. beating three Shore.
ham competitors in the l00-yaro
backstroke.
Mems Events.
5o-yard free style-Won by Wrish
| washington Golf and Country Cluo) sec
ond, La Sale tAmosssadore; Inira' cIe,Ss MSs
fourth. Kahoe (Ambassacor). Time 25 sec
| onds. x.,r,.h
w,s5gsfdn fres Colt 'tyIsTSa and County r.
second, Miller (Y. NJ. C. Al; third, 4
Sale Ambassador; fourth, Bauer (Y
M G A.; Time: & oi2i2& oit22iie2&won bv McAdot
9n Golf ana Country alqS,t ss,t.l thiT9 y Psme M
a26!gsTd tag; breast breast strok.-wen by Red
Boy: ST GqS Brass
Golf and Country Club Time. 3:os4:
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MunsiI Y, NJ {. AZ, Time: 1898, =,
300-yard medley relay-Won oy X N
Second Amsassaao4s sGam sSsss' team third wash
tssm as daisaausea ana aHsaeE'
High-board diving-won. by John Mar
tS1G sfs9nd snk issn sey Am
C a.. winners points, liz 2.5s; ,
ae9ysFs as tE'fssze sssm
Golf and Country Club; third. z: N; e
AS B team: fourth. Washinston BOYS
Women's Events.
50-yard free style--Won by Betty Ro
| land (Shorehaml; second Helen Poyne
/ tAmbsssador): third, Sally Hawkins Gam
| passador); fourth, Mary Miller (Shore
ham,. Time. 32.6 seconds:
| 100-yard free style-Won by Pats
Palmer (Shoreham):., second: Betty Ro
land (shorehaml; third. Helen Poyne
Amba sador). Time, 1:11.3.
| 22O-yard free style-Won by Pats
Palmer (Shoreham): second, Jean Brun
son (Shoreham): third, Betty OFT (shore
ham, Time, 1897.
100-yard, breast >stroke-Won by Jeal
Donne' tShoreham): second. Rita Essel
o,tShi third .rsa sefsy syy sSol.
ham, Time, 1855
1OO-yard back. stroke-won by Jacki
Wright Ambassador; second. Jean Brun
son (shoreham); third, Phyllis Paine
(Shoreham): fourth, Harriet Sisk (shore
- 150-yard individual medley-won b.
son ishorehamS; fourth, jackie WHIT
(Ambassador). Time, 2:11.s.
ID. +. Dous Land Two