The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-02
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New Haven, April 2 -- With over
100 individual swimmers and either
twelve or thirteen relay teams en-
tered, the A. A. U. Swimming
Championships get under way in
the Payne Whitney gymnasium FRI
day and Saturday In what bids fair
TO be the outstanding swimming
meet Of 1912. In the only event
scheduled for today Thursday, the
1900 meter race, Yale's Rene Chou
tsau, winner Of the NCAA 1900
n y err race, will be pltted against
Kiyoshl Nakarna Of Ohio state, q
member OF the national 900 meter
relay championship team Of 1899,
1910, and holder Of the national out
door 400 and $50 yard titles for
1910 and 194i. On both Thursday
and Friday, the starting times will
be 2 and Sis.
The 1-meter and 3-meter dive en-.
tries include such names as Frank
Dempsey OF Ohio State, winner Of
the low and high board NCAA title;
Sammy Lee, q Chinese, from Occi-
dental College, Los Angeles; Jack
Smith, former Dartmouth star and
now representing the NYAC;
Charles Batterman Of Ohio State,
who was second to Dempsey on the
low board In the Big Ten cham
pionships; Harry Perry Of Southern
California; Miller Anderson, unat-
tached and Yale's Jim Cook, East
ern intercollegiate high and low
board champion.
Kiefer To Show
The 800 yard individual medley
will see such stars as Michael Pri~
ano OF the FlatbuSh Boys Club;
Adolph Kiefer, unattached, who was
the national outdoor champion for
io3s-40 and the national indoor
CHAMPION In 1904 In this event;
and Rene Chouteau who won the
individual medley in the EaSterfls.
Hal Holiday, unattached; Bruce
Donaldson, Washington AC; Tom
Shand, Princeton, and second place
man In the Easterns: Bob Tribble,
Black Fox Military institute; Mark
Foliansbee Of Ohio State, winner IN
the Big Ben Meet; Adolph Kiefer,
1854 100 meter national outdoor
champion and 1894 national In
door champion; plus Danny Dam
nenbaum, winner Of the Easterns
ana the NCAA's, will vie In the $50
yard backstroke.
In the 220 yard breastroke men
on deck include Bill Schmidt, York
YMCA; Carlos Rivas, Washington
A. O.: Joe Jodka, Mass. State and
second In the Easterns; Jim Couf1-
selman, unattached; Vic Dene,
Wayne; and John Meyer, Yale, win
ner OF the Easterns.
The big three names In the 440
yard freestyle are Paul Heron, trl-
attached l041 national indor cham
pion: Kiyoshi Nakama, Ohio State,
national outdoor titleholder, 1870
Al; and Rene Chouteau, the Eastern
and NCAA champion.
The lineup for the 220 yard free
style has Pete Powlison, Washington
A. g.; Paul Heron; AL Ford, Mer-
cersburg; Otto Jaretz, Pasadena A.
c., who Is the national outdoor
champion at 200 meters for 1910
and the national indoor champion
for i04i; Kiyoshi Nakama; Michael
Priano; Bill Prev; Detroit A. g.;
John Macionis, unattached, and
former Yale star; Captain HOWE
johnson OF Yale, second TO Chou
teau In the EasternS and second to
Patten OF Michigan In the NCAAS;
and Rene Chouteau, winner IN the
EAsternB.
JaretE Listed
100 yard freestyle entries are Pete
Powlison; Dick Baribault, MERGERS.
burg; Al Ford, Mercersburg; Ed
fIali, Mass. state and third In the
Easterns: Otto JaretZ, national out
door champion at 100 meters, 1885,
40, and national indoor champion
at 100 yards for 1904; Bell Prev;
Dick Kelly OF Yale, fourth In the
NCAA's; HOWE Johnson, winner OF
the EaSterns and MEGA champion
ships; Ed Pope Of Yale, who placed
third In the NCAA's; the Lilley bro
theirs Of Yale, Frank and Jack; Fred
Worthen OF Dartmouth; and Ed
Hueher OF Penn, second In the East
ems.
In the 300 yard medley relay the
Washington A. c., vii have Donald
son, RiVas, and Powlinson; Massa"
chusetts State, Tilley, Hall and Jod-
ka; Wayne, Freeman Flynn, George
Russell, and Dene; while Yale will
enter three teams made up from
Danny Dannenbaum, Bob White,
John Marvel, Ted Davidge, Thurs
ton Twigg-smith, Tom jackson,
Pope, Kelly, and the Lilley bro
theirs.
Only the Princeton team Of john
son Clark, Tom Sullivan, Ed Jones,
and Tony Bernabei is entered
against three Yale teams In the 400
yard relay TO be picked from Kelly,
p, Lllley, J. Lilley, Pope, Johnson,
Tom Brltton, Jack Pulleyn, Ev Mac.
Leman, Dick Heating, al Hunter,
Bob white, Ev Smith, Rene Chou
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