Evening star., 1945-07-31
Tribute to Visiting Catcher Early May Mark Lewis Program
LeoIa Thomas, Boggs,
Set Swim Records in
Meet al 1akoma

Life without a few broken records
here and there would be rather dull
and monotonous for the Ambassador
Club swimmers, but this summer life
has been lively and interesting.
Ditto for last nights A. Earle Weeks
Memorial meet at Takoma pool,
where pretty Leola Thomas hung
up one of two marks.
Cleaving through the water with
long, incisive strokes, the Ambas-
sador mermaid won the 100-yard
backstroke in 1:132, half a second
under the record, to take home The
Evening Star Trophy. Victory was
doubly sweet for the District CIR,
for the runnerup was the record
holder and defending champion
Marie Corridor, former District staI
now living in New York. At no time
was the issue in doubt as Miss
Thomas knitted ahead at the start
and gradually increased her margin
to two lengths.
Miss Corridor salvaged soma
prestige by capturing the 100-yard
free style over Jean Ort of Takoma,
but the latter also came back to
defend her crown in the 200-yard
free style in the closing event.
Second record established went to
the veteran Ernie Boggs, Shore
ham ace, who clipped $40 second
of the previous best time in taking
the l50-yard backstroke Runnerup
was Ensign Brock Mott, Severn
River Naval Command, who easily
outdiStanced Boggs in the trial heat.
Top event of the program from
the spectators viewpoint was Betty
Roland's triumph over Peggy Pate
OF Goldsboro, N. c., record-holder
and defending champion in the 100
yard breaststroke. Behind slightly
at the start, the Takoma miss over
took her rival near the end to win
in 1:244. 1t was the fastest time
recorded by District girl in that
event in 10 years.
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Ioo-yard free style I'G 1open5mWon By Ed
Huber (Mount St Mary's); second, Milton
Fnnkhouser Funk tWashington Boys Club;
BALTIMORE; Time, 0:5s.O.
,.,1. i0o-ysrd free style (closed)IWon by
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200-yaEd breast stroke topenl-Won by
Ensign Ralph Brouk tNaVai Research Lab.1:
shisd s,hs Alex Dawson (shoreham). Time.
2O0-ysrd breast stroke (closed)-Finish
Ernie Ernie. s@osEs @ Sshorshs%!: SECOND. Easisn
Boys Club. Time, 1:49a. (New Weeks
meet record. replacing mark of :50.2 set
15O-yard backstroke (closed)-won by
Jam see9si Sqskoms soo 'hro
Henri. stsins.ss GsEsxoSs Cub, Rsltl-
Boys Club; third. 1t. John Brouk Naval
.20o-yard freestyle tclosed)--won by
sroHE thru Rsiph ssessr Ambsssaa sann
dor). Time, 2:20.S.
Women's Events.
l00-yard freestyle (open)-won By
ciation, New York;: second. Jean Ort TIA
homa); third, Margaret Stone tTakoma). d.
Time. 1868
100-yard free style (cIosed,-won BY
Jean .Ort; second. Marsaret Stone; third.
Maurine Prescott tAmbassador). Time,
1:06.S.
100-yard breast stroke (open)-Won by
Betty Roland tTakoma); second, Peggy
Pate fGoldsboro, N. c.. Swimming Asso-
cjationl: third, Betty Compton (Ambassa-
dor). Time, 1:244
1O0-yard breast stroke lclosed)-won
by Betty Roland: second Betty Compton:
third, Maurine Precott
100-yard backstroke (open)-Won by
Leola Thomas Ambassador; second Ma
rie Corridor; third, Betty Roland Time.
f:13.2 tnew Weeks meet record. replacing
mark OF 1877 set by Marie Corridor in
1944).
100-ysrd backstroke fclosed)-Won by
Leola Thomas; second, Betty Roland; third.
Maurine Prescott
20O-yard free style (open)-Won by
Jean Ort: second, Leola Thomas; third.
Alice De Groot (Shoreham). Time, . SEE
20O-yard free style tclosed)-Finish
same as In open event