Evening star., 1946-09-08
Triple Victories
Are Scored by
Girl Natators
Hueber, LeoIo Thomas
Carolyn Prescott Are
Top Sturs of Meet
by Bob MCLEAN

Carolyn Prescott, a tiny 13-year-
old Jefferson Junior High School
student, and 17-year-old Leola
Thomas, who learned to swim in
an irrigation pool on an Oklahoma
farm, stole the show in last nights
Presidents Cup Regatta swimming
championships at East Potomac
Pool.
Carolyn and Leola both scored
triple triumphs and the pretty
Thomas lassie added a meet record
to her long list of honors. The
Prescott tot won the so and 100
meter breast stroke races and the
50-meter backstroke event, while
Leola set a mark of 1857 in win
ming the 100-meter backstroke and
took firsts in the 100-meter free
style and 150-meter individual
medley.
Hueber Sets Free-Style Mark.
Most exciting performance among
events that saw three other records
topple was turned in by Ed Hueber,
ex-Navy star who will captain Yale
University's 1947 tank team. Hue
ber established mark of 1908 in
winning the 100-meter free style
and was presented his medal by
Drucie Snyder, daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury and
queen of the regatta.
The other records fell when Joe
Verdeur of the Philadelphia Turner's
entry swan the 100-meter breast
stroke in 1:124 to better the old
mark of :209 and then teamed with
Jim Shend and Don DeForrest to
set a time of 1887 as the Philadel-
phians won the 300-medley relay.
Leola, Saltwater (Okla.) girl,
learned to swim when she was six
years old, taking instructions from
her father in pond that was used
to store water on their farm. She
later moved to the District and has
been winning titles since the age of
II. Last nights performance was her
last under the banner of the Indian
apolis Riviera Club. as she is return
ing to the local Ambassador Club of
which the Prescott youngster also is
member.
Tinkham Gets Two Firsts.
Another multiple winning effort
also was turned in by Stanley Tink-
ham, another Ambassador Club ace.
who took firsts in the 50-meter
breast stroke and backstroke events
for boys.
50-metef breast stroke tboys>-Won by
Stanley Tinkham Ambassador second
Milton Ea 1on Ambassador third. Robert
McDonaid (Boys Club. Tlme-36.5 sec
onds.
1O0-meter freestyle tmen1-Won by Ed
sador); third, Milton Michaelis (Boys
Club. Time-1:009 inject record).
Engleman (Takoma); third, Ellen oberti
(AmbassadoD. Time 1:19.
5o,-meter breast stroke teirls)-won by
Carolyn Prescott tAmba sSadorl; second,
Mary Hawranek {Takoma): third, Pat Es-
1oo-meter breast stroke tmen,-won by
o1 1e Vfsasuf
turner's. Time-1 1914 GecordJ.
10O-meter breast stroke twomen)-Won
by Carolyn Prescott (Ambs ssador); sec
ond Audrey Engleman (Takoma); third
Roberta Ashburner (Ambassador). Time
1:462.
5O-meter backstroke fboys>-Won by
Stanley Tinkham (Amba ssadorl; second,
Abbey Hoffman Ambassador; third, Ken
meth Brown tYMcAD. Time-3s.3 sec
! onds.
:, 100-meter backstroke fmen,-Won by
Jim Shand philadelphia Turner'S; sec
ond, Hugh Caldwell tFort Belvoir): third
William Fletcher tAm5assador). Time
1899.
| 100-meter backstr roke (romenl-Won by
Leola Thomas tRIviera): second, Dol
Ballos tIakoma), third. Dawson Buck
50-meter backstroke (girls)-Won BY
Carolyn Prescott tAmba ssa dorl: second
Pat Essex fAmba ssadorl: third pilhel-
| nina Orme tAmbassadoE1. Time--45. ..
| seconds.
/ 300.meter medley relay-Won by Tur.
/ ner "A team tShend. Verdeau. De For
reSo; second. Lakewood; third, Plains
! neid TIme-3:33.G record.
150-meter individual medley women
Won by Leola Thomas second. CAROLYN
! Prescott; third, Dawson Buck meadow
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