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Local High Swimmers Retain State Championship WENDELL EKHOLM, Sports Editor High Swimmers Win In Trenton Title Tourney Two First Second Places Give Local “Mermen” Five-point Lead for Cinching of Cham pionship Crown Thanks to the good work of the Atlantic City High School swim ming team at least one champion ship pennant may still wave from the flag staff of the local high school building. Doc Coil’s “Super Fish” re tained the New Jersey Swimming Championship at Trenton last Saturday, and incidentally beat out some good tough teams. First on the list of winners came the Blue and White, with a total of 27 points. East Orange came a close second with 22, while Trenton was third with 11. Kearney held fourth place with 10 and Bayonne fifth with 8. Battin, of Elizabeth, was sixth with 5, and Harrison came sev enth with 2 points. The Prep School Crown was won by Lawrenceville with 29 points; Blair, second, with 22; Princeton, third, with 14; Peddie, fourth, with 13; Rutgers, fifth, with 4, and Newark Academy, sixth, with 2. The summaries were: Prep School, 40-yard Freestyle —Won by Guthrie, Lawrence ville; second, Turner, Blair; third, Uldert, Rutgers Prep. Time, 20 seconds. 40-yard Backstroke—Won by Gibson, Blair; second, Bryant, Lawrenceville; third, Johnson, Lawrenceville; fourth, Weston, Peddie. Time, 26 seconds. 100-yard Breaststroke—Won by Gibson, Blair; second, Byrant, Lawrenceville; third, Johnson, Lawrenceville; fourth, Weston, Peddie. Time, 26 seconds. 100-yard Breaststroke—Won by Spaeth, Princeton Prep sec ond, Chew, Peddie; third, Schwerin, Lawrenceville. Time, 1.17 3-5. 200-yard Freestyle—Won by Turner, Blair; second, Geraghy, Princeton Prep; third, Uldert, Rutgers Prep. Dive—Won by Brice, Prince ton Prep; second, Fuller, Law renceville; third, Dell, Newark Prep; fourth, Sullivan, Lawrence ville. Relay—Won by Lawrenceville; second, Blair; third, Peddie. High Schools, 40-yard Free style—Won by Bostock, Kearney; second, Davis, East Orange; third, Poinsett, Trenton. Time, 20 1-5. 100-yard Breaststroke—Won by Phillips, Bayonne; second, Buckley; Kearney; third, Koch, East Orange. Time, 1.25 1-5. 200-yard Freestyle—Won by Sunderland, Trenton; second, Miller, Atlantic City; third, Major, Atlantic City. Time, 2.40. 100-yard Freestyle—Won by Davis, East Orange; second, Phillips, Bayonne; third, Bostock, Kearney. Time, 59 3-5 seconds. 40-yard Backstroke—Won by Taplinger, Atlantic City; second, Steelman, Atlantic City; third, Koch, East Orange. Time, 23 1-6 seconds. Dive—Won by Smith, Battin High; second, Jordan, Atlantic City; third, Weisserber, East Orange. ' Relay—Won by Atlantic City; second, East Orange; third, Tren ** ton; fourth, Harrison. At one end of a long rope, the other end of which is firmly held by the Senate, the United States enters the World Court provided with a bottle of disinfectant and a portable fire escape.—Chicago “Evening Post.” Kay Sees A. C. H. S. Taste Defeat at Hands of Trentonians xtam% ’vm'&smm AC MS OUAR{* *n*iei> mard 9ur T«e 1REHTON QUIN-VCT WAS «AI TKF PiNK.. ,-^-S r 4 V^yATtV A* HIGH SCHOOL FAN WENT-ROME TO BeD ©PCTUROA/ NIGHT AND MAD A GOOD e«y T v'/AS h Sav> AJ»GHT FOB COACn ^ OWEH KEPT LAND J fKB SCmOOL ICX5V. WAS OFF COLOR. SATuROrfW YCS SIR! TRENIbn) HA£ WEWT A>iO GRN30CP OTFTHC sooth oeesey^ --C" C SOUIT/K\R« Basketball Pointers By THOMAS STAFFORD (Physical Director, Toronto West End Y. M. C. A.) Should a team be playing rag, it is unwise to rush your men into action quickly. For the op posing player will only sidestep, so the best way is to advance slowly in the five-man defense formation, each taking a man, thus covering every pass. Be careful that each player sticks to the man he has picked until the break up of the play. Individual Defense The type of game played today makes it necessary that players have a thorough knowledge of the systems of defense and also be themselves good defensive players. Good individual de fensive players make for a first class team defensive and, of course, the opposite would .re sult if your players were poor defensive men. One or two poor defensive players on your team will not help any; in fact, they wrill have the tendency of wreck ing the team defensive work, j Therefore it would seem wise for coaches to pay more attention to the individual defense than to the team system of play. There is one sure thing—it would be much easier to teach the team svstem and it would be far stronger when used. Get Set—In every game where it is necessary for the participant to make quick moves in any direction, the body should be so placed as to accomplish such movements with as little delay as possible. In a game of base ball the infielder never stands j straight, but is always in a! position to go after the ball in any direction. If he was in any other position he would only get the balls hit directly at him. The sprinter when he hears “Get set!’’ is in perfect control of his body; so also should be the basketball player on the de fensive. In order to have this control; of the body, which is so important: and which will make the player a much better defense man, what is the “Get set position?” It is with feet spread, body bent, knees bent. The distance of spread of feet, bend of body, etc., for balance you can your self determine. Individual Defense Attack Slowly—The individual should never rush his attack on the man with the ball. The slow creep, with arms out at the sides and the body in the “get I set position” as mentioned in the ■ previous article, will be much more effective. The good pivoter or the player apt at feinting, delights in the rusher, for he will only need to make a pivot, feint or sidestep and be away. But he has much more respect for the creeper and knows he has to be on the alert every moment. Use of Hands—As you ap proach the man with the ball, your object is to make him hurry shot or pass, thereby making him less accurate. You can do this in many ways, either by making feints or waving of arm or arms overhead. I do not ask you to jump up for ball, for if he attempts a high loft shot for basket and you are off your feet he will feint such a shot and make a dribble, leaving you high and dry. So when attacking, use your head and try to outwit him, by so doing you may intercept the ball and thereby get possession. Stick Close—Many players are of the opinion that when they can get their check to make a hurried pass, their responsibility is over, so they depart to get into play in some other section. FOOTBALL CZAR “BIG” BILL EDWARDS Former Princeton football star is now czar of the “Red” Grange, professional league, which sought his services as a guiding influence similar to that which Landis exerts over baseball. Backstroke Title Race At Ambassador Saturday Expect Large Entry in Aquatic Meet in Hotel Pool This Sat urday—Elizabeth Buzby Favored to Win The 50-yard Middle Atlantic District Backstroke Championship will be held for the first time in the history of the district during the meet next Saturday in the Ambassador Hotel pool. Elizabeth Buzby, of the Am bassador Swimming Club, holder of the 100-yard district title and record, is looked upon as the favorite to win this event. She will seek to better the record which she established in the Penn Athletic Club pool last Monday evening for the distance of 35 seconds. Margaret Ravior, of the Turn gemeinde, Philadelphia, is Mrs. Buzby’s closest contestant, Miss Ravior having been the champion whom Mrs. Buzby defeated. me Dig event on tne program for Saturday is the 400-yard junior national relay champion ship for women, the only national championship to be held in this district this year. Other events will be 50-yard freestyle race for women, 100-yard breaststroke handicap for women, and 50 yard closed race for women. The prizes will consist of cham pionship medals for championship events and Ambassador die medals for other events. The Democrats are always try ing to think up new names for Mr. Coolidge but never another ierm.—Norfolk “Virginia-Pilot.” Try Ui Ones MRS. EDWARDS Medicated Foot Powder To banish 7010* foot troubUs. Sold by all drug and department storaa. BO X I N 3 Six-Round Bouts Northside A. C. 2 Eight-Round Bouts WALTZ DREAM—OHIO AVE, NEAR ARCTIC MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1926 SAM CAMAROTA (Promoter) JOE WENKE (Matchmaker) YOUNG MANILLA Philippines First Bout VS. LITTLE JEFF Philadelphia KID CHAPMAN _Atlantic City Second Bout vs. MICKEY DIAMOND Philadelphia JAMAICA KID Atlantic City Third Bout vs. BATTLING BUCK California WILLIE GRIFFITH Wilmington Semi-Wind-up vs. YOUNG ROXIE Newark WILLIE GREB Scranton Wind-up vs. JOE RENO Trenton Prices, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 (war tax extra) PHONE MARINE 17ST-M FIRST BOUT, SSS P. M. Trenton Wins State Title In Defeat Of Local Five By Two-Point Margin Whole School Feels Loss of Saturday’s Game—Both Teams Evenly Matched and “Capitaleers” Won Out on Merit—Slane Important Aid at Pivot Position There was much “weeping and gnashing of teeth” around the Atlantic City gym on Saturday night when the timekeepers’ pis tol announced the end of the game which was to decide the Class A State Championship. Trenton ahead by but two points: —a single field goal, or a field goal and a foul, to tie or win the state crown! But there was the gun. The battle was over. And the best team had won. There is no alibi to be offered in the loss of the game. Atlantic City, it is true, showed that they were nervous. 1 ne iaci mat rney must win the game to get the title had been before them every waking moment for the past two weeks. And at night their dreams were of tossing in the winning points. And so when they came on the floor last Saturday it was apparent that they were worried. Trenton too faced the same predicament but their players seemed to be less nervous. With a good crowd of rooters cheering them on they entered the con test apparently free from care. They played their best—and won. Much of the credit for the win ning of the game should go to Captain Slane, of the State I Capital five. Not only urging his | men on to better work, giving | them an encouraging bit of ad ! vice or a friendly pat on the back, j but also proving himself a good basketball player at center, he got the jump on the local center the majority of the time, sending the ball directly into the play signaled for. His field goal, soon after the start of the game, was the first scored. Murray Fredericks was unable to do all that was expected of him in the first half. But in the i second half, with Trenton ahead on a 17-10 score it was two double-deckers by Captain Fred ericks that redeemed him, put the locals back in the running, and set the fans wild. r Shields and Solitaire, with the score 21-19 and only a half minute to play, both missed two chances at fouls and killed the last hopes of local rooters. Nerv ousness was a justifiable excuse for missing these baskets and both boys showed that they were “sicker” over the misfortune than were the fans. The game was well played and interesting from start to finish. Trenton won—and fairly. At lantic City’s only balm will be in waiting and hoping for a differ ent story in 1927. The score, lineup, etc., of Sat urday’s game is as follows: Trenton Pos. Atl. High Lewallen.... forward.Polites Ricotta.forward.Solitaire Slane. center .Headley Radice.guard ....Yockenbem McNiff.guard.Fredericks . Substitutions—Welch for Fred ericks; Shields for Headley; Cooperman for Solitaire; Grobin son for Radice; Gordon for Rob inson. Field Goals-—Polites, 2; Solitaire; Headley, Fredericks, 2; Lewallen, Ricotta, Slane, Radice, McNiff, 3. Foul goals—Solitaire, 3 out of 8; Headley, 0 out of 1; Yockenbem, Fredericks, 2 out of 3; Lewallen, 2 out of 4; Ricotta, 3 out of 6; Slane, 2 out of 6; Radice, 0 out of 1. Score at half time—Trenton, 12; Atlantic High, 10. Final score—Trenton, 21; At lantic High, 19. Referee—Silverman. Umpire— Wachenfeld. 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