The Archive · 1938

Cathedral Girls Win Meet

Public, American Schools Defeated in Swimming

Contests Winning six first and four second places for a total of 52 points in eight events, the Cathedral School captured the Shanghai Inter-Schools Swimming Competition for the season 1938 yesterday afternoon in the beautiful pool of the Association Sportive Francaise. The American School, with 22 points, esme in second, and the Public School. with 16 points, finished third and last, Of the six top honours which the champions gained two were team races in the 75 yards medley relay and the 100 yards free style relay. These successes gave the Church girls a boost of 20 points, which eventually resulted in a runaway victory.

Not only did the Cathedral mermaids gain the team title they also annexed individual honours, as Miss Jill Peach won both the 60 yards free style and the 25 yards back stroke to outshine Miss Joan Piccozzl of the Public School by the narrowest of margins. Joan earned an aggregate of nine points and was beaten by Jil's 10: D. Gray, Cathedral School, Today's Polo Cancelled By "Tue Cuas"

Owing to the heavy rains of the last few days all polo arrangements for today have been cancelled but if the sun shines hard today polo might possibly be played to-morrow gnd the latest news of the ground may be had by the Columbia Riding School, Mr. N. I. Krikoriantz— telephone 22012, after a few lessons from Snowy The 60 year-old youngster also

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