Shanghai, Oct, 13. MIDST great excitement, the Public and Thomas Hanbury School scored a narrow victory in the last event of the programme to retain the Shanghai Inter-Scholastie Swimming Championship in the Foreign Y.M.C.A. pool yesterday evening, defeating their closest rival, the Shanghai American School by a margin of 89 to 87.
Five schools competed.
The Western District School came in third with a total of 59, the Cathedral School took fourth with 42% and St, Francis Xavier's College finished fifth and last with 25%.
'A total of 21 events were listed for competition.
It was a touch and go affair, with the P.T-H. and the S.A. putting up a bitter fight all the way. At the end of the twentieth event both teams had the same number of points, 81. In the last item, the 150 yards senior medley relay, the defending champions rallied to beat the American schoolboys by less than a yard and keep the title in their possess yn for another year, Matiuk, who swam the back stroke for the P.T-H, was unable to cope with Britton, trailing by a fair margin. However, Grebenchileoft managed (0 make up. Matiuk's ost water by catching up on Dams-gard in the. breast stroke, At the finish of this $0 yards the two were in a deadbeat. Then came the final 80 yards free style swim in which Joe Hall oulsped Bordwell and wor the decision by about a yard Gifference, The time was 1 minute seconds.
the S.AS. scored no less than 26 points in the Junfor Class against the Prrdt's 21. In the Intermediate Class the P-T-H, team were superior, leading the S.AS, by 29 to 22, In the Senior Class both gained 39 points and the Z-point difference in the average of the Intermediate and Junior categories eventually became an important actor in winning the championship.
Led by Butt, the Western District School ran oni easy violers in the Intermediate Class by garnering 37 points. Butt did remarkably well in the 50 yards breast stroke. "Using the powerful butterfly stroke, he finished the distance in the time of 34.9 seconds fend. almost equalled Grebenchikofl's mark of 342 in the senior race. Butt also won the 50 yards free style osides. taking an important part the two relays.
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