The First Battalion splashed their way to victory in the Inter-Battalion Swimming Competition in the Nav; Y.M.C.A. pool last night by outseer ing the Second Battalion 36-28. The victors captured three individual firsts and two team events out of a total of eight events.
Deere, the champion swimmer in the Marine Corps, led the scoring as won the 60 yards and 100 yards free style races. He gained Second in diving and also acted as anchor-man in the two relay contests, The Second Battalion triumphed in the 200 yards swim, the 100 yards back stroke and diving through the efforts of Essley, Farrell and Woodhouse in respective order.
Full results were:
189 yd. medley relay:—Won by Ist Battalion (Rockwell, Cullia and Deere). Time:—2 min. 1.4 secs.
€0 yd. free style:—1, Deere (Ist Bu.); 2, Bracken (2nd Bu.; 3, Shipley (ist Bu). Time:—335 secs 100 yds. breast stroke:—1, Cullia (1st Bu; 2, Rosenquist (ind Bu); 3 Aikman (1st Bu. Tiri:—83.6 secs.
200 yds. free style:—1, Essley (2nd Bu); 2, Unden (2nd Bu.); 3, Pandolfini (st Bu.). Time:—3 min. 3.7 secs.
100 yds. back stroke:—i, Farrell (2nd Bu; 2, Jones (ist Bu.); 3, Taylor (st Bu). Time:—822 secs 100 yds. free style:—1, Doote (ist Bu.); 2, Bracken (2nd Bu): 3, Woodhouse (2nd Bu. Tíme:—62 secs.
160 yds. free style relay:—Won by Ist Battalion. Time:—1 min. 298 secs.
Diving:—1, Woodhouse (2nd Bu.); 2. Deere (ist Bu.); 3, Aikman (Ist Bu).
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