Show Medica Kiefer Steal Spotlight In Women's Swimming Tourney By Dy PAUL n Associated Press Sports Writer CHICAGO April 11 Women ll-Women Women always accused of ot pushing their way into mens men's affairs arose in a mild mUd Thursday to tc keep th their lr swimming swimming swim swimming swim swim- ming championships closed to men notably to those record destroyers Jack Medica o of Seattle Wash and Adolph Kiefer Kieter old year Chicago I I i schoolboy 1 As the annual women's women indoor championships opened at the Lake LakeShore LakeShore LakeShore Shore Athletic club long course pool poci Wednesday night year old Katy Rawls the Miami minnow streaked away with two championships champion ships ships enough enough for any headline writer writer but but interspersing her great performances came Medica and Kiefer Kieter to shatter world records Inthe in inthe inthe the yard free tree style and meter backstroke They Thc simply stole stoIc the thel show and the applause of ot the crowd I dont don't know why the men swim swim I in our meets said Charlotte Epstein Epstein Epstein Ep Ep- stein coach of ot the New York Swimming Swimming Swim Swim- ming association I suppose the they compete so the girls can catch their breath but there are a good many girls who could stage exhibitions to keep the crowds crowd's interest Id I'd like to s 's see ce e a wom women's ns n's championship closed for lor women so would a lot of ot the theother theother theother other women After four attempts Medica finally cracked the worlds world's mark in the yard free style Wednesday night swimming th the distance in as 5 compared with the former record of ot established by James Gilbula of ot the Detroit Athletic club Off OU to a acry w very cry ry fast last start that the timers and spectators feared leared would stop slop him the Seattle destroyer paddled ri right ht alon along to smash the world mark Kiefer swam the meters in clipping seconds off olf the world mark set sd by M M. Ki Kiyokawa ol ot Japan He wilted a trifle In the next to final lap over the yard 25 pool or he might have done even better Medica and Kiefer Kider now have receIved received re re- re- re credit for Cor or have applications In for nine worlds world's records cords in their specialties |