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Show Flanagan Sends Records Scooting in Swim Meet CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (UP) Ralph Flanagan, tousle-headed Olympic Olym-pic veteran who swam 500 miles training for the national A. A. U. championships, went after his second 1937 crown today after shattering shat-tering one world and three American records defending h firt of his three titles. His smashing performance In the one-mile made the 20-year-old Miami, Fla., star a heavy favorits relay. Flanagan wasn't surprised he had wiped out four marks held by bis old rival, Jack Medlca of Ssattla, Wash., because "lots of records were beaten in those 600 miles of training." train-ing." Swimming along more than 200 yards ahead of his field, Flanagan clipped 18 s seconds off Medica's American record for the mile with a mark of 20:426 over the long course In Lake Michigan. On his way he bowled over the wtfrld record for 1000 yards with a rfark of 4:37. bettered the U. S. rrecord for 1320 yards In 1S:2S and for 1500 meters with time of 19:18 2 The Lake Shore A. C. of Chicago dethroned two national champions one In the 300-meter medley relay re-lay and the other In the 220-yard to hang onto his 40-yard freestyle championship today to-day and go on to win the half-mile again tomorrow. Adolph Kiefer. Chicago's b a c k-stroke k-stroke champion, who hasn't been licked indoors or out since he opened his first national campaign, cam-paign, will defend his 100 - meter backstroke title. Finals also will be held In the three-. Flanagan meter springboard dive, 220-yard breaststroke and half-mile freestyle rreestyle, when Irving McCaffery, a newcomer, whipped a strong field ' of six by half a yard. Paul Wolf of the Los Angeles A. C. was second. |