Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23

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J. I.ly. - talnk 20 DO hailed Eish de-
fg4L T. Ia 4t3itiDn - these - want
Gses. 10 "a one peculiarly suited - t1s
season znd ~ith 80 teg limitations thai
A. can De Slagec Almost zHyw here, its
popularity - a fsrsZone conclusion.
each a spOrE l. wafer polo. which =as
played tor Eba irst time IA this country
oliT a tsE - seks ago, zn1 the honor Of
iis iasrod actibn 20 the Lat Of Amesic2R
zssimes belongs ~ Rhode Island.
Like many other sports popular VITA
Americans, ID IS alzEted fROm The En-
g.lsA game, 1a. sgol there IL has been
inE-od uced otly very lately. Polo On
horseback, aid polo on skates have been
followed by Joi0 ia the water. and the
aquatic method proves - % not only
the safest bat the most interesting ot
ths three. IL vii not bs surprising II II
should become Ia some modified form,
q feature Of the gay ant fashionable
summer existence al Newport Nara
gansets. Cape May AtlAnuc City, and
other resorts. where the tediam Of
piazza hirsstion snd surf bathing needs
OCCASIONAL enliVeHmenL and where ttso
young Ron frequenEly nnd life rather
m0nOt0n0gs, despite the presence Of
preponderAnce II the fair sex
To play polo IN The water, II Is
essential shat tho participants In the
game shOuA all % capable swimmers,
entirely stease IN wafer Of depth
Sarying from three - eight feet. aud
abe q dive and stay under for a
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dia0n calcalzted 10 act as barrier 10
the popularity OF the game, for a very
large proportion of tho young men and
women OF the present generation are
excellent sWlmIoors i IS true, that
this useful accomplishments is no.
taught In the schools here. as is Is IN
England, whore every institution has
rs swimmlnG-clAss. AT many OF the
English colleges, young men are
obliged 70 pass . test IN swimming be-
fore thoy arc allowed u &c out N
boats.
This rulo hss been in vogue a. Eeon
since 1910, where yearly average of $50
boys learn - swim Even in the Naval
Academy at West Point, whore one
would naturally suppose that swimming
would Be = part OF the education Of a
cadet the art is not taught Within a
few years, however. the multiplication
OF swimming classes and natatoriums
al over the country has been so marked
that young Americans are no longer Sc
riously behlnd-hand in this respect; and
any observer Of tho merry crowds that
enter tho surf at the summer resorts can
discover that the training OF our youth
has undergone q change, and that the
proportion OF nOn-swimmers whohug the
shore instead Of striking boldly out, Is
growing smaller every year.
The first essay OF water polo in Amer
lea was made by the Syienhan Swim
rainc Club, OF Providence, E l., in
natatorium sixty feer long, twenty-five
feet wide, and three 10 eight feet In
depth. In the club arc some OF the
anest swimmers in tho country, and II
has defeated the Boston Athletio Asso-
clation twice IN thrco contests at wator
ro.o. the latest having :akcn place on
May 70 Lost The SydenhGms won in
three straight goals, emitting them TO
the championship OF the United States
Tho natAtorium az Providence was
designed by tho thrcc gentlemen who
vc-o Tho ooriginal introducor5 of tho new
game Mcssrs. !. Gill, ST., president
of the club. Arnold Hebron, captain
Of tho Gr5t class and Phillip Z Morgan.
the treasurer As played by tho cham
pions and their rivals from the Hub, it
IS worth more t.-l = passing desCrip-
tion-
The natatoriuu. which gives ample
scope for the pOio-sNimmers, Is sup
plied By Gvo ar-esian wells, giving an
incxhaustible supply OF water, con5tant-
ly fowiur IN and out, and heated TO a
suitable temperature by thirty-horse-
povvrr tubular boiler. Two goals are
erected. one a. each end OF the bath, q
foot above water mark. The goal il
merely q piece of block cloth, about
three feet long and two feet deep, fast
cned a. The top but hanging loose at
the bottom. 50 that the rubber ball,
rhi-h Is about the samo $50 and mako
as football, may be pushed between
it ID making The goal A. zach goal
stands a Judge and tho referee ia sta
toned on oae side near the ceDter,
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t'-5 =. e--.-o-....s -
80 80. -, - 49, a. .s1t'.-..-. -
que 20 - -
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The expiration % ten minutes no goal
h4s oee. i-- -
res' OF Af'
thrown oaF ~ '"e