Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-02-07

ing and swimming ike A porpOIse In no
dine. Some OF nv feats, such as picking us
coins With my mouth under water with nv
hands tied behind my back. sleeping under
water. drinking and eating. are more din
sult The coin feat requires more endurance
than anything I attempt. Once I picked up
ainety-two half-penny pieces with my mouth
from the bottom Of the tank. The staying
un6er water Is not nearly so dlficuit
SHINE Of Flnney's feats In this line border
on tao marvellous in full costume he swan
30 feet under water In Biackpool, whic3
nas stood as a record ever since. His record
for remaining under water without rising
Is minutes 29k seconds Finney also holds
arm and heart He himself stands feet 81
inches and weighs 1853 pounds. ]. H. Tyers,
the present amateur champion OF England,
a wonder in the swimming line, is but feet
inches and weighs $50 pounds. Nuttall,
the record OF twelve hours swimming. 15h
miles. Finnsy says the medium-sized men
make the best swimmers, and he gives the
reason for the statement that the medium
sized man gets an equality Of action In leg,
another aquatic wonder. and the holder OF
:he worlds record for the 100-yard and the
22o-yard. stands feet e% inches. Weighing
| l62 pounds. A T. Kenney, the American
champion, stands feet III inches anu
weighs 1fS pounds. Finney also cited
Derbyshire. Anthony. Moore, See, Phillips.
Lee. ]. B. johnson, W. Beckwith ana
Collyer, all noted men, as examples Oh
medium-sized men OF note.
The Engllshman thinks swimming Is a
good thing for girls. too. His sister ne
presents as an example of its health-glVlhs
properties The pair give exhibition 10
| gether In graceful swimming. Marie Flnney
is,a handsomely built girl of twenty. sne
has proved her daring by Jumping IroIn "a
London Bridge into the Thames. Sne Is
one OF the two people who. however sue
ceeded In landing alive In the wafer Iroin
that jump.
That the American boy may see how fast
man can really swim In tank or a
plunge the following table OF RECORDS Is
given. Nearly ali Of these records were made
| within the past six months, and may De
excelled before the winter is over.
Thrty-two and a half yards straightaway'
In still, water. 10 is seconds.
Forty-four yards straightaway, In still WAFER
| rs seconds
sixty-eight yards. AZ seconds
Elghty-eight yards. 55h seconds
One hundred yards, in still water. minute
One hundred yards, 1 min. ~ sec,
One hundred and thirty-two yards. MIN
| 29IS sec.
One hundred and forty-one yards. min
! 3S sec.
One hundred and fifty yards. min. 4s 2-'
One hundred and ifty-seven and two-tenth
LIZARDS, min. 81 sec
Two hundred yards. min. 20 Sec.
Two hundred and twenty yards. 2 min. 81
sec.
Four hundred and forty yards, min- So 81
Sec
Five hundred yards. 6 min. 45 sec.
Six hundred yards min. Sc sec.
While Flnney is professional champion Of
the world and England there is no American
professional, although there is an amateur
champlon-who Is coming to the front very
rapidly DR.. Arthur T. Kenney is his name
and his habitat Is Philadelphia. DR.. kenney
was born in Melbourne, Australia, and TOOL
to swimming at the age of 9. Before leaving
Australia for the United States kenney' no
then a doctor, won the title Of champion
Of the Colonies. After reaching here Ken
ney entered the Dental College In Phlla
1elphla and became naturalzed. He picKet
up swimming again, and won the cham
pionships this year with remarkable ease
Dr. Kenney now holds all Of the American
short distance records. His times Tor IN,
sprnts are but little behind the Englsl
times and probably would be equal to then
were there any swimmer in the Unltet
States capable of pushing him. DR.. Kenne!
Is 27 years old, and is the picture OF al
ideal swimming athlete.