Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-19
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR BIO TOURNEY
SWIMMERS WILL COMPETE IN
NAPLES WATERS
Secretary Henry Makes Final Arrange
ments, and Athletes from All Over
the Coast Are Expected
to Enter

Naples will be the scene of the state
swimming championships this year, ant
+ the various events to decide the suprem
/ acy of this section of the country viii
be held there on the 2Sth of this month.
Rumors that the big events would be
held at Naples have been floating around
for some weeks, but it was not until
yesterday that anything definite was done
| Secretary Leslie Henry of the Southern
California Swimming association, under
whose auspices the big affair will be held,
then completed the final arrangements,
and the carnival is assured.
From the looks of things at present
the tournament of water sports, which
will also include the fourth annual tour
ney held under the auspices of the local
association, will surpass anything of the
kind ever held here. The list of entries
denotes that plenty of real swimming
talent will be on hand, and the prizes
and trophies to be hung up will make
the honor of winning doubly desirable
Swimmers from all over the coast will
be in attendance. While Heating and
Wellington, two of the best in this sec
ton Of the country, will not be on hand
to compete, athletes from many outside
points will make up the loss, and the
affair will be larger than anything Of
the kind ever attempted here.
Warrington and Heating will not be
able to compete because they are at pres
ent on Keating's ranch in British Column
bia, and cannot possibly get back here
in time to enter. But other local cracks
will do their best to uphold the honor of
the southland, and they have a fair
chance to do so.
Interest in the outsiders who will com
pete centers in George Bromley, who will
represent the Webster and Olympic clubs
of San Francisco. Bromley is the coast
itnerscholastic champion in the 40, and
his record in each of these events shows
that he is some of a swimmer.
Wilbur Kyle the Southern California
champion, will be on hand to defend his
title, and also to try and annex the high
laurels for the coast. Both he and Brom-
ley are entered in all four championship
events, and the race between them should
prove close enough for anybody's money.
In addition to the two champions many
other swimmers of note will be on hand
to compete in the 50, 100, 44O and SS0-yard
races, which comprise the list of cham
pionship events. NJ. E. Flowers and L.
Beinhoff of Santa Monica have both left
their names with Secretary Henry, as
nave the 1OlloWlng: George McManuS OF
Lamanda Park, Fred Holborow and
Brown of Ocean Park, Roy Haslett of
Long Beach, E. S. Somerville and others.
Somerville is a newcomer from Australia,
and he is expected by his friends to prove
as good as Pat Higgins, who surprised
local swimmers a few seasons ago by
winning everything in sight.
While the entries do not close until the
day of the race Secretary Henry is de-
sirous of knowing definitely the names
of the competitors. He is expecting big
fields in each of the four championship
events, and is confident that the affair
will be the biggest thing of it's kind ever
pulled off in local waters.
In addition to the championship events
50-yard race for juveniles and dash
of like distance for woman swimmers will
be on the boards. The Juvenile lists are
already well filled, and the athletes of
the fair sex are expected to respond at
the proper time.
Entries to the various events can be
made to Secretary Henry at the Dyas-
Cline company on Third street, and any
information in regard to the prize list
and rules governing the big events can
be had at the same place.