Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
HUMAN FISH
 AFTER TITLES Great Contests on Today at Norfolk for the Aqautic Championships of the United States
EVERY VARIETY
Interest in Water Polo Game-Nany
 Entrants in Junior Championships New York, Chicago and Other
 Cities Represented at Big Meet.

Basin at Smith Harbor, Discovery Landing, between the government piers at the Jamestown exposition, scores of human fishes are contestlng today for the aquatic championships of the United States. The ownership of no less than twenty-one Amateur Athletic union titles will be decided today, tomorrow and Saturday in what will be without exception the greatest swimming and water polo contests ever held i1 American wat ers. The most famous swimmers or the world are entered and with the admirable conditions prevailing in the Grand Basin t Is almost certain that past records i1 many events will be broken. The basin IS 1900 feet long and 200 feet wide, with depth of r feet, and is kept filled with run ming water direct from Hampton Roads.
 The events scheduled to be decided during this three-day race meet em- brace every variety of expert water work, including swimming, diving, plunging for distance and the varia- tions of swimming on the back and breast. The latter two events, al though highly regarded on the contl- nent, have only of late years been taken up by swimmers in this coun- try. The senior championships in clude all the classic distances from fifty yards to the mile, including a 2OO-yard relay, while the junior cham pionships cover the same field With the exception of the relay and water polo events.
 All of the famous American swim mers from athletic clubs throughout the country, including the crack men of the rival Chicago and New York clubs, are present and there will be great disappointment if prevailing records of this country and Europe are not left far behind. The best pos sible conditions prevail for the meet a quiet, protected course through salt water, which is much faster than fresh water
 Admittedly the premier at this gathering of Neptunes sons is Char les NJ. Daniels, champion of the world, who represents the New York Athletic club. Immediately after win ming fresh laurels at Jamestown-as he is confident of doing-he will take g steamship for England to defend his honors in that country won by him during the last two or three years, the English swimming author ities having postponed their cham pionship meet in order that Daniels might have an opportunity to partlc- ipate. In England he will meet the very best swimmers that Great Brit ain and the continent can produce, are sure he will return with the title
 The principal rival of Daniels in the short distance events is Mar uuand Schwartz of the Missouri Ath- letic club, St, Louis, who has given the champion some close calls in the past. Goodwin, Truenback and Lawrence, all of the New York Ath- letic club, are also showing up in good form for the short distance races. In the long distances, unless some dark horse is entered, Daniels will have it all his own way and will easily outclass all other entrants. H. J. Handy of the Chicago Athletic club, the present holder of the ESQ., yard and mile outdoor champion ships, will likely capture all distance races in which Daniels is not entered. The Bartel brothers of the Denver Athletic club who won junior and intermediate championships at St. Louis last year, are also looked upon tavorably in some of the events.
 The diving contest will be a warm one and brings together many men of apparently equal ability, among them Bornaman and Hammond of tht Chicago and Lee and Ocallaghen O New York
 The water polo game, which vii probably be witnessed by a crowd o many thousands will be the real tn: of war. If the strong rival teams o the Chicago and New York Athleti clubs get together for the final con test as appears likely, the battle vii be a royal one. Honors between tn eastern and western teams during tn