Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-25
Waller Athletes From all Over The
Country 10 Participate In Meet
Beginning Today.
CONTESTS IN THE GRAND BASIN
Swimming Hsce, Water Polo and 9th.
or Games May be Seen to Advant-
asc From Both siees Of Govern.
mcnt Pier-C. M. Daniels and 9th
err Worlds Champions Entered.
urom a STAFF Correspondents

/
I IA large body oil stalwart aquatic
: experts of the United States arrived at
/ the Exposition today to participate IN
/ the National swimming and water
polo championships, which will he
held IN the grand basin, government
pier, beginning at twothirty tenor
row afternoon. These races VIII be
held three days. ending Saturday.
| a largcl list of entries has been re-
ceivcd and patrons Of that class of
sports will no doubt witness one OF
the greatest swimming events ever
held in the United States, for the best
swimmers of the country are To par
: ticipate.
The champion short distance swim
NOR of the world, c. NJ. Daniels. vii!
defend his title against all Corners,
In the dashes. he will he pi.ted
against tho best men in the country,
some of them with excellent records.
Friends Of this swimming wonder OK
pcct him to repeat his performance
of July 20 at Travis Island. when 10
cut his record for the 100 yards down
about six seconds.
Tho n. Y. A. c., has sent it's entire
corps OF aquatic experts Town. as
have the Chicago A. c., Illinois a..
c., and the St Louis a. c.: beside
there arc several unattached men.
What Is expected to be one Ct tho
hottest contested events. Is the water
polo. In this game there will be the
fast New York Athletic CLUBS team.
team from the Illinois Athletic
Club. The New York's Won tna
championship Mt St Louis from the
crack Chicago team.
The half and the mile MAJ so to
II. j. Handy of the Chicago Athletic
Club, the present holder of the titles
for these distances. although there
are several good men entered In these
events who will crowd him close.
/ The grand basin Is one Of the fin
est lodlos of wafer in the country
for events of this nature. Tho basin
contains i,2S0000 square feet cf
water surface and has II dcnth of ten
feet at low eide.
. Discovery Landing on the shore
end the concrete arch OH the lamp
ton Roads end and the two long arms
on the sides of the basin afford II
splendid position for the spectators
TO witness the start and finish of the
races and games.
Tho following prominent officials
Judges ut finish: Barlow $. Weeks,
n. Y. A. c.: Evert C. Brown Chicago
j, a. A.: Theo r., Straus. fa',lmoie;
Guy o. Mason. n. j. a. c. Timers;
: c. j. Dicgcs, n. Y. a. c.; w. II. liolla-
well. Baltimore; W. c. Thacker,
[ Washington: Otto Wahlc. n Y. A. G.
Clerk of Course: NJ p. IIalpln. ~ Y.
4. c. Starter: William H. Robert
Son INSPECTORS: Il. II. lIauhold, n.
Y. a. c.. ii. G. Pemiman, Robert Ill
MGR Washington; Is. NJ. Hopkins,
Baltimore; II. A. Lunsford. Washing
! ton: A. A. Kerr; H. S. Lyons, n. y.
G.; Referee Water Polo: James ii.
/ Stewart. Philadelphia.
Very handsome medals of gold. sill
yer and bronze have been furnished
, by the Exposition Company, and ban
ncrs have been provided for the win
ming teams in the races and water
polo.
Canadians Coming.
| j. p. l.. Berubee, secretary for Inc
! council of Arts and Manufactures OF
the Province of Quebec. Canada.
! writes To Louis Larivcc Canadian
press representative ut the James
town Exposition that the council will
visit the Exposition in body during
1
council of Arts and Manufactures of
Quebec is n branch of the department
of public works and labor. and Hon.
| w. a. Weir. minister of public works
In the Quebec Legislature will accom-
, pany the members Of the council on
their visit To the Exposition
One of the most unique and inter
csting exhibits at the Tcrcentennial
| Is that of the Sylcs Salt Co. of New
Orleans, La, which IL located in the
Mineral Exhibits building. This cx-
hibit contains among other things Il
large figure carved out of rock salt
and represent Lots wife. 1t Is
between five AMI six feet In height
and weighs 100 pounds. 1t is mas
tcrpicce of It's kind, and is scrnti-
nized daily by hundreds of visitors.
Visitors to the cavalry camp at the
Exposition are highly entertained
daily. watching the soldiers practic-
ing for the big athletic carnival to be
held here July %. All the men
realized that this carnival will be ono
one of the greatest events in the his
tory OF military athletics, and are
making strenuous efforts to become
las proficient rs possible. There Is
considerable rivalry between the diff
fcrcnt organizations ut the Terccnten-
Inial aud this together with the costly
prizes which have been offered en-
surcs success.
i The baseball game scheduled for
this afternoon between the team of
the Twentythird Infantry and the
Cavalry'Arlillery was postponed until
Saturday.
All next week beginning Monday
/ afternoon Senior yassario Camoroni.
one of the most daring acrobats IN