Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-12
Busy Season
For AquatiCs,

New York NOV. 1l.-!udSinc from til"
signs Of aq,Llt;.: activity. both IL a'E-
letiC club ani swimming circles. the
coming indor.. season is likely to II"
he best in the 'ii>t"tY Of The game.
Whether tn, Olympic games ut Iti>
are responsible for it. or whether it *
just the n.:>u.,l developing ci Il grew
ing sport. tn, act remains that things
are already hlE,irinG in Swimming cir
clrs, al,h.E"E the indoor season VIII
not open COR !. few weeks.
For the first ti:nr i'll the history OF
the sport half Il dozen clubs are max
ing eyes at the annual championship
meets. and the fact is likely to rreclpl-
tate a reform that has long been in The
air Prominent swimmers have for
some time been trying to do away
with the unfair and unsatisfactory-
practice Of crow ding a dozen rational
CHAMPIONSHIP? events into one meet.
This has been Il sore question WIN
then. for it has worked Il hardship on
the mon able to place in more than
ono rae, and has generally resulted in
some Of the races not filing at all or
being entered at the last moment by
second iaters, who just loafcd over the
course for the sake of securing Il PRIZE.
| Unfortunately. it has been 81 mari IN
| tho past t. get anyone To Roll the
CHAMPIONSHIPS at all that the very ones
who condemned the condition of affairs
were often forced to advocate the Civ
| ing of the entire set together, Tor lear
Of their not being held otherwise.
| This wear radical change appears 70
have occurred. In this city both the
| \ V A. G. and the 4. L. s. 5. are
| thinking favorably of applying Tor a
champi,cship meet, while in ChlcaEc
the Illinois A. G. and the c. a. A. are
concentrating the same move; and IL
pi.tsb,,r-. the Oakland S. c. and the
East Liberty 4. c. are also eager u
send in = bid. such a remarkable state
cf affairs has at last furnished the de-
sired opportunity. and an effort IS oe-
ing made to have these clubs intro
| d,ce ti1., inrcvation Ivy splitting ny thf
events ar?,onc them If each applfci
say. for one sprint and one distance
race. or for one straight swim and onf
ether event. S""h as narE-S'roNf
| pII;nco fancy diving or water p"!n
| much interest will be 9v'nkened. tor ms
to,,rotchers will all train especially f"I
/ e event. ana EtSi't'S btI!2- ~ 'h''i-
host in each case .:ill form far larger
fields, with bet r and - Sc: compcu'
! ton.
1t is also proposed t" have the A. "A
| l. continc the championships to fc"
| classic events Under the present r'ii-
| incs = club, can secure PERMISSION t'
! inll alt!acSt any race and contests ~
odd distances. like 80 or 80 yards
cIl~apening the country's champion
| shines ana making them ridiculous The
| ev"otS which are advocated for indoor
adontior. are 30. 100. 90 800 and 1,oa'
ward svilnS. ooa- yard hreast-str"k". l''-
ward i,arl-strolle. four-man relay race
| each IL swim IN Yards plunge Tor us
! taprr. Fancy diving and water polo
| TIL" ~ Y. \. =. swimmers nave
| started in tho season with firm IN
tcrtinn t. make Il lid for Il clean TWrci
| in II" honor this winter if such thinc
is Jo~.i;,l" AMI tho are %pla"'InG III
tn. tank nearly every day. among
the srla%hcrs are: &. NJ. Daniels. IL.
Il. GouiWin. 6. n. Trrlb"nhaci. j. W
J.aWrcucr. a. A. RiIhorl, i;rl1 Goodwin,
\. C.. Manlcy. T.. Z. Wenck. Jr j. "
Spencer, J.. de- Il. iIandlcy AMI }. =.
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