Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-07
SWIMMERS OF
SOUTH ARE BEST
SOUTHERN BOYS AHEAD OF
EASTERN RIVALS
CAN HOLD THEIR OWN WITH
WORLD CRACKS
Time Coming When They VIII Be
Prominent contenders in Tourna-
ments Involving the Various
Championships

syrhere is no reason why the best
sy,i,,,,,,are i'm the world should not pe
developed right around Los AheeleS,
was the significant statement mace
Yesterday by Secretary Leslie henry
of the Southern California '7Wlllliiins 2
association. Henry has been WoIhinS Niil !,
for many months on the sWlllillils sWiliiil ?
proposition in Los Anselee, a9nIishs 9si1e
time. money and energy 10 estapli1l1, hi :,
inc a prestige for local swimmers. ne
Looks forward to the time when the
ea ct and the west will meet IN great
swimming tournament ana tNpeT'S
thar at that time the Los Anseles
swimmers will be the VictorS' 11elllS ,
is backed in his assertion that lhe oeSt
swimmers should be local men "
MANY others who are interested In the
game The climatic conditions are
Such that outdoor swimming may De
enjoyed with comfort the year AROUND,
The average youngstet at the iocal
beaches, it is said upon goou ddliloI
itv, are far ahead Of the eastern poy
of corresponding age, and TINS Iace
seems to uphold the assertion Ihat t,ie
future swimmers of southern Call-
forpia will be able to mold thelr own
with any other swimmers i'll the Woflo'
Another significant fact is that wat
ter Abegg, one of the best of foreign
swimmers, has been defeated by one oi
orr local swimmers, Ben Warrington
aithopeh he again beat Watlington al
San Pedro July 4, at time, though
when Ben was not i'll training. ApeSS
beat everything in sight in SWltzer-
land and then came to this country
Some of his most prominent recorus
abroad are the 3000-meter, which ne
won at Zurich three years ago, MS
time being 54 minutes and rs seconds
He also captured the 16OO-meter race
at the same meeting in the renlarKaple
| time of 26 minutes. A year ago he
represented the Portland Y. NJ. Z. A
Swimming club in a match swimming
race in the northwest and won trsl
place in the so and 60-yard dashes.
He entered the swimming tourna-
ment for the championships OF Soutn>
ern California, which were held al
Naples last year and in the 50-yard
dash claimed he was fouled, although
he does not wish to discuss the par
ticulars at this time. lie was beaten
by Ben Warrington at the Biminl
baths in the 220 and 440-yard dashes
few months ago, but asserts that he
was not in condition when either OF
these races was pulled off, but he is
! in excellent condition at the present
time and will enter the 220, 440 an6
| 8SO-yard events at the tournament al
| Naples August IS. Significant, also
it is that Ben Watlington will entel
each of the three events with Abegg
and without a doubt, the races liz
between these two.
Tense rivalry exists between Charlie
Bassett and Frank HolborroW Of Santf
Monica as to which is the faster swim
mer. The argument will be settlee
when the two boys meet in the 100
yard event at the Naples tournament
Bassett also will enter the 44O-yart
event, while Holborrow will be seer
again in the 50-yard dash. Both boy
have local records that are nucf
above par.
~fhe entry blanks for the tournament
have been received by Leslie Henry
from the printer and muy be procuref
| from him at 116 West Third street
The registration number or an appli
| cation for an amateur card must ac
company every entry blank that Il
filled out and returned to the secre
tary. Otherwise, the entry will re
ceive no attention. A contestant vii
be allowed to wear suit with stral
over one shoulder. Oiling the body foi
the different races will be permissible
and trunks alone will be barred. Th'
so 100. 220 and 50-yard Juvenile race!
will be swan in heats ii the number
of contestants necessitate 1t.
Henry yesterday received a lettel
from George Bromley of the Olympic
club of san Francisco which statec
that he would enter the swimming
| tournament and would arrive in thi:
| city a few days before the event so az
to get into condition. This probably
| will be followed by announcements
from many other crack northerner!
who are desirous of wrestling the
coveted laurels from their southern
competitors.