Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-09-21
CHAMPION SWIMMER
WILL TRY FOR RECORD
WILLIAM e. FORD WILL GIVE AN
EXHIBITION ON LAKE
ROOSEVELT.
The World of Sport May Hear Some
thing From the Hill Country
Next Sunday.

Roosevelt, Ariz., 1S.-(Special Cor
respondent of the Republican,
Roosevelt is going to have something
out of the ordinary at last and II is
safe to say that the first of its kind
in Arizona owing to lack of conditions
heretofore to make such a thing pos
sible. VIM. E. Ford claiming at one
time to have held the worlds cham
pionship for long distance swimming
against time will battle with the waters
of Roosevelt Lake against time and
long distance for another record on
September &c, 1909.
Mr. Ford known throughout athletic
circles in the East as Deacon Ford,
won laurels in the caribbean Sea at
the Pasa Cavalla channel where it was
very rough swimming against such OPP
ponents as James J.. Monihan. Vim.
Truesdale, Of St. SLouis and James ].
Wall. of New York City. The course
was from the Light House to San Tue
gas Il miles. He bested his oppon-
ents making the swim in s hours and
80 minutes. This occurred in 1901. An
other of his feats was making the
swim from Fort Leavenworth TO
LeavenwOrth City a distance of 21s
miles over a very treacherous course
in the Missouri river in two hours and
one minute and seven seconds. Two
other swimmers being drowned while
making the attempt a short while be
fore. owing to the treacherous MANURE
of the river. In 1902 Mr.. Ford while
in Manila Harbor tried for another
record over q three mile course making
the distance in two hours and fifteen
minutes despite the fact that while on
the trip he was attacked by a shark
and was lifted during the fight COM
plete out of the water when the shark
struck at him from underneath. Mr..
Mr. Ford has been practically all over
the world Not seeing his home be-
tween the years of 1891 to 1905. Thav-
cling from one place to another during
this time and serving on Merchant
nen, Transports and Navy. The swim
is to take place on Sept. 26 and Will
start at $3.50 a. m, commencing from
a point four miles up the Salt River
section of the lake and ending at the
Great Roosevelt Dam. He Will be ac-
companied by boat in case of emery
ency and will be paced at times by
Dick Bayha who is pretty fast him.
self for a short distance.
Owing TO the amount of gas with
which the water here is impregnated
this is liable to be rather trying
swim on tbs party understanding II.
Mr. Thomas Turner of O'Rourke d
Cos camp is wearing a broad smile
nowadays, all owing to a recent ac-
duisition in the shape of boy delive-
cred to his care and tender affections
bv his wife on the evening of Sept. IA,
being his first offense we will have TO
forgive him and be satisfied with ms
setting them up on his trip to this SIDE
of the river.
Billy Baseman who represents GOLD
man & Co of Phoenix was in town
a short while back calling on the arde
While Billy does not favor us with
visit often, he is so agreeable when
he does happen to drift this way, that
we cannot resist giving him an order.
Wilhelma May Saunders left TINS
morning to attend school at Tempe
whether she would have gone in time
for the taking up OF the term but was
DELAYED on account of her mothers
sickness and death at Globe recently
Mrs. Jimmie Lane returned to her