Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
COAST SWIMMERS
TO MEET TONIGHT
SIXTH ANNUAL TOURNEY TO
OPEN AT VENICE
MANY NORTHERN EXPERTS WILL
RACE AGAINST SOUTH
Five Interesting Events Are Planned
for Beginning of Competition at
Seaside Plunge, to Last for
Three Evenings

The sixth annual swimming tourna-
ment under the auspices of the South
ern California Swimming association
will be held this evening at the Venice
plunge. continuing until Sunday night
The contests are for the Pacific coast
championship. Various swimmers from
the north will compete, and exciting
finishes are expected to result.
The officials of the tournament Will
be as follows: Referee, James o.
Sword New York Athletic club; judges
Dean Cromwell, U. S. c., Howard Sails
bury and r. B. Stole; timers, Q. Nor
gan. A. Best, T. Fulford, G. Whelan
and w. Henderson,; judges of diving
Dean Cromwell of u. S. c., DR.. Beach
of L. A. H. S. and Clarence Clark;
starter, L. A. Henry; clerks OF course
Wallace Robb and w. Clooins; commit
tee on arrangements, Frank McCarVer'
]. Warrington, L. A. Henry, Gordo
Whelan and Wallace Robb.
The complete entry list is as follows:
Fifty-yard DASH championship OF
Pacific coast-Frank Holborow, Venice
champion of Southern California; j.
Scott Leary Olympic club; Harry
Leech, Los Angeles; Gordon Crary'
Harvard school; George Crary, L. A.
Fl. s.; George Watkins, Ocean Park;
w. o. O'Malley, Ocean Park; Andrew
Scholz, Venice; George McManus, Ven
ice; w. A. Blanchfield, Redondo Ath-
letic club; S. Golfer; Bimini
Competitive high and fancy diving,
championship of Pacific Constitutes:
The take-offs for fancy diving shall
consist of two heights, twenty and forty
feet.
There shall be five regulation dives,
plain front, plain back, front jack
knife, back jack-knife and one-and-a-
half dives, from the twenty-foot take
off, and two any style from the forty
foot take-off.
In the front jack-knife dive the con-
testant must strike the water with his
head within six feet of a straight line
drawn from the edge of the take-off.
This same rule applies to the back
jack knife.
All dives must be made head first,
and in the special dives a performance
in which the contestant enters the wa
ter feet first will not be recognized.
There shall be three judges Of diving,
who shall keep separate scores and not
be allowed to consult
W. A. Blanchfield Redondo; Clifford
Bowes, Venice; Andrew ScholZ, Venice;
Charles Colt Venice; Howell Richard
son, Ocean Park: Louis Paulsen, Pied
mont club; George Crary, L. A. H. S.
Fire dive by Prof. J. Cox. This Won
derful and spectacular feat is not un-
common with the local aquatic enthu-
siasts.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash,
championship of Pacific coast-George
Watkins, Ocean Park; Frank Holborow,
Venice; Andrew Scholz, Venice; Harry
Leech, Los Angeles; Walter Abegg,
Bimini; George McManus, Venice; Cor
don Crary, Los Angeles; George Bond,
Olympic club; w. r. McWood, Olympic
club; J. Scott Leary, Olympic club;
S. Golfer. .Bimini.
Exhibition Of fancy and high diving
by Prof. j. Cox, Andrew Scholz, Clifford
Bowes and Charles Colt, Venice diving
team.
Saturday night, July 10, 8:15 sharp:
Fifty-yard women's race, champion
ship Pacific coast-Miss Helen Perkins,
Long Beach; Miss Dorothy Newkirk,
Venice; Mrs. N. Willis, Santa Monica;
the Misses Sheffield, Venice.
Fire dive by Prof. J.. Cox.
Fifty-yard Juvenile race, boys 16
years or under-George Crary, L. A.
H. s.; Howell Richardson, Ocean Park;
Ludy LANCER Redondo.
Half mile, SS0-yard dash. champion
ship of Pacific coast-George Watkins,
Ocean Park; Marcus Lee, Venice;
George McManus, Venice; Howard Tay-
lor, L. A. H. S.; Andrew Scholz, Venice;
Edward Kitle, Piedmont club Oakland.
Fancy and high diving exhibition by
the Venice diving team-Prof. j. Cox,
Andrew Scholz, Clifford Bowes, Charles
Colt
Sunday night, July II:
Hundred-yard dash, championship of
Pacific coast-Frank Holborow, Venice;
]: Scott Leary, Olympic club; w. r.
McWood, Olympic club; George Wat
kins, Venice; Andrew scholz. Venice:
Harry Leech, Los Angeles; George ANc-
Manus, Venice; w. A Blanchfieid, Re-
dondo Athletic club; Gordon Crary, Los
Angeles; S. Golfer.
Fire dive by Prof. ]. Cox. Fancy and
high diving by Venice diving team
Prof. ]. Cox, Andrew scholz, Clifford
Bowes, Charles Colt.
Quarter mile. 440-yard dash, cham
pionship of Pacific coast-Howard Tay-
1or, l.. A. H. s.; walter Abegg, Birnini.
George McManus, Venice; George Wat
kins, Ocean Park