The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
SHOWS WONDROUS
SKILL AS TYP|ST
Miss Rose L. Fritz, Champion OF
World, Reels Off 1872
Words a Minute

her fingers maving over the keyboard
of a typewriter with nghtninglike
rapldlty, Miss Rose L. rritz, champion
tvplst OF the world, demonstrated be-
rore a professionally critical audience
at the st. Francis hotel yesterday the
ease with which she could reel off 1872
words minute. This was only one
portion or her exhibition. Blindfolded
she drove her Underwood for 100 words
minute, and reading from unfamiliar
copy, sent 1t spinning along at the rate
Fo1 132 words a minute Inasmuch as
the average of the professional typfst
is around 90 words a minute, the stem
ographers and typists gathered around
her were enthusiastic in their applause
MISS Fritz is making tour of the
Pacific coast, having been engaged by
{ the Underwood typewriter company to
demonstrate before the employees of the
various branches of the company and
the studen-s of the several business and
educational institutions. The machine
she used was the same one with which
she won her championship and with
which she has met and defeated all
aspirants for the unique position she
fills.
Apart from the local typists who had
there were present: A. w. Dudley,
manager of Healds business college;
Miss Marie E. Thede, manager of the
employment department of the local
branch of the Underwood typewriter
company; r. V. Dixon, manager of the
Oakland branch of Heald's business
college; w. E. Gibson, head of the
Oakland polytechnic business college.
and C. G. Brown, Pacific coast sales
manager of the Underwood typewriter
company.
CASTER" SHE SAYS
The test opened with dictation. Un-
der Miss Fritz manipulation the ma
chine fairly hummed
Faster" said she again and again,
but even then it was discovered that
she had been spinning along at 110
words a minute.
Miss Fritz is 81 years of age and
entered her first competition when she
was 16 years old, shortly after leaving
business college. Entered against
her were Miss Mae E. Darlington and
Charles McGurrin, two of the acknowl-
edged champions of the world. An
error due to the nervousness of be-
ginner lost her first place, but she sue
ceeded In coming out second, and soon
after that went in and captured the
championship. Since then she has been
L
never been defeated. She has captured
cups galore.
WINS PRINCES PRAISE
In London she attracted the atten-
tion of the prince of Wales, who asked
for personal exhibition, at the con-
clusion of which he asked her to sign
the manuscript she had typed, remark
ing he wanted it as souvenir of the
most remarkable exhibition of skill of
brain and hand he had ever witnessed.
Concentration" said Miss Fritz, lis
the key to the situation. The mind
must be kept on the subject A mo-
ment's wavering, moments hesita-
tion will result in an error. and errors
lose championships. AS for the ma
chine used-weH, that is purely mat
ter of choice. Typewriters are like
automobiles Every owner is ready to
swear that his make is the best. Per-
sonally 1 prefer the Underwood, for
the sole reason that 1 found / could
do better and faster work on it than
on any other
Miss Fritz will. commencing tomor-
row. give exhibitions at the offices of
the Underwood typewriter company. 1873
Sutter street, from 1880 to 1880 p. m.