The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31
King George Encourages Eng
Iish Swimmers by His Open
Patronage of Sport.
7ONE-ARMED AUSTRALIAN
A WONDERFUL ATHLETE
freddie Welsh Announces That
He Has Not Agreed to Meet
Abe Attell.
BY R1cHARD DAHLGREEN.
,ecial Gable to The Tribune.

BY RICHARD DAHLGREEN.
special Gable to The Tribune.
LONDON, July 30,-Swimming is en-
joyIng more than its usual popularity In
British sports this summer. This is prob
ably due to two causes: First, the in
vasion of foreign swimmers, and. sec
ondly. the open interest displayed in the
sport by Kig George This Is the first
branch of sport to receive open recogni
ton from King George since the death of
King Edward. King Edward was the pa
ton of the Royal Life Saving society
gl,ich is the fostering god father OF
fwimming in Great Britain. King George
las caused it to be announced officially
that he win accept the office Of his late
father, namely, royal honorary president
OF the Life Saving society, This Is not
OF the Royal Life Saving society. Once
while he was still Prince of Wales. ne
held that office. Lord Desborough who
has been acting as president for some
time, is ready TO retire. 1t is the royal
life saving station which has encouraged
attempts to swim the English chan
Women are rapidly coming TO the front
in aquatic sports: Thus Hon, Monica
Grenfen. who tied with Miss Antoinette
shin. is Lord Desboroughs daughter
Early this year IT was announced that
owing to a serious illness Miss Jennie
whose great Improvement over 100 yards
has enabled her TO lower the record
about ten times in only a few years
would not swim this year | am pleased
10 hear that this charming young swim
ner Is much better and making so good
are entertained that Miss Fletcher may
after AL be seen out towards the end OF
the season.
Just now the followers Of athletic sport
Nain Australia are highly interested in the
'dongs OF n onc-handed hammer thrower
bv the name OF James McCook. In a set
Of games at Boulder City he threw the
circle the distance of 100 feet inches
which is worlds record for the weight
in tho circle and he only made two tries
the first being 1877 feet, inches and the
other the record II Is said that he has
been practicing with one hand less than
wear. and he thinks that he Will i'm
nrove all the light hammer records before
Freddy welsh, lightweight champion
of England. informs mo in no uncertain
terms III letter from Pontypridd Wales
That he has not definitely consented to
meet Abe Attell. the American feather
weight champion. Hugh Mcintosh and
George Mcdonald, two foreign promoters
attempted to bring the negotiations TO a
close.
Welsh's letter. In part SAYS: "Nego-
tiations were apoarentlv opened on my
behalf by Mr. Mcdonald while In Reno
h"t knew nothing about it until sonc
time later. I presume that Attell would
i"sist that make his weight which is
ten pounds or more under my normal
fighting weight and. I'm addition TO this.
weigh In at the ring side. II httelI wants
~ come to ENGLAND to meet me after the
). National SPORTING club opens In the, fall
fNno doubt agreements, satisfactory 10 both
~ "s cen he reached. Put he must
hrinC at least s70nn with him
Scullers to Race.
Ernest Barry the English rowing
Zealand champion. will meet for the
worlds sculling championship on the
lambesi river in South Africa on the 18th
OF August.
Ii is impossible To tell from this dis
tance what form Arnst is in, though re-
cent dispatches say he is In the pink OF
the climax OF his aquatic career.
The coming championship meet has
brought forward the name of William
inc championship from Edward Hsnlan
OK Toronto, Canada In race on the
Parsmetta river, in Australia, and de-
Tended the title successfully against ia
cob Gaudaur of ST. Louis on tho Thames
river. in England. After this victory
Beach retired and turned the champion
ship over 10 II. 5. Searle, a young Aus
tralian oarsman. Searle defeated w.
O.Connor for the championship. then died,
Some persons believed that searle was
: greater oarsman than Beach. There
was. however, only little difference be-
tween Beach. Hanlan and Gaudaur when
In their prime. When Beach beat Han
Ian i'll Australia American and Cana
dian oarsmen thought the AntpodeaT
had decided shade over Hanlan. inas
course that Beach was thoroughly IA
milan with. Hanlan made the long TRIP
for the race and had Iittle or no ac-
where the contest was held
Beach is now living retired life.
There is bound 10 be rough shedding
Stockholm In 1872 II Is pretty certain
That Sheppard. Sheridan and Ewry
Americas three best point winners, vii
have ended their athletic days bcfor'
1872
There is no doubt that Americans stil
are improving rs athletes. There VII
TWO years. The Swedcs and other ma
tons also are coming along fast, and 1
win not be only the Britons who vii
have 10 bc beaten. as was the case 1,
former OIympads.
Again. the odds in 1912 VIII he al
against Uncle Sam, The Americans vii
be up against n combination. The fac
that Uncle Sammy has made the rest o
the worlds athletes look like u bunch o
novices In the past doesn't set well Il
,19lhc European GRAVY. II was "anythin;
ITO beat the Yankees" in London, and /
viii be even more so in Stockholm In 1912
The Swedcs already have conspired Wit
the Britons In attempt 10 handica
the Yankees. This can be cleaned iron
the changes in the Olympic programme
IL Is noteworthy that the changes unde
consideration are In events in which Il
the past American athletes have show
decided supremacy.
Advertising Hurts.
The International discussion over tn
Jcffrlcs-Johpson fight pictures which ex
tended even to far away South Nfricn
where they were barred at Johannesburg
teaches valuable iession. Why adver
1lsc prize febtingY
In England and Europe the game
comparatively safe. but II my advice wer
asked as TO the American situation
would say.
Eliminate the moving pictures an
three -fourths OF the newspaper advert Is
ing Of boxing. That is the best wa
TO settle the difficulty. l see no rea
&on why the pictures should be pro