The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-13
SWIM NEH'~
TRIBt TIE TO
DANIELS.

su,uyrp.s was the remark OF
TRIBITE no Guy NJ. Daley. the
DANIELS former national
-------w league champion,
now showing at the Family theater IN
a submarine speciality in which he par
takes of a light luncheon and performs
several other surprising stunts without
the apparent necessity for breathing
az all, unless gifted with concealed
sills.
THE reason why I've been keeping
out OF il is two-fold," he continued,
"One is my desire to provide for my
family In the style TO which they've
IDeen accustomed: the other is the fact
that neither | nor any other man mas
q chance in the world TO wrest the title
from Champion Daniels, who is un-
douhtedly the greatest speed swimmer
who ever lived.
Il said when | saw Daniels win his
novice race that there was the man
who was going TO take the title away
from me and that is just what he did.
! The only way | expect to get II back
is for him to retire and he recently
| eula ne that this would surely be-fls
last season in competition. Charlie Is
married TO a wealthy girl and wouldn't
gave been Competitor in the cham
uIonships this year but for the fact
that he wanted 10 prove a married
man could win titles, as well as a
bachelor.
I've really tested my speed only
onco since the Olympic games in Lon
don. That time got three seconds 10
Daniels, 50 | know that | will be right
when the time comes.
Aside from being a former champion
swimmer. DALEY holds the record for
remaining under water-and coming
I'd alive by his own exertions-which
is 4:57. Official. on the stage two
submerged minutes at time is pie
for him.
A. A. u. members or victims may
marvel that man who Is performing
Tor hire n a piscatorlal imitation can
retain his status as pure amateud
but DALEY makes 1t plain.
My act includes Ic swimming he
says. "and no competition / don
even dive into M tank, for il might De-
construed as furnishing grounds for
Iurofessionalizing me. too Ny profess
sional work Is entirely separate from
my swimming and I've never had my
iamateur Standing seriously questioned
by anyone who is intelligent on sucn
matters
Swimmers will be interested in the
stories Mr. Daley tells OF his imi-
tators One of them was a bug in his
home town who essayed 20 heat
Dailey's record AID went down. loaded
with 30 pounds of lead, and promising
10 remove coat and trousers In view
OF the crowd JoKers surreptitiousiy
sewed the outer garments together
and both 10 his bathing suit The
man tied himself into a knot and had
Ito be rescued.
Another went down into Dallevs
tank, equipped with an umbrella He
promised 70 shatter all existing marks
Hantii someone discovered that the han.
Idle of the umbrella which he kept ic
dis mouth communicated through the
AtuBe with the upper air
Z 4 word of caution 10 the reader Of
sport pages Don't get fused over
anything bearing Rowerdennen date
line We nave 20 give YOU the best We
nave until the r, al newspapermen get
there
Perhaps Sam Berger has hired Dr
I Cook 70 edit those hectic narrow.
escape Jerries stories.
In a couple of aye the new tennis
association will be telling us how they
expect 20 make the game interesting
tor those OF MS who haven't either
tie time Or the ability 10 so around
Shaking II so, IL Will a priceless
boon
The Tiger Kits should hurry mp and
tel MS quick how they like Detroit
p, some of them arc bat visitors IN our
midst. 90 IL certain.
/ It's one thing 10 wear Detroit uni
form and anothe: thing to cav0rt ON
4 the surface Of Bennett park in a real
game.
The Rocker Goes West
81 Proctor has taken Texas Rocker.
l2:05&. 10 the Canadian northwest.