The evening world., 1911-08-02
I'm JUDGE TOWS
GAS POUNDS Of
WOMEN ASHORE
Ex-W elterweight Saves Three
Two Hundred Founders at
Rockaway Beach.
THEY'D AWAY.
He Hitched EN- Up and
Notice Is Modestly Directed
to Mr.. Carnegie.
FLOATED AWAY.

The record rescue from the deep for
the hummer season Of 1911 will undoubt-
edly be asoribsd to James J. Judge.
better known in earlier days a. Jim
Judge, welterweight. but now retired
from the occupation Of traf.
licking in wallops.
Mr.. Judges rescue, performed at
Rocka way Beach in view of scores Of
wonder-stricken bathers yesterday az
%ternoon. was officially weighed to-day
and tipped the beam in the aggregate
at CASH pounds net. No. dear reader.
there were not six beautious maidens
included In his total. nor yet I'VE plump
damsels of sveite ontou Alas, we
cannot even make q buxom division q
four. for the fact In attested and
sworn to that Jim Judge plucked
from the iethal undertow the meagre
total OF three feminines, each n Of
whom weiehed abovs 200 avoirdupois
pounds.
Discussing his rescue to-day. Mr..
Judge said that to say that he plucked
the three victims of his heroism from
the waves falls short OF an exact des-
cription of his achievement.
ToWED EN- IN AS WELL As
ANY TUG.
Better say 4 lowed 'em In" said
Mr.. Judge. AN though I'm not 20
strong for wearing wreaths and medals.
II Mr.. Mr.. Carnegie wants the facts,
put It to him straight. there isn't a
tug In New York harbor that could have
made a better Job OF It. BY the time I
made safe landing I felt a. II I'd towed
the Mauritania across tho English
Channel in q forty mile blow"
For those who crave precise informa-
ton. let It be known that Jim" Judge
saved from the relentless ooeaA his
comedy wife. Mrs. Mary Judge. weight.
2i5 pounds. Mrs. William b. Hayes.
weight 22lh pounds. n Mrs. William
G. Jones. who in her fim!est bathing
raiment hobs. the beam at 2lo pounds.
All three comely matrons live in the
Hollywood Bungalows. Rockaway
Beach. and are immensely fond OF
bathing.
Its only UP to their waists" narrated
Mr.. judge. where they sort Of sat back
and started to float and. following the
instructions I've taught 'em. they only
looked up at the sky. l was sitting back
on the beach. summing, and not paying
much attention to them. Pretty seon a
boy ran up to me and says. Look.
they're floating out to sea-" looked.
and sure enough, the missus and her
pals were headed for Ireland.
There was a swift tide pulling 'em
out" says Mr.. Judge, but 30 gentle
they didn't have the ghost Of an idea
where they we're. When I got along
side the missus I said. Mary. you're
way out to sea; keep quiet and don't
flop over. II you do It's all on I re-
peats this advice to Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs. Jones. and the most amazin' part
Of It Is that they all obeys and don't
scream more than twice.
HEADED IN A THREE-PIEcE TOW
FOR sHORE.
TT was some Job hitching up that
tow 80 I wouldn't have to make a
three-piece rescue. I got the niissus
Strengthened out and headed for land
and then l tool Mrs. Hayes's right
hand and got her to grip the missus by
the left foot. Last l warped Mrs. Jones
around straight and got her to take hold
Of Mrs. Hayes by the right foot.
81 figured this scheme would make II
easiest towing. and It did. They all held
on with their teeth set. and. taking the
mlssus by the hair as gentle as possible
I towed 'em In. There wasn't any time
20 yell for assistance and there weren',
any life guards handy. II wasn't any
one-man Job, but I'm no weakling.
soon as ! got them In where l could
touch bottom l Strengthened 'em up and
took a breath. You've got to give them
credit for showing a lot of pluck and
floating perfect. Else ! guess all -four
OF us would have gone down to Davy
Jones's cupboard.
III Mr.. Carnegie writes I q give
him more particulars, but I reckon thu,
is enough for the present"
Thereat the modest ex-welter we'd ht
lapsad into Illuminating Stlenca