Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03
MISS MURPHY IS
CHAMP ION GIRL
SWIMMER
WaIthour Wins Mems Title ir
Final 1912 Meet-ReCord
Crowd Sees Sports.

Miss Mabel Murphy holds the hand
some piece Of cut glass. first prize for
women swimmers at Piedmont park.
and Tat" Walthour, brother of Allan
ts-. world famous bicycle rider Bobby
WsIthour. holds the silver loving cup
and the mems championship of the
lake.
The womens prize was won in a
closely contested 25-yard swim in
which Miss Murphy Won by few
inches from Misses Frances Smith and
Orrlc Crenshaw, who took second and
third places. respectively. Nearly a
dozen other pretty bathers at the lake
entered the contest and all of them
,,sra closely punched behind the lead
ers Miss Murphy's time was 80 sec
onds, which is considered splendid
swimming for an amateur
Walthour. who apparently is as fast
in the water as his brother is on a
wheel proved the wonder of the after
noon He won the cup by making the
largest number of points in the events
If the afternoon.
Record Crowd Sees faces.
The swimming events. which were
the final ones of the season. drew one
If the largest crowds that has ever
been at Piedmont park beach. Hun
dred, Of the bathers We're in the water
and on the banks several thousand
watched the contestants and applauded
.t1eir favorites Atlanta's "seashore
resort" never proved more popular.
Appreciation Of what the life savers
of the lake have done this year was
shown when they were presented with
gold medals and $40 gold pieces. The
medals we're inscribed with their names
and bear the testimonial, For faithful
service at Piedmont park lake. summer
of t912. L. A. CarraWay and c. R..
McDermott. the life savers, were called
before the throng and stood on the
floating raft just outside the bathing
pool when the medals were presented
and at the conclusion someone offered
three cheers. which were taken up by
more than a thousand voices.
I'm the various events, all of which
we're closely contested and proved eN-
citing the winners and their time and
lr.aes are as follows:
Events and Winners.
25-Yard Dash fot Men-Time" 16
seconds Trammel, Peoples Bedell,
Prize. shirt. offered by Es,ig Bros.
5o-Yard Dash Tor Men-Time. SO
seconds. FIRST heat. Walthour, Mon
>Jyuge. Bedeu. second heat, Logan.
Sans, Lennick; final. Walthour, Logan
Re1eI First prize. bathing suit Of
lered by Yancey Hardware Company.
second prize. tie, from Eiseman Bros.
100 Yard Dash for Men-Time, l
minute % seconds. Logan, Waithour,
Cowles (Crane winning but disquali
fed as professionally. Prize. bathing
suit. offered by j. Nj. High Company.
Half Mile Race for Men-Time, 16
minutes "a seconds Walthour Len
nick. Logan (Crane was disqualified
for third place.. Prize. gold signet
ring offered by Charles Chosewood. in
Charge Of the boat concessions at the
lake.
2,-Yard Dash for Boys-Time. IA
seconds. Louis Sans, Gilbert FRAZER.
Harvey Anderson. Prize bathing suit.
offered by College Coop Company.
'oo-Yard Dash for Boys-Time 1
minute 30 seconds Louis Sans Gil
ocrt Frazier, Harvey Anderson. Prize,
bathing suit, offered by Cioud-Stanford
Company
Boat fitting contest TWO best falls
'u If three. Monsalvatge and Ryan
Sans brothers.
25-Yard Dash for Grls-Time, 80
seconds. Miss Mabel Murphy, Miss
RANGES Smith. Miss Orrie Crenshaw
'rze. piece of cut glass. offered by
NIog Hardware Company.
Winners of points in silver cup con-
test.
"athour 40 points: Logan. so
points. Lennick. l. points