The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-15
WOMEN MAKE
GOOD RECORDS
Performances In Aquatic Sports
Feature Of Outdoor Season

Nc% York. oct. li.-Probably the
most remarkable feature Of tho out.
door swimming season Just closed was
tho work OF our natators of the fair
'"x both in the competitive field AMI
in tests Of aquatic endurance.
Water sports have become very pop
ular with out girls end women. as a
single instance vii! serve to prove. \
tWo-mile race held In Boston last
August received 1870 entries, establish.
ing n record hitherto never approached
in any event. whether for men or for
women.
Particularly surprising were tho
performances shown by small girls.
Tiny cots &C or 10 exhibited skill
and stamina almost beyond belief ana
OF ter pittod themselves without fear
against full grown AMI expert rivals.
Philadelphia Has Prodigy.
Philadelphia took the read in the
way of youthful prodiges. \ recent
Hve-mie marathon brought out two.
Florence Mclaughlin. chubby little
miss of 10, and Fluffy Brown n st,n
smaller child Of .. People smiled
when they reported Ia start. but not
for long. At. the gun the miniature
kellernanns SGT cut AZ good ciip,
and then covered the grucllng course
IN pcrfec, form, finishing fourth and
ninth respectively, out Of "a group If
eleven. Florence passed the Judges
onl! four minutes after Miss Knodel.
tho winner. who ranks with Americas
best lady swimmers.
St. Louis produced a spunky little
wonder OF in Josephine Hose. jose
phine made ZIP her mind to take part
in . two-mile swim Cor women which
came or a few weeks ago in the Mis-
sissippi river hut her entry was re-
Iectod on the plea that she was ioo
young. None dauntcd, she appeared ut
inc appointed hour, and in spite Of
protests dove in With the contestants
trailing the leaders all the way, cross
ing the line On their heels and defeat
Ing several OF her mature opponcEts.
The reputation Of Boston was up
held by Mary liannaford. also aged \.
She YVES n competitor in the annual
two-miic Mcrmaids' race, in the
Charlie" river, and though unplaccd
she went the entire route. thin !
many of the others failed to do.
Washington Led Al.
Washington, H. G., went all other
cities ono bctter' by showing Tho
youngest girl thai ever swan ia Il
race. .hnnabcl Hudson is hor name,
" nd sh1 oWnc ~ L. the ripe age of -
wears. she bid for lamc In "A three
quarter mile event pulled off In The
tdal basin. The pace was too no.,
ana she retired after covering about
half "a" course. but even such dis
lance Is astonishing in one of her size.
Girls in their teens who did sterling
work were so numerous that it is i'm
possible t. speak of them al. hut ono
who deserves special mention is Miss
Mildred Wyman, Of Boston, "A year
old, who besides threatening the
worlds quartcr-milc record for wo-
men. swan two miles with the crawl |
s;roKe in very fast time.
Several long distance records made
by mor were attacked by our plucky |
mermaids. Miss Louise de Buss IF
Philadelphia, went after DurboroW's |
.Jandaid mark for the seventeen milo |
stretch nctwccr Chester and philadcI- |
ihia, End was ahead of schedule when |
the tide :urned. about one mile from |
She gcai. and detected her Miss Pose
pit0noh Of Boston attempted the even |
81 c1tcr feat of swimming from th" !
battery to Sandy llook, aud she would |
have undoubtedly have succeeded, bat !
for 4 aramp that seized her when less
than o mile from the finish.
Men win have Ia look to their lau-
rcls. Another season CT two Of inn |
provc,ncnt such as was witnessed dur |
Ing the summer e 1913 and women |
viii he disputing supremacy with |
them in the field cf endurance.