The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-04-07

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the hard muscles culver under the
satiny skin. and he becomes a fight
ing machine. and one finds ii hard
20 realize that he is so fond of CO
cream soda and candy
NEW YORK BOY WATER MARVEL
NEW Norman Lemcke,
the 1S-year-old swimmer of the High
School of Commerce. is regarded by
capable judges of aquatics as the
coming champion of America. and
POSSIBLY the world. within the next
few years. Already l.emcke is look
ed upon as a candidate for a place
on the team of swimmers that Will
represen the United States in the
Olympic games in Berlin in 1915,
and not without cause
Starting, as he did. two years ago.
on the swimming team of the High
School of Commerce, with only fair
ability. Lemcke. by dint of hard
work and perseverance, has acquired
burst of speed that marks him as
the greatest scholastic swimmer New
York has had in many years. Re-
ord after record has been washed out
in the wake of his powerful crawl
stroke. champion after champion has
trailed him into the last touch. until
Lemeke now stands peerless in the
schools
His greatest feat was accomplish
ed only last week when. in prac-
tice race. he swan 80 yards in the
natatorium of the college of the
City of New York n "a 40 seconds,
equaling the worlds record estab-
lished by II. J. Hebner the swim
mer of the Chicago Athletic associa-
ton. Lionel Mackenzie, coach of the
swimming team of the City of New
York. and Dick ONeill and Rod
McGorm elk, coaches of the Bath
Beach Swimming club timed Lemcke
over the course with stop watches.
One week previous to this Lemcke
Won the championship of Greater
New York in the 50-yard swim,
swimming heat, seminal and final
all better than 81 seconds in the
CITY College tank. which has only
one turn for the half century. He
swan the final heat in 26 40 seconds
and the semifnal in % % seconds
Lemcke, however. is equally speedy
at any distance up to $50 yards.
Recently he made the hitherto unde-
feated Jack Eddy, of Poly Prep
take his wash in the 100-yard swim
when Commerce and Poly met in a
dual meet In this race Lemcke
beat the Brooklyn lad by yards
in so % seconds. and after allow
ing Eddy yards in the relay race
earned a dead heat for his team
by closing up in the last forty yards.
Last year Lemcke was beaten in the
i'"-H di u S"lil lol liie CHdlll plollSllp
of the Public School Athletic league,
after two grueling heats on the relay
team. F'rerichs. of Commercial,
beat him out. in 63 seconds.
HARD GAME TO PLAY
CHICAGO.-Everybody in Chicago
r,1n o,-Ie l., To, Na11
He began to play the game when
he was IS years old, and that was in
1855.
MANY people talk of playing
billiards and the fine points of the
9ame who do not know how TO
hold a cue" said Mr.. Foley. Zone
hears that pool is growing in popu
larity. This is fiction. Billiards
will always be the one game for a
ne expert and the man who plays
a came because of the science it
requires to make him a WINES.
Only about one man in every ten
who attempts to play billiards can
get away with it, The rest tire
of the grind and the patience and
skill required to become proficient
and take to another game, such
as pool or bowling anything that is
easy to elarn.
81 know hundreds of men who
play billiards in this house every
day and who have played here for
the last ten years that are mere
amateurs at the game. They are
determined. however, and have set
their minds on the finer points OF
the game and expect to master every
detail, but this is impossible. The
further into billiards one goes the
more openings he can see for better
shots.
BILLIARDS AN OBSESSloN.
Billiards with many is an obses-
sion, while with others it is form
of amusement. | remember when |
first started to play Billiards l was
young fellow and was going out
considerable, but as became en-
crossed in the general points of tn
game | gave up going out SO much
md took all of my amusement in
playing know of many men who