Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
INTERNATIONAL
SPORT MEETS
! TO Be. REVIVED
,urtailr1ent Caused by War
is Only Temporary,
Say Officials.

Il New York, May 14.-Internatienal
'Aport. competition, temporarily cur-
tailed BY tho world war, will be re-
Hived. to some extent, by the arrival
n this country carly next month Of
4iss Fanny Durack, Australia's ia
lfbous woman swimmer. The holder Of
4rnost all the worlds female aquatic
EScords. Miss Durack will debark at
E@.n Francisco within a few weeks
Agld after a short rest and training
Esriod, proceed to meet the leading
american women swimmers in a Sc
Yes OF races and, exhibition matches
Which viii undoubtedly prove a great
w ir1ulus for water sports and con.
~ Ats among the women Of the coun.
~ no greater exponent Of woman's
ABILITY to conquer the water and
ssasake it the. stage for interesting ex-
Jlestirns could be named than Mics
ellnrack- end no better site for her
America debut selected than the
,9pen sw timing courses and natatori-
-9fas. Of r,ne Pacific coast. This will
2 the hrst visit to the United States
" this undefeated AwinAnser who
Holds every wosnan's world cham
bionship from 50 yards to n mile for
which she has competed. ~ y
1t only is within recent years that
Urls ara women have come int
prominence as swimmers and to this
sabteris of material stars California
Ias, contributed no small number.
xdStde from its champions, thsres,ar r
eSores OF girls who are separated
Gfon these honors by a fsws seconds or
Factions thereof. A few years ago
Vie difficult swinas across the Golden
Gate, and around tho Seal Rocks just
SutAide the entrance to San Francis
Up hArbor were considered feAA which
Shly men would dare to undertake.
Hha announcement that girls. are to
&ake these sWirns creates atspresent
10 more than a ripplerof interest, 9TH
n than@3s. to whether or net the ex-
l6ting time records may be broken.
y Much ct this success Is ascfibed to
tAe fact that the present day girl
swiMnaer no longer Is hahapef6d by
NE heavy clinstnE skirt which the
.sonventiohp 81 the past demanded.
Is tar as the bathing beaches Of Cali
Aornfa are concerned, the skirt has
become the exception rather than the
-tSuie.
with the arrival OF Miss Duraek an
Unusual amount Of interest attaches
, h to the showing the American girl
twtramers will make against her in
(ctuAl competition. while there are
put Few who bettsrN th1t n Product
. ( this country will be Able to prevail
/ isaiast the Auvtratian champien. II
J Generally 10 recognized that the cern
LARSON Of actual time figures en- pa
scr often are set at nausht in the
-N1yWteal test. The fact that Miss
-AurAck will be subjected to a Ions
-, Ia voyage and. will swim in strange
lI'f Eaters may mitigate against heF. al
the. hope is Expressed that she
Nil be at her best.
: N.rhe scompariscn deas not afford
Much censolAtion to American swim:
4ers and swimming enthusiasts. II
hens, up a unique possibility, that OF
HJse DurAck <bettering all these marks
I'D returning to Austria with many
Mnot all Of the American records, 70,
yhieh she completes. to her credit
rkis may be made possible by rsasor
II the fact that the cities in which
Aiss ;puraek Is TO appear are applying
3 Amateur Athletic Union for per
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