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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
lD|LL|ON ARRIVES
 ID COACH HOWARD
 COLLEGE TEAMS
New Athletic Director Has Had Considerable Experi- ence in SpOrts-Heavy
 Football Schedule

Announcement has been made of tho arrival of Howard colleges new ath- letic coach. Chester Dillon. For the last year or two Howard college has teen getting along without coach. and made a fair showing at that, but having procured the services of such a man as Chester Dillon, the Baptists are hopeful of putting out winning teams during the coming season.
 MT. Dillon comes with record be- hind him. Last season he was coach ing the East High school at Waterloo, la, and turned out good teams for that school. Feeling that he would like to know little more about coaching basket ball and Ii. Gill the track teams. greater part of the summer under the tutelege of the 'big four" the four coaches of the University of Illinois, and who are admittedly among the best coaches in the United States. G. Huff coaches the baseball teams B. Zuppke the football, Ralph Jones the Basketball and H. Gill the track teams. These four coaches have a regular school of coaching during the summ CT months and it is with them that MT. Dillon has been studying.
 MT. Dillion's coaching record is some what lengthy. dating back to 1907 From 1913 to 1915 he was coach. as well as principal. of the Brookings, S. D., high school From 1915 to 1916 he was coach of the Dakota Wesleyan univer- sity, in Mitchell, s. D. In both places he turned out winning teams of foot ball, basket ball and baseball, as we'll as in track work.
 From 1916 to 1918 he was director Of athlpfipS q m ot Tn dlanola, Ia. His success with his ath- letic teams at this place was little short of marvellous After leaving Simpson college, Mir Dillion then went to East High school at Waterloo where he was coaching last season. This is cnly part of MT. Dillions coaching rec ord, as he has coached in Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. He has been coaching athletics since 19o7 when he was in Tennessee.
 MT. Dillon is something of an ath- lete himself When he attended Normal High school in Illinois he made all teams every year of the four during which he attended. That is, the foot ball, basket ball. baseball and track teams. He duplicated the feat when he went to the Illinois State Normal uni- Versity. and when he attended the Uni vcrsity of Illinois he made the football and track teams.
 It will be seen that Mir billion has had considerable experience in athletic branches. He comes we'll recommended from every position which he has held as athletic director. and is said to know college sports as well as any man in the country. Howard boosters are look ing to great athletic season at How and college this year. and wish well 10 the success of the new coach
 The football schedule as arranged by Howard is the heaviest ever under
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Panther Alumni to
 Hold an Important
 Meeting on Thursday

Members of the Birmingham- Southern college alumni association will hold an important called meeting Thursday Au- gust 21 to discuss subjects pertaining to the welfare of the college in general It is understood that athletics will be one of the main topics of discussion, Fol- lowers of the Old Gold and Black are counting on one of the biggest years in athletics in the history of the school
 Sig Levy. captain of the 1916 eleven, and star linesman, has stated that he would be sne of the first of the old men to enroll. Sig has put on about 10 pounds and with years experience on the service team will be in shape to give Birmingham his best this season Levy is a consistent linesman, and one who can be depended upon to break up line smashes.
 Preparations are now being completed for the training camp which will open Twenty-Five players will be taken on the trip. The early training is expected to put the football warriors in prime condi- tion as it did in 1917. when the camp was held on F. NJ. Jackson's farm at Calcis. The training site will be located 4J miles out on the Southern railroad be- tween here and Atlanta and is an ideal location for a training camp.
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TURNS IN LOWEST QUALIFYING
 SCORE AT TOURNEY
Perry Adair Gives Up After Bad HOle-Bush Did Not Start = Whitney
 Qualities

Pittsburg. August 16-Louis Jacooy of Charlotte returned the best card of the I36 starters at the National Amateur Golf tournament here today, going out in 8 and in 37 for a 76. He was pressed by Francis Ouimet of Woodland, who scored a 77. Outmet was 36 to the turn and Il in. ]. Wood Platt of North Hills tied with Ouimet at r.
 Rain and hail fell in a torrent and terrific wind blew for few minutes late in the afternoon, drenching the gall leries, and making it difficult for the players who had not completed their round.
 A large dining tent was blown down on people who had sought shelter be- meath it. Smaller tents for officials and refreshments were ripped up and blown from their places.
 Hundreds of lightly dressed men and women forming galleries at distant points on the course were unable to find shelter as the rain and hail fell upon them. The storm subsided in a few minutes, but it left the rolling putting greens and fair ways filled with casual water.
 Charles C'Chick') Evans, Jr., the cham pion, was one of those caught in the storm. He required 42 coming in, but was out in & for an S0
 There was but one real upset. Perry Adair of Atlanta, picked up his ball at the 17th, when it would have been im- possible for him to have scored under 90. He was 49 out with a 10 at the fourth, where he was repeatedly trapped. Albert Seckel, former western champion, was just outside the qualifying list. He used 90 Reuben Bush of New Orleans did not start
 Players with S9 or better qualified, as the officials ruled that all tied for 6ith place would continued in the play. There were 62 players with SS or better. and this allowed IS players who scored S9 to get in.
 All of the other former champions, Ouimet, Jerome Travers, w c. Fownes, Jr and. Robert Gardner. qualified.
 The following were among those who qualified;
 Louis Jaeoby, Charlotte, S9-37-76
 Robert T. Jores Jr., Atlanta, 43 S9-S2.
 Nelson M. Whitney, New Orleans, 44-41-S5.
 Richard Hickey, Atlanta, 42-44-S6
 J. A. Dean, Atlanta, 4S-45-sS.
 Donald Woodward, Columbia, 45-43-S.
 Richard Woodwork, Atlanta, 4742-S9.
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TENNIS TOURNEY ID OPEN TOMORROW AT
 THE COUNTRY CLUB
Many Players Enter Tennis Tournament to Try for Titles-LOcals Enter
 in the Meet

Tomorrow afternoon on the Country club courts the. cotton states tennis tourney is to open. Mems singles and mems doubles matches are to be played the drawings to be held sometime to- morrow morning.
 Any player desiring to enter the torney must register with any of the following committeeman; R. D. John ston Jr., w J. Turner, R. E. Mitchell or Bob Nadine. These four men have charge of the arrangements for the tourney and will receive registrations for the matches anytime Monday morn ing.
 The t-of- town entry list promises to be very large. Already several play CTS have entered, and many more are expected to register. Montgomery will be well represented in tn matches K, B. Edgar and S. B. Tarilton of that town have already entered the meet.
 Three stars" from Brewton have also entered. c. B. Rankin, Emmet Brooks and Harvey Robb are three of the Brewton entrants. Besides the two towns above named, Cullman, Besse- mer, Selma and many other towns are to be represented.
 Of course the local list is to be the
 largest of all. Some of the well known local players who are expected to en- ter the meet are L. A. broohS, II, b Lang, William Bartlett. w. T. Warren R. D. Johnston. Hewlet smith, Charles Harold, H. R. Howell. otto Hodges Me Emery and McConwell from Bessemer Every one of these players is good at tennis, and will make a formidable op- ponent to any out f-town player he meets l.. A. Brooks has been in the army for quite q while. but after prac- ticing for the meet he is thought to be in fine fett1e for his matches. Many other tennis players have just returned from the army. at are rounding into shape by continual practice.
 The tournament is to be held on the Country club tennis courts under the auspices of the Country club and other clubs of the city. It is the first meet of it's kind held in Birmingham for sometime but considerable interest has already been displayed in the tourney, and large crowd of spectators is eX- pected to view the matches.
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EXCITING CONTEST WON BY J. |. I.
 IN TENTH INNING
Manager Abrams Wrecking Crew Hammers Out Win by Thrilling Rally in
 Tenth Frame

Crashing into "Red', McCuiioughs offerings like ton of brick in the tenth inning yesterday afternoon, the '. C. T.'s won n thrilling game from the T. P. As by the score of to A.. Like unto the recent ''serious' be- tween the Giants and Reds. the con- test at Rickwood kept large crowd of fans at high tension thrOughout.
 The IT. C. ITS showed over the first tally in the second inning by taking advantage of the misplays of their op- ponents and hitting timely. Not to be outdone. the T. P. As came back strong in the fourth and when the other gang temporarily blew up counted four runs.
 The U. c. ITS then began steady uphill fight. adding one score in the sixth and tying it up in the eighth by punching hits with the miscues of thei, rivals. A decision at the plate when a U c. T. runner scored in this inning drew a storm of protests from both sides. For a time it looked as if the game might be converted into
  ly waived their claims and the umpire reversed himself in favor of the T. P As
 Neither side was able to score in the ninth but the big fireworks came off in the tenth. Mccullough. who reliey ed Hoffman in the eighth. was treated to a base e-hit shower when taa first four r. C. T. hatters to face him drove out clean hits. one for two bags and three runs scored. The Y. P. As tried hard to tie it up in their half innins but lacked the<punch.
 The outstanding feature of the game was triple play started by Right fielder Kaufman of the P. As. It was the first triple play seen at Rick wood since the days when Birmi g. ham used to win pennants.
 Managers Charlie Abrams and Jim Robertson of the rival hines expressed themselves as being highly pleased at the result of the affair. financially. "Somethine over s2500 was raised for the anti-tu uSerculosis associa tion." said Mir. Abrams last night "Of course. I am glad that we won and I think all our boys deserve great credit for their showing. but the big idea was to raise money for the relief of tuberculosis sufferers. and that we succeeded ad- mirably is cause of rejoicing 10 members of both teams"
 Score by innings:
 Y. c. Ts ......... 010 00i n20 3---7 T. r. As .......,,.. 900 100 900 0--i
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vestige of pennant hopes Traveller fans might have Cherished.
 Babe Ruth hit his eighteenth home run yesterday.
 Elmer Ponder former Baron. lost his third straight game with the Pirates yesterday. Elimer hasn't won since he was discharged from the army.
 Local fans are wondering why bis league clubs don't snatch up biz Peters Baron catcher. Pete certainly deserves trial.
 Granting that the Reds and SoN meet in the worlds series. how will the betting be? In pitching the Sox are supposed to have the advantage, but Cicotte. Williams, Faber and Kerr haven'tsso much on Sallee, Ruether Ring. Euer and Fisher. Everybody knows that the Reds are the best of fensive club in the world today. Verify it looks as if the National league might have an inning this year
 Ieftv Sigman whitewashed the Tray elers yesterday And they said Sig didn't have gray matter enouee to hurl in any league.
 With a state golf championship ana a Cotton States tennis tournament in lts backward this week, the Country clur will have it's hands full
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FANNY DURACK
 OT1TSWAM FOR FIRST
 TIME IN HER CAREER

women's swimming champion of Aus tralia, suffered the first defeat of her career at Manhattan beach this after noon, finishing third in the 40o-yard Ath- letic union championship contest The race was won by Ethelda Bleibtrey, Women's Swimming association of New York, in minutes 30 1-5 seconds, new American records.
 Miss Wilhelinina Wylie who was tour ing the country, with Miss Durack, also succumbed to the American swimmers iR the 100-yard handicap, finishing fourth The race was won by Leslie Bunyan, Womans Swimming association.
 Miss Duracl's defeat evidenced the su- prenacy of the American crawl which vas used hv Miss Isleh+Hev nver the Aus tralian crawl nsed by Miss Durack
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Ye Old-Time Telephone Girl

"Time was. before the experts came along and, in vulgar business par ence, sold efficiency to the telephone companies. when the telephone was real convenience" John Armbruster relates in Everybody's The historic instance of the lady who rang up cen tral and said I am just stepping over to Mrs. Brewster's for a few minutes to get her doughnut recipe-she's Main 22F-and I'll leave the receiver off so YOU can hear if the baby cries and let me know In my home town we used to ask central where the fire was and who was dead and did she think there was any mall for us"
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Win From Dodgers

Brooklyn. August 16. Reuther pitched brilliant ball for Cincinnati to- day and. backed by perfect support shut out Brooklyn, to O. Pfeffer kept the Reds hits scattered except in the third and sixth innings. In the third a scratch hit, Dauberts triple and Groh's single scored two runs for the Reds Kopf got the third run in the sixth on his double and Magees sim gle. Score RTI F. Cincinnati - 002 001 000--3 II Q Brooklyn .... 900 900 00o--0 6 2
 Batteries Ruether and Wingo; Pfeffer, Mitchell and M. Wheat
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St Louis August 16.-Kinney batted and pitched Philadelphia to to victory over St, Louis today. With two men on base in the second Kin nev hit the ball over the right fieli pavilion for a home run and in the sixth his double scored another run. Score: R. H. r. Philadelphia ... o5o o01 oI0- f St Louis .... 200 100 001- {.
 Batteries-Kinney and McAvoy: Koob. Davenport, Wright and Sever cid.
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taken by the college This schedule em- braces games with the following col leges Birmingham southern. Wander bilt, Sewanee. Auburn. Mississippi A x NJ, Alabama. Marion. Oglethorpe anI Springhill. All colleges with whom Howard is to play games usually have very strong athletic teams, in all branches of sport. Howard, 1t is ex- pected. will be able to hold her own against any of them, with a good coach now in charge of her athletics.
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Giants Beat Cubs

New York. August 16.-New York defeated Chicago, to 4, in the first game of the series here today. The Giants knocked Vaughn out in six innings, landing on him for il hits, including three doubles.
 Nehf, recently acquired from Boston.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Birmingham 12-3; Little Rock so. Atlanta 3: Chattanooga 1. Memphis 7-3; Mobile 6-5. Nashville 2; New orleans 1.
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COLL.E:G|AN [: BOONE DEFEATS LOOKOUTS Crackers Tighten Hold on Top by Beating Rube
 Marshall in First

Chattanooga, Tenn, August f6Atlanta won the opening contest of the series this afternoon to 2. Both Boone and Marshall pitched splendid ball but re- ceived poor support
 Neither club scored an earned run:
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Tigers Beat Yankees

Detroit, August f6.-Detroit took the odd game of the series from New York today. to 2. Although the visitors blows well scattered. while his teammates punched hits off Tho-- mahlen in the first and third innings, Score: R. IT. 2. New York ~ GOO oil 000- q Detroit ........ 102 900 00x-3
 Batteries-Thormahle and Ruel; Ayers and Ainsmith
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Pirates and Phillies Split

Philadelphia. August 16--Pittsburgh knocked R4xey out of the box and won the first game of todays double header, 6 to 1. but the big southpaw came back in the second game and pitched shutout game for Philadel- phia. to o. Brilliant fielding, in- cluding three swift double plays. helped him materially only one vis- itor getting further than second base Luderus and Manager Cravath hit home runs in the first game. Cravath got into the lineup after Williams Injured his elbow, crashing into the bleacher wall in pursuit of Lees triple. Scores-First game: R.H. E, Pittsburg ~ 202 900 011--6 II ? Philadelphia .... 01o o01 020--4 8
 Batteries; Miller and Lee; Rixey, Murray and Adams
 Second game:
 Pittsburg Beet. 900 900 ooo-0 2 Philadelphia ... 900 002 11'--4 0
 Batteries: Ponder. Hamilton and Blackwell; Lee, Rixey and Tragresser.
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GAMES TODAY

Birmingham at Little Rock. (Two games).
 Mobile at Memphis. Atlanta at Chattanooga. CTwo games) New Orleans at Nashville.
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Wilson at Ball Game

Washington, August 16.-President Will son attended baseball game at Amer ican League park here today between teams of the army and the marine corps for the benefit of the Red Cross. The President threw out the first ball.
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Detroit virtually eliminated New York from the American league race by winning another game yesterday. The White SoX also won and three games still separate these clubs.
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Old Indian Shortstop
 Died Last Night

Cleveland. O.. August 16.-Ed Me- Kean. 52. fnmous xhortstOp of the Cleveland baseball team in the early '9O's, died here tonight.
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And the Ciney Reds. aided by Ruether. shutout Brooklyn, thus maintaining their lead despite New Works victory over the Cubs. Get your worlds series tickets from MT. Garry Her mann.
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NATIONAL LEAGuE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

KES SULTS Y YESTEKUAY Cincinnati 3; Brooklyn 0. St. Louis 4-S; Boston 2-1. New York ,; Chicago f. Philadelphia 4-4; Pittsburg 0-s.
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Summary: Two base hits, Dykes 2, Galloway, Neusel Sacrifice hits, Demoe, Damrau. Stolen base Miller Left on base, Atlanta 5; Chattanooga. 8, Base on balls, Boone. Base on balls. Boone ?, Struck out, by Boone l; Marshall 2. Time .35. Empires, Pfenninger and ShibleV
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Six Win in Ninth

Chicago, August l6.--Chicago today defeated Boston in the final game of the series to 6. producing the win ming run in the ninth inning on the squeeze play Manager Gleason used three pitchers to turn the trick. Sam Jones went the entire route for the visitors.
 The longest home run ever made a the local park was nit by Ruth in the fifth inning. when he drove the bah over the right field bleachers. Score:
 R. H. E. Boston .... oil o2o 200 6 Chicago ......... 110 030 011-.7 12 0 Batteries-Jones and Schang; Low dermilk. Mayer, Faber and Schalk,
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GAMES TO-DAY

Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis.
 Washington at Detroit. New York at Cleveland.
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The Crackers bid fair to grab the gonfalcon in this circuit. Even Nash vile beat the Pels yesterday, while Chollys cohorts put it over the Chicks Dixie Walker hasn't been much of help to the Dohbers since he joined the team.
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DIVING

Senior Diving-Gillis Chisholm. E. R., l.. & P. Co.,. first; W. H. Murray Y NJ. C. A.. second; Ralph Merritt, I. s. O. R.. third
 Girls Diving-Miss Alberta Jones first. and Miss Byrne Simpson. second
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Detroit 3; New York 2. Chicago !; Boston 6. Philadelphia '; St. Louis 4
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The Barons are planning barn storming trip through Alabama as soon as the season is over.
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Look out for the millennium. The Barons won two in one day.
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RESULTS

50 Yards-Twelve years and under: Billie Bancroft. l. S. 0, R., first; Bill
 lie Morgan, B. R.. l.. & P. Co, second;
 Rob Caragan, Y. Nj c. A. third Time. 37 1-5.
 100 Yards-Tw vears and under:
 Rillie Bancroft, l. s. O. R., first Bll-
 lie Morgan, B. R.. L. & P. Co. second;
 A. Kerr. Y. M. c. A. third. Time,
 1:s6 2-5.
 50 Yards-Sixteen years and under,
 First heat. w. H. Murray. Y NJ. C. A..
 first T Norris, T. S o. R. second
 "Pheney" Crane, B. A. C., third. Time,
 s. Second heat, Francis Levvy. I. s.
 O. R.. first; John Levvy. l. s. O. R.. second; Tom Anderson, B. R.. L. x iP. Co.,. third Time 3f Final heat
 John Levvv, l. s. O. R., first: Tom Anderson. E. R.. L. & P Co. second w. H. Murray, Y. M. c. A.. third.
 Time. 30 4-5
 100 Yards-Sixteen years and under;
 Franvis Levvy. I. S. O. R.. first; Tom John Levvy, I. s. O. R.. third Time. t1:1S.
 30 Yards For. seniors: Alvin A. len, S. O. R.. first: Louis Pierce. I. ; z. o R, second T F. Nru,iAr, B. F.,
 l., & P. Co, trird. Time 5s Is. 100 Yards-For seniors: Louis Pierce. I & O. R. first. Lo"'A Elliott s. O. R.. third. Time, 1:111-5. 220 Yards-For seniors: Louie Ell liott. | s. Q. R., first: Hewlett Par
 ker B. A. C.. second; Gillie Chisholm R. R. l.. & r. Co.,, third. Time 3:2f 1-5.
 Half Nrile-For seniors: Freddie | f.auney. first, Miss Garet Launev. see T.evvy. I s. o. R. first. Louie Elliot. lr. s. O R. second: H C Rush. Y M. fC A.. third. Time, 1885. 30 yards-For girls: Miss Mary l I.annev. first: Miss Alberta Jones. ser- ond: Miss Garnet T<auney. third All of R. R L. & P. Co., Time. 45 l-5. 100 Yards-For girls: Miss Mary ord: Miss Byrne Simpson. third. Time, 1:50
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won his first game as a Giant pitcher. First Baseman Chase of the Giants was out of the game with an inquired wrist. Score: RH.E E. Chicago ........ 100 GOO 2o1-4 1 New York ... 200 002 01t-5
 Batteries: Vaughn, Carter and Killi- fer; Nehf. Barnes and Snyder.
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|. 5. O. R. TEAM IS
 WINNER OF STATE MEET
Swimming Meet Is Great Success-Large Crowds Attend Chisholm
 Takes Diving

Despite the threatening weather, large crowd turned out to witness the state championship swimming meet yesterday It has been estimated that there were 2ooO people present, and from all standpoints the affair was a complete success.
 The Independent Sons of Rest true lake" They took first place in every final event for boys except diving, and took third in that. This bunch of swimmers has proven itself the best swimming club in the city. The E. A c. failed to make the showing that was made at the last meet, com ing out last in team averages, Ali other upset of the day was the show ing made by Henry Beatty of the Y. NJ c A. He faileo to come out as we'll as was expected in the half-mile swim The B. R., L. x P. swimmers made a much better showing at yes terdays meet than at the last one.
 Gillie Chisholm of the B. R., l.. &s P. came up to all expectations and earily took the diving event. There were none who could compare with Chis- holm in the fancy dives. Gillie showed the best of form in the most diff cult of dives
 MT c. l.. Hill of the Ensley Enter prise demonstrated the only way Tn which to enjoy ones swim. This mettod is to swim on the back and shield the face from the suns rays, or the rains beat, whichever it may be- by supporting large umbrella with the hands. Its the only way to swim" states Mir. Hill
 Miss Garnett Launey swan out into the middle or the course and pretended to drown Her sister, Miss Mary Lau- ney, dove in swan after her. seized her in a strangle hold and swan with her to safety, distance of nearly 50 yards. Of course it was a put-up job. but it demonstrated the prowess of Miss Mary Iauney as q swimmer
 On September 6 swimming meet will be held at West Lake to decide the Florida. Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia championship Plans for the meet will be announced later. The out-of-town entries to yesterday 5 meet failed to appear and consequent = ly were not in the meet.
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