Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-27

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ica's swim stars, who are to go 70
Antwerp, but about all he can really
do about II is to so take a jump IN
the ocean,"
In mentioning new athletic mar
wells Babe Ruth's name somehow
seems TO weave into 1t.
They're calling Miss Ethelda
Bleibtrey the Babe Ruth" Of the
ocean now. just like they called Man
O. War the Babe Ruth" OF the race
track a few weeks ago.
1t resulted from the Olympic
finals at Manhattan Beach Batn,
New York, recently. where miss
Rleibtrey set a new worlds sprint
record for 500 meters, free style
swim. Her time was four minute
thirty-four and one-nfth seconds, as
against the international standard
mark of four minutes and forty-
three seconds, established by Miss
Fannie Durock of Australia. and
Miss Frances Sehroth's unlisted rec
ord of four minutes and forty and
one-ffth seconds on the coast.
Teacher and Pupil
Rack of that race there Is a story
of how a pupil took the laureis away
from her closest friend and teacher.
Just. two years ago Miss Bieibtrsy
was sixteen years old. h became
interested in the sea. she tucked
her golden curls up under her rub
Der cap and decided to make SWIM
ming a business.
ON the same beach there ruled a
swimming nymph who also had
beautiful golden hair. She was Miss
Charlotte Boyle, who had just IN
throned Miss Claire Galltgan as
queen of the sea.
Ethelda and Charlotte looked so
much alike that people believed
them sisters. -
Then began that friendship which.
has made them almost i~nseparaoie
for the past two years.
At first Miss Boyle advised her
pupil just to try and keep up with
fast swimming then for Miss bieip-
trey, but she learned radidly.
Fish Out Prince
The result was that the pupil at
tanned the speed OF her teacher.
They toured Australia and the
Hawaiian Islands together for three
months, where they fshed the Prince
of Wales out of the briny when ne
was injured on q surf board.
Since their return they have swan
loopholes for exhibition matches in
stead Of fights, as they are adver-
tised.
The champion that cannot deci-
sively defend his title without hid
ing behind a no-decision exhibition
of his wares isn't a full lodged belt
wearer.
Boxers argue that in travelling
PEELED to work In the ring be-
fore unskiiled referees while others
are crooked and would rob q fighter
of his just dues. That is a strong
argument.
They weigh the fighters before
they get In the ring in most states,
They compel them to be examined
by physicians. Then why not exam
inc a referee for integrity and capa-
bility the same way?
The international Sporting Club
of New York started out with some
mighty excellent maxims toward
this end. II its code is TO be the
boxing bible of the country. much
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The United States is the greatest
boxing center in the world-the
greatest gold mine for promoters
and producers by far the greatest
number OF glove goliaths.
II every fighter knew. when he
got in the ring, that somebody's
hand-his Dr. his opponent's-would
be raised at the conclusion, the
words stall" and fixed" would soo
pass out OF the boxing lingo.
A baseball game without an UNI
pire to call 'em when they're over
and to wave 'cm out when they're
tagged, would end up IN a riot.
Boxing can be made cleaner
kept straighter and better-by tax
ing the ~no-decision stun out of the
code OF polite usage.