Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-20
Indians Have Off League but Move to Top When White So
TURNER'S TURN OUT
CLASSY MERMA|DS
Champion Swimmers and Divers
Have Been Developed in
N. Broad Street Pool
OVER 300 GIRLS TRAINING

When Eugene Bolden. of the Illinois
"A. c., holder Of the national one mile
swim championship and former ten
mile king, remarked that Philadelphia
was the swimming center of the United
States, he made speech.
Philadelphia always has been noted
for it's fine men and women swimmers,
and also for the large number of clubs
and organizations in which the aquatic
One Of the finest Of these institutions
Is the Philadelphia Turngemeinde. To-
Gated at Broad street and Columbia ave
nue.. The Turner's" as II Is generally
called, is ono Of the most widely known
clubs of its kind in the country.
At present over 300 girls. from six
years of age upward. are daily being
taught TO swim In the North Broad street
tank. 1t Is hoped that these girls now
under instruction will some day be able
to take the places of the large number
Of famous mermaids that now compete
for the organization.
Star Mermaids
Elizabeth Becker. Florence McLough- =
lin. Marie Hillegass. Mabel Arklie.
Margaret Clarke, Margaret Maier,
Frances Clarke. Anna Wright. Ruth
Thomas. Margaret Ravior. Emma Saut-
ter and Helen Hillegass are few of the
young swimmers that have made their
| names known throughout the East.
Miss Becker, one of the best in the
country, rated as the supreme diver Of
the Middle Atlantic A. A. T.. who
swims everything from the fifty yard
das TO the 800" Is probably the best
performer who splashes in the Turner's
tank. She is class personifed and is a
dangerous opponent in any sort of
aquatic competition.
Marie Hillegass deserves to rank
next. Although only seventeen years OF
age, Marie is a great Eprintcr and holds
the Middle Atlantic a. A. L. breast
stroke championship. Her sister. Helen,
is also point getter for the Turner's.
She is diver. and a good one, too.
/ Frances Clarke. who does the 100
ward swim in 10; Margaret Majer
. 10; Mabel Arklie. :13. and Anna
Wright, 10. are the next best in line
All of them are sprinterS. and the
figures given above for each one ar,
not the best that they can do. but theil
average time.
Ruth Thomas and Margaret Ravoir
also are swimmers Of no mean ability
! The latter. while only fifteen years old
| try stroke hard to win. Ethelda Bleib.
| trey. Of New York. worlds champion n
almost every distance was forced to the
| limit by the youngster at Atlantic City
n few months ago. While the Misses
Thomas and Ravior have not entered
many competitive meets, both show
great promise.
Classy Divers
When it comes to diving. there ar
very few mermaids that have any
. thing on Florence Mclaughlin. She i
Tone Of the best in the sport and has wol
many a point for the Turner's. Elnmt
Sautter Is also a nifty performer. AM
she. along with Florence and Heller
Hillegass. makes up the driving team o.
the organization.
One of the greatest mermaids tha
ever donned one piece suit was
product of the Turngcmcinde, Miss Olg'
| Dorfner, who. before she retired, helC
about every record that was wortt
while.
Gertrude Artelt, the young Philndel
phian who recently was picked from
more than 20OO entrants as the mos
beautifully formed athlete in America
learned all she knows about swimming
in the Broad street and Columbia ave
nue. tank, although she is now a mem
Der >of the Meadowbrook Club.
After taking a casual glance through
the records of the mermaids who hav'
worn the colors of the Turner's. 1t i
easily seen that the club u in the from
rank in Philadelphia. which Is. n
Eugene Bolden put il. the swimming
center of the United States.
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