Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-21
Q Over Top and Take American League Lead,
SWIMMING
CENTER OF COUNTRY
Take II From Eugene Bolden, National TenMe Cham.
pion-Creat Sport for Women-WiH Defend His
Title Here Saturday

feel that am tied in knots. nv muscles
Deing al! bound up. A short time after
the finish, however, the muscular reac :
tion sets In, and there is no harm done.
Y For long race I use q mixture of
the Australian and American crawls,
and find the combination the best bet
Tor long distance swimming. 1t Is the
easiest way to swim. using IN less
energy than any of the other strokes.
VI course, sprinter wants To Use
short, snnppy strokes that shoot him
through the water with speed. A long
distance swimmer must resort to a long
glide that leaves his body as fat on
the surface of the water as is possible.
AS httle exertion as possible is neces-
sary IN the long distance swim, and
for that reason the crawl stroke, 1 find.
is the best of ALL"
Nay. Nay for Women =.
Bolden is If the opinion that long
distance swimming for women Is not the
proper thing. 1T Is too much of a
strain,' he said. at is all right for n
woman to swim about three miles, but
not In competition. She should de-
vote her time to the shorter distances
and up to the mile If she wants to get
any Denefit out Of the water sport.
III Is not so much the fact that q
woman is injured Immediately, but that
tne strain of grueling swim tells Inter
on. AT least that is what have found
Al my travels as swimmer around the
country and in my conyersation with
meermnids. They simply are not built
lor It. Women should stick to the
sprints, as these afford them competition
and Is good for their henlth and physi-
cal development. Leave the distance
swims to the men,"
Bolden and more than twenty other
ambitious youths will dive off Race
street pier at 1 :15 Saturday afternoon
TO start their long grind that doesn't
END until they reach the Yacht Club
pier In Riverton, N. j. A feet Of
motorboats will accompany the swim
mers, while each man will have a pilot
who will row alongside of him the en-
tire distance. The city police boats
will be used for the dive off.
Should Be Great Race
Charles II. Durborrow. the veteran
distance swimmer who Is managing the
event, is authority for the
that Saturdays race is going
to be one of the best, II not the best,
III the history of the event. With
Bolden to defend his crown and several
of last years place winners, together
with stars from all parts of this coun-
try and one from Brazil and Canada
entered, the race promises to be
hummer.
In addition to Bolden, the following
entries have been received: George
Corner and Jack Shovel, of Riverton
Edward Lang, Pitman Swimming Club
w. II. Titus, Victor Levand. fourth last
year. and II. A. Wetzler, Philadelphia
Swimming Club: Euald Wildforsl.r,
New York A. c.; c. b. Hodine, L.
Helwig, J. Hall and Victor Keefe, of
the Brooklyn Y. NJ. G. A.; Carvin
birmingham, Ala; Walter
Patterson, bridgeport, Conn. II. FL
verson and Vincent Jaggard. American
Legion, Camden; p. Einhorn. of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association of
Philadelphia Lee JARVIS, Cascade A.
G. Dallas, Tex; Swede Anderson.
Omaha A. G.; p. W. Sheffield, Holly
wood, Calf, and J. p. Guenther,
West Va.
The youth from South America who
aspires to carry the championship south
IF the equator is Carke Dhering de OF
Mattos, who at present is training for
the race at Cape May. J. Mendelsohn,
Of the Toronto Y. NJ. G. A., is the
Canadian entry.