, 1921-06-26

after another with few interrupted,
in her successes.
In Aviation.
In aviation, too, there is
honor roll OF women who bava -
formed feats and exploits thai nstas
up well with the record Of -
flyers. There are Miss Ruth ~.
and Miss Katherine Sttnsop ~.
pioneer women fliers OF the countr,'.
Miss Velora Nelson of PhiiadeInhts
Mile Jane Heveaux. the French gtr,.
MISS Helen Run and many Others
Mile Andree Perye, a French
ton picture actress. performs ac-o
oatic stunts hundreds of feet I'm IN.
air on the wings of an airplane. Iss,
month Mile. Peyre arrived in ,his
country to outlaw Miss Ruth and
show a few other American dsr.
devils that a French girl can be ,
regular person even at 5000 fee,
above civilization.
In the sport OF diving the n.-
or Miss Ethelda Beibtrey. who 81,
a new worlds record at the olynnic
games. is mentioned with emphasis
Her record contributed largely 10 tba
success of the United States in tbs
swimming vents when she won tba
lO0+meter race in 1 minute 10 as sec.
onds. the 30o.meter race in 4 minutes
"a seconds. and was a membe of ths
winning team OF the 4oo-meter race.
Water Sports.
And as far as diving is concerned
there have been more notable women
divera than men to gain interna.
uonaI recognition At least no man
has competed with the vaudeville
and motion picture record set I'D by
Miss Annette Kellermann, Miss Thel.
ma Payne OF Portland, Ore, Mrs. "
Malcomson of Detroit and Miss Helen
Wainwright of New York are leading
the way in fancy diving,
1t has not been untii lately that
track athletic and field sports Tor
women have appeared on the sport
pages TO any extent Recently the
girls interscholastic field and track
meets occupied even the headlines
while columns were devoted to tell.
ing OF new records established.
Reports from many Of the colleges
indicate that sports of every descrip-
ton. from rowing to field hockey. are
being participated in by an ~increas.
ing number of girls. Young women
are arriving at college accustomed TO
taking part in daily sports. and contin.
uing the schedule. with more enthu-
siasm under h collegiate system 81
placing more emphasis upon compel
tition.
While France has usually trailed.
Doth the United States and England in
the matter of women's sports, a Fort.
night 6 10000 women spectators
gathered in the Pershing stadium to
watch 100 women's organizations AXE
part in a banner field day. At this
spring festival the athletic activities
were not, confined to the usual rum
ming and basketball features, but,
there were exciting contests in high
jumping, pole ~vaulting, broad jump
ing, shot putting and other typicallyi
American field day events.
Chaperon Becoming Obsolete
The promoters of the affair were
somewhat disturbed by the fact that
many aristocratic French families re-
fused-to allow their offspring to take.
part in the event. The highly devel-
: oped chaperonA system which has al
ways marked h upbringing OF
French girls failed to provide for the
training and travel necessary to as
sumo an active role in the schedule.
For quite another reason England
is disturbed over the s~uperlative de-
gree with which women are entering
sports. A group of prominent women
educators. gathered in solemn con.
clave in London, drew up a few rese-a
lutions, urging girls to stop playing
boys games. for tie sake of race pres.
eryation- 1t was commended hat tho
next generation would suffer if girls
| refused to use discretion in the mat
ter.