Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
ru,nsem,einde Stars Per-
yoru,ances Prove Nece''
,ity Of Good Coaching
md Constant Practice.
/ Hns Three Titles
lplcK STROKE RECORD

Turing the indoor season just past
~ M individual performance was more
usr,ns uS to the followers Of competi-
-. swimming races, than that OF MISS MIS-
S.snces Clarke, one OF w s!rr pea
inrmers Of the Philadelpf'a uf"s'
neinde. , . future chompion
~ record breaker, the dimlnutlve
- =. rces came through the list OF sea-
s.n's events in a way which not onty
On Ssr many honors, but laid the
nndstion upon which to. base the pre-
%uHoth M..,or that in a very short time she
c.H;'Jh si; ho nm in the front ranks OF nata-
..riai I hieh lights and battling among
ths title. holders. . ,,.ur,or.
Az. ms won The Hygeia Club trophy, one
'ts, largest and most handsome tro-
~ Wv IN Tor competition, broke the
Rn,ss, R@ss,. Atlantic record for 22O. yard
M.t. M.au.o stroke swimming and finished
J o,.Ia. 6rst or second in every race sne
\ su. sN.o.sd Not bad for seasons WORK.
| /, Only Eighteen
Miss Clarke, barely eighteen years OF
~. T hos been swimming in competitive
T.. ~. "a about four years. During that
!, 49, @ ,he has been under the tutelage
/. ~ Charley Braun, coach OF the Turn
!. ssmsInde swimming team. Braun rec:
ssni,sd in Miss Clarke n future star.
Sithoush she had very little knowledge
. ~ ths water game and possessed poor
Ss,m and A faulty stroke. Before any.
tS;nv could be done 1t was up to Braun
~ | correct Miss Clarke's method OF
svImminv and get her working under
the proper system.
der his eye and taught her the crawl
stroke exclusively. =, r;-
Inc only thing that could possibly
! Aelp Miss Clarke get into the swing OF
! the thing seemed to be different style
of swimming. So the veteran turner's
coach set her to the back stroke. with
ths result that she not only corrected
h,r faulty crawl stroke, but developed
into a good back stroke swimmer as
we'll.
Practice Makes Perfect
This year Miss Clarke really proved
what constant practice and proper
teaching will do. In the first race of
: the season which she entered, the 100.
yard Middle Atlantic free style cham
pIonship, Frances finished second to
Elizabeth Becker. holder of four IT,
tles The time, although not record.
was very good, and Miss Clarke finished
Is close second as is possible without
creating tie for first.
In her next race, just one week later,
which was held at the Ambassador
Swimming Club, Of Atlantic City, the
youthful Frances came in an easy win
ner in the fight for the Middle Atlantic
220.yard free.style championship. In
winning this event she triumphed over
Miss Becker. Marguerite Rayior and
Eleanor Uhl, Olympic star Of the
Mcadowbrook Club, who Is now com.
peting unattached.
Her next second place was won In
the Middle Atlantic ift-yard cham
pionshlp battle. In this race Miss
Becker again finished first by a small
margin. The time. 80 lbs, compares
fsvorably with that of past titleholders
and Is not so very much under the rec
ord for this distance.
Sets New Mark
MVto tuuH TWO InOHtnS elHpSeu OeIOTo
Miss Clarke again was victor in a
ttular race. She annexed her second
crown when she won, in the Ambassa. .
dor pool. the 100-yard back stroke
Middle Atlantic championship. She set
new maj TX for this distance, lowering
Gertrude Artplt's time to I'm. "a 4-5s.
In the final meet of the season. held
q the Hysiea Club, of Atlantic City,
Miss Clarke came through with q win
IN 1OO.yard free style race. This
victory gave her possession of the
hygiea Club trophy. formerly held by
Eleanor Uhl. While possession is not
permanent. Miss Clarke will have 1t
lor years time and her win made it
possible to thwart the attempts of At.
Mntlc City girls to capture the event.
many OF whom entered in an effort to
Keep the trophy within their boundaries.