Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-29

to teach most of the girls the very
rudimcnts of running and jumping, and
1t takes time. but we are doing it, and
the results are apparent already"
The young women have difficulty in
swinging their arms. Instead of the
vertical or chopping stroke when they
run, they, swing their arms over the
Furthermore, girls have tendency to
run "toes in" and they must learn to
run toes out"
The correction Of these difficulties
and great deal of practice are chang
ing Miss Kilkenny into one Of the like.
Hest sprinters in Philadelphia. With
an engaging modesty, which one must,
though with misgiving, term "girlish,"
she, however, is reluctant to believe
she will run as fast as the famous
trackmen of sport history.
II should like to beat a man," is her
fervent hope, but she thinks It less
probable than possible.
Really" she smiles, II should be
satisfied If only beat my brother. !
began running after my brother when
! was a very little girl, but never did
beat him."
Miss Kilkenny recently finished third
in the annual Shanahan G. g. games
in Philadelphia. She stumbled in the
final heat, and was unable to recover
her loss.
The biggest surprise in this seventy
yard dash was the victory by Miss
Margaret Herr, who ran for the Mead
owbrook Club. Dorothy Baugh, of
MeadOwbrook, was favored to win.
Miss Hers time of 10 seconds fiat
is the A. A. U. record for women. She
Is a stiffent of the Lansdowne Girls
High School. She gives all the credit
for her victory to her brother, Johnny
Herr, member of the University Of
Pennsylvania four-mile relay team
which ran the spectacular race against
the Oxford and Cambridge team.
Miss Herr Won Race
in Middy and Bl00naers
Miss Herr ran her race wearing the
regulation gymnasium MILDLY and
boomers.
"But that's the last time" she
promises, "unless I feel queer in a
mans track suit. And II / feel queer
In 1t l guess won't wear 1t.
my brother John, who has been
helping me learn the little tricks about
running, how to cnrry myself and all
that, always tells me that when I am
actually running ! should really for
get all he ever told me, and then just
run to beat everything. He says, II the
good tips he gave mo actually sank In
the first place, won't forget them
anyway, and they'll do me more good
II I don't try to remember them. Tint
Is the way ! mean to do with the mans
track suit. If can't help thinking
about how queer 1t is, then 1 will wear
my bloomers and MILDLY again.
"But Dorothy Daugh wore a mans
track suit at the Shanahan meet, and
she just fewl Dorothy went BY me
like wind! She came in second, you
know"
Dorothy Baugh 10 q protege Of DR..
NJ. Francois D'Eliscu, physical direc.
tor of Temple University, and a sopho-
more at that institution.
II have heard It said that women
are temperamentally unfit for ath-
letics," says this educator, that
they are poor sports. poor losers. I
have never heard a worse libel.
"For seven years have directed
girls In athletics. It is my most special
study. and ! have never seen a spirit
so fine as they show. They, with few
among men--admire heartily the girl
who Is able to win . race, or jump
higher. or box better, or swim faster.
Women are temperamentally as healthy
rs men are.
eve seen women high jumpers. after
they themselves had died at a certain
height, root for the competitors who
were jumping higher. As a matter Of
fact, girls develop q camaraderie and
friendship In sports entirely absent
among men. After men competitors
have met and won or lost, do they write
letters to each other? DO they visit
one another In their homes? Not by
long shot. 1t sounds perhaps petty and
insignificant. But don't you believe It.
If there is anything catty at all in
there Is, athletics will take ali tho cat.
tiness out of them"
This educator has very pronounced
views on the effect Of athletics on moth
erhood.
~ am confident that the training a
young woman receives on the athletic
field will better prepare her for moth
crhOod. 1t can never harm her. do
you know that of the eleven women on
last years championship women's soc.
Ger team of France eight were mar
ried and had children? DO you know
that two of the best known swimming
directresses in Philadelphia have chill
dren? One has two and the other has
four. They are fine children, too, and
speak with the knowledge OF phy-
swim! ,,
look UP - The idsS woman 'sh'.si ''l