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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
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a. steel cored wire be used in
stead.
Though this will cost $4,000
more than aluminium or about
$4,000 for wire and installation,
Copper-weld is four times as dur
able. it was said.
The large order. for the Copper
weld wire was approved by the
Board and went out today. Deliv-
cry is expected within two
months. The transmission line
which will be built from Key
West out will be completed with
in 200 days of receipt of the wire,
following acceptance of bids.
Board members voted to re-
iect the low bid of S153, 900 made
with aluminium as the wire, and
to call for new bids Immediately
minus the amount for Copper
weld wire.
Papy stressed at yesterdays
meeting that had City Electric
not obtained its wire priority this
week, the Big Pine Key line
would have been delayed until a
year from now. Then it would be
doubtful. the State Representa-
tive said If any wire would be
obtainable.
Papy said that Florida's Sena-
tors Spessard Holland and Geo.
Smathers, as wen as Representa-
tive Bill Lantaff were most help
full in guiding them around
Washington.
New Fire Alarm System Urged
Board members then voted
unanimously to adopt a motion
that the City Commission be in
formed that City Electric advises
that q new fire alarm system be
put into effect for the protection
of life and property.
The motion was made by
Chairman Eisner on the basis of
a report by Superintendent of
Operations Virgin of CITY Elec-
trio,
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Ne,psboy Contest
Closes Saturday

The nominations for the city's
top newsboy vii close Septem-
Der /. Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey
president of the American Leg
gion Auxiliary which is sponsor
ing the contest, reminded voters
today.
She asked that customers who
want to send in their votes do so
at once since only two days re-
main before the contest closes.
Mrs. Harvey also announced
that two ten dollar trade certifi-
Gates had been contributed by
two leading merchants and the
lucky winner will receives them
along with other prizes.
Kantor's Mems shop and Lee
winsky's Mems shop were. the
donors.
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various projects for the club. Nc
definite decision was reached in
discussion of a library.
Sebastian Cabrera III. took
charge of the big metal Rotary
wheel sign which had been re-
moved from the head Of the is
land. 1t will be replaced.
A vote was passed to invite all
the men members of the faculty
of Key West schools to a luncheon
meeting two weeks from yester-
day, which win be September IS.
Out-of- town Rotary member
Lee Ferry, a lawyer from Tea
neck. N. J. was introduced along
with his son, Lee Ferry, Jr.,
future Rotarian. Their local ad-
dress at present is Lower Mate
cumbe Key.
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Out of the entire faculty, when
, this year includes the principal,
Wilbur Franklin, and Is teachers,
only two of the teachers were not
present at this luncheon.
Other guests included Randolph
Russell of Harris school and Mr..
and Mrs. Meryille Rosam.
The Key West dishes were well
received and highly praised. Said
Donald Jaeschke, newcomer
from Tontahawk, Wisconsin, Il
ate one meal here in Key West
some time ago and filled up SO
completely on turtle steak that l
turned away from the key lime
piei Henceforth / shall have the
desert served first-just IN
case"
Miss Ruth Latham, North
Carolinian declared. Declare, its
the best food I EVER tasted
every bit of it," And Mrs. Ruth
Berghoefer, native New Yorker
was SO enthusiastic she could only
utter one word with clarity-"De-
licious. delicious"
Principal Franklin. arriving
here late in July had the edge on
the other new members. All
though North Carolinian also,
he game here with stopover at
Sarasota last year. Remarking on
Key West generally he said he
was both amazed at and grateful
for the genuine friendliness shown
him by ''just about everybody
since his arrival. This food is
ALL good" he added, land Tn
really sold on black beans and
rice, too"
Several faculty members OK
pressed their appreciation for mo-
only the luncheon, but the spirit
of willing cooperation beint
shown in advance by the PTA of
ficers. Most agreed that they haC
been feted by PTA groups a
some periods during the schoo
year but this was the first time
they had been entertained during
the rush pre-school opening days
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Five Men Fined
In Court Today

Two men were fined SIS with
alternative sentences of 30 days
for Illegal possession of crawfish
weighing under one pound by
Criminal Court Judge Thomas S.
Caro- today.
The men were John Knowles
and Carl D. Griffin.
Three other men were fined
$40 or 30 days in the county jail
on reckless driving charges.
They are Theodore Jerkel
Funk. William Harold Brooks
and Ernest Louis Williams.
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Thank Y0ls Len
Receiped By AlIl
For Gift Book

A Thank. You. letter Il, !,
sent by Tracy B. Hare 10 ~
B. Harvey, president. and g,
bers of the Key West Ans,-s,,
Legion Auxiliary. togesher -,
residents of Key West In -
three boxes of books which 90,
recently sent to the Warren 81
dren's Hospital in Miami
The letter reads:
Dear Mrs. Harvey, Alxer,-,
Members, and Donors:
s'On behalf of the Board H.
rectors, the Staff and pati<s q
the Variety Children's hosp| q
Miami. sincere appreciatioo s. !
pressed for your genefous g
tribution.
I'VE assure you that Won III
will be used to the best adyzs1r,,
of the children in our care
Mrs. Harvey said that Cd Is
due Mrs. George Carey, rpbxIf-
tation chairman, and her -
workers, Mrs. George Sikex =.
Tessie Wimmanauer, Ms &c
thony Hlchar, Mrs. Be1ha IS
Mrs. James Gamble, Nh, ee
Robins6n,t together with IN Is :
bers Of the Auxiliary aid h 4
minded residents Of the iIr
Mrs. Vera Marks Of Cas- IA
was the first; donor Of book m
the Tropical Trader for the& 3 :
pitalized children to read lie
convaleScing. which IN
prompted others to follo0 III.
Mrs. Carey drove to MAN u :
out any cost to the organ'y1n
to deliver the books persona
This is simply one Of dslr
tivities of the past year dde
Rehabilitation COMMITTEE ffan
fort articles and gifts haye N
made and purchased and = %
all three VA hospitals within e
state Of Florida: gift ba1as
sent to Veteran Mickey C,lS1ail
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Cr !,
Peacon Lane. who was NO
in KKorea and is now II n
Reid Hospital: and parts We
been sponsored for the u21
Mrs. Harvey reports thS1r
ing the past week, so pu b
and so well was a needy -
case handled by the Ameriasik
gion and its Auxiliary, M =
A. M. Morgan of the iocal q
fare Board remarked to h1
certainly want to become nIa
| berAof suchsa fine working
as your local American H1f
Auxiliary"
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prompt service and for enjoy
nlent in comfort of the tops IN
entertainment available only at
thhe MAS CPO club.
Headliner of the evening IS Bob
Ellis. He sang at Fort Taylor OF
ficers' Club here in a previous en-
gagement last season and was
called back for so many encores
he finally ran out of numbers.
He's an ex-Coast Guard Chief and
son of Comdr. Raymond Asser-
son, USN (retired), of Washing
ton, d. C. Bob is known as the
young Gary Cooper" and was
once under contract to MGM. He
has baritone voice with mag
nificent range, is six feet four
and little over in height, blond
and handsome. He is well known
in Miami's best nightclubs and
played the Olympia when on
vaudeville tour. His most recent
tour, beginning last April, took
him away from a Miami Beach
radio program of his own while
he sang at the Henry Grady in
Atlanta. the Dunes Night Club at
Virginia Beach and the Blue
Room in New Orleans.
Arrvola, Queen of the Marim-
has," is only five feet tall, but
the petite brunette plays a four
octave marimba instrument with
vivacity and skill.
Deloris Miller, a smooth, tall
bionde will contribute tap dane
ing and accordian playing TO the
CPO show. She, too, is a vaude-
vile trouper
George Valentine, who has the
build of half-back, is said to be
a combine of Dean Martin and
jerry Lewis. Whether he lives
up to THAT build-up or not
doesn't matter. He is comedian,
dances in wizard style and does
acrobatie falls which are awe
some. Valentine worked ,at the
Bal Taberin in San Francisco, the
Florentine Gardens in Los An
| geles, the Hurricane in New
York. and was with Ken Muir
rays Blackouts in Hollywood for
six months. Recently he appeared
J on the Robert @. Lewis TV show
and leaves Miami early in Sep
TENDER to open with a roadshow
of that revue.
| As added attraction, there will
be a line of four precision dancers
with special routines and special
wardrobes. The girls are known
rs the Hollywood Hi Kickers, on,
| of the better small chorus lines in
show business.
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Club Auxiliary, $50 oln.,
Clubhouse, Stock Island.
Meeting, Dade Lodge No. IA,
Masonic Group, s pm, Scot
fish Rite Temple. a44
Meeting, SubRon Four Wives,
10 am, Fort Taylor Officers
Club.
Duplicate Bridge Club, AZ
pm, Coral Room, Overseas
Hotel.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6--.o
Swimming Glasses. Officers
Wives Club, 2s3043:30 pm,
Seaplane Base Pool.
Meeting. v, F. w, Post No.
39lI, 8 pm, VI. W. Post
Home. 100 ''s'
Meeting, Elks Lodge, 8 pm,
Clubhouse. l.,
Sewing Group, Monroe County
Hospital Woman's Auxiliary,
, pm, Hospital,
Tennis Glasses, Officers Wives
Club, 9 am, Tennis court
near pool
Meeting. Officers of Fern Chap
ter. No, 81, Order of Eastern
Star. 8 pm, Scottish Rite
Temple.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER -
Meeting, Alcoholics Anony-
nous, 8 pm, First Presby-
terrain Church Annex.
Meeting, Key West Amateur
Radio Club, 1880 p,lny Ma
tional Guard Armory.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER To-
Meeting, Circle Two, Women Of
pm. Home OF Mrs. Bernie
9Papy, 1927 Washington
Streets,
Meeting. Circle Three Of Wo-
men of First Presbyterian
Church, 8 p. M. Home of Mrs.
Earl Julian, lass F!agler ave-
nue..
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IL
Meeting, Circle One. Women Of
the First Presbyterian
Church, p. m, Home OF
Mrs. Joseph Bringman, l4l0
Won Phister Street.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER lT---,,
Meeting. Women of First Pres
byterian Church, 5 p, m,
Church Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
Maids Night Out
b.Y Dot
KoN-TIKI at the Strand Thea

KoN-TIKI at the Strand Thea.
F, ire.
Those who read the book
"kon-Tiki" will be slightly dis
appointed in the film, simply be-
cause some of the most exciting
experiences of the men who sail
ed balsam wood raft from the
coast of South America to Poly
nesian islands in the vast stretch
of the Pacific ocean, are not in
the documentary picture. The
explanation is simply this: the
camera work was done by the
men themselves during the haz-
ardous trip; that means there
were some times when all hands
were too busy trying to save
Kon-Tiki and themselves to take
any footage. The storms they en-
countered, for example, and the
actual breaking up of the raft on
coral reef, could not be caught
by the lens.
However, you do get a look at
a whale cavorting like the Loeb
Ness monster; spotted whale
shark with a mouth spread of
about IL feet look down a
man eating sharks gullet; the
gaffing Of dolphin, a tuna and
other finny creatures of the deep.
The picture was made under
extremely hazardous conditions
and considering the circumstance
es, the photography. although
jumpy in spots, is at least graph
ic, 1t does give you an idea of
what the adventures wen
through in their l01 days at sea
on a bobbing raft.
A group of scientific men de-
cided that about i.5o0 years ago.
some South American primitives
had followed the Humboldt cur
rent across the Pacific. The idea
was inspired by stone images
found on the S. A. continent
which correspondent with those
found in the South Sea islands.
The group set out to prove that
crossing the ocean could be done
as the aborigines evidently did
it. Scandinavians, one German
and an Englishman made the
journey. This is their own film
ed record of the perilous sailing.
You see the raft being built,
SO constructed that water which
came in over the gunwhales
would drain out through spaces
between the lightweight logs;
you watch the departure and the
slow progress to the final goal.
Professional Hollywood is no
part of the productions; it is.
genuine, non-glamorous, except
for the aura of shining adven-
ture.
One criticism is the slightly
garbled narration which goes
with the picture; another, a cut
ting short of the singing with
which the men whiled away
long hours when not on watch
or busy with the business Of
survival.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
High Score Bridge
Winners Told u

High scorers in the Key West
bridge association game this
week were Mr.. and Mrs B.
Chappell, first; Mrs. Walton Me
Manus and Howard Pindef, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lang, tied
for second place, and Mi. alid
Mrs. Joseph Inslee in third place:
At the Fort Taylor Brid4e
club. first prize was won by Mrs.
Wales Benham and Mrs. Russell
Hoff, Second place was taken by
Howard Pinder and Said Had
dad and MIR. and Mrs. Victqr
Lang. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ans~
lee placed third.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
Gen. Lucius Clay
Film To Be ShOwii

The United Council of chaEch-
women announce that tie Key
West MiisteriaI association will
present the movie, THE Crusade
For, Freedom by General Luci-
us D. Clay, next Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4.
The movie will be shown at 8
p. m, in the Fleming Street
Methodist church. All ministers
and congregations are invited to
attend.
Ministers will met after the
movie is shown.
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CP Officers VIII
Meet TOMORROW !

All chief petty officers of the
u. S. Naval Station are request
ed to attend the regular month
ly meeting of the mess, Saturday
September /, at 7:30 p. m.
Chief r. A. Quesenberry an
nounces that free beer will be
given those members attending
the meteing only. 1t will be sery-
ed during the sessions.
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DEATH
cHAs. HERSELF WILL

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Word has been received b1
Allen f. Curry of the deaeot
her uncle, Charles Herself zlle
ST. Joseph Hospital in Tanlon
August 18th. after a short is
MIR. Williams, forrner p
Wester is survived by his NJ
Ella, two daughters; Mrs. 4
Cook of Sarasota, and Nz1e
Louise Williams of Tampa IS
sister Mrs. George c. Rus q
Key West, two brothers. q
Miami and Frank of Cow
KY, a grand daughter, Y
Jean Cook of Sarasota "a II
eral nieces.
Funeral services will be -
on Friday afternoon at ~
in Tampa.
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SoclnINOtes

Summer Uacationing at the
Rooney Plazafaptel, Miami Beach,
Florida are 5S5ts and Mrs. Mrs. J,
w. Settlers, ff0p Laird avenue OF
this city.
Mr., and Mrs. William IL. Reed
of this city are on their way to
Moberly, Mo, due to the serious
illness of Mr. Reeds father.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
CARD OF THANKs

Neighbors and friends we1
ceedingly kind during the
and following the death =
beloved; mother. Mrs. SafA &
Curryn and to those frien1l !.
wish to extend our deep -
alton for their many a. Y
kindness and expressions p
pathy. We also wish to thai !
entire staff of the Monroe Vi
eral Hospital, and those W. !
flowers and gave the use q !
cars. ,
CHARLES M. Gu
AND FAMILY
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apply 10 We'd

Francis John Craven, Al, of 81
08 Patterson and Juanita Eliza
beth kimble, 81, l2i4 E. Mo-
hawk. Tampa, Fla, made APP
plication for a marriage license
in the County Judge Raymond
Lords office on Angst "a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
Imported Floor Show Is Feat
At Boca Chica CPO Club TongihI|

Tonight is going be one 70 remember with ~
Show imnored from Miami add to the bright affair
Chica Chiefs Petty Officers Mess topen) at the Naval ~
here. 49, SEszz#
7:30 Dancing from pm to pm Inc snow period
about 10 nm. 800
limited to 240 persons limitation was made to provide
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-31
IN MEMORY or !.
MRS. AMELIA LOWE jon
Who Passed Away Six
AGO Today

n.y. A1aox
Although it's hard to say
good bye
And parting brought us
pain
We think not today about
our loss
But of our loved ones
gain,
For past the gates of life
and death
The one we love viii be 3
in Gods tender care
For all eternity.
Husband & Date
Mr.. Alfred john
Mrs. Chas. SaIn
Mrs. Richard kl1
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] Coming EUents
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81

FRIDAY, ADJUST 3l--
Dance and floor show at MAS
Boca Chica CPO Mess (open).
Come early. Dinner at 1880
pm.
OSE Founders birthday party,
8 pm, at the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Officers Wives Club luncheon
at 1915 pm, at Fort Taylor
Meeting, Alcoholics Anony-
nous, First Presbyterian
Church Annex.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l.
Birdwalk, Monroe County Aud
ubon Society, a. m, Main
Entrance, County Old Folks
Home, Stock Island, Public
teSr. Invited.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER Q
Cocktail Hour, Elks Club, As
p. m, Club House.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER s.
!. Meeting, Key West Ministerial
Association, ii am, First
Presbyterian Church.
Swimming Glasses, Officers
Wives Club, 3:30-4:30 pm,
Seaplane Base Officers Pool.
Meeting, Mariner Scout Ship
No. 8, Flying Cloud, z pm,
Sea Scout Headquarters.
Meeting, Key West Temple No.
20. Pythian Sisters, 8 pm,
knights of Pythias Hall.
Handicraft Glass, Officers
Wives Club, 7;45 pm, Rec
reation Building, Naval Sta
ton.
Meeting. Women's Mission
Union, First Baptist Church,
T:30 pm. Church Hall.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER A.
Dinner Meeting, Kiwanis Club,
Gas pm, South Beach Patio
Restaurant.
Bridge, Officers Wives Club, 8
pm, Fort Taylor Officers
Club.
Bowling, Navy Wives, 8 am,
Meeting. Key West Assembly
No. 10. Order of Rainbow
Girls, 1880 pm, Scottish Rite
Temple.
deeting, Sea Finigec Cootiette
Club 81, pm, VFW Home.
,ieeting, Minoca Council, De
gree of Pocahontas, 8 pm.
Redmen's Hall.
Meeting, Key West Players, &
pm, Barn Theater.
Meeting, Catholic Daughters Of
America, Court Mary Star oi
the Sea, No. 634, pm, st
AIMS Hall.
Meeting, Key West Woman's
Club, $3.50 pm, Woman!
Club Auditorium.
Meeting. Key West Chapter No
2S3, National Sojourners,
pm. First Presbyterian
Church.
Meeting, Junior Woman's Club
s pm, Woman's Club Audi
torium.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s.
Meeting, La Concha Nav,
Wives Club Nc. So. 1890 am.
Building i78. Naval Station.
Meeting, Junior Chamber Q
Commerce, 8 pm, Clul
House.
Rowing. Officers Wives Club
g 1880 pm, Naval Station
Bowling Alleys;
Meeting. Key West oatboar'
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Special Rotary Chairmen's Meeting
Is Slated For Tuesday Evening
Photo BY Hamilton

special meeting Rotary chairman Will be held the home
Pearman president of the organization Tuesday September
pm. Reports will be made the years program.
At luncheon there speaker and Pearl
introduced question and which brought
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Turtle Steak Key Lime Pie Served
at PTA Luncheon For Truman Faculty.

of the Truman PTA luncheon for
the faculty in the library
The food was strictly and included cawfSh with
sauce avocado lime 1t
by Jane
49,. 49, Mildred Felton,
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II you aren't cooking corn on
the cob right away. don't husk
it. Leave the ears in their green
wrappers until ready to cook.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-06-27

ed the bags with one away. Then
with Bobby Kodama at the plate.
Kumasaka startled the University
team with a clean theft of home on
the first pitch for the third marker
of the inning. On the very next
pitch, Shibuya and Sasaki, on Sc
cond and first respectively, pulled
double steal and both runners spik-
ed the plate as the catcher's throw
to third in the attempted pick-off
of Shibuya got away into left field.
Kodama kept the rally alive by
getting walk and, after stealing
second chalked up the sixth run as
Asaba banged out the innings
fourth safety off the losing pitcher.
BY the seventh, the Merchants
had closed the margin to 8-5. But
the victors opened up their five-run
gap in the eighth when Asaba lived
up to his name of Tiger" by Slam
ming out a long triple into the trees
lining left field to account for the
final two scores.
RH E
SAvOYS 10 4
z U Merchants 572
Sasaki, Standen and Shibuya;
Freeman and Boner.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-06-27
Portland Oriental
Women's Team 10th
In Pin Tourney

DE LAKE, Greg, June 27-The
Oriental women's team, sponsored
by the Hollywood Bowling Alleys of
Portland. is in tenth place after 8
weeks of play in the all-coast
$4,000 handicap bowling tourna-
ment at De Lake.
With a few weeks remaining In
the tourney, 1875 teams have rolled
to date in the women's division.
The Portland outfit hit a total
series of 2579. Individual scores,
including handicaps, we're: Taxa
ko Inukai, SIS; Kathleen Sasaki,
478; Marilyn Wong, SCI; Yoke Hi
shikawa, ATS; and Rosie Lee. $50.
League averages used in the tour
nament we're Inukai, 1853; Sasaki.
l42; Wong, $50; Hishikawa, 1856; and
Lee, 155.
The team high received SIS for
having the high series for the week
in which they bowled.
Miss Inukai tops the team in all
events with 1861 and has a chance
of finishing in the money. Her SER
les were; singles, SAB; doubles, 500;
and team, 513.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-06-27
Ssvoys Trip y Men,
1915, in PSI Contest;
Inouye, Asaba Star
Vets Nine Play
Twice This Week;
Savoys Face Quays

The Nisei et-Snohomish Puget
Sound league game scheduled fol
last Sunday was postponed in favor
of night game at Snohomish dur
ing mid-week, leaving the Vets two
games this week as they face last
place Seattle Monarchs Sunday, Ju-
ly l, from 2 pm. at Rainier.
Meanwhile, the Savoys are pre-
pairing for a big Sunday clash with
the Queen Anne Merchants from
pm. at Lower Woodland. The Mer-
chants lowered the boom on hereto
fore indicated Sand Point Nava
Air Station team, 24-13, last weeE
to go into tie for the top spot In
the league standings.
The two Sunday clashes will close
out the first round of play for the
Nisei entries in the PSI.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-06-27
Tanaka, Waseda University Swimmer
Groomed for Next Olympic Games

present Japan at the 1882 Olym-
pics In Helsinki. All were unani-
nous in the opinion that Tanaka
would be the one to watch, some
adding that he was the next best
thing to Flying Fish of Fujiya-
ma" Furuhashi that Japan had In
the way Of a distance swimmer.
Tanaka's style Is much smooth
err than Furuhashi's, but Furuha-
shPs last-half finish Is stronger
than Tanaka's pace.
Although 1t was the beginning
of the season when most athletes
are not In top condition, Tanaka
made very good showing, break
ing meet records In the 400 meter
and 1,500-meter freestyle and an
choring Wasda's four-man team
which won the S00-meter relay in
meet-record- breaking time.
Born in Fukuoka, Tanaka is 10
years old and a sophomore at Wa
soda University in the commercial
department. His quick rise to the
near-top In the swimming world
Is all the more remarkable be-
cause he did not swim until his
Junior year in high school. He
stands 5 feet I inches tall and
weighs a solid $50 pounds.
u. s. Coach Kiphuth, when he
was in Japan two years ago, re-
marked that Tanaka would be the
one to take over after Furuhashi
and Hashisume have passed their
peak. Photo by Shig Fujita.