Show pUy MERMAIDS SET NEW RECORDS Miss Frances Cowells Sets Worlds World's Mark in Twenty Twenty- Yard five-Yard Dash By Associated d Press DEL DELI MONTE Cal Cat June 23 A A new worlds world's record and two American records records records rec rec- were made mado hero here today in the first swimming official racing ever held in which all aU participants were women Both records were made in the tank races b by Miss Frances Cowells a of Alameda Alameda Alameda Ala- Ala meda Cal Cat In th the tho yard twenty dash Miss Cowells defeated Dorothy Burns of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco In 13 seconds taking from her opponent the previous world record of or 14 5 2 seconds Miss Cow Cowells ells won the yard event in 2 minutes 59 9 seconds lowering by three fifths of or a second the previous American record held by Olga Dorfner Dorf- Dorf ner ncr of or Philadelphia In this event Miss Cowells for tor yards ards was timed at 4 5 setting up a new record for this distance The Tho meet Inset was sanctioned b by the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Association of ot the Amateur Athletic Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic union Sixteen n women |