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Show I AGED ATHLETE TRYING TO BREAK THE RECORD Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, Aug. 1 John Ennls, tho aged athlete, who Is trying to break the record rec-ord mndo by Pedestrian Weston on his tramp from Han Francisco to New loric. continued his long tramp this morning, after resting at Ogdon since Saturday morning, Frank J. Ennls. the pedes-trlun'a pedes-trlun'a son. I preceding him along l no route, arranging for hotel accommodations. accommoda-tions. Weston mode the trip acrosH tho , country In 105 days. Ennls says he will complete the long tramp In eighty days. I-Ie Js now leading Weston's record by twcnty-livo days. , , Boforo leaving Ogdon today Ennls lold of his recent feat In 3wlmmlng the MIh-slBaippI MIh-slBaippI rivor n few wcekH ago. He arrived ar-rived at the big river on tho Jlfticth anniversary an-niversary of the day when ho first swam ac-rosa tho Ktrenm and decided that ho t would repeat the experiment. Hy avoid ing the ourronrN of the stream under the direction or a boatman, hn made the trip f across in a half hour, which is loss time tl-.an that made firty years ago. when ho ' was caught in n current and carried down diream tor some distance. W i |