Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-21 | Page 10 | Quarter Mile Swim is Friday Feature

QUARTER MILE SWIM IS FRIDAY FEATURE Swimming will be officially ushered in for this tall when an arpiat ic meet will take place at the Deperet gymnasium Friday Fri-day evening. A 440-yard swim for the int'ermountain championship will be the feat ure event, although several other coniests have been planned. Alvin Nelson, the present holder of the 410-yard title, will again be entered. East year he sprang a surprise when he 110-gotiated 110-gotiated the quarter -mile in record t ime. but he is exf er-ting to clip several more seconds off thin time. ( Victor Day, former holder of this title. Clarence Warelng and George Nelson are three others entered who have to be reckoned wit h. Alt t hrce were in (lie race last year and finished well up, hut tli is yea r each is determined lo win. George is a brother of Alvin a nd they have been working out tunc: her. Bnih Day and Wareing have bad considerable experience at all distances and they no doubt w ill paddle ofT the distance ype'eililv Friday. Other races scheduled for Friday's meet are a (10-yard novice race and ' a reiny race. A l;ic-syving exhibition will he give.n. w hi le a diving and ojist ;icJc race will take- place bet ween t he women. The r'-l'-i.y r e has aroused mucn Interest Th juniors will py rt icipn t in this event' Eight men will probably compose each learn, ech lad coing foi tv ards, or two lengths of the pooi. Charlie Welch, swimming instructor at the, Dcseret j;ym. Is hi 1 barge nf tbo, meet The enliics will close 011 Thursday evening eve-ning ind Welch expects a runnier of contestants con-testants for all the races.