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Show the two swimmers from Australia that there would be no difficulty in securing the consent of the national body for such a tour. Last' year these two swimmers came to California. Owing to a disagreement disagree-ment about the chaperon selected by Mrs. Chambers, secretary of the New South Wales Swimming association, they failed to secure the sanction of that organization organiza-tion and returned to Australia. Two weeks ago they arrived at San Francisco Fran-cisco again, but under the management of Promoter Dowsing. GIRLS MAY SWIM IF THEY TOADY TO A.A.U. NEW YORK, July 16. After a protracted pro-tracted meeting at the offices of the Amateur Athletic union, Chairman Fred W. Rubein announced tonight the national na-tional board of registration declined to sanction a tour of the United States by the Australian amateur women swimmers, swim-mers, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, under the management of George H. Dowsing, a promoter of Seattle. Wash. The board, however, will permit the women, wom-en, who now are in San Francisco, to compete in any of the scheduled A. A. U. championship swimming events, if they choose to abide by the rules which permit per-mit a chaperon, but not a manager, to accompany women athletes. Dowsing appeared at the meeting here and stated he understood when he brought- |