Show Defy King Neptune in Lake Lak Swim Swint e F. J 4 5 t s J JV V 4 1 S 1 Hurling defiance at all nI time records In i the annual Antelope Island Iland swim at Great Salt Sal lake this trio led lcd the parade parde of a dozen gallant swimmers who ho forced King Kins Neptune to unlock his hi treasure che chests ts am and release a a flock fock of records Orson Oron Spencer right retained his title tte bu bunot but not without sharing honors with wih Charles Charle Chick Welch who doggedly stuck at Spencers Spencer's heels and finished only 10 yards behind Both exceeded exceeded ex ex- all al recorded times tie for the swim Johnny Kimball Inset wet barely beat out Ray Bay Welch by two lengths for tor third thid place Spencer Possesses Six Water Records Antelope King King Broke First Mark lark in 1928 Holds College A. A A A. U. U Times B By Tl Wendell Ashton When salt be beaten ten Orson Spencer furrowed past the finish line of the annual seven mile Antelope island iland swim wlm in record time of 2 hours hous 25 mIn mm utes ute and 41 seconds it was his sixth sith major intermountaIn mark making performance Since 1923 when Spencer established his hi first frt state stat high school schol record record rec rec- ord the big blond boy has been t tacking up new figures in scholastic college and A. A A A. A A U. U swim meets Orson propelled to three new nevI records in n the state stat high school splash at the Deseret gym in 1923 1928 These records record exist toa today Spencers Spencer's prep marks mark are 10 yard backstroke 5 2 yard free rree ree style 58 5 1 1 seconds yard free freestyle freestyle style tyle 2 25 Flying Plying the L. L D. D S. S Colors C C. colors and under the tutorship of that molder of Utah uta paddlers Charles Welch Velch Spencer was wa sent to the national na na- tonal lonal high school meet at New York that hat year But Spencers Spencer's attempt to t gain gai na na- ional Lional glory was wa heartbreaking On tonal the he eve of the great geat prep tourney he was stricken with acute appendicitis pre preventing him hi from competing USES BACKSTROKE The former Saint added a a college time ime Te to his record belt In 1930 when he ie churned the yard backstroke in n 1 50 5 1 in a a state stat meet at the Deseret gym Orson shattered his 0 own Intermountain Intermountain Inter Inter- iter back backstroke mountain A. A A A. A U. U yard stroke In the tournament at the Deseret gym ym last April Apri His new mark stands lands 4 45 5 In spanning the Great Salt lake stretch Spencer employed his two fec- fec ee ord rd smashing strokes the backstroke anti and nd free style Undoubtedly his time tie would not have been ben as a fast had he not ot been pressed by a pack of stub stub- stubborn born orn sea harriers presse Charles Welch Jr kept the pace continually and crossed the tic finish nih tape only ten yards behind the he victor RAY WELCH SHINES I Johnny Johny Kimball Ray Welch Velch Tom Welch and Arthur van finishing respectively behind the two leaders threatened throughout throughout Tom Tm kept ept a sizzling pace along with Spencer Spen- Spen cr and Charles until two miles mies of the channel hannel remained Ray was not outdone outdone out out- done one In spunk This swimmer just out ut of high school is still recovering from rom a tonsil operation He finished scarcely a a nose behind Kimball at atle atthe at atthe the le line lne Van swam a a race ace to annex the junior honors Spencer was one of the few swimmers swim swi mer mers mes-c in tho the entire marathon marthon that str stroked the entire distance with v the these uw use se the ke-the of or no goggles or e eye e protectors According to contestants the thc sea brine pickles the mouth so that taste tate is eradicated for three or four days i The largest field feld ever to finish the theace therace therace race ace twelve completed the recent grind Mrs C. C E. E Droubay only ony woman In inthe Inthe the he swim battled batted the brine for 4 hours sw and 45 minutes before finish finish- ing ng Starting out a half hal hour before the he remainder of or the field she swung to o the east cast of the course and was wa soon far ar behind the field feld Four paddlers were taken from the lake ake after spanning more than half halff hal or of f the distance A quiet lake made swImming conditions Ideal as com com- compared pared jared to the roily rolly roly waters that greeted the he marathoners last year |