Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-02 | Page 10 | Tiny Diving Queen Carries Heavy Burden of Training

I. I Tiny Diving Queen Carries Heavy Burden of Training By Associated Press Mary Hoerger tiny queen of American woman divers is carrying a burden of ot vigorous training that would rival that of a heavyweight champion in training for lor a title fight The year old blonde champion of ot the foot 10 board although she has las stopped school is keeping abreast of her class under direction of ot a tutor She will stand examination examina- examina tion lon in June Juno and hopes to become a freshman In high school before entraining for the east to try for lor forthe forthe the American Olympic squad Mrs Fred Hoer Hoerger er mother and coach of at the flying fingerling took ook her daughter from school to enable Mary to take two daily workouts workouts workouts work work- outs on the springboard springboard one one in the tho morning then a rest followed by another hours hour's grind in the after atter- noon Mr Mrs Hoerger swimming Instructor tor ton at the Miami Biltmore pools where Mary trains rides herd on her ler champion daughters daughter's dally daily activities activities ac- ac f from om the time Mary's Marys arys ary's small mall toes touch the tho floor until she's tucked in at an early hour in the evening Year Older I A year older than when she won wow the he National A. A A. A U. U senior women's women's wo- wo mens men's diving crown last summer Mary is taking no chances on losing i her laurels in New York in June I because of ot under Too she trains rains her gray eyes on a goal a little ittle more distant the distant the select circles circles' circles circles' cir cir- clr- clr cles cles' of ot American Olympic mer men maids M Mary ry in discussing the Olympics r relegates legates diving to the background and ind frankly admits that she's mainly mainly main- main ly y interested in seeing Europe this because her classmates explain the champs champ's favorite study is I phy and she wants a hand first-hand view I I of the places she's been studying in her school books Mary goes to the National A. A A. A U U. tank carnival in a slightly larger edition this year She is nine pounds heavier and two inches taller taller taller tall tall- er than a 3 year ago Her present weight is 82 per her height 59 inches Little Chance Chanco to Play The child divers diver's day leaves little opportunity for play Her days day's training begins with a brisk round of calisthenics Her diet is strictly regulated and is the product of at Mrs Hoerger's own culinary accomplish accomplish- ments Moreover Mary is on a tonic tonic tonic-or or rather two tonics tonics cod cod liver oil and a mixture containing largely calcium Mrs Hoerger at times a severe critic stands by with a steady barrage barrage barrage bar bar- rage of orders formulae designed to improve one who seems to the lay eye already to have attained perfection Occasionally Mrs Hoerger Hoerger Hoer Hoer- ger always a dry land teacher will call caU Mary down from the board land and landover andover over to the beach to demonstrate what her words are trying to con con- vey