Show FRANK K BAKER BAKER- Miss Hazel Cunningham the first and only girl to tomake tomake f make a trip round trip round swim of San Francisco's famous the first Sunday to Golden olden Gate hopes to become person between Antelope island the mile 11 expanse 1 negotiate short of Great Salt Lake the southern Rock i ind d Black on I. I If Miss Cunnin Cunningham ham is successful she will paddle about bout twice island in the annual Antelope J far as the contestants used to RO go o I as s concluded at either Saltair or Sunset Beach h. h Her which was wim swim Wim will be timed by A. A A. A U. U authorities so an an o official record established for the distance if she succeeds be I can an n she has no stoutly says Francisco girl the former San l I And of her venture She doesn't about the ultimate success doubts tides the treacherous has whipped what failure means She know wate waters s through Francisco bay She has paddled her way of cf ofSan San her suit man-eating man sharks hovering near She has had literally with torn from her body by the jagged finns of a huge dolphin dolphin dolphin dol dol- fish and she has won numerous marathons in ocean water phin to o 0 it is 15 easy to understand why she is so confident about her venture in Great Salt lake f Miss Cu Cunningham had no marathon ambitions until Alec Pope California's revered swimming coach called her out of the he water at a San Francisco beach one day and said Maybe it you ou dont don't know it but you ought to be a great distance swimmer The pound lOO-pound eyed blue-eyed miss looked at the veteran instructor in instructor in- in in amazement but he was persistent and within a taking swimming lessons Two week Miss Cunningham was i I months later she jumped off a pier and made a trip round-trip across Golden Gate in one hour 35 minutes 5 and 25 seconds across J f So far as distance is concerned Golden Gate doesn't L look like much of a feat to the distance swimmer Its It's only 8 7 of a 1 mile and that after all isn't so much but fill th that t distance with rip tides swirling whirlpools and anda a lot of drift wood and dirty oil from the ocean traffic that hat plies back and forth through the harbor mouth and youve you've got a mighty tough path i Several feminine swimmers had tackled the Gate be before before be- be fore ore Miss Cunningham but none had succeeded Only the powerful masculine stars like Norman Ross had conquered con con- it And this pound lass with only two months of f special preparation behind he her hei clipped 40 minutes off the he record I Later Miss Cunningham swam from Alcatraz to the main- main land That she says was done just to prove that it is possible for o a human t to swim away from the new federal ral prison providing pro pro- iding viding of course he could escape the guards who seep a close vigil from the towers on the walls around the prison yard ard f She also won a succeeding marathon across Golden Gate in which only four of the original 50 starters finished She once oncel paddled l the 18 miles from Lime point to Alameda through the Sate ate ate and in 1931 swam around Seal Rocks in 50 minutes This latter t er was merely an endurance test she says inasmuch as the swimmer vimmer must be careful not to be thrown upon the rocks by bye byle le e pounding surf 1 The former San Franci Franciscan can a regiS registered ered nurse nurs now livIng livin liv- liv Ing in Salt Lake Cit City has been practicing daily fo for nearly a almonth month in the lake here in preparation for Sundays Sunday's test The buoyancy cramped her ba back k muscles for a time n-time time she says sas ays but she has gradually overcome that strain by flatten flatten- ten ten- ling t ing out in the water and using the same stroke she always used in her ocean experiences 1 In this style she ducks her head side a sideways s 's into the water I and doesn't try to protect her eyes or throat from the strong I brine Yes the salt stings the eyes at first she admits but butone buttone I tone one gets ets a accustomed cust med to it and anyway anway its it's a lot nicer than ithe the thc slimy oil which covers San Francisco bay bar I She is IS a member of the Deseret gmt gym gm t Goggles in her opinion are useless Cold water seldom pothers others her her Attendants in an accompanying boat will give herOd herod her food od at intervals ls Sunday Sunday- That's where Great Salt lake has the ean an bit bet She can an float at idly alongside the boat and eat and fink ink her light rations s without working to keep afloat S She c hopes to complete the trip in a little over four hours d will time her start so shell she'll be scheduled to reach Black Ro Rock k 1 and d 2 o'clock in the a afternoon providing of cour course c ce e e C does docs finish |