Show Young Coast Star Shows Speed In Annexing National Nat Laurels By TOMMIE TOl PORTER Because of smooth power and remarkable speed which marked him as one of the finest tank stars to appear in Salt Lake City Paul Herron Saturday was en route to his home in Long Beach Cal as the new national A. A A. A U. U junior yard OO-yard freestyle champion A student of Polytechnic high school school at at Long Beach year old Herron amazed paddle enthusiasts at the Deseret gym pool as he flashed lashed through the water in to o beat another Californian Henry Paris of high school in San Francisco and Orson Spencer 27 year-old year veteran of the Deseret gym The Polytechnic ace sped through the he first yards in 57 bettering the he speed at which Dick Nelson Neson won von won the regular senior yard free ree style event and continued to lead ead Paris by four yards at the halfway halfway halfway half half- way mark when Spencer was failing falling fall fall- ing ng behind Although unusually fast ast the time was more than four seconds slower than the national record ecord of set by Winfield Needham of Seattle Wash in 1935 Thirteen Champions Th The Therace race was conducted in connection connection connection con con- with the intermountain senior senior senor sen- sen or A. A A. A U. U swim tourney in which 13 3 champions were crowned and two wo records were set Thursday and Friday Kenny Lyman hung up one new mark by winning the yard backstroke in Friday after swimming with Stan Plummer and Dick Nelson Neson Thursday to win the he yard medley relay in the record ecord breaking time of Both Lyman and Nelson Neson also swam with Spencer and Di Dick k Eastmond to o win vin the yard relay eay event In addition to his team performances performances perform perform- ances Nelson captured individual honors in the yard free style and yard free style Plummer also won the yard breaststroke for or the fourth time in five years Venice Burgoyne became the second second sec sec- ond Logan girl to win a title title title- Mavis Hansen having previously won the free style event when event when she captured backstroke honors Friday in n a fine race with Billee Thomas I of Salt Lake City and Miss Hansen I Jennie Fullmer Wins Vins Two Salt Lake City girls also won crowns crowns J crowns Jennie Fullmer paddling ig to o the breaststroke championship with game little Beverly Bevery Beck second second sec see ond and Miss Hansen third and Miss Beck taking diving laurels Morris Stark gave a fine exhibition exhibition tion ion of fancy diving to win in that event Willis Dalton Daton placing second in n a strong field Jack Thomas spurted in the last three laps to come from behind and carry off oft the yard medley title after Stan Plummer and John Carmen had seemed certain to take the first two places |