Show Year Old Girl Wins 4 1 i Cops Wrigley Swim By Yards I o oMay I M May y Compete Against Mn Men Tono TO Au Aug 30 P AP- Wearing the crown or of champion woman long distance swimmer and rIcher by the first prize inthe In Inthe the ten mile Wrigley rigley marathon swim Ethel II ertl e year old swIm sis teacher from New York was undecided today whether sh would compete against the masculine l line ine stars next Wednesday for greater honors arid and bigger LEADS ALL WAY Although she believes she could 1111 have e gone five miles farther after winning the women's race raca yesterday yester- yester day Miss Hertle Is hesItant about pitting her strength against the men J entered In the open race over oyer the mile fifteen course Miss l lIer- lIer tie tic showed yesterday that she was the best ot of the two fifty entries Inthe in inthe I the women's divIsion by finishing a mile ahead or of all but one or of her competitors Olive Gatterdam ot if Seattle Wash tile the dark horse hors of the race gave the winner a 3 struggle over every foot of the course finIshing finishing fin fin- tile the grind only yards back and winning The New ew York girl took the lead leadon leadon on the first stretch of seven s ot of a mile along the shore and held beld it until she climbed out or of the tilO water at p. p m. m swimming the distance in the fast time of 5 i houts 34 minutes 38 36 seconds Miss Gatterdam Cat Gat- was the only other swimmer swim swim- flIer mer to finish In less than six hours bours STRUGGLE FOR THIRD Far behind the two leaders another another an- an other struggle developed for third place which ended with Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim tile the English channel shut out of the money winning places by a group ot of comparatively unknown swim swim- flIers mers Third place and its 1000 prIze went to Ruth Tower of Den Den- Denver ver with Jane Thorns Thoms or of Terre Haute md Ind fourth and Mrs Anna Benoit or of Westfield Mass I 1 fifth Struggling with cramps contracted on the last lap Trudy battled gamely on to finish sixth determined to finish although she knew v she could not get In on the mone money CORSON LOSES Mrs Danish Danish- Mule nUe Gad Corson American mother f two children n. n was another channel swimmer to taste defeat She was more than lapped when hen the race ended and was helped Into her handlers handlers' boat when she became aware of the thc financial hopelessness ot of further effort About halt half a dozen or of tile the girls shed their bathing suits soon after the starting pistol had barked Two started without any raiment whatever what what- ever depending upon bathrobes until they plunged Into the lake |