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Show THE SALT LAKE TH!BUNE, SUNDAY MORNING1, NOVEMBER 17, 1929. (S?A merica's Fastest fjirls .&: ' -- y-m- - "J liif " ' I; EE. Katherme MearK- - all - dreued - ' Mull 1 o Speedier Rivals in the , In Eleven and V w Katharine -- World r- ! C? ,4. HuraW'k Seconds -v ' , - Kf v s VvVO v7; the One-Fit- h V' ' Umhm Comes to NfeJit Life,'' For Tfiey Have Boti Run t y f I When It Have li Sou' They're Realb " ' I Chicago' Eliza , ""N . ) Mearls. . . . "Most tonien up in medals. With her hands full of cup. And Elizabeth Kobin aren't good sports . . . and son. on the opposite side of the page sportsmanship is tvorth more with her mona Lisa smile. than a bushel of medals." (Catherine and Elizabeth are the two fastRight: As a high jumper as est girls in the world. One is just as fast Well as a sprinter, Katty is a as the other. And both of them are so good "champion. Nk. , I, 1 . for kanieri. For they have 1 they're world champions. ' noot photo) j!". each broken all records, except each other's. ' 'Tjf" And which of them will finally beat the :vjrof 8.5 -4 feet, She is. New Eng-hic- h other, no one knows. winner. Mr. Robinson showed up It was Elizabeth otherwise known as Babe who hung in a shiny auto lad's champion a gift, of course, lumper, be h Eleven and seconds for the for Babe. up the record 6rst. sides. And when she hasn t anyd dash for women. That was at the recent National !yi!'i!;5: ; "Dad. you've a new carl" she thing else to do she. puts shot and Women's Championships in Chicago. exclaimed when she saw it. "Why, hurls javelins. But, before beating the world's record, young Babe covthat's perfectly Wonderful I" . . . ered herself with glory at the Olympics, She was America's And then, a bit wistfully. "Will a champion is great f , j let me drive it sometimes, only winner in women's events at the international meet held "But you sport," Katty says. last year in Holland. Babe was only 1 6 then. A child, Dad?" that is all there's in it foi t t , iv The world's fleetest Dianas were assembled in really. a girl. With a man, now, it's difNaturally, the Robinsons are Amsterdam, and some of them were a bit patronizing. Babe ferent. A boy can turn pro when very proud of their little world was such a little thing. he Hardly old enough, they thought, champion. jets good. And cash in. there's "vrf T I , , to run around with a flock of plenty of money in sports for men. "And she's not just an ath"1 But. when the race started and they were running like But not a cent for women." lete either I" declares Mother mad up from behind, came the girl from Chicago. A Robinson staunchly. "She's a And Katty is a bookkeeper. slim, swift flash and Elizabeth Robinson had beaten them An expert slie would like to be something ebr. very good cook. all! And it proved to be the only Olympic event won by And she 'does acrobatic An athletic instructor, perhaps. Or typist. - . a U.S. girl. and a professional swimmer; dancing like Up went the American flag, to the top of the Olympic "But you have to have a toilette stadium. And the band played the Star Spangled Banner Katherine Mearls hasn't any So degree to be an instructor to tell the world that Babe had won her race. When she that's out. And I'm not showy domestic ' accomplishments, .... At 17 saw. those stars and stripes official announcement of her least she says she hasn't enough," she laments, "to make she started victory crying. splurge as an exhibition swimmer.' "Sports are my forte," .ha " 'Cause I'm so happy, she told them. And she wiped I'm too small. So that's out Elizsays. her eyet, and her little red nose, and she didn't care if she abeth Robinson has the right idea. And then Miss Mearls delivu a baby. A-She's going to college and get a ered herself of a bit of philosophy. Elizabeth had covered the 100 yards in 12 seconds. degree. ' I didn't have money r And that stood as her best official time, until the recent Chit k i f athletics .1,.. ior enough to make it" 1 cago meet, when she clipped off a full second. They wrote women are just starting." Katty grinned. She has a nice, 1 as a world's record. ' And Babe smiled happily and .she says. quick smile. And a pretty, boyish "Sports for touch for while. that that would a opined nobody anized girls are only a few years figure. Slim hips ana perfect legs Then along came Katherine Mearls, Boston's cute for an athlete. sports, I mean. Clubs, Mercury. associations and that sort of thing. "I guess, at that. I get a bigger dash in Chicago , ''' Champion Babe Robinson breaking the tape and a toorW s record for the 50-yaMen have been organized for genkick out of sports than I would it "S "'. took Katherine five years to win those medals yotf see I jurned them into a job. There's But official recognition "Folding her thumbs against the palm of her hand, so' t the can pull herself forvard ilh her shoulders erations. her one training trick. , for women is something rather new. plastered all over her jersey. Katherine sometimes they not half, the thrill in doing things call her Katty has been in sports ever since she was for money that there is in doing "Well, there's one thing that 1 6. Now she is an ancient .veteran of 2 1 and champion them for fun." sports should da for women. They Nliss Robinson, with the coveted degree in mind, has enwoman athlete of the world. Tied, besides, with Babe Rob-- . should teach them sportsmanships Women have got to learn "Beat pouP" exclaimed a friend. "You're joking, : in son for the title of fleetest girl. tered Thornton Junior College, near Chicago. Next year tq be good losers. As graceful in defeat as in triumph. Katty." she will go to the University of Illinois. "Women aren't good sports, you know. They're rotten. And Katty smiled serenely. "Shucks 1" she said. "A Shortly after Babe made the new record in Chicago, We scrap among ourselves. And we hate like the dickens Her athletic career began the day her sister entered ber in Katty went to Nova Scotia and duplicated Babe's perform-- . man that's even fairly good can beat any woman to pieces. nce. . Running 100 yards in 11' the Banker's meet in Chicago.I don't care if she's 0 times a world champion. Well. I suppose that's natural enough. But seconds, she beat by to be beaten. Fast school three full yards Myrtle Cook, the fastest girl in Canada. ' "I've a kid sister," remarked Big Sister, "who can run getting beaten is part of the game. boys can walk away from us champion women. Ten days later she entered the New England A. A." "Teaching-wome50 yards in six seconds." "Sure Harold can beat me. But I can give him a few sportsmanship is going to be a great A. U. championship events, held at Norumbega Park in An A. U. official looked up with interest. thing. For sportsmanship is worth more than a bushel of tips just the same. " You see, I've bad the training and the Massachusetts. And once again Katty equaled her own sir medals, the or a truck load of cups. It's a quality most women Those that count. "If she can do that" he exclaimed, "she can enter any are Yes, experience. things " I don't mean just in sports, either. In record and that of Miss Robinson. need to cultivate. I expect to make a champion out of Harold before I get meet in the world." Human contacts Now if the two young Dianas could get together it would business. In their homes. Everywhere. Babe began entering meets that day. And since then she with him." through ' " ' be a race worth seeing. all call for good sportsmanship." has entered most of the important ones. Thrilled and unf' Katherine has two sisters and three brothers. And tliey Miss Mearls has some rather vague plans for starting a Katty didn't go over to Holland with the American are all pretty good athletes. Their father was a champion afraidshyly unassuming she romps off with records like club of her own. Until the recent meet at Norumbega she team. And that was about as tough a thing asjevei hap- they were nothing at all. bicyclist in his day and he put them in training early. ' had always entered with the Boston Swimming Association. declare the educators. "the tree At first Babe didn't seem to possess the accepted stand"As the twig is pened to a girl. Instead of trying for track, she tried for the swimming inclines." .' ards that experts demand of champions. -- Her professional out now she is running unattached. ' And probably mey are, right. ... v team. ; Elizabeth's father, the neighbors say, began playing tag' training, when 'she entered the Olympics, had been ot only "It didn't ITTLE row at the club." she explain six weeks' duration. with his girls before they were out of rompers. . when he She was J 4 pounds underwtigkt when "I stayed to tie finals." sbt says. "Then I don't know that's all. But I couldn't take a stroke.- - No, I wasn't she ran her first race. And underweight when she sailed what happened. amount to much. I got was a boy Mr. Robinson was the fastest runner in County " for Holland. now that I'm out. I'm thinking of starting my own nervous. Just couldn't make it." ;Down, Ireland. 'Then he came to this country. And now - The year before, Katherine was second in the national club. " I'd have to develop some new girls, and I've been he is superintendent of the Globe Rendering Works in Chi220-yarFor five years she has been New Babe will tell you that one day 39 years ago hei breast stroke. LIGHT doesn't seem to make much difference with watching some of the younger girls play basketball lately. cago. s in seconds Mea.-lAnd I've seen some pretty fast kids. All they need is the flat. stroke too. 100 .Official dad when d did breast And 10 then, her timing. champion. England yard Katty or Babe. For instance Miss It came to the Olympic tryouts, she .stayed to live .finals .1, And she weighs, at the mo It was Mr. Robinson who taught his daughter the only teet ts proper training. There's championship material everywhere." incnes lau. remonstrated a ofher Thatthumb '.r - in and flopped. uses"But yeviaimVaafHnoneylCatty 30 she weeks trick, she "foldingrunning. Three ment pounds. weighed . agoclub." need fora start herself friend. so's hand to "You'd her she can the of backing Three days later Katty tried out for track. She has al; tew months ago she weighed 147. palm pull against " But she was not in training. ward with her shoulders." For "It doesn't make any difference." she says. "My weight Katty grinned unruffled. ways been a fast runner. than money, count more that lot of are "There I a things fit look months she had spent all her spare time swimming. She had around. feel all about the same." and always bops she said. "What have I been telling you about sportsman6 Both of the girls are very-fon-- of tea not been on a track in weeks. And sor otice again.' poor In fact-whABE'S, a good kid,", everyone says. Babe sailed for Holland for the Olympics she admitted she And then they tell about bow, when the Olympic ship) I guess if I can get a bunch of smart, fast kids- Katty flopped. There are plenty of city gymwe can get started. Mrs. Mearls, mother of six young athletes, had gone to team arrived in New York on the war to Europe. was awfully homesick, because she missed ber morning tea nasiums and playgrounds around. Good sportsmanship can ' New Jersey, where the Olympic tryouts were held, to see with Dad. Babe was given some money to go out and buy herself some It seems that Mr. Robinson always sugars Elizabeth's tea her daughter compete. sort of traveling clothes. put most anything over." And Meantime Miss Mearls has a job to hold down. of is she "on breakfast. the three and the She declare," cent "She was of was "And oh it." "It at they presrooting Ma," says Katty. girls, tough spent every youngest Miss Robinson has her hands full, .with Virgil and Greek.. ' like blazes." whole family likes to baby her, She sleeps-wit: hermother ents for her mother and sisters."' "I've net Miss Robinson," says Katherine. , "She's a and bad never been away from home overnight until she After the meet was over, the American girls went out on Miss Mearls never alibis. If she did, she might explain ' little girl. .Well, in five more years she'll be a physical in ' crowd the And Babe she her How was one was went the the a great to only 'how told, against was Europe. ,. shopping orgy. instructor and I won't be too old to give her a run for hei who didn t get herself a new dress. She bought-instea- d,If she .Miss Mearls is more of a own best judgment, to try for the. shimming team. young person. . lu fact. Katlierine. at 2 1. has undertaken the training nl her . presentsTor money. She'll have to turn pro if she's going to be arl inhad trained, instead, for track, she would undoubtedly have, ery girl on the trade team back home. " structor. in the Robinsons New were the boat docked the When York, Maybe I'll be a pro myself then. senior Watertown brother, Harold, a at team. made, High. "We're the fastest pair of amateurs now. . Perhaps we'll "The kid is good," she declares expertly. "He can beat on the pier to welcome their daughter home. She Was world Besides being track and swimming champion. Katty has ' - famous now. of him-y- t," pair of pros by that time." And, to honor cite onlyAmerican woman hrkt. for three years, the national wdoor broad jump-reco-rd VSCvvjrrlKht 19i. By' feveryWcrk Magazine rrlnted ! t". 8. A ) v i f "s " Ty p i1 - X - v & yfh I' ' - : one-fift- 1 00-yar- ' B t- old-time- . r ... t lp -- tnr J 1 old-org- rd . IT ' '. : 7 1 - , n . A . ! J, bit," . ; s '..'.'.; i T j r -- w d 1 00-yar- A.I 1 -- 'B en d ; . srlf-relia- ' -- . , . - m. |