Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-13 | Page 13 | Coast Swim May Enlist Artists

COAST SWIM MAY ENLIST ARTISTS SAN PEDRO Calif Aug Aur 13 13 By lly The Tho Associated Press Press- William Wrigley Jr's offer otter of ot to Gertrude Gertrud Ederle for tor an attempt next fall tall to swim the th 21 31 mile channel between hero here her and a i request t st today ily to to the th i Is island ind owner owner own- own l er r that the th offer otter be b thrown open op nto to long lone distance swimmers ri other than the th conqueror of ot the th English channel Replying to questions question put over the telephone to his borne bome bom at Ava- Ava lon Ava-lon lon ion Catalina Island Wrigley said eald he told representatives of south southern em ern California long lone distance swim swim- wlm-mers wlm mers that all arrangements arran were In the th hands of ot the th Chicago trib un Trib-un tine une which considers consider Miss Mias Mill Ederle Its it but that there thero th r were werno no strings attached to the th otter offer and he h would like to see e the th teat feat accomplished this year Preparations already are ar under underway underway way here her and at Long Lone Beach Deach for tor toran foran sit an attempt to swim wim the th channel chann In September Tryouts Tryout will wilt ba bo held over a three mil course cours cou late Ide lat In August to select elect members member of ot an nel man eight man ht-man relay rolay team tam which wilt I test teat the th currents current and end other oth r dittl of the tho th Authorities I ties on swimming here her ty say that the San Pedro channel Is less rough than the th English channel but that It probably would prove more difficult to cross cros because because ot of no assisting a currents Plan Plans at present ent call for tor at- at at attempt tempt to be made mad from the tho th Is- Is bland Island Is Island land to the th mainland the th swim swim- swimmer mer mer starting from Isthmus Cove Covo or Lon Long Long- LongPoint Point and landing at Point a II distance of about 20 miles