Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-16 | Page 1 | British Poor Sports, Claim

BRITISH POOR SPORTS CLAIM I Germans Answer Articles Belittling Gertrude Ederle s Feat BERLIN AusT Aug Aug By By It By The The Thc Press Press The today describes s as un- un un sportsmanlike the columns ot of crit crit- critIcisms crit- crit criticisms criticisms belittling Gertrude Gertrud Ederle's feat cat In swimming the English channel printed In th the Westminster Westminster ster star Gazette Guette These claims omit one ono small point point point-It It was only Miss 1199 Ederle who was able to ob- ob observe serve her time timo schedule ay at she Isa Is Isa Isa a much taster faster swimmer than alt previous channel swimmers rs sos says the tho Note The Note The criticism printed In Inthe Inthe the Westminster Gazette Gazelle came from the th local newspapers of Dover and Boulogne and consist consist- consisted consisted consisted ed of o comment by ocal experts suggesting that Miss was able to accomplish her channel swim In record tim time only through he aid ot of shelter o of oe accompany accompany- ing accompanying tugs