| Show Protests Ignored In Island Classic Many S Swimmers Slated to Compete Bathing Suits By JOHN JOI K EMGE Special Correspondent of The TheSta TheSta Examiner Sta Examiner mIner Copyright 1927 Consolidated B Association VALON Catalina Island Jan AVALON A 11 Two S-Two Two hundred pounds ot of axle grease crease aud and a a hundred pounds otI I ot of prime lard have been delivered I here on order of ot William Wrigley Jr to anoint the bodies of ot the mermaids and mermen who will compete In the cross channel swim from this Island to 10 the southern California mainland Sun Sunday day hay January 15 for fOl a 2 huge parse puse I offered by the chewing RUm gum mag nat mae nate and owner ot of this island l Ignoring pro protests by br the W C CT T U the th Ministerial association and other organizations which rear fear the swim is to 10 be an Immodest spec spectacle aele most of ot of the tho hundred and fifty filly contestants will enter the water naked their bodies proS pro protected and hiddo hidden they insist by copious ot of grease grease and aud lard compound Fifteen pounds ot of this slippery and disfiguring concoction will w be spread front to heels ot or each person Mrs rolls Lottie Iotti of New NewYork NewYork York who was the first to declare she would not swim It Ir obliged to wear clothing of ot any do- do de declares dares clares that a I casing ot or grease several inches thick is positively more imore modest than a piece one one bathing suit suit and nd after arter she had demonstrated to Mr Wr ley how howth the grease grease concealed what the average bathing suit reveals Mr Wrigley declared himself neutral and agreed the contestants could dress as they pleased As a concession n to Mrs Grundy Mr Wrigley will ivill not apt permit spec spec- spectators pec in the enclosure where the swimmers start and has also or- or or or dered dereU dered a separation of ot male inal and female contestants at the th time of ol entering the water Long Lone teach Beach authorities have bave an- an announced an announced that any unclothed swim mor r landing landine on that part of the coast will ill be arrested The city council ot or Los Angeles however has ignored petitions to order aI- aI ar- ar arrests ar arrests rests Observers In the boats will carry cloaks in which to wrap nude swimmers swimmer as they Ibey land hand or orif if H exhaustion forces them to leave the water eater before the th finish Of Ot the hundred and fifty en- en entrants en entrants trants about sixty are women but probably not more than a hun hun- hundred hundred dred elred will vill start with about bout 30 wo women men All parts of the county are represented In the entry list lilt the most roost notable including J S Sul- Sul Sul linn and Mrs Corson English channel veterans Tru die Tru die Ederle who Is in lu New York Bill alit not compete Having bit hit tp 00 tle bUllseye once she ahe wont won't risk a second shot ahot Miss Clara lIe Belle Darrett ot ol New who got ot cold feet feel after dabbling her toes toe In III tilt the water and declared she the would withdraw rather than freeze Is IsI It I reconsidering and aud is likely to be bc among the starters Miss Dar Bar Bar rett reU I-ett who remained many hourt hourtin I In the degree M English channel Is regarded by most women con contestants as their most dangerous rival Six cas eastern tern al already ready on for the event Include Louis Timson Lynn Mass 1 representing the American legion lesion Hardy J Reynolds claimant of ot the long dis dis- dis dis lance tance championship of ot Ohio Ethel Hertel New York Yet Swim Swim- Swimming Swimming ming association Pete Meyers Cincinnati Pauline Jackson New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Anther Isele Lake Constance Austria A rich reward awaits the suc sue successful swimmers S it if any Mr Ir Wrigley has ha offered to the theman theman theman man coming In first and to the first among the women It If a woman should be first to land lam she get and the men noth noth- noth In lug The distance front from Avalon Anion to the breakwater at Los Angeles harbor is i 23 miles but deviations from itom the tb course could add many miles and awkward currents make malea a straight course almost Impossible Impossible ble bie Three Thre big steamers ot or the Cata lina Cata-lina lina hina fleet led b by the flagship Ava Ava- Avalon Ava- Ava Avalon lon Ion will cill escort the tile swimmers swimmer and I will Ill be prepared for tor any rescue work that may be b required I sincerely hope will let me give him or her a new Bew years year's eats present ot or Mr Wrigley said It J nobody makes I the grade in the th first contest I I Ishall Ishall shall certainly arrange tor for an an- an- an another another another other attempt and will keep it up U until the Catalina channel is con con- conquered conquered |
