Show MORE THAN SET OFF TODAY IN CALIFORNIA SWIM V Woman oman Clad In Axle Grease Favorite to Win Marathon WEATHER IS FAIR FAIRMen Men and Women Old and and Young Churn Cold Waters A Island Jan 1 fly Ek-fly 15 Gy 1 The Ilie Associated Press Press-ith Ith a n great the dL channel cli lIln 1 marathon swim swim- swimmers swimmers mers leaped Into the Pacific at 11 1121 21 o'clock n a m for their 22 s sain Midi In cash the lie victors AVALON Santa Catalina Island Ca Cal Jan 15 Dy 15 By The Associated The Press The churning waters of Catalina channel today met the challenge of more than of ot the worlds world's best swimmers as they awaited the crack of the gun at atthe atthe atthe the start of William Wrigley's deep sea the derby derby the Cata Cata- Catalina Cata- Cata Catalina lina llna island to Call California Cornia swim The Tho start as i a as scheduled for 11 o'clock The h sands n ot of the th Isthmus th s on the tan northeastern cage O or the tao Island were checkered with marked off oft plots of beach from which each contestant was assigned to plunge Into the chilling waters In the marathon race WEATHER E IS rAm rAID Fair Fall weather was Indicated for forthe forthe the start Predicted light easter easter- easterly easterly easterly ly winds were expected to aid rath rath- rather rather er than handicap the the Despite a leg Injury which she received In training Mrs Char Char- Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte lotte Moore of o How How- Howard aid ard Beach Bench Long Island was waa de- de determined determined de determined to make the start along with nearly a II score of others of her sex Mis Mrs who started a controversy over 11 the use of axle grease bathing suits has been a a favorite by reason of nu- nu numerous numerous nu numerous Ions 4 ls nc lI ftC odds on the feminine candidates also favored Miss Clara belle Clara Clara- belle Barrett the school teach teacher r entrant from New Rochelle N y who last year pluckily fought for tormore more than 24 21 hours to swim the English channel filling falling by a nar nar- narrow nar- nar narrow narrow row margin SOME SOIE OLD SOME SOIE YOUNG TOUNG For the most part the entries ran to youth but among them were gray thatched veter veter- veterans veterans veterans ans of the swimming game In- In Including In Including eluding Henry F Sullivan of Low Low- Lowell Low ell eli Mass and Charles Tolls of Boston Doston who successfully crossed the English passage In 1923 Against these plodding but per per- per paddlers were pitted the speed of oC youth Norman Ross ROES and Leo Purcell ot of o San Francisco and George Young Canadian long die dis distance tance tanco champion nave Jave shown speed In iii the water Prizes for tor the tho first man and woman to complete the swim swim s test rest In the pot of o gold offered by Wrigley The sum of goes to the first mars man to finish the lengthY jaunt while the first worn wom an finishing after him receives In the event a woman takes first place she the gets the tho 25 25 25 prize and the tho stays stas In Inthe inthe Inthe the Wrigley coffers The distance between the start start- startIng starting ing point and the finish is nearly nearh 22 miles It was expected the ted elapsed time lime of those thosa who hold ou oi would range front from 12 to 24 21 hours Of an original entry list of swimmers about two thirds ap- ap appeared appeared ap appeared on tho Island last night for tor final Instructions About 25 un- un underwent underwent un underwent derwent physical examinations at atthe atho the hospital here while the tho others certificates certificates showed proper propel cates nn |