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Swim Test Entry Found Too YoungA youpg man walked into the office Saturday morning, said he wanted to enter the Sunday Telegram Peaks Island to Portland swim, and before the writers had really tabbed his age and thought the matter over, the young man had been congratulated and had his picture taken But he can't race . . . though he says, I'll bet I could beat a lot of older guys across Portland Harbor next month!The young mon, ragcr to get into the tattle on Saturday Aug 7 when the third annual ewlm to fame, topwater event in Maino yearly, start* tho record in 1040 or of Dick Lucasfrnm Peak* Kt 11 Q m *as young Oordon L Sclllck of AS 21m Street arc! he wan serious But when tnc rules 'a ere looked over It was found that only those of 17 or over arc eUglb c Gordon h only 13, but tough strarg a practicing swimmer Qfr theEastern PTcm.'nade holder of severalYou may follow In the footsteps of George Kerp, the onc-lcggcd ace from Bowdoln and Decrlng who mthe slender PBC swimmer who cov-| orcd himself with glory a year ago by beating Kern albeit the latter gamely entered to defend hi* crown though he had had Uttlo opportunity to practice Bill Kiley of the Park and Jtec-rcatlon Department whose help hapre-ords at the Portland Boys Club'been invaluable \n recent yearA as swimming pool I this swim hns gone on Is making5o to Gordon Sdllrk, better luck, arrangements now for officials for cext time . , , or in a few years 1 Continued on Pngs 413
Newspaper Details
Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald
Portland, Maine, US
Sun, Jul 11, 1948
Page 9
Full Page
Clipped by
Judith R.
USA 08 May 2018
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