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i . Blonde Cutie Plans Channel Doublecross NEW YORK (LTD Marathon Swimmer Greta Andersen, a lus cious blonde from Long Beach. talif.. said today she hopes to put the double cross on a hex by aouble crossing the English Chan tel. Ever since the davs of Ger- trude Ederle, first woman to eon fllier the frigid, treacherous wa ters of the French-English bath tub, long distance swimming has teen tabbed as a sure route to obscurity. It's a far piece to fame and splashing sprinters such as t-lner Williams, Johnny Weiss muller and Buster Crabbe did a quick crawl into the Hollywood swim. Greta, the naturalized cutie from Copenhagen, figures she can find fame and fortune right in the water and without benefit of cam eras by becoming the first person to swim the English Channel both California Pilot Wins Puff Der by " SPOKANE UPI An El Cajon. Calif., brunette today is the queen of the women airplane pilots. Mrs. Aileen Saunders Thursday was declared winner of the Pow der Puff Derby, the annual all woman transcontinental air race. Mrs. Saunders piloted a Cessna 172 from Lawrence, Mass. to Ter minus Felts Field here in 19 hours, 14 minutes and overcame by 9.5 knots her handicap of 142 knots. She landed Tuesday. This was the third Derby trip for Mrs. Saunders, who holds a private license and has logged more than 900 hours flying time. She placed 22nd and 23rd in the last two Derbies. The four day race which began Sunday at Lawrence Municipal Airport ended here at noon Wednesday with 53 of the original 63 planes crossing the finish line before official deadline. $800 and Trophic With the title, Mrs. Saunders and her co-pilot, Mrs. Jerelyn Cassell. San Diego. Calif., re ceived a purse of $800 and tro phies, plus merchandise awards. Second was Juanita Newell and her co-pilot Jimmy Lou Shelton, both Phoenix, who piloted their Piper Commanche through the course in 15 hours, 24 minutes, to beat the 132 handicap by 7.3 knots. Two sisters from Wilmington, Ohio, flying a Cessna 140, re ceived $300 and third place in the grueling 2.470 mile race. Seventeen year old Margo Calla way and her 19-year-old sister, Sandra, were the youngest team ever to enter the Derby. With the younger piloting, they logged 21 hours, five minutes in the trip and beat a 96 knot handicap by S.7 knots. Mother Disqualified Mrs. Margaret Callaway, the mother, was flying alone in plane that was disqualified when it was forced down in Montana because of bad weather. ' Sixty-six planes were entered in the Derby, but there were three "no starts , three planes devel oped engine trouble, and eight others were disqualified for re maining overnight at non-designated airports. Four of those managed to squeeze in just under the noon deadline Wednesday, but were not able to qualify in the race. A Beechcraft Bonanza piloted by Mrs. Margaret Ray Ringen berg and Lois M. Laymon both Fort Wayne, lnd., was the first to arrive, 24 hours ahead of any Golden Gloves champion, said he other craft, Sunday morning. It was interested in entering coach placed 30th. ing. STOCK CAR RACES In La Grande Every Sunday J.C. Race Track Union Hot Lake Highway Next To The Flamingo SUNDAY, Tim Trials 12:00. Adults, $1.00 No Dust Problem Trophy Dash Car and Grandstand Seating Food Concession Heat Dashes Programs Available At The Track A & B Main Events BE SURE TO ATTEND A SUPPORT THE CARS FROM LA GRANDE " ways non-stop. Last summer she became the first person to swim both ways across the Catalina . Channel which, like the English Channel, is about 21 miles wide. The dif ference is that the tides are worse and the water is much more frigid in the English Channel. Methed Far Beatina Cold - "I've figured out how to beat the cold," she smiles. "I'll do the latter stages of my training in my native Copenhagen, and after the water there the English Chan nel will seem like a warm bath The water-soaked Greta, who spends seven hours daily in train ing, has cut out quite a chore for herself. Completing one-half of the channel swim, she must take seven steps by herself. But be fore starting her return swim, she must stay in water up to her knees and cannot remain there more than a half hour. If you wonder why people at tempt these types of chores, take into consideration that Greta has been earning from $15,000 to $20.- 000 annually since turning profes sional three years ago. This loot is obtained through such mediums as prize money, lectures, teach ing, testimonials and performing in acquaaes. A food supplement firm will sponsor her "double crossing" at tempt and it's quite a project. Her retinue will include some 40 people including the crews of the two boats which will accompany her, five or six pacers who will be in and out of the water to keep her on schedule and her husky husband, John. This time he won't need the rifle he uses in warmer waters to protect her from man eating sharks who make no differentiation between the sexes. Eyes Naples-Capri Print Before she makes her two-way attempt in August, Greta will compete in the Naples-Capri mar athon event as a tuneup and has eyes on a two-way prize, both the first place money to the winner and the top women's prize. While she has the looks to in vade the movies, the hazel-eyed Greta can credit a knee cyst to her marathon swimming suc cesses. Now 30, she was a compara tively late starter as a swimmer It wasn't until she was 15 that she became a competitor and yet by the time she was 19 she was second in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle event. A year later, in 1949, Greta set a world record of 58.2 seconds for the event, a mark which stood for eight years. But at this point a knee cyst Knocked her out of action. During her recuperation, Greta became a swimming instructor. This au tomatically made her a profes sional and she finally decided to compete in the moneyed mara thon events. She had collected enough silverware, anyhow, with a collection of 35 Copenhagen ti tles, 24 Danish championships, eight Scandinavian wins and four European championships. ' ''They are very difficult to eat," she says pretilly. "This is hard er work but I enjoy it. And if I am able to swim the English inannet Doth ways non-stop I will be able to write my own ticket throughout the world." That she will. But one wonders why she'll need a ticket. Why not just swim? HODGE TO RETIRE WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) - Dan Hodge of Wichita, winner in eight of his 10 professional heavyweight bouts, said Thursday he was re tiring. Hodge, former national JULY 12 Race Start 1:30 Children 6-12, 50c Pool Records Expected To Go In Tonight's Swim Test Veterans Memorial Pool records are expected to tumble tonisiht when the swim clubs of Boise YMCA, The Dalles Elks, llermis ton and La Grande considered lo rank with the strongest non metropolitan swimming aggrega tions in the Pacific northwest vie for individual and team honors. The meet is scheduled to start at 7 o'clock. Pool records, many of them es tablished by swimmers in to night's competition, which the swimmers will be attempting to surpass, are: FREESTYLE: 10 & Under Girls, 25 yards: 10.3'; Kit Harvey, Boise. 10 & Under Boys, 25 yards: 10.0; Brad Hartley, llermiston. 11-12 Girls, 50 meters:: 34.6; Carolyn Mullinix, Boise. 11-12 Boys, 50 meters: 33.7; Artie Samson, La Grande. 13-14 Girls, 100 meters: 1.21.9; Mary Morgan, Pendleton. 13-14 Boys, 100 meters: 1:10.1; Artie Samson, La Grande. 15-16 Gills, 100 meters, 1:21.4; Mary Scott, Boise. Coeds Clash In Western Golf Tourney Match HIGHLAND PARK, 111. UU'I' A pair of coeds, a fetching bru nette who work as a dentist's as sistant in her non-golfing hours and a veteran seeking her second crown in nine years, were paired off today for semi-final matches of the 59th annual Women s West ern amateur golf tournament. Jo Anne Gunuerson, a physical ed major at Arizona Stale Uni versity, faces Andy Colin of Northwestern University in one match, and Barbara Williams, a dentist's helper in Berkeley Calif., takes on Marjorie Lindsay, the Decatur, 111., campaigner who captured the WWGA title in 11 and several lesser crowns in the interim. Miss Gunderson and Miss Conn both breezed to quarterfinal vic tories Thursday while Miss Wil liams and Miss Lindsay were forced into extra-hole matches to survive. The long-driving Miss Gunder son ousted Anne Quast of Everett, Wash., 5 and 4 over the 6,567 yard E x mo o r Country Club course, and Miss Cohn, a former Iowa state champion from Water loo, eliminated Nancy Roth, Hol lywood, Fla. 5 and 3. Miss Lindsay defeated Judy Bell, Wichita, Kan., 1-up on the istn nole, and Miss Williams was forced to go the 21st green be fore she was assured of victory when Sherry Wheeler. Glasgow. Ky.t hit the wafer hazard on the edge of the fairway. Archers Leave For State Tournament Twelve La Grande archers left this morning for Mist where thev will compete in the Oregon State Field Archery tournament. The tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday with divi sions for the various types of competition. Persons attending the meet are: Gerald Rimhey, Jim Cottom, his two daughters. Sherrv and Beverly, Adrion Rimbey, Jim Thornton, Gene Erwin and the Dean Knight family. 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BACKSTROKE: 10 & Under (iirls, 25 yards: 19.6 I.aiiiy Dodson, La Grande. 10 & Under Hoys, 25 yards: 19.0 Paul Kruger, The Dalles. 11-12 Girls. 50 meters: 42.3; Pat Fitzgerald, Boise. 11-12 Boys. 50 meters: 42 4; Allan Jeffers, lioise. 13 14 Girls. 50 meters: 41.2; Jennifer Smith, La Grande. 13 14 Boys. 50 meters: 38.8; Mike Jones, La Grande. 15 16 Girls, loo meters: 1:31.2 Marilyn Clupp. Buise. 15-16 Boys, loo meters: 1:19.8 John Kuhns. Boise. BUTTERFLY: 10 & Under Girls, 25 yards: 20.8; Kit llaivey, lioise. 10 & Under Hoys, 25 yards: 20.1 Mark Bauer, Pendleton. 11 12 Gills. 50 meters: 39.5; Caro lyn Mullinix. Boise. 11 12 Boys. 50 meters: 49.1; Allan Joffers, Boise. 13 14 Girls. 50 meters: 41.8; Mary Morgan, Pendleton 13-14 Boys, 50 meters: 38.3; Jim Johnson, llermiston. 15-16 Boys, 100 meters: 1:38.4; Mike Williams, Boise 15-16 Girls. 100 meters: 1:46.3; Paula Russell, llermiston. INDIVIDUAL, MEDLEY, 160 YARDS: 13-14 Girls: 2:22.5; Mary Morgan, Pendleton. 13 14 Boys: 2:18.4; Jim Johnson llermiston. 15 16 Girls: 2:31.2; Marilyn Clapp, Boise. 15-16 Boys: 2:07.2; Nathan Fran cis, The Dalles. 200 METERS FREESTYLE: 13-14 Girls: 3:11.0; Carolyn Mul linix, Boise. 13-14 Boys: 2:50.9; Artie Sam son, La Grande. 15-16 Girls: 2:58.0; Mary Scott, Boise. 1516 Boys: 2:42.5; Mike Wil liams, Boise. 160 YARD" FREESTYLE RE LAYS: 12 & Und'T Girls: 1:53.2; Boise. 12 & Under Boys: 1:53.9; La Grande. 13-16 Girls: 1:44.9; Boise. 13-16 Boys: 1:28.8; La Grande. 160 YARD MEDLEY RELAYS: 12 & Under Girls: 2:06:2; Boise 12 & Under Boys: 2:17.0; La Grande. 13 16 Girls: 2:03.7: Pendleton. 13 16 Boys: 1:42.8; La Grande NEW YORK SITE LIKELY NEW YORK UPI Promoter Bill Rosensohn indicated Thurs day there is an increasing chance that the September return match between heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson and challeng Floyd Patterson would be held in New York City. Rosen sohn thanked Chairman Melvin L. Krulcwitch of the New York State Athletic Commission by let ter for the assistance in conduct ing the first bout. Safeco i by your owa independent a . Cot the facte sow aa SATOCO snooagr-eeviiif auto avunaoa,. REYNOLDS Insurance Agency REYNOLDS BUiLDINO Schooner Loses Mast In Race LOS ANGELES il'PD The 161 foot schooner Goodwill, setting a record pace in the Transpacific Yacht Race from here to Honolu lu, has lust its main topmast in winds. The accident probably will cut down the large ciail's speed us much as 50 per cent, according to a spokesman for the 21st bien nial event. Goodwill was more than half way to Honolulu at the time of the accident. The Ralph Luraln-e yacht out of Newport Harbor, Calif., Thursday was reported 60 miles east and 100 miles north of the position reached in the same time by the record-setting ketch The Morning Star in 1!I55. Morning Star sailed the 2.225 distance in 9 days, 15 hours and 5 minutes. Goodwill reported Thursday night the loss of the main topmast but said the mainmast had re mained intact and that no One was injured. The mast was lost 1,080 miles out of Honolulu. Goodwill had been taking an in creasing lead daily since the start of the race Saturday. At roll call Thursday, Goodwill's lead had lengthened to 110 miles over its closest rivals, Arnold Haskell's 66 foot yawl Cluibaseo and Baldwin M. Baldwin's 72-foot yawl Escapade, both from New port Harbor. . The 46-foot Catamaran Aikane was reported 50 miles ahead of Goodwill, but the Kenneth Murphy craft was not an official entry in the race. - Murphy is from Haw thorne, Calif. Winners among the 42 yachts competing will be decided on a handicap basis. The folluwing yachts leading in the handicap positions: .lada. Nalu II. Chubasco. Sky lark, Criterion, Muruffa, Kiulua. Escapade, Marilen and Friend ship. 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