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Taylor, Who ati wis. is. ig FURK STRAG Dial GREenleaf 28 We cail for end del Jabkk ~L. FU.RR JER S 1717 SHERMAN AVENUE, Etanston STORE: oppiosite Forsity T/a etre 1800 IRVING PARK BLVD.) [l day evening the object of their at- tention, Claudia Eckect, represýenting th hne Country club, wvon the National Women'.% Amateur Athleti< -- -. - ie<,0Ie0bl0414 Pardont "foreign ce RYTEX FIE) PRINTED STATI 1 iFs the smar+ printed e that qive this new thin p3e à ppea ra n ce. thé ent" of AT HER IONERY enveiope linr1 ngs lUiion Highi Board championship, by dcfeating the r!ationatly known 1932 Olympic' winner, Mtrs. Dorothy POYn- ton Hill. Many people dla;m that this yea's' National Indloor Womnen's swimx'niing mnce t, held at the Lake Shore Athletie club, ivas the finest in -history. This comment is well born out by the num- ber 'of records, both niational and g technique was beginning to show. s Last year, Miss Eckert entered the ,f Nationais held at Chicago. She quqli- -fied ii thýe 10-yard free style1 o n -high board diving events. It took v'a- g tional mtars such a-, Mrs. H-fill, "Mia.- Snw"Rawls, and Olive McKeant é eat her out ini the varlous, evehts. This year'she was ready for them ail.- Crashez a Record Ou. Wednesda.y afternoon, thie pre- liminary heats were held, to deter- m ine who among the 24 entries woûulç compete in the finals of the 100-yard free style event that.evening. Clauidia ~was p!laced in the same htat:with th2 dtefendirig chamipion, Màiss-. McKcan.ý. Claudia won' ber heat easily and the defending cham pion failcd to qualif v. In, the, finals, the girls were off to a perfect -start,ý and were stili sw..iminitig stroke for stroke on the last, length. Here the surepior condition and ex- perience showedi up and four contest- ants managed to gain1 a sliglit lead. The crowd was in an. uproar. for theyknew that a new record was in the making,. and four girls . ë: going to beat it! The finishi was as close to a dead heat as one could flnd, ai! four contestants heirig within a foot of the winner. MisF R-tv!s won(yl the race^ in 1:03.1 a new Natiom4i', A., A. U. record. Miss Eckert wvas fourth and also broke th'e old record esta'blished last year. The next evening Claudia (i'qu.alificd for the low board diving. Agair5 it va s a nip and oick aff-aîr, wthfir.t one and thien another of the 'leaders gaining an advantage, The tenthl and la§t dive ivas being p)erfocn-,tied. A lit tic.. hick or soine slight error was suifficienit to put anv pone of four contes'tant's into the lead or just olit of 't1w placting group. \\ith 'a seconld .'itlee. within grasp, ClRu41î. lid a little tough Iuick on ýlier,lastdcive and placed a fourth to, Mrs. 1-li, the 1934 chaml-, 'pion. Undaunted by. lier poor break, Claudia wer.t into the High ccnîpeti- tion Nvith a determination to: xvin. Shie knew she was as-good as any -of the rest and xas cdeterrnined to win thîs event. It was doublv important for this ycar the competition is the> official Olymipic diyes., three' of m-hich 50 LLOYD HOLLIS'TER NC. 1232 ÇunfràIAvenue, WiImtte Atr Cludia had annexed the -local r ih board tt. for three years, she felt that shetihad'sufficient experience to enter national competition. IiW the spring of 1934, she . entere d the 'Na- tional. Junior nmeet vihen she was, 17. ineNationalI rign Boardi event. Because of her sterling p erformance 1ini winning the national championship and 'ber excellent showing in the 100- yard free style event, Claudia.. is al- nstsure to represent 'h nitcd States ini the 1936 Olympics held in Berin. i