June 29, 1930 - The Sunday News and Leader, Springfield, MO - Elberfeld girls competing in swim meet
JUNE 29, 1930
SUNDAY NEWS AND LEADER,
TWO ELBERFELD GIRLS TO COME FOR EXHIBITIONS
Three Parks to Compete For News and Leader Championship Trophies Here
Springfield finally is going to stage that blg water carnival. It'll be at Doling park lake late in July, the definite date yet to be set, and something like 10 or 12 contestants from each of the three city parks with lakes, Doling, Fassnight and Grant Beach. will compete it was announced yesterday by Joe Lyons, who will promote the event for The News and Leader.
Assisting Lyons, for years a well known swimming and diving expert and life-saver here, will be Lee George and J. B. McKroin. superintendent of the city parks. Prizes will be given by the News and Leader and merchants of SprIngfield. and it promises to be the greatest water carnival ever held here.
Dorothy and Ruth Elberfeld, daughters of the Midgets' manager and national champion divers and swimmers will he brought here for an exhibition. according to present plans The girls live in Chattanooga, Tenn., and would he great attractions in Springfield, They hold about every aquatic title In the south between them, and annually compete In every national swimming and diving meet all over the country.
SUNDAY NEWS AND LEADER,
TWO ELBERFELD GIRLS TO COME FOR EXHIBITIONS
Three Parks to Compete For News and Leader Championship Trophies Here
Springfield finally is going to stage that blg water carnival. It'll be at Doling park lake late in July, the definite date yet to be set, and something like 10 or 12 contestants from each of the three city parks with lakes, Doling, Fassnight and Grant Beach. will compete it was announced yesterday by Joe Lyons, who will promote the event for The News and Leader.
Assisting Lyons, for years a well known swimming and diving expert and life-saver here, will be Lee George and J. B. McKroin. superintendent of the city parks. Prizes will be given by the News and Leader and merchants of SprIngfield. and it promises to be the greatest water carnival ever held here.
Dorothy and Ruth Elberfeld, daughters of the Midgets' manager and national champion divers and swimmers will he brought here for an exhibition. according to present plans The girls live in Chattanooga, Tenn., and would he great attractions in Springfield, They hold about every aquatic title In the south between them, and annually compete In every national swimming and diving meet all over the country.
