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Truth
Sydney, 28 January 1940, page 11.

SURF OBSTACLES!
Imanly gala
BRISTLED
J^AZI nigger-drivers wouldn't  ask captured British bombers to perform as penalties what was inflicted on competitors in the obstacle race at the Manly Surf Life-saving carnival yesterday.
TEN minutes of tortuous and miscellaneous meanderings through sand and surf, under tarpaulins and 'rabbit burrows,' in sacks and sweat, proved as irksome as it was exhausting.
Most of the competitors had appeared in other races and were about as fed up as the spectators of the hum-drum affair.
Indeed, Manly Club and some of the Association officials running the show had 'Obstacle-itis,' and tried to get the press into an obstacle race of another kind.
Both events might be cut out with advantage to the Association generally, and the Manly Club partilarly.
Ken Foster and J. E. Campbell, the lion, organisers, were not, the authors of the unofficial 'obstacle' event.
R. Newbiggin's clear-cut win in the restricted surf race was highly popular, and, strange to say, to many it seemed rather surprising.
It was unknown or lorgotten to them that Newbiggin is definitely as great in the surf as in the baths.
He beat a good field, with Robin Biddulph one of the unplaced.
BIDDULPH SCORES.
But Robin Biddulph had done his piece earlier in the
day when he won the restricted novice surf race.
Most speculation centred, not on where he would be when they turn ed the buoys for home, but how the giant would manage the sprint up the beach.
He certainly floundered out of the surf like a young whale, but, when balanced, finished as straight as a gun-barrel.
Ten thousand attended, and the locals were the only ones whose enthusiasm rose higher than the very moderate surf.
The villagers had good reason for their special whoopee.
Manly had a great day — winning the rescue and resuscitation event, the senior boat race, and the restricted and
novice surf races.
The climax, for the Villagers, came with victory in the Senior Surf Boat race.
It was Ted Clare and his crew's first start in the club's new surf boat, the G.K., which was launched on Sunday last.
With practically no surf, the race resolved itself into a long, strong pull to the buoys and back.
In an exciting finish, Manly beat North Steyne, with Rastus Evans, at the sweep, by a narrow margin.
Manly won their first R. and R. for the season, but won by a clear point, which is an achievement in itself nowadays with many teams nearing perfection in their work.
Yet it was in general work that Manly won, their patient and beltman, Roberts and Drinkwater, being touched off by North Steyne.
Beach sprints, with their breaks and disqualifications, were something of a bore.
It was significant that the three surf board places in the ski race won by J. Mayes from H. Wicke and L. Morath went to competitors using the new hollow cedar boards.
Maroubra won its ninth successive march past of the season.
March Past: Maroubra 1, North Bondi 2. Quecnscliffe 3.
Junior Surf Race: J, Ferguson fBondl) 1, J. Flint (Queenscliffe) 2, K. M. Barrett (Bronte), 3.
Restricted Surf Race: R, Newbiggen (Manly) 1, N. Ryan (Manly) 2, A. Hart (Bondi), 3.
Novice Surf Racc: H. R. Biddulph (Manly) 1, J. Wise (Manly) 2, J. Ferguson (Bondi) 3.
Rescue and Resuscitation Event:
Manly 75.14, F. Roberts, patient: J. Drinkwater belt:,J. N. Stringer, resuscitation, 1;
South Narrabeen 74.64, 2; North Steyne 74.08 3, Bondi. 73.98, 4.
Surf-O-Piane Race: H. Hutchins (North Cronulla 1, R. Holcolme (Cronulla), 2.
Pillow Fight: J. Keen iBondi) 1.
Sack Race: N. Johnson.
Beach Sprint: R. Evans (North Curl Curl) 1, F. Collins (Narrabeen) 2, J. Bliss (North Narrabeen) 3.
Junior Boat Race: Freshwater (W. Dumjmriu, D. Matheson, R. Waldon, B, O'Sullivan, and J. Inkster); Manly 2.
Senior Boat Race: Manly (E. Clare sweep, I. Craig, R. Lumsdame, E. Brown, M. McDonald) 1; North Steyne, 2.
Senior Belt Race: A. Carrier (South Narrabeen) 1. F. Burnett, (Manly) 2, L. Mackay (N. Cronulla) 3.
Novice Surf Race: H. R. Biddulph (MANLY) 1, J. Wise (ManlY) 2, J. Ferguson (Bondi) 3.
Surf Ski Race: A. Lloyd (North Narrabeen) 1. . Deintrce (Manly) 2.
Surf Boat (sic) Race: J. Mayes (N. Bondl] 1, H. Wicke (Manly) 2, L. Morath (Manly) 3.

FRESHWATER carnival tomorrow.
An ideal beach for a crowd, but where are they going to put the competitors?
With 1863
® ail times — should be broken.
* * ¥
Visiting teams include Terrigal, Era, Garie and Thirroul from country beaches.
* * +
ERIC JOHNSTON, the local belt
champion and joint surf title
holder for Frcshv, is expected to
make a bold showing against the in
vaders.
+ -K *
A FEATURE of the Freshy carnvial
to-morrow will be the first appear
ance. as a team, since their return,
of the Ausrtalian combination that
visited Hawaii. As Jack Cameron's
men are still looking slick and slim,
the visitors will realise why they made
a hit in Hawaii.
?K -k 4c
NORTH NARRABREEN S.L.S. CLUB
is rich in footballers, especially
Drummoyne Rugby Unionites.
Apart from Arthur Burge, Keith and
Norm Gilleland, and promising juniors'
Ray and Eddie Quill come to mind.

Trove
1940 'SURF OBSTACLES!', Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), 28 January, p. 11. , viewed 22 Aug 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169103142
The Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday 10 February 1940, page 13.
Surfing Parlance
PICTURESQUE LANGUAGE
 By W.J.

'Who's coming in for a session ?
Just look at those boomers.
To appreciate the significance of these words a knowledge of surfing parlance is necessary.
Session is generally used to denote a swim or a dip; boomers are big, rolling waves.
Greenies describes the unbroken swells which are the delight of surf boat crews, surf board and surf ski experts.
Dumpers are the waves which rise quickly and fall heavily, often times on a sandbank.
They are avoided by the experienced surfer, who soon learns to distinguish the dumpers from the shoots (waves which break evenly and carry him some distance).
Howler is a synonym of boomer.
The front line has no warlike significance (unless the battle with the waves is taken into account).
It describes the position of those surfers who are farthest out.
To crack a wave means to swim onto it and then to ride it.
A beacher is a wave which takes the surfer right to the shore.
To go down the mine means to be hurled down to the bottom and there swirled about.
This usually happens when one attempts to ride a dumper or an unmanageable wave.
They're on is the cry, which sets the heart of every keen surfer beating fast.
Someone has spied a succession of big waves.
His ambition is now to crack a beacher.
Out the back is the shout when someone sees an extra big wave rising from behind.
And Noah's Ark, the generally used term, sounds far less sinister than shark.
Trove
1940 'SURFING PARLANCE.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 10 February, p. 13, viewed 7 April, 2014,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17662756

Notes
For clarity the terms in inverted commas have besn transcribed as italics.
The Telegraph
Brisbane, 15 March 1940, page 13.
Q'ld. Has Excellent Chance in Australian R. & R.

The Australian surf championships at Bondi tomorrow mean a lot to Queensland surfing, not merely in the matter of winning titles, but in advancing southern opinion towards recognition of this State's claims to having the 1941 championships decided here
...
In any case, Queenslanders expect Norm Weir to show the Sydney crack how lo use the surfo-plane in the open rubber surfboard race.

Trove
1940 'Q'Id. Has Excellent Chance in Australian R. & R.', The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 15 March, p. 13. (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS), viewed 22 Apr 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187478015
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate
NSW, 19 March 1940, page 4.
Terrigal Easter Surf Carnival
Experts To Take Part
(BY ROY DIBBEN)

The appearance of champion swimmer, Robin Biddulph, the ladies' march past, display, and exhibitions by the leading surf-board men in Australia, will be the highlights of Terrigal Surf Club's carnival on Easter Sunday.
Although entries do not close until Sunday, it was intimated by many clubs during the week-end that they would be competing.
Coogee will be there in full strength, Maroubra will bring a team, together with members from Collaroy, Cooks Hill, Caves Beach, Bronte, North Cronulla, Merewether, Newcastle, and Manly.
Dick Chappie, Lou Morath, Hec. Scott, and Les MacKay, who toured Hawaii with the Australian surf team, will give a display and compete in individual events in company with Robin Biddulph.
The ladies have been training hard and hope to retain the title they annexed last Easter.
Kurrawyba girls intend to make competition keener, and it is expected that the other guest bouses, and Ocean Beach girls, will be strong rivals.
Bob Browning has donated a special cup for this event.
Champions of the surfboard, who are sure to thrill the crowds are Dick Chapple, Lou Morath, and several other Sydney champions.
The crack field in the restricted surf race includes Robin Biddulph (2nd in Aust. championship), Keith Little (4th), Les MacKay (2nd in surf race on Saturday at Bondi), Hec. Scott (Newcastle), J. Godfrey, V. White (Terrigal), Geo. Dulvey (Ocean Beach), and Ken Foster (Australian belt champion).
It will be a great day for spectators — and an outstanding day for Terrigal, which is receiving its best piece of publicity for a long time through the appearance of so many visiting surf clubs.

Trove
1940 'Terrigal Easter Surf Carnival', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 19 March, p. 4. , viewed 22 Aug 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166934772
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday 20 March 1940, page 16.
SURF CARNIVAL.
Premiership Points.

An amended official result was declared by the association for the surfboard race at the carnival.
The successful competitor was H. Wicke (Manly), with J. Mayes (North Bondi), second, and L. Morath, (Manly) third.
Wicke was an unsuccessful candidate for the team which visited Honolulu last year, and Morath was a member.
Wicke has not been beaten this summer in surfboard races. 
Trove
1940 'SURF CARNIVAL.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 20 March, p. 16, viewed 7 April, 2014,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17660154
The Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday 6 April 1940, page 10.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Los Angeles Wedding.

Mrs. Tom Leslie Russell, of Elizabeth Bay, received a cable yesterday from her son, Mr. Reginald Keightley ("Blue") Russell, saying that because of a change of plans his marriage to Miss Nancy Heinz will take place to-day.
The wedding will be celebrated at the Wee Kirk of the Heather, in which there are hundreds of singing birds.
The Wee Kirk is one of several in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles.
Miss Heinz is the daughter of the late Mr. Clifford Heinz, of Pittsburgh, and of Mrs. James P. Frazer, of Beverley Hills, and many film stars will be present at the wedding.
Mr. Russell met his fiancee during last summer in Honolulu when he visited Hawaii with the Australian surf team and won the Pacific surf-board championship.

Notes
Blue Russell's mother a resident of Elizabeth Bay.
The Sydney Morning Herald
6 April 1940, page 12.
SWIMMER'S MEMORIES.

"Sixty Years' Recollections of Swimming and Surfing in the Eastern Suburbs," by George Blackmore Philip.
George B. Philip and Son, Sydney.
This neat, profusely illustrated book, while recording the personal memories of one of Sydney's best-known swimmers, is also a compendlum of useful historical data concerning the development of swimming, surfing, and life-saving on Sydney's famous surf beaches.
Mr. Phillp is well qualified for the task.
He was for more than 30 years president of the Tamarama Surf Life-saving Club, with whose affairs a large section of the book is concerned, and few men know more about the early struggles and chequered chronicles of a sport whose national virtues were not always as adequately recognised as they are to-day.
Besides its factual value, this little book reflects in every page the personal attributes of its author-his crusading attachment to a
healthy outdoor sport, his love of sea, sun, and sand, his devotion to youth, his profound humanltarianism, his patriotism and the
spiritual convictions which are so obviously the guiding principles of his life.
The text Is illustrated with sketches by Messrs. E. A. Holloway, E. J. Franklin, and others, and three full-plates in colour.

Trove
1940 'SWIMMER'S MEMORIES.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 6 April, p. 12. , viewed 31 Dec 2016,
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By
BARRY YOUNG
Who writes each week for ' THE REFEREE '
none Help
'Pilot,' that Gentleman who keeps a 'watch' on the Turf,
has picked more winning doubles than I've had
dinners but I certainly had luncheon on
Doncaster Day at Royal Randwick.
J Mildura ran last. Yesterday
- — turkey for Pilot
Mildura won.
IT had to come
..?WAR. ..war
in the natatorial
world of Austra
lia ... It's been
brewing for years
— -but this time
someone forgot
to simmer down
. . .and over she's
gone.
Mind you, it's a gentle
mans' war. Yes, sir, a
war among amateurs, and
believe me when I tell you
that it's a war that's going
to take a little curbing.
Here's the position as I see
it. Those bronzed men of the
surf . . . he-sheiks of the golden
sands... battlers of the roaring
foam . . . shark-baiters, or any
other fancy tag you like to give
them, are up in arms. Up in
arms because that 'glory of
glory' organisation, the Aus
tralian Swimming Union has
decided to ban its members
from making the trip to the
Hawaiian Surf and Aquatic
meet.
THREE months ago 1
smelt smoke. . . To
day I see fire. . . and
rapid-fire at that.
A few weeks ago it didn't seem
so bad. . . in fact, -when swim sec
retary Sheedy, resident of that far
western city of Perth, wired 'Big
Chief' Curlewis, of the Surf Life
saving Association of Australia,
that everything in the garden was
rosy and that the swim boys could
be in with the surf lads. . . I said to
myself said I. . . 'There's something
doing.'
But secretary Sheedy erred. . .
In fact, he overjumped the mark
which will eventually bring down
on him the wrath of the mighties.
This secretary Sheedy is a big
fella' in the swim game, but I think
he forgot-that there was a guy who
is a mighty side bigger. . . yep. . .
yoif guessed it. . . no other than
that most 'amateur of amateur'
gentleman. . . 'square-jawed' James
Taylor, Commander of the British
Empire, 'Keep-in-order' of the ?
Australian Olympic Council and
'Stay-in-order' of the Australian
Swimming Union.
Banned By Wire
Now 'Big Wolf' Taylor has a lot
of power when it comes to this
swim game. . . for he represents
the world governing authority on
amateur swimming. . . which out
side Australia's three-mile limit
controls all that part and participle
that has anything to do with swim
events. . . no matter whether it is
in still, rough, or 'mineral' water.
So when John Sheedy erred, in
stepped 'Big Wolf' Taylor and,
where 'Big Wolf' Taylor steps, an
gels fear to tread. ,
The upshot of the whole affair
was that Mr. Sheedy was politely
advised to rush a wire to 'Big
Chief' Curlewis, cancelling his pre
vious permission and ? banning
Swim Union swimmers from the
surfing tour to Paradise Isle.
Talking the matter over with the
Surf Chief on the corner of Mar
tin Place the other day — he said. . .
'Don't ask me what's going to hap
pen, but I won't have my Associa
tion dictated to by the Swim boys
... just ask any one of the lads
what they will do if selected for
the tour. I know that they will
tell you that, as far as the Austra
lian Swimming Union is concerned,
they can go to . . . well, any rate,
they can please themselves where
they go.
Helsinki Or Hawaii
Now, Mr. 'Surf Chief' ... I
don't think you are quite correct
... I will go further by saying
: that I don't think you are fair. It
may be all right from your Associa
tion's point of view. . . but you
must look further than that. . . you
must think of your individual mem
bers.
How is this ban going to affect
those still-water champions who
form the backbone of your Surf
Association. . . such as Robin Bid
dulph, Roth Bassingthwaighte,
'Young' Newbiggen, tind Ron
Fleming, from Queensland?
I quote these four lads from the
many who may make the Olympic
grade for Helsinki next year. They
are affiliated members of your
worthy body. . . they are also affi
liated members of the Australian
Swim Union. . . If they are selected
lo make your trip to Hawaii. . .
they automatically forfeit any
chance they have for the Olym
piad.
Well, all I can say is that it's all
wrong and something should be
done and done soon to. declare a
truce between the A.S.U. and the
S.L.S.A.
Take the case of young Biddulph
. . . for years he has been training I
for this chance to make the Games
. . . For years he has been giving
his spare time in the cause of your
organisation. . . now he has to
make a choice. . . SWIM at the
Helsinki or SURF at Waikiki. What
would you choose if you were in
his shoes, Mr. Curlewis?
I'm sorry for young Biddulph. . .
and I'm sorry for his trainer and
coach, Harry Hay, but, if anything,
I'm sorry for myself. . . because
I'm the one who commenced the
whole blamed thing. . . yes, sir.
Few people know the story. . . .
but early in January of. this year,
I cabled 'Dad' Centre, at Hono
lulu, telling him that Biddulph and
his coach, Hay, would be available
to make the trip to the Hawaiian
mid-summer games if he cared to
rush an invite to the Australian
Swimming Union and get a sanc
tion for them.
I did this only after Harry Hay
had informed me that he would not
let Biddulph accept an invitation
to South Africa as he figured that
competition over there wasn't
strong enough for his lad, but if
Honolulu were to invite him . . i
well, that was another matter.
There would be Flannigan from
U.S.A., Japs from the Far East, and
Hawaii's own locals. Good experi
ence for his Games chance.
Away went the cable. . . but even
to this day ne'er a word of acknow
ledgment. . . but I put it down to
the fact that a smart Press guy in
Honolulu jumped the idea of a
story in it and back it came to a
Sydney daily, 'Biddulph wanted
for Hawaii.'
The snowball grew.' . . and then
grew some. . . until it was so big
that it smothered the lot. . . and
that's where they stand to-day. . .
Smothered
I don't blame 'Big Wolf' James
Taylor. . . He's a No. 1 amateur guy
if ever there was one. . . 1 don't
blame 'Big Chief' Curlewis, be
cause he's 'King of Surfmen' and
fighting for his humanitarian or
ganisation — but I do blame the
newspaper scribe who fired the
gun before it was sighted.
Any rate. . . I'm with the boys
. . . hook, line, and sinker. . . they
can please themselves whether they
go to Helsinki or Hawaii, but I
would suggest that surfmen swal
low their pride and do the reason
able thing in affiliating with the
A.S.U. . . . then everybody could go
everywhere. . . so what!
Five Horses at Randwick
DID you see what I saw
in the Autumn Plate on
Saturday? . . . I'm not
telling you this. . . I'm just asking.
Do you think that Ellis would have
had the green flag hoisted if Munro
had beaten him to the post? I don't
think Defaulter's connections
would have. . . they are shooting
pretty straight, although in his first
run in Australia. . . Defaulter had
to suffer a protest.
Appears to me that a lot, of our
'tops' here in Sydney have adopt
ed a slogan of 'Down with the
Champions.'
That Fight Title !
During the past few
weeks we have been
told that middle and
light-heavyweight, Ronald Rich
ards, has changed managementship
from Sire Fennell to 'Mine Host'
Munro.
With the change arrived a flock
of challenges for Mr. Ronald's
middleweight title. First we have
that panther gentleman from
Puerto Rico, Atilio Sabatino, then
Australian newcomer, Jack
McNamee, but topping the lot is the
ex-roar of the ring, Frederick Hen
neberry.
Now, strange as it may seem,
'Mine Host' tells us that Ronald is
in a little trouble about making
the weight. Well, whose fault is
that. . . Sab, McNamee, or Fred
erick can't be blamed for that, can
they?
Henneberry's manager,- Sheldon,
says 'We're bound for Lunnon,'
but first Fred, wants a crack at
Master Richards for that middle
weight title.
Well, Fred. . . . it's all yours as
far as I'm concerned.. I recall that
as far back as last December Rich
ards agreed to meet you in a title
bout any time after December 12
and to prove that I reprint the pic
ture that appeared in 'The Referee'
— remember it?
I thought there may be a little
trouble in arranging that bout,
perhaps a little 'Lambeth Walking'
here and a little 'Truckin'' there
. . . that was the reason we pinned
Mr. Richards down to a date by
taking a picture of it.
It is up to your managers to fix
with a promoter to put the bout on
and get it over with. Let me tell
you Fred. . . . you are entitled to
first crack. . . and if Ron doesn't
believe me. . . ask Jim Donald or
Bill Ahearne.
What about that title bout. . . Mr.
Ronald Richards? and let's all see
a real fight. . . we haven't seen
one among you big fellas since
your bout with Ambrose Palmer
for the heavyweight title. . . and
no mouses, either, eh!
When 'Tiger' Gets
Home
WHILE touching on
weeps in the water
world, let me tell Mr.
Sheedy and his mighty swim or
ganisation that. . . when they in
vited young Nakama to visit Aus
tralia without a manager. . . and
got him. . . they served up to them
selves a dish of soup that was
smothered with 'KN'. . . yes, sir
... it was a mighty shrewd move
getting young Nakama without
a manager for the fact that it saved
the swim organisations a fairly
healthy expense and travelling ac
count. . . but. . . it also presented
a biting tongue.
'The Referee,' before young
Nakama's tour began, told you it
was all wrong. . . well, we all know
what happened. . . and how the
Press throughout Australia fol
lowed our lead. . . that's history.
Fowls come home to roost. . .
Yes, sir. . . proved by the manner
in which your Association selected
and sent an Australian swimming
team to South Africa. . . Do you
know what happened. . . Mr.
Sheedy. . . well, young 'Tiger'
Ryan, who has represented our
country, at Olympic and Empire
Games, is as sore as a boil. Your
Union sent that team away without
knowing just what and where
those lads would have to swim. . .
Do you know that in the 5 weeks
they are to spend there they are
billed to appear at between 30 and
40 carnivals? . . . Just work that
out. It's worse than we expected
the young Hawaiian to do without
breaking down. . . and he did. We
all know he did. The kid must have
been ill to jump a train at Casino
and wire Ernie Sandell that he had
missed it. If you could have seen
Ernie Sandell's reaction when he'
got Nakama aboard that boat at
Sydney you would have wept. . .
He did.
Wait till young 'Bill' Ryan gets
back and we will all hear what he '
has to say. . . but then again he's
only an AMATEUR, isn't he.


Trove
1939 'I'm telling you [?]', Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939), 13 April, p. 17. , viewed 22 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127609247 
Post
Queensland, Tuesday 16 April 1940, page 5.

R. K. ("Blue") Russell, former Australian surfboard. champion, was married at Yuma (Arizona) last week-end, to Miss Nancy Heinz, of Beverley Hills, California.
The bride is the grand-daughter of the late H. Heinz, wealthy Pittsburth (sic, Pittsburgh) industrialist.
The wedding was a surprise, as the couple, who announced their engagement at Christmas time, planned to be married in June.
Russell was a member of the Australian team that went to Honolulu last June to compete in the Pacific Surf Carnival.
He stayed in Honolulu when the rest of the team returned to Australia, and last July sailed to California as a deck hand on the racing yacht Nam Sang.
The World's News
Sydney, Saturday 13 July 1940, page 11.
William Henry
(William Henry) made his screen debut at the age of eight in "Lord Jim" a role which was obtained for him by his foster-brother, Duke Kahanomoku, champion Hawaiian swimmer.
William was born in Los Angeles, and educated there...
... he played speciality roles in stock companies, and at the age of 14 became a stage technician...
... in 1927 he made his first trip to the Hawaiian Islands, and went to school there for a term...
... since then he has made four trips' to the islands.
Henry senior was president of a sporting union which sponsored Duke Kahanomoku's first appearance in America, and took out adoption, papers as protective measure for the young Hawaiian...
... later, when Duke's mother died, he legally became a member of the Henry family, and taught young William how to swim and ride a surfboard like a champion.
William has been married to Grace Ourkin, film actress, for three years- they are expecting their first child
... under contract to Paramount, William's best known pictures were "I'm From Missouri," "Television Spy" and "Geronimo".
 ... he is at present working in 'The Way of All Flesh," which gives him his best role to date.
 ... he is painfully shy, and seldom mixes with Hollywood's smart set.

Trove
1940 'William Henry.', The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955), 13 July, p. 11, viewed 7 April, 2014,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131495550
Evening Star.
Washington, D.C., December 29, 1940, page 6.
Sports and Near Sports
Down the mountain!
Coasting down the rolling peak of a huge comber are these two surf board riders, Donnie Grannis and John Kerwin, as they polish up for the forthcoming winter competitions at Hermosa Beach, Calif.

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, December 29, 1940, Image 90
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-12-29/ed-1/seq-90/

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