SURF LESSONS FROM GEORGE FREETH, 1912: "IT REQUIRES UNLIMITED NERVE"
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This uncredited article ran in the Los Angeles Times on July 14, 1912, with a five-tiered title: "Through the Combers - Riding Surf Board Thrills - George Freeth is Teaching Girls at Redondo - Hawaiian Swimmer Performs Hair-raising Stunts - Pretty Miss Says it is the Best Sport in the World." This version has been slightly edited and shortened. * * * The exciting Hawaiian sport, surf-board ridin...
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