$"King of The White Water" Retains Crown. Gladstone, Mich. -- A acne during the final battle for the title "King of The White Water'' at the National Log Rolling Tournament here on the fourth of July weekend, is Joe Connor (left) of Cloquet, Minn. and Jimmy Herron of Kelso, Wash., defending champion, fought it out on the smallest and fastest log that is used. Herron finally caught Connor off guard for a fraction of a second and used this pause to throw him off balance.$

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"King of The White Water" Retains Crown. Gladstone, Mich. -- A acne during the final battle for the title "King of The White Water'' at the National Log Rolling Tournament here on the fourth of July weekend, is Joe Connor (left) of Cloquet, Minn. and Jimmy Herron of Kelso, Wash., defending champion, fought it out on the smallest and fastest log that is used. Herron finally caught Connor off guard for a fraction of a second and used this pause to throw him off balance.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. July 1941]

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