1929 Pacific Coast Surf Riding Championships
"Orange Man Wins Surfboard Laurals," September 8, 1929, source unknown
Keller Watson of Orange is today surfboard champion of the coast. He startled thousands of spectators at the harbor entrance yesterday when he balanced gracefully erect upon his big board and raced ahead of a huge breaker from a mile offshore into the still water of the Corona del Mar Surfboard Club bay, one of the most perfect surfboard stunts ever staged. He led his other competitors, many of whom missed the starting br...