Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-10
RECORDS
LOOK PHONEY TO
AUSTRALASIANS
Cable Reports of Champions
Performances in San Fran
cisco Not Credited in
AntipodeS

Australia must have been annexed
by Missouri, judging from the SHOW
me" tone that sporting writer's there
take over the recent swimming per-
formances OF Duke Kahanamoku. They
think that the great times hung up
by the champion when last on the
coast. must have been made under
exceptionally favorable circumstan-
ces. and. when everything Is consld-
cred. II isn't surprising that those who
have never seen Duke swim, should
doubt his ability to cover water IN
seemingly impossible time. However.
Dukes records are real enough. and
win stand Probably when full de-
tails Of the San Francisco meet reach
ed the Antipodes. the critics saw that
their skepticism was misplaced, and
changed their tune.
This Is what w. F. Corbett. recog-
nized authority on Australian swim
ming, has to say regarding Duke. IN
Sydney paper:
Fast and all though we know the
Hawaiian. Duke Kahanamoku. Is, and
admitting that he should be expected
to improve upon his displays at the
Olympic Games last year, the cabled
information that he has cut out the
hundred In. 81 3-6 sec. must be taken
with q little saline accompaniment /
do not say the time was not accom-
plished, but do think that the condl-
tions were distinctly advantageous.
Probably he swan In one Of those
American athletic club pools which
are often not more than 20 feet long.
and In few cases slightly less.
though here and there saw one
could have been had. The greater
the number Of turns the better the
time such an adept ct shnvingoR a.
Kahanamoku undoubtedly Il would
put up. II Is quite likely that the re-.
markahle achievement the cable man
has told as OF was witnessed In the
famous Sutro Baths. IF SO It win
have the necessary endorsement
Should we find that the young ma
tive OF Honolulu has accomplished
record that Is. 3 performance In &C
cordance with record Conditions
there win be something Tor the swim
ming world to talk about for long
The man at present entitled to the
distinction OF having swum the fast
est 100 yards ever known Is also "a
Americans G. NJ DznieIat HIS D .,ireI
are SIS 2-5sec. When they were cr1s
ated Il seemed Incredible that .
swimmer could travel ct snch q clip.
1t does not appear 50 very long ago
that the swimming world maryeled at
the distance being traverscd inside
minute. and only a year Or two pre-
vious to the achievement ol that
mark in speed one OF the best
informed English writer's Of the time
on swimming said It could never be
done.
I must confess to having always
felt doubtful about the gen1ineness
of Daniels IS 2-5sec because the men
who swan second and third To him
that day must have finished under
60sec., considering the little distance
that existed between them and the
winner, and they never went near do
ing as well before or since.
/. II Is much In FAVOR OF the likeIl-
hood that details BY mail may so to
show that the young islanders swim
was well and truly done. that before
leaving his home with the Hui Nalu
relay team, at the expense Of the ON
GERS Of that institution and with the
assistance Of some Honolulu news
papers, to compete for the Pacific
Coast championships, Kahanamoku
swan under Amateur. Athletic Uni
on rules" 100 yards in So 1-5sec. and
220 yardssin 2min "a 2-5sec. The lat
ter figures are not so fast compare
lively and are not near record. BY
the way, Miss Ruth Stacker was, a.
Honolulu. on the same day, credited
with having thrown 50 yards behind
in 31sec.. which closely shaves Miss
Fanny Durack's best for the dis