Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27
.LASSYSWIMMERS
IN SCHOOL
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Saturday Afternoon - Puma
hou Winner by a Sale Margin
INTERscHoLAsTic sW:liMiN1
MEET
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That renewed interest In aquatic
sports is being taken By the differ
ent schools OF the city was shown By
the large attendance az the triangular
lswimming meet which was held ut the
Alakea slip last Saturday afternoon
at half-past two O'Clock, and which
was participated in by entries from
Punahou, the Mckinley School and
the Kamehameha School The Puma
hons took the lead from the start.
and won the meet BY q large marlin.
piling up thirty-four points to the Nc
kinney entries sixteen. while the
Kams brought up In the rear with not
/ a single point to their credit.
Despite the slowness IN getting the
meet started. tho races went Oft with.
out hitch, and with a number Of tho
"A A. u. officials on hand to Judge
the contest there were no questions
as to decisions It was q perfect
day for such meet. the water be-
ing as smooth as glass. and al who
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tditiOn. The Pnns entered the largest
number of men. and among them were
fseyeral who have figured rs stars IN
linterschoIastic athletics for several
years past. Goney. Inman. Hitchcock.
Austin. Turner and Alexander scoring
the majority Of the POINTS for their
team In sHanawaki'' Krugrt. Htkh
has discovered white nope SWIM
mcr, and he proved this yesterday by
tearfyinR off tho honors IN the two
Emost grfIIing raccs Of the meet lhp
$40 and 220 yard contests Kruecr
khasA styfe d swfI1nIfng that7makt8
him the envy OF many another student.
land the slow, untirfnR stroke which he
used IN the meet Saturday win no
doubt win for him many another race.
His pet hobby Is the mile, but he
proved to be just as good IN even
shorter distances.
kam's Off Day
| Twceother good swimmers that the
High can boast OF are Cr0zlef and
Grace who. With Kruger, were the.
principals in rilnning up the score for
that school Saturday There certain
! w must have been q hoodoO following
the Kams during the meet. for al
though they had q number Of husky
men entered, they did not succeed IN
taking a point. They had one good
man, however, in the person Of David
Kahanamoku, a brother OF the famous
| Duke, who missed several chances Of
landing a third place for his team,
| 1t was a good, clean meet, and the
| enthusiasts from all three schools
turned out in force and lined both the
docks. The captain Of the Kestrei
generously turned over HIS ship as q
grandstand, which AFFORDED an excel
lent view OF both the start and The
| finish.
The first race to be called was the
10O. yards, and the swimmers lined up
as follows: Punahou Hitchcock.
Turner and Coney; Mckinley High,
Grace and Akana; Kamehameaa. Ka-
lani, Manoho and Perkins. At the
crack of the pistol, In the hands OF
Starter Fred Lau, the 1.-THE bodies of
the swimmers shot init the water
with splash. Hitchcock taking the
lead. When the fifty-yaEdline had
been reached, Turner overlook Hitch
cock and won the race by few feet.
The result: Turner (F), first; Hitch
cock (Pt, second: Grace mi, third.
Time: IS 3-5 seconds.
Quarter Hummer
The 40 yard race, which came sec
ond on the list, was perhaps the most
interesting one of the meet, the en-
tries being as follows: Punahnu, Hind,
NJ. Campbell, Jr,, d. Baldwin and ID.
Alexander; mckinley High, Kruger
and Crozier; KaHehameba, Kahana-
moku, Benjamin, Kila and Stewart
kahanamoku and Crozier were In the
water first, the former taking the
lead. The champions brother, how
ever, dropped back to the rear, and
Kruger, OF High, came to the front
at the end of the first hundred yards.
He maintained this lead until tire end
of the race, and finished roHd fifteen
yards ahead of the man who took
second place. Kruger swain a fins
race, and it is evident that tfIn ffighi
will depend largely on him IN the next
meet. The result: Kruger fHD. first;
Alexander (P1, second: Crnzi"r fMt,
third. Time: minutes. 81 IS Gee
onds
Tn ethird race. 80 yards, was per
haps the best ono Of the entire meet.
From the start alF the contestants
kept together and it was 4 cloEe fight
at the end for first place. Theso
who entered were: Punahou. Hitch
cock, Coney and Taylor: Mckinley
High. Grace, Stone and Carter; Ia
mehameha, Mckinney and Parker:
The result: Hitchcock (P}. first:
Grace (Mn, second; Coney (Pt. third
Time: 25 1-5 seconds.
Kruger, Of the Highs, again showed
his skill as a clever swimmer by,
winning the 220 yard race. Once