Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-10
BEAT "
DUKE, is THE
FRISCO DOPE

William Unmack, the San Francisco
Calls authority on athletics and swim
ming, must have been hard up for copy
/ on February Is, when he wrote the
analysis OF Kahanamoku's defeat by
Bob Small, in the 50-yard event Of
/ the Carnival swimming meet. How
Unmack can figure that Duke is go
ing back, when the latter beat his
own best time and was beaten by a
man who swan in better figures than
the local man has ever attained, Is
something OF a mystery. The San
Francisco writer makes one good
guess, though. when he opines that
Duke probably won all the other races
that he entered.
Here is the Calls dope:
All the world falls for a champion.
Duke Kahanamoku is a champion, but
when he, the acknowledged swimming
king of the world. was beaten, the
general public was tickle. and the
praises OF the man who was able to
beat the champion will ring round
the world. And why not? It is just
simply case of ito the victor be-
longs the spoils."
Bob Small, the vanquisher Of the
Duke. is receiving only just the praise
that is due him. Any man who can
beat such a swimmer as Kahanamoku
is entitled to all the credit that can
be bestowed. Such a lad as Small
never courts the glare of the lime
light, so 1t remains for others to toot
his horn for him.
However, with all the praise that
Tightfully belongs to Small, the ques-
tion naturally comes up. What Is the
matter with Kahanamoku? It is to
be regretted that the cables from the
islands did not give us details Of the
ether races, but when the news does
come through 1t is quite possible that
We will find that Duke won the bal
ance Of the program.
II be did not then many local people
who have lived in the islands are
wondering whether the Duke will ever
again be the speed marvel that he has
shown himself to be.
Fear Of the lynx. Il
IF he is Kahunaed,- said promi-
nent member of the local Hawaiian
colony yesterday, 1T is curtains for
the Duke as swimmer
The explanation OF ''kahunaed" was
sought and it appears that aka-
hnna" is a priest similar to the Indian
man. though with somewhat
different duties. II person has a
grudge against man in the islands
he goes to 'kahuna." and the priest
prays for the death of the man or
that bad luck may follow him.
If once a Hawaiian finds out that
something has skahunaeds him, It is in
many instances his seal for death.
The people OF the islands are said to
be misrepresentation on this question
Of being 'kahunaed,v and there are
many cases on record where it is
known that the skahunaedp one has
fretted himself to death.
It is hardly likely that Kahanamoku
has any enemies that would go to the
limit CT "kahunaing'' him, but the
local people, for all that, think that
bis defeat will prey on the cham
pion's mind, and that he will not show
the same speed In the future as he
has in the past.
May BE Shipping.
At that there must either be some
thing the matter with Kahanamoku
or he is already deteriorating. 1t
does not seem possible that he can
be going back. but when you consider
that he has had plenty of opportunity
TO break records since last July, and
has failed by seconds to approach his
best times, then it leaves room for
thought and consideration.
It is cinch that Smalps % 3-5 on
Saturday was the only worlds record
equaled; otherwise the cables would
have informed us of the deeds. This
lime by Small establishes a new Amer.
can record for straightaway course.
The previous best by Kahanarnoku be-
ng in "a seconds over the same dis
lance.
Kahanamoku. in shape. should be
equal to Small's time, and the more
70 as it has always been said that
Duke was never able to show lust
what his true speed was, as he had
no one to make him extend himself.
II is as plain as the nose on ones
ACE that Duke got all the competition
he wanted last Saturday, and it is lust
Is plain that he was found wanting in
ais speed. He was not equal to the
occasion