Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-04
KAHANAMOKU TO
SWIM SMALL AND
PM GILLIVARY

San Francisco is again angling for
the appearance of Duke HahanRmoku,
and coast swimming experts are lay
ing plans for big water meet in
which the local champion could again
try his speed against f. r. Small, who
defeated him over the 50-yard dis
: lance in the Carnival meet here re-
Gently. Ii is the plan of the Coasters
TO make the race a three-coTnered af-
fair. with Perry McGilliyary. the Chi
cago Splinter, as third man in the
{ tank.
The San Francisco Cntonicle OF
February 25 says in this connection:
Plans for a big swimming tourna.
ment to be held in San Francisco be-
fere the Fourth of july were an
nouneed yesterday The idea is 10
get a team from the Illinois Athletic
Club of Chicago and Duke Kahanamo-
ku from Honolulu to enter. as well as
the best boys of the Pacific Coast, in
an inyitational tournament. W. NJ.
Coffman, who successfully handled
the two biggest swimming meets last
year, the Fourth of July champion.
ships and the Portola championships
will handle the coming affair. which
will be held in Sutro Baths. George
James, prominent in local athletic
circles, wrote yesterday to DIR. H. IL.
: Hayes, athletic Instructor of the llli-
nois Athletic Club, asking what ar
rangements might be made to have
men from his organization accept in
yitations to come to the coast James
states that local people will pay the
expenses Of three men If the Chicago
club will send an additional man, or
four men if the Windy City people
will send six-man team. A letter
was addressed to Honolulu.
To see Kahanamokn, Perry McGil-
Iiyary and r. C''Bab'D Small. recent
conqueror of Kahanamof.u, in a 90
yard race would be well worth while,
McGillivary is the national champion
in the A. A. T. over 05, 100, 220 and 500
yard distances. Kahanamoku holds
the worlds records over so and Toe
yards. Small has tied the worlds IL
dial water mark for the so.
Other men whom the Illinois Ath
/ Ietic Club might send besides Perry
McGilliyary are II. j. Hebner, Al. A.
U. back-stroke champion. as well as
| a dangerous relay man in free style;
A. c.. Raithel, sprint second only to
| his teammates McGillivary and Mich
ael McDermott, national 10-mile cham
p:on. 1t is planned to match Walter
Pomroy, easily one of the best long
distance swimmers on the Pacific
! Coast, with the latter.
! Plans are not as yet settled upon
and there will be plenty OF time fol
/ the fans and managers to arrange
matches. The date has not been set
{ but May 30th. or an early date il
June. Will likely be decided upon i
chicagoans prove willing.
! w. M. Coffman. swimming instruc
tor of the San Francisco Young Mems
Christian Association. told yesterda,
the secret of why Bah" Small cam,
through against Duke Kahanamokl
Saturday, in the 50.yard race at Ho
nolulu. Coffnan knows. Small well
and says that the new star in tn,
swimming world gets excited whel
competing in tank races and canno
succeed in effecting turns. "Satur
days race was the first chance Small
had of going so yards oyer5a straight
away course" says Coffman. and HI
certainly showed what wonderful
swimmer he is. He cannot make ;
good turn when racing in tank compe
ton owing, to the Tact that he lose
his head. He is a marvel over ;
straightaway, though. and will bea
watching in the future =