The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
KAHANAMOKU TO JOIN
LOS ANGELES TEAM
Honolulu Duke Intends to Wear
Colors Of California
Organization.
WORK FOR MISSOURI STAR
Laubis Will Enter National Out
door Championships at
All Distances.
WORK FOR MISSOURI STAR

I'uke kananarnoku or Honolulu, the
worlds greatest sprint swimmer. will soon
be wearing the colors Of the Los Angeles
Athletic club. In resent letter to a
local waterman. George Freeth, the clubs
swimming instructor. wrote: Duke will
be added TO the squad before the meet Of
August 81. and with his aid I hope to
build IN team that should take the
Hons share Of the honors at the inter
national water carnival 10 h. held in
connection with the Panama Pacific EN-
position of 1915 In San Francisco
Nor Is the hope OF the noted coach
unwarranted. Kahanamoku showed last
month that hc has no peer at 100 and
22o yards by defeating the Illinois Ath-
letc Club stars In worlds record time,
and Freeth can rely for the longer dis.
tsnces on Ludy LANCER youthful prod.
net OF his own school LANCER Is the hoy
who set n new worlds mark ~ minutes
90 l-5 seconds for 40 yards on July 3,
and on tho following dav lowered the
American half mile figures 20 II minutes
~ 90 seconds In So doing he defeated
Hebner and McGillivray. tho American
champions Between them these two won
derful swimmers should have little din
Guilty In winning every event from 100
yards to one mile.
Tho Missouri Athletic club ~ St
Louis has decided to enter Herman
Lsubis IN all the national outdoor cham
pionships this season This eighteen
year-old lad has been doing remarka BILE
work. and experts OF his district believe
he can make a strong bid for tho middle
distance tiIes and win the classic ten
mile swim. They point out that his 400
yard performance in minutes 33 sec
onds stands second only to Langer's
worlds record, and that his time In the
Western five mile marathon shows him
To be AZ least the equal of Michael Nc
Dermott.. the ten mile holder. Laubis is
now In New York on competitive visit
so local fans will have a chance to see
! him in action.
The officers OF the Women's Life Saving
League are making a strong effort to
widen the scope OF their organization
| In order to obtain control Of water sports
| among their sex. ~ present they have
| branches I'm California, New York. Con
| necticut. New Jersey and Rhode Island,
but plans are under way to secure rep
resentation In Pennsylvania, Massachu-
| sets. Illinois and Missouri. which will
give them a standing In all the principal
| swimming centres
Judging from the recent times made in
| tho middle distances by Reilly Goodwin
| Nerch and Nollmer, New York should
| play a prominent role IN the national
| swimming events of 1914 In the hal,
and one mile races particularly the lead
| ers Of other distances will have to show
better performances than they ever have
to lead home the local stars.
Gilbert Tomlinson Of Philadelphia
| looms up again as formidable candidate
! for the titles Last summer. II may he
remembered this l5-year-old wonder fur
nished the sensation of the year by cap
| turing the half mile natioal crown, but
he went stale in the fall and did poorly
| indoors. Now he is back in form. and he
will take a great deal OF beating
The first of the metropolitan swimming
| championships that at +40 yards. viii
| he held next Saturday nj Travers Island
under the auspices Of the New York
Athletic Club.