Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-04
KAHANAMOKU TO
Swim SMALL AND
P.MGILLIVARY

San Francisco Is again angling for
the appearance of Duke Kahanamoku.
and coast swimming experts are lay
i ing plans for big water meet in
which the local champion could again
try his speed against E. 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-cornered af-
fair. with Perry McGillivary, the Chi
cago sprinter, as third man in the
tank
The San Francisco Chronicle of
February % says in this connections:
Plans for a big swimming tourna-
nent to be held in San Francisco be-
fore the Fourth of July We're all-
nounced yesterday. The idea is 10
get a team from the Illinois Athletic
Club of Chicago and Duke Kahanamo-
ku from Honolulu 10 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
v i'll handle the coming affair. which
will be held in Sutro Baths. George
James, prominent in local athletic
circles, wrote yesterday to DIR. II. III.
Hayes, athletic instructor of the llli-
lois Athletic Club, asking what ar.
rangements might be made to have
men from his organization accept in
vitations 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 Kahananoku. Perry McGii-
livary and r. t"Bab") Small, recent
conqueror OF Kahanamol.u. in a so.
yard race would be we'll worth while.
McGillivary is the national champion
in the A. A. u. over 05, 100. go and 500
yard distances. Kahanamoku holds
the worlds records over 80 and 100
yards. Small has tied the worlds IT,
dial water mark for the 80.
Other men whom the Illinois Ath-
letic Club might send besides Perry
McGillivary are II. j. Hebner, A. 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 for
the fans and managers to arrange
matches. The date has not been set.
but May Both or an early date in
June will likely be decided upon II
Chicagoans prove willing.
[ W. M. Coffman, swiming instrue-
tor of the San Francisco Young Mems
Christian Association, told yesterday
the secret of why aBab" Small came
through" against Duke Kahanamoku
Saturday, in the 50-yard race at Ho-
nolulu. Coffman knows Small well,
and says that the new star in the
swimming world gets excited when
competing in tank races and cannot
succeed in effecting turns. "Satur-
days race was the first chance Small
had of going so yards over a straight.
away course, says Coffman, "and he
certainly showed what a wonderful
swimmer he is. He cannot make a
good turn when racing in tank compe.
ton owing to the tact that he loses
his head. He is a marvel oyer a
straightaway, though, and will bear
Watching in the future