The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-30
DID OUR MERMEN
GET WORST OF t
W. T. Rawlins Says Hawaiians
Were Winners Of Main
land Relay Race

According TO latest advices from
San Francisco, the Hawaiian swimmers
who competed. in the indoor A. A. q.
events at sutro Baths July 10 and II,
ran up against a heap Of trouble which
was not recorded in the newspapers.
Duke p. Kahanamoku was compelled to
defeat Arthur Ratheil twice in one
evening to score in the 100.yard swim.
In the first meeting Of the stars, Duke,
according to William T. Rawlns, won
from Raithel by fully twelve inches.
The Judges ruled the race a dead heat
and ordered ii swum over again, Duke
winning the second time without a
doubt in the world 3 record breaking
time (o:53 l-5), breaking his own prev
ious mark of O:54 3.5, made in the same
tank last year. 81
Rawlins Filed Protest
Rawlins filed protest with the
judges after the first race over the
lOO-yard course and pointed out that
even Raithel had acknowledged Duke
winner and had congratulated the
Hawaiian on his performance. Judge
William II. Humphrey decided other.
wise following a long consultation with
his associated lss F.@'.
The representative of the Hawaiians
also filed a protest over the decision
of the judges in declaring the 300 yard
relay race a dead heat between Duke
Kahanamoku and Perry McGilIivray,
kawlins setting up claim that Kaha
namoku had finished all of a foot
ahead of his opponent. Again Judge
Humphrey decided against the Hawai-
ian lou ami in the swim off, the Chi.
eagO Athletic Club won out, breaking
the world record to accomplish the
feat. 1t was the winning of the relay
that gave the Central Association
swimmers first place in the meet.
Great ertormanCes
Even so, the Hawaiians have nothinS
to be lsnaured OF; im fact their per.
fcvmanccs at San Francisco were far
more remarkable than those of the
Central Associations swimmers. This
~ gan, EatIUn had the pick OF the Mid
die West swimmers, including Raithel,
McGilIivray, hebner, NOsberg and Me
Dermott of the Illinois Athletic Club
and many others, while the Hawaiians
had to depend on three men-Kahana.
moku, Lane and Cunha-in the sprints
back stroke and breast stroke, and
these three and Kruger in the relay.
Clarence Lane came in for an abund
anee of praise for the great showing
he made in the 50yard swim and swim
ming experts predict he will sooner OIL
latter become a worlds champion.
George Cunha also swan in great
form but had the misfortunate to geI
the worst of the start in the l00-yart
swim, and despite a gallant effort, haC
to content himself with third place.
San Francisco newspapers and fol
lowers of the game there persist in re
ferring to Miss Frances Cowells rs thu
cham ioL woman swimmer Of Ameriei
and dwell with great length on he
swimming ~ yards in the record break
ing time of 0:33. This mark was hum
up by Miss CoweIls during the women
events held earlier in the month. Dur
, ing the events Of July II, Miss COwell
swan the distance in OBS 2.5, which
according to the San Francisco papers
ais only two fifths of second sh,
of her Pacific Coast record made in tn,
recent p. A A. meet
Neither of these marks are a record
Miss Lucille LegrOs of Honolulu is tn
champion swimmer over the 50-yard
leourse, having covered the distance il
0:32 -, at a regularly sanctioRe'
Amateur Athletic Union meet held her
June IL, 1918. Previous to this, Mis-
Dorothy Becker of San Francisco he'll
the record, having beaten Miss Rut
Stacker, February %, 1918, in the frs
race ever swan under the auspices O
the A. A. T., at which records an
times made by women would be al
eepted.
While Miss Frances COwells may b
a wonderful swimmeE, and her pc
formances show that, it is not fair fC
the mainlanders to proclaim her
champion over the 80 yard course whe
the records of the A. A. U. plainl
show that she is yet to equal the mar
set by Miss Legros, let alone beat it.
Due in Wilhelmina
Hawaii's Big six Kahanamokl
George and Lawrence Cunha, Clarene
Lane, Lukela KaupikO and HaroI
Kruger-are due to return home in tn
Wilhelmina next Tuesday. AceOTdiH
to Steamboat Bill Keaweamahi, VII
has kept in close touch with the IL
waiian swimmers, Trainer Harvey CHI
ton was an arrival in the LurliRe la
Tuesday, having proceeded the tea
owing to his anxiety to get home,
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