Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-20
MISS STACKER
FAVORITE FOR
90 YARD SWIM
Local Swimmer Win Compete
Against Frances C0WellS
in February

Now that 1t has been assured that
Miss Frances Cowells will come here
for the Carnival the topic of discus
sion among the young ladies and
among the swimming enthusiasts has
entrants in the women's event, among
the fair sex. Miss Cowells has been
/ in the swimming limelight for some
time, and her popularity on the coast
is well known.
Honolulu will have q number of
entrants in the womens event, among
them Miss Ruth Stacker, who holds
the 40 A. A. u. record and who also
has made the besti time in the 50-yard
dash for women; Miss Lucille Legros,
who has made the SO in 80 2-5, and
the 220 yards in 1894 3-5, and Miss
Bernicia Lane, who has made q num-
Der OF good marks In the various
events.
Local swimming enthusiasts state
that Miss Stacker should win from
Miss Cowells when they meet In Feb
ruary, and although the coast papers
are picking Miss Cowells to defeat
the Honolulu entries, those who have
watched the work OF the local swim
Bers are confident that Honolulu will
finish in front. Miss Stacker has
made 81 and 81 10 in two different
races, which proves that she has been
consistent, and although the mainland
girl has made good record, it Is
doubtful whether she will be able to
smash these marks.
1t is unfortunate that the commit
tee was unable to secure Olga Dorf.
ner, the Philadelphia wizard, who has
been breaking marks right and left in
eastern meets. Miss Dorfner has
made the so in 80 flat, which is one
second faster than the best time made
here by Miss Stacker. Either Miss
Stacker or Miss Legros would give
the Philadelphia aquatic star a race
in the sprints Miss Legros has fol-
lowed close behind Miss Stacker and
has always given the latter q good
race.
Philadelphia is coming into the lime
light as swimming center, and the
showing made by Miss Dorfner has
made her the idol of the Quaker City
people. Her record in the swims has
been unusually good.
Although conceding starts all the
way up to 40 seconds IN an 80-yard
ladies' handicap swim. Olga Dorfner,
at Philadelphia, the night Of Noyem-
Der 20, covered the distance from
scratch in the remarkably fast time
of 81 is seconds. There seems to be
no limit to the speed Of the Philadel.
phia woman champion, as her recent
performances show, for on November
%, 1914, she beat the best American |
women's record of 56 2-5 seconds for,l
80 yards, made by Elba Whitaker at
Milwaukee, on July q, 1906, and on
May 5, 1915, she improved this record
by covering the distance in So Is sec
onds, and her last race shows she
can go even faster.
Elizabeth Becker, a 13-year-old girl, |
who is also coming on very rapidly,
covered so yards in the fast time of
Al 2-5 seconds, Catherine Toy doing |
81 seconds and Freda Katz 55 seconds. |
In the same race little Dorothy Klump, !
8 years of age, was given the limit |
start and she astonished the specta~
tors by finishing the distance on the |
over-arm side stroke in minute %
seconds. In the ladies' 80-yard trial |
heats, r. Rothner won the first trial |
in LAP. Miss Marion Herbert took |
the second event in 1886 and Irene |
McCaulley won the third heat in 1:24
2-5.