Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-12
OUTLOOK FOR.
AQUATIC TITLES
Season Promises to Be- Best
n History.
HARRY HEBnER TO Be BUSY
National saekstroke Title Holder
Entered In . Number Of Events I
&c Held In Different citiss-4s Wi
Have Great Rival In Young Dean.

Entered In . Number Of Events I
&c Held In Different citiss-1s wi
Have Great Rival In Young Dean.
The national aquatic championship
OF the Amateur Athletic union. whic
will be competed for ut intervals ID
tween March ~ and April 10, prOmis
to be the best Ia history The leader
or practically all districts bars signi
fed their Intention Of bidding for thi
supreme titles. and there Is assurance
Of good fields. keen rivalry and proba
lily record breaking. -"
The 80 yard backstroke event al
the Pittsburgh A. A. on Mnrch "a viii
bring to the mark among others Harry
IIebner Of the Illinois 4. &. 6f Chicago
Russell Deiin Of Boston. Merrill Mai.
sack and q. Buckalld OF pittsburgh.
Hebher Is the American and worlds
record holder, but Dean has beaten bis
best time IN practice. aud the other
two are but little slower. 90 that
great struggle Is looked for.
Next ON the list IL the 500 yard free.
style swim at the New York A. e. on
March 20. In which wlll start Hebner
and McGillivray ut the illinois A. q.
N'heatley.t vollmer and Reilly OF the
Mercury Foot teami Leo Handy OF
Boston. Clement Br,iwne ef the Ham.
ilton club. Chicago. and Il few lesser
lights The Illinois representatives are
farorites. but II YolImer and Wheatley
show their hest speed the wcsterneFs
may have to shatter existing figures 10
order to win. :.
The saIne men are booked for the
go yard race at the. Hrlokline taIass.l
g. A. A. on March %. aud they are so
closely matched on past performances
that. although Hebnar appears to have
a slight advantage the least break on
.his part may throw victory 20 AnS soe
the others.
On recent work Arthur McAleenafi,
Jr.. OF Yale and the New York a c.
should take the sfaney divfag eontsst.
awarded the Gotham organizations for
AprilS. Still his teammates Downes.
Eponberg and Dumas well AZ HeYnI
OF the Chicago A. A. are edRngersas
antagonists and should not DO under.
estimated. Nc Aleenan WIN have to ex.
hibit his best form to defeat them.
The Chicago a. A. VIII stage the 20
yard free style and 200 yard breast
stroke championships on April "a and
in the former event there Is no choice
between Hebner. McGilHyray and
Raithel. the Illinois A. O. cpIirters
who are travelling around standard
time within q NTH Of > second Of each
other. Ramme OF the New 7urk A. C.
may prove q factor H ne starts, but
this Will not be decided until later. |
The breast stroke race Is conceded ia
Michael McDermott Of the Illinois A
O., who recently created new stan,
dard at 200 yards. .,.5. 4
The 100 yard swim ans che 400 yard
relay race for teams Of four will b.
run on under the auspices Of ths iii |
nois A. c. on April Is. Hsbnss, Nc
Giliivray and Raithel are again equsi
favo-ites for the sprint. though soLld
believe Vollmer and Ramrs of the
New York A. @. have lighting chance
and It Is almost q foregone conclusion
that the Illinois quartet win capturt
the relay event IN spite OF the east
efners' hopes regarding the possibility |
Of victory by the Mercury Foot four |
The titular carnival viii close with |
the water polo tournament ut the IllL
nols A. G. on April 16. II the New
York A. G. enters It's fast team. as
seems likely, there IS excellent pros.
pect Of the pennant being won BY the
Winged F'ooters Otherwise there ii
hardly a doubt thar the fIlinois 4. e. |
and Chicago A. a. seyens Will have the
championship battle all TO themselves.
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