Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-31
SMASHES 1--WE
WATER REFUNDS
in seven DAYS
ludy LANCER Proves Most Con-
sistent Open Water Swim
mer at San Francisco


Probably the most consistent record
breaklne Of the San Erancisco swim
ming meetings has been done BY Ludy
LANCER. LANCER Is q distance swim
mer, who shows his best IN open wa
tor, and when the crack water speed
ers transferred their operations from
the Sutro tank to the exposition yacht
harbor I,anger was right on the Job.
The following Is from the San Ffan-
cisco Examiner OF July "a:
LHdy LANCER Of Los Angeles. 4 stu
dent at the University Of California.
won the lone-mile open swimming
championship Of the United States IN
the ya6ht harbor at the panamalPa-
cific international Exposition Yegtor-
day by 80 yards. Langer set q new
American record for fhe distance IN
open water by covering the course IN
= minutes So IS seconds. The for
.rnsr American record wns held By y.
n. Reilly. who did it IN B minutes
and 40 rs seconds at Rye Beach. N. Y.
This Ii the NTH American swim
ming record broken BY LANCER In the
last seven days. On Saturday last ne
set mark Of s minutes - rs sec0|| y
for 500 yards In Sutfo Baths EDn
Monday he won the quartermile cham
pionsllip Of the United States for open
water swimming in 5 minutes 30 Is
seconds and on Wednesday he set an
other new mark for the halfmfle. when
he swan the distance IN 12 minutes 5
- seconds. In yesterdays milo Faco
he went the first half mile IN 1905.
which breaks the mark he made on
Wednesday for this distance.
Five Finish Race.
OF the six starters Who left the
float yesterday, i've Of whom finished.
LANCER was the smo0thest and ap-
parently the easiest swimmer Of the
lot. He was third when the men turn
ed at the end OF the fifs( lap Of Ito
yards, but before he got back 70 the
starting platform he had taken the
lead and from then on he was never
in danger, increasing his lead steadily
At the quarter, which he finished
In 6;45, LANCER was 30 yards ahead.
AZ the half. timed IN 1905 Tor . new
record. he was 50 yards ahead Of his
nearest competitor. He was clocked
IN Is minutes 33 Is seconds af the
three.quarters. which may also be q
record. though there IL no official g.
ure for this distance n open water
LANCER then had lead Of IS yards
and had no chance 70 lose unless he
sank. Before the race finished Ian
ger was more than q lap ahead Of all
The other contestants with the oxcoD-
ton Of Joe Wheatley Of New York.
who had turned at the far end and
was 20 yards on his way 10 the m
ishing platform.
Shouts Urge Him On.
LANCER sDurted In the last IRp. TIA
shouts Of the spectators and oftlciass
evidently reaching hin ears between
strokes. Everybody vas eager % -
him break the record End be e.
to the end Of the race with = did
Of speed that would have done credit
to q sprint swimmer. uIIrOughout the
race. outside of bis 1niShing squirt he
steady pace and spIashed
less than any Of the men he beat He
used the Australian crawl stroke
throughout the race.
Joe Wheatley OF New York. who
finished second, was Is yards ahead Of
his team-mate, Bud Goodwin. Lau1I1
Of st Louis was fourth, 10 yards be-
hind Goodwin and Norm1n Ross Of
Portland. Schneider u San Francis
CO, q novice swimmer, found the pace
too fast for him and retired early In
the race.
WheatIey was timed in IS minutes
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