Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-24
CLARENCE lane
PRESSED duke
in THE FIFTY
Hawaiian Swimmers Garry Off
Hon0rS of First Day of
Meeting

According. to the San Francisco pa
} pers of July II. which arrived yestsr
day with the fun account of the first
night of the big swimming meet. Clar
ence Lane pressed Duke Kahanamo
ku hard for first place in the coy 'rd
ewent.
! The San Francisco Examiner says:
Dnke p. Kahanamaku of Honolulu
was the stellar performer in the Pan
ama7Pacitic International Exposition
swimming championships, which start
ed list night and will be completed
tonight at Sutro Baths.
Kahanamoku wen the so and 900
yard events in fast time and showed
better form than he has on any of his
other trips to the Pacific coast VIII
liam 4. Rawlins, Dukes trainer. says
the big Kanska Is swimming better
than ever before and the champion' s
victories last night strengthen Rawl.
ms statement.
In the so Duke finished a foot ahead
OF Clarence Lane. his teammate.
George Cunha. another Hawaiian, W is
q close third. Arthur RaitheI, the II
linois Athletic Club crack, who defeat.
ed Kahanamoku In the 50-yard event
July last, did not place.
Sprint Finish 10 Close.
There was a deal OF discussion
among the judges after the so and 1t
was Some time before the winners
were announced. Kahanamoku was
nnquestionably first, but the rest of
the swimmers were punched and a
decision was hard to give. In cham
pionship meet two men pick the win
ner, two the second place swimmer
and one man judges third.
The judges agreed on Kahanamo-
ku's victory, but one of the men pick
ing second said Raithel finished in
that position and the other gave the
race to Lane The third place Judge
picked George Cunha and his decision
could not be reversed, so after a
lengthy conference Lane was given
second place.
Harry Hebner of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club broke the worlds record
Tor the 150-yard backstroke, which he
won easily, Hebner,s time of .1.5s SIS
displaces the record made several
years ago by Weckesser, the Belgian
tank star Weckesser's mark was a
fifth of second slower.
Breaks 1ac<strol<e Mark.
Henher holds the American record
for the 150-yard backstroke at j: as 3-5.
but this cannot be considered worlds
mark. for a worlds record must be
made IN a 75-yard tank. such as SUI
tro's. Hebner made 1:49 3-5 in a 60
foot tank In the East.
Duke Kahanamoku swan the go
yard event in 1926 2-5, defeating
Perry McGillivray of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club who swan Duke to six
inch finish in the same event last
year McGilliyray set the pace and
had a good lead last night until the
hnal 90 yards, when Kahanamolxu
started wonderful sprint that brought
him under the wire two feet in front
of McGilliyray, who lacked the finish
ing sprint.
Frances Cowells OF San Francisco.
the girl who broke the American
record for so yards in the recent ?.
A. A. meet, won two races last night,
breaking one record ard establishing
another Pacific Coast mark. Miss
Cowells was an easy winner OF the
100 yards in 1:16 As. which breaks
the former mark of 1::22, made by
Dolly Mings of Los Angeles in 1913 at
Sutro Baths.
Miss CoWeIIs Uses Crawl.
Edith DAILY was second in the 100.
and Dolly Meyer finished a close
third. Miss Cowells used a strong
Australian crawl and kept a good pace
thronghout, sprinting the last rs yards.
Miss Cowells and Miss Meyer were
the only contestants in the 50-yard
backstroke for women and Miss Cow
ellis won In As seconds, establishing a
coast record for the distance.