The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-06

IIawaii's "Big Six Duke P. Ka-
hanamOku, Clarence Lane, GCorg"
Cunha, Lawrence Cunha, Harold Kru
ger and Lukela Kaupiko-accompanred
by William T. Rawlins and their train.
err departed for the mainland yesterday
where they are to compete in the Pa
cifc Athletic Association and the Anna
teur Athletic Union of the United
States swimming meets at the Panama
Pacific Exposition beginning July IT,.
The local swimmers will hardly arrive
in time to take part in the prrlmIn-
aries to be run under the auspices Of
the Pacific Athletic Association which
started, yesterday and will continue
until July 9.
At that these events arc figured as
being merely warm up stunts for tn"
A. A. U. and =. =. l. f. championship
events.
Women Contestants
The meet which opened yesterday is
the first time in the history Of the
p. A. A. that women swimmers are
recognized and whatever records made
will be official p A. A. records.
Hawaii has already held an A. A. t..
meet in which women competed. In
the first of these, Miss Dorothy Becker,
from San Francisco hung up a record
of something over 0:35 seconds in
ffty-yard dash. Last March at Ala,
media, California, Miss Frances COwells
covered the distance in 0:32 3-j. Last
June, in the local harbor Miss Lurelle
Legros covered the distance in O:32
2-5 establishing a bona fde A. A. t..
record and this will be the mark the
entries in the meets at San Francisco
will have to beat to gain reCo milton
as champions. Both Miss Becker and
Miss Cowells are entries in the T. A. A.
and A. A. U. events as well as several
of the best swimmers of the mainland,
amongst them being Miss Constantine
Meyer of Portland, Miss Mablc Cawson,
Miss Alice Goodman and others. lIa
wall has no representative in the
events.
Keen Competition
Competition in the men s events will
no doubt be keener this year than ever
before in the history of swimming.
Several of the world 8 best men are
to compete. With the members of the
Olympic Club of San Francisco con
fidence reigns supreme the Winged
o" swimmers will capture the meet.
This club is particularly strong in the
short distances with Bob Small, who
once defeated Duke, Ernie Smith and
H. Robertson Small and Smith are
both down to start in the fifty and
coward dashes. The duo will be aug
mcnted by II. Robertson, who is herald
ed new star in swimming on the
mainland, because he has been timed
under 26 seconds on numerous occa-
siOns in the 80 yard dashes. Comparing
| this with KahanamOku s time OF %
seconds fat for the distance swum mere
in Honolulu and % 80 seconds in Aus
trpia, Duke need not fear Robertson.
Lincoln Johnson, the one lie ged swim
mcr who swan here some time ago, is
hope of the OlymPics in the 22O-yard
dash. H. Jennings will start in the
back stroke. Los Angeles will send
Ludv LANCER who recently covered 22O
! wards in 2:27, which is two seconds
! faster than the time of Duke and
George Cunha who smashed world s
record at the distance in the Kane
hamcha Day events.
Others to swim in the big meets will
hc representatives from the Metropo'
! Titan, Central and Pacific Associations
as well as the Northwest and Southern
! California Association
Hawaii to Compete
The first meet in which the loca
men will take part will be the indoor
events scheduled to start July 10, al
Sutro Baths. These events will com
! prise the 50 yards, 100 yards, 220 yards
/ back and breast stroke, high and spring
board diving and the relay race.
In the relay event, Hawaii will b'
represented by George Cunha, Harold
Kruger, Clarence Lane and Duke j
Kahanamoku, the world = champion Il
swim the last relay. In selecting thu
/ Hawaiian team and which is to com
pete in the meets rs the All Hawaiian
team, and which will he in position
to score points, great care was exer