Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-05

l0Q,yard championship, which. Hawaii
hrs been awarded this year. the swim,
ming enthusiasts are as Interested in
the special races in the 20 and SEQ
yard events,
herbert Vrl;uor, Ted ana and. LII,
Gy LANCER are. the greatest 5e0-yara
swimmers n tho country. end Homo,
5u.u vii have to Put forth their best
efforts to win tbs event Cam won
he recent inward charlottesville
from Duke Kahanamoku. while Vol.
iaer ret leng ago. set a new. record
for the 500 yard swim. LANCER Is
champion IN the sSa-yarsl event, and
Is strong for the bOo.yard mark.
VIII be Real Race.
These swimmers any other pace
in America iycuid finish one two
three. Int corning to. hawaii. they
will be meeting some ct the greatest
swimmers over this distance Duke Is
certain. 10 make a good showing over
this distance. while George Canha
aHd "Stphby" Kruger have been max,
ing fast tine n the 500-yard event.
An excellent line may be obtalned
On the local swimmers at the r. n. q.
a meet on Saf,R dav evening. August
10, when three or four OF the swim
mers viii 90 after the 500-yard
worlds record held BY ]. G. Hatfield
of. England. Tho time for the distance
was,6 So as The local swimmers, will
GO after this mark, and It Ii rnrh0r-
ed that one of HOnolulu's public spir-
tied citizens VIII give a Gun If the
worlds mark made by Hatfield Is
smashed.
After worlds Mark. ],
Three of the Honolulu swimmers
can make the distance IN $40 with
everything equal, and should they
smash the record held by Hatfield
there would DO an excellent chance
for a win In the 50o-yard swim at the
time Of the national championships In
September. 81
In the 220.yard swim Honolulu Will
send three great swimmers to the
front in. Duke. Cunha and Kruger.
This trio shonld- have an equal, II not
better chance against Cam. vollmer
and LANCER. Then in the 100yard
event Mr.. Herbert Vollmer will have
to show greater speed than ever be
fore II he wishes to cling to Duke. In
his recent performance at the Y. NJ.
C.. A tank Duke proved conclusiveiy
that he was the greatest short dis
lance swimmer In the world, and II
Is not impossible that he may finish
ahead Of the field in the three biz
eyeHts--100. 220 and l500-yard swiIns
IL he should do this. which will be
much more than expected, he will
prove without q doubt that he Is a
real swimming champion at all dis
tance6.
Lane and keIii, Too,
Clarence Lane and John KeIii are
showing big Improvement, and Ted
Cam In the 100syard swim Will. have
a merry little time beating these boys
Lane is certain to swim under IS
with everything equal, and hts grea,
squirt in the W tank, when he made
the best time he has ever recorded
shows that he. can be relied upon t.
do his best work when needed
! Hawaii is bringing the three great
est swimmers here. and IL the loca
boys can win It will be more to then
credit. But even with the best on thu
mainland the local contingent should
score more points IN the three bis
events than t1e mainland riatat0rs
can annex This meet will be thu
most preteHtions that has ever beer
staged here, and in less than on
month the SWIMMING fans Win knoE
who Is who this year In aquatic cir
eles The program OF events and Of
lticials are a. follows:
September 2,
% yards Boys under Is years.
i so yafds-Servics dash.
500 yards .HgWaiian championship
Spring board diving.
j 200 yards Beast stroke.
j 100 yardsNo Novice race.
! 50 yards- Girls race,
/ 80 yards -Hawaiian champicnship
500 Yards Service, relay 6 men
I 100 eaefil Army and, navy.
/ September 4.
22e yafds-Havailan championship
/ 50 yards-Boys under Is years.
\ 100 yards Service race.
4 100 Yards -Hawaiian championship
J 100 yards Girls race.
229 yards Novice race
i 400 Yards Hawaiian championship
!6eptember s.
4 80 yards-Bogs under - years.
SO yards Novice race.
| 100 yards National championship.
i 220 yards-Serfioe race.
/ 15G yards ack-stroke.
i $50 Yards Hawaiian mpionshiI
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