Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-10
duke WAS BEST in SHORT Sprint
ACCORDING TO Swimming CRITICS
Champion Failed Only 22o Yard Event in Meets Main
Handmade Fast Time in nvtatonaI Mees-Promoter
Offers Duke 5000 Per Week to Become Professional
George KistIer Tells Why Duke LoSt-RaWnS is Pleased

Duke Kahanamoku in the East, main
talns that the worlds champion should
have gone to the mainland one month
before his first meet. He asserts that
Duke was in no condition to race the
champions of the East. .@-...
This is what the noted swimming
authority has to say regarding Dukes
ventures in the East: The Duke as
we refer TO him, is in this country
now, but he is not the Duke of old.
! saw him for the first time last Mon
day AMI we took swim in the tank
at "Old Penn
Not Same Old form.
Il was very much surprised at the
bad form the Duke displayed. Where
he used to glide like fish with
scarcely a ripple in the water, now he
is sloppy and churns the water dread
fully. Then too he has been beaten
everywhere he goes. We are all
broken up over il. .....
Duke says this is his excuse for not
winning: His club did not see it clear
to send him to the mainland month
before the races we're held. Conse-
quently he was In no condition to
swim in the first place. 1t would
have taken that much time to get him
in good condition, and | would have
gladly helped him while he was here"
Reports from the mainland state
that Kistler will write a story of the
swimming meet to the newspapers
on the mainland, stating why Duke
showed such bad form. kistler will
IL 80 h. lt,f oil
w. T. Rawlins, who returned from
the mainland yesterday, stated that
in every race Duke was meeting good
swimmers, and considers that he has
made great record on the trip. Duke
has been beaten before. He can't win
every race" was the statement made
by the man VINO accompanied Duke
to the mainland. -.
Rawlins has compiled Dukes recent
records as tolIoWs: t:.. $50. ...s
April &, Cmcago-Second in 220-
yard invitation race. First IN 100
YARDS. Time, 81 seconds, tying
world record Tor 20-yard tank. I
April 8, Pittsburg in 100.
yard national championship. Race
won by Perry McGilliyray. Time,
90 l-5 seconds.
April y-Defeated in trial heat for
220-yard national championship by
sonmer and kennedy. =.~. i. .
April II, New haven-Won 100
yarus, tying worlds record for 25-
yard tank, and also swan in relay
race with Honolulu boys at Yale, win.
ming the race and swimming the %
yards in "a second, new record for 25-
yard tank. .f... IT..
April 10, Detroit--W Won 100 yards in
81 3-5 seconds. Second in 2z0-yard
race, which was won by Perry McGilli-
vray ....
April %, ST. Louis Second in 500
yara national championship. f..
April 26, Chicago-Won 50-yard ma
tional championship, % 3-5 seconds.
April 81, Minneapolis-Won 100
yards in SO 3-5 seconds, establishing
new worlds record for 20-yard tank.
Won 4O-yard race in Is 1-5 seconds,
clipping one-fitth OF a second from
the worlds record. Swan relay OF
220 yards against five men, defeating
them. . ~ f..
Summary.
Duke swan in IA races, won 8, Sec
ond 4, lost 1. III
Tied worlds record for 100 yards
in 20.yard tank. E-..." IT.. 4
Established worlds record for 100
yards in 25-yard tank. ...
Broke worlds record in 20-yard tank
for 100 yards.
Broke worlds record for 40 yards.