Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21

event easily the other swimmers are
entitled to great credit for their work.
II is to be hoped that the future swim
ming meets include novice events, as
two star swimmers in one year is GER
tainly pleasing. r. IT,. H..
To Ruth Stacker goes much Of the
credit for the staging of the girls
events, and it is to be hoped that she
will continue to take an interest in
the work of the swimmers. Fanny
Durack Is coming here early next
year, and Bernicia Lane right now
would give the Australian champion a
great race for the so yards. The 9th.
er swimmers are certain to improve,
and Honolulu may soon have the
worlds champion mermaid as we'll as
norman. 49,. .,~ -
Too Bad, Nitric. ..> .."s ..<
Nitric Kenawaloff is a little tow
headed Russian boy. and a great lit
, tie businessman He may be found
around the News Cart at Fort and
| King streets every day, selling you
Yer home town paper" In addition
TO being a businessman he is some
thing of a swimmer, and will be a
Nitric is only 13 years old, but can
win from many of the state cham
pions in the United States. Any time
youngster can flash through the
water for 200 yards in less than 1850.
he must be figured upon to do some
thing great in the future Nitric lost
on Saturday evening at the Y. M. c.
| A., not because he wasn't a good
swimmer but his arithmetic was
! slightly off, and the men at the end
of the tank were thinking about sweet
pastures. etc. As result after
swimming for 1860 yards ahead of Pua
Nitric stopped and then continued.
He made great squirt at the finish
but lost out by narrow margin.
Tough Bill" Wins. F.. ..
Tough Bill" was entered in every
event but the girls races and the
bankers relay. but he only competed
in one real race, and won that. He
finished ahead of Douglas Macfie in
the breast stroke in 3:2 rs, breaking
the Nevada state record by 2-5 of
, second. In the back stroke Harold
Kruger led all the way and won out
In 1859.
Dudley Pratt won the plunge for
distance event in little less than his
record mark. he made 5S feet 3h
inches His best mark is so feet. the
length Of the taIk. Bob Fuller won
tie diving events by few points over
Carter and Hjorth. Little Hjorth
spoiled his chance to finish in Sec
end place by one bad dive when he
slipped off the diving platform. This
youngster In few years promises to
take the championship away from Full
Ter.
In the 100-yard swim for BOYS Sabo-
( tin. another little Russian boy, won
out from Hjorth and -<.tzke in f:13
20 seconds. Sabotin got off fast and
led all the way. These swimmers are
great rivals, and all have been show
ing great promise In the past year.
Old Eli conquers
Yale may have had back luck i'm
football, and perhaps its diamond
stars did not perform to expectations,
hut in the swimming game the Blue
brought out relay team that made
them forget that Mahan, Barrett,
Windnagle, Gilman, Potter or other
stars existed They won from the
lthacans and Crimson on Saturday
evening by big margin.
De Witt Alexander was the first
Yale man, with Stanley Mott.Smith
for Cornell and Harold Castle for Har-
ward. Alexander led Castle by two
yards. In the next lap Jack Gait
gained on the others, while Walter
Dillingham; came in a yard ahead of
Il he oil Tn, h,n
next relay Carter Gait added a few
more yards, but Ebert futile made
great squirt and passed Cyril Damon.
giving Cornell second place. In the
last lap Harry Steiner won easily ami
Harold Dillingham; and Malcolm Tut
tie made great race to the finish.
Dillingham; gained the first 30 yards,
but 1uttle made great finish and
won second place for the Comedians
by less than one foot.
Bishop Bank Wins
In the bankers relay the Bishop
Bank squad sprang surprise by win
ming from the Bank Of Hawaii Pod
more, Lewis, William Hoogs, Purvis
and Kim Wal were on the winning
team, while Cyril Hoogs, Hendrickson,
Nottage, Stevens and Meyer were on
the losing team. ..
In the last event of the evening
the local swimmers set new record
for $50 yards and the 2J0-yard relay.
The swimmers we're Duke, Cunha,
Kruger, Lane and Kelii. The events
were as follows:
/. Novelty swim, Blaisdell: 2,
Okasako; 8, Silva #.
2. 500 yards, open-1, Duke Kaha-
namoku; 2, George Cunha; 3, Clar-
ence Lane. Time, 6:15 rs. ..-
8. 200 yards, breast stroke-l.
George Keawemahi; 2. Douglas Mac
fie. Time, 1902 rs. H.. ILL.,.
e. 200 yards, for boys-1, Pua Ke-
aloha; 2, Nitric Konawolaoff. Time,
2:301-5.
5. Plunge for distance, Dudley
Pratt; 2, Alvin Melim; 8, Robert Nc
Eldowney. Distance of winner, 81
feet 31a inches.
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