Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-01

With but few exceptions America
maintained the reputation IN 1915 of
producing the leading figures in sport,
and TO Honolulu goes the honor OF
having the representative who was the
leader for the past year. Duke Kaha-
namoku leads the field in five events
OF the year.
Honolulu will see at least four Of
the star athletes of 1915. .Ludy Ian
ger will come from Los Angeles for
the Carnival. Duke will enter the
sprint events, William Johnston or
Clarence Griffin will come for the ten
mis- tournament and perhaps both, and
Willie Hoppe, the worlds balk-line
champion, viii visit Hawaii n,xt
spring.
Many Upsets.
This year has seen the downfall of
many champions, and surprises have
been the rule rather than the excep-
ton. In baseball last years cham.
pions were out Of it, and only Ty
Cobb kept his place at the top of the
ladder. In football Harvard fell down
and Pittsburg and Cornell in the East
were the leaders. Tennis saw the
passing for the time of Mclaughlin
and Williams, who bowed to Johnston,
the new champion. Miss Molla Blur.
stedt usurped the throne occupied by
Mary Browne last year in women s
tennis, and Johnston and Griffin took
the title from Mclaughlin and Bundy
in the mems doubles. Bob Gardner
came into the limelight and Francis
Ouimet lost out in the royal and an
cient game q
Lawrence Waterbury, the national
racquet champion, fell before young
er player and Jess Willard took the
title from Jack Johnson in Havana.
Earl Cooper and Darius Resta each
has claim to the title of leading auto
mobile driver of the year.
In track and field many of the stars
of last year were defeated Howard
Drew failed to do anything at San
Francisco in the dashes, while Able
Kiyiat was defeated by Joie Ray in
slow time on account of the wind at
the exposition. Fred Kelly was de.
feated in the hurdles, and Alvah Rich
ards lost out in the high jump. In
cross country Maine jumped to the
front and captured the honors from
Cornell, this being Baine's first win in
the history OF the run.
Winners In Sports In 1915.
(Cut out this list for reference.)
Swimming records:
so yards, open tidal water, straight
away--Duke P. Kahanamoku, Homo
lulu. Time, :2S.
100 yards, open tidal salt water,
straightaway-Duke p. Kahanamoku.
Time, :53 Is.
100 yards, bath 75 yards, one turn
Duke p. Kahanamoku. Time, :54 2-5.
220 yards, open tidal salt water.
three turns-Duke p Kahanamoku
and George .Cunha, Honolulu, swan
dead heat. Time, 2:29.
220 yards, bath rs yards, two turns
Duke p. Kahanamoku. Time. 2:26
2-5.
800 yards, bath 20 yards, fourteen
turns Perry McGilliyray, Illinois A.
G. Time 1926 1-5.
44D yards, open salt water, 110
yards, three turns-Ludy LANCER, Los
Angeles A. G.. Time, 5:32 F-5.
500 yards, bath IS yards, six turns
Ludy LANCER. Time, 6:13 As.
$50 yards, open salt water, 110
yards, seven turns = Ludy LANCER.
Time, 12;06.
10o0-yds., open salt water, S4 yards,
eleven turns-H. K. VolImer, New
York A. c. Time, 1859. {
mile, open salt water, 10 yards,
Is turns - Ludy LANCER Time,
24:59 2-5.
100 yards, breast stroke, bath 20
one turn-H. j. Hebner, Illinois A. c.
Time, 1853 S-5.
leo yards, breast stroke, bath 20
yards, four turns-Michael McDer.
mott Time, 2:3S 2-5.
Baseball.
Worlds champion = Boston Ameri-
cans.
National League champion-Phfl
delphia
American League ohampion-Bos-
ton.
Champion batsman, National League
Larry DOYLE, New. York.
Champion batsman, American
League-Ty Cobb, Detroit
Champion pitcher, National League
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Phila.
delphia.
Champion pitcher, American League
Joe Wood, Boston.
Tennis.
National singles William
M. Johnston, California.
National doubles championships.
liam NJ. Johnston and Clarence j..
Griffin, California.
National women's singles champion
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, Norway.
National women's doubles cham.
pions-Mrs. George Wightman and
Miss Eleonora Sears, Boston.
Golf.
National amateur champion-Robert
ID. Gardner, Jr., Chicago.
National women's .champion-Mrs,
Clarence II. Vanderbeck, Philadelphia.
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