The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-25
SPO r. III .
FANNY DURACK AT
OUTS WITHUNMACk
Fair Australian Liable To Turn
Professional and Compete
In Spite OF All

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 7--Ail Is
not well along the Potomac-or wher.
ever Fanny Durack does most Of her
exercising. .r".
Fanny has come into violent---though
verbal--eontact with the Pacific Asso.
,iation of the A. A. u, before which
august form all simon. pure amateurs
should make meek and worshipful obei-
sance. 49, ,,
The p. A. has come up against the
will of q strong,minded young woman,
and the whole world knows that when
s. m. young woman Cor any other
variety, for that matter, once makes up
her mind neither heaven above, nor
the earth beneath, nor the waters under
the earth con move her therefrom. =,
So a debacle has been reached, to speak
in warlike terms, or, In other phrase.
ology, the pageant is arr-gummod up.
In the first place, Fanny u very
much at outs with her fellow country
nan and self-appointed manager, viii
lam Unmack. Fanny says that as 4
manager Bin is wonderful compiler
f sporting records.
1t seems that the swimming schad-
lie Unmack has arranged for tne Aus
ralian champion is altogether ton
,trenuous. Miss Durack fells that she
aunot do herself justice II she is to
ravel all night and swim the next day.
he wants more. time to train in be,
ween times.
iii Wants Too Much
Then the manager wants to man
ge altogether too much, she declares.
Ie desires to pick out her place Of
esideuce, and Fanny. has been ased to
licking out her own abodes. So sho
efused to leave the st. Francis.
Now as TO the quarrel with the
ugust p. "A. Robert Dodd, president
hereof, declares that he is keeping
flee hours awaiting the time when
amy shall call upon him to confer
rent her amateur credentials.
Fanny maintains that it Is the place
Z 4 the gentleman to call upon the lady,
~ she refuses to visit Mr.. DOLL in
- Offices, declaring that il there is
5 be any comforting the p. A. can
nme to her and do all the comforting
Z nHL III - IlLIlt HURT uCblIOoA
Now the P. A. is not used to such
J reatment. The P. A., speaking through
Mr. Dodd, declares that neither Fanny
Ourack nor Nina Wylie nor one Of the
eavenly host itself can compete around
ERE in an exhibition race OF .natch
ace or any other kind Of race or as
n amateur without first comforting
18th tlfe registration committee Of tho
1acific Association. Il
This Fanny Durack refuses to run
or reasons stated above.
Now that yOu's got it, what are you
,oing to do with it, is the next ques'
ion.
Well, Fanny is undecided.
Eay Turn Professional
Maybe she II turn professional. An.
ther fellow. countryman, Sid Cavill is
'er advisor on this point. Sid declares
hat she has met with all the honor
md glory that she can expect as an
rmatenr, and suggests that she tour
he country in exhibition swims as a
Professional, If the amateur godhngs
'rown upon her.
If she does turn professional it's a
90 to shot that she will not remain
'nder the management" OF William
rnmaek Cavill has despatched o wire
Bob Benjamin, who does n lot Of
miscellaneous managing, mostly con.
erning himself with Willie Hoppe of
lizard fame. When Baniamin was out
ere some months ago he expressed
'reat interest in the coming of the
australian woman champion, and it
nay be that Benjamin win take Miss
Ourack under his wing.
And in the meantime the day for
Tanny's first play in the. waters Of
American tank draws nearer and
carer and Fanny and the P. A. draw
'r'her and farther apart.
If Fanny is going to compete ms an
'mateur she had best come to an un'
lerstanding with the p. A. It's like
'oing to the dentist-not half so bad
nee you make up your mind to it.
IF she is not, then let her turn pro
essional with all due speed, for we re
,nxioua to gee her In action