The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-27
SPORT DOPE
By JACK KEENE.

Duke Kahanamoku, the celebrated
Hawaiian swimmer and Olympiad
champion, will swim in New York
during the first week of August un-
der the auspices of the Red Cross.
Arrangements have been completed
to get Kahanamoku and his two Ha-
waiian swimming companions. HAIR
old Kruger, worlds back stroke
champion, and Clarence Lane,
sprinter and 4 fancy diver, to the
Winter Pool at Brighton Beach,
where they will compete against the
fered them.
1t has been several years since
Kahanamoku has visited New York
city. and his appearance at the
Brighton Beach salt water tank will
be certain to stimulate interest in
competitive swimming. Tentative ar
engagements provide for his meet
ing Hal vollmer of the New York Ath-
letic club in a 220-yard race. If Voll-
mer, who is now in training at
hawai- station. cannot get into condition
for the match it is certain that Leo
GIebel of the New York A c. will
swim the Duke over the SO yards.
the century. or the 220-yard distances.
That Kahanamoku is still the wiz
ard of the waters is evidenced by his
recent time in Chicago. when he swan
sixty yards in rs Is seconds. lower
ing the American record by~fourN and
four-fifths seconds. The date for the
Hawaiian'S appearance iii New York
is set for August 7.
Here are some major and minor
league players who are more than
thirty-one years old and can remain
| in baseball if opportunities are af-
| forded:
Zimmerman. Fletcher. Gibson. SAL
lee. DemareA, Daubert, Doolan.
| Coombs Olson. Herzog, Konetchy.
/ Tom Clarke, Cravath, Sherwood Ma
gee, Tom Griffith. Chase. Niehoff.
McKechnie, Paskert. Wolter. Zeider
and Ames.
Hinchnaar, Frank Baker. Lavender.
Austin, Spencer. Stanage. Shotton.
| Turner. Archer, Becker. Byrne. Goode.
Hummel. Lajoie. Luderus, Mcbride.
Oldring, Cicotte. Crawford. Groom,
Plank, Vhiteman Knabe. Moran. Pur-
tell. Fisher, WARRIOR, Kirke, Viox and
| Yerkes.
| Lelivelt, Evans. Jack Knight. Phe-
| Ian, Mcmillan, Livingston. Stroud,
Knetzer, Beebe, Falkenburg. Leifield,
Griggs, Fourier. Jack Quinn. Jack
Collins. Wade Killefer. Otis Gran
| dali, Barton Dubuc, Fromme, Houck
and Tom Hughes.
| Julian 8. Myrick. Edwin F. Tor
rey and c. Frederick Watson. Jr..
the committee in charge of the ma
tional championship singles tourna-
nent to be staged on the turf at
| Forest Hills beginning August &c.
are aware that they are faced with
| the problem of securing a representa-
tive field this season
| A real cha r,ionship Is at stake and
| that means something entirely differ
| ent from the war fund benefits of a
/ year ago. Every official of the Ma
tional association Is on the alert for
| the competitors of the top flight as
lead UP to the battles for the Ameri-
| ca honors. These battles, by the way.
are practically onE a month off. and
| PREPARATIONS must be made rapidly.
Some years ago it was plainly de-
| monstrated that without the splicing
of me Spectacular I'D ensational
| players. probably from the Pacific
| coast, interest in the competitions at
| Newport, Forest Hills or wherever the
national tournament might be staged.
was likely to be more spasmodic than
| concentrated. The time appears to
| have passed in LAWN tennis when a
limited number of the players of the
east, no matter how good they may
he, can really excite the followers of
t: game because national title is at
I stdhS. ~NdIHeS dppedT TO De empty
i things without the reality of combat-
| ants from the various sections of the
| country. Unfortunately the lawn ten
! mis- folio ring has become trifle
finicky about the sort of matches it
| goes to witness. Maurice E. Nc
Loughlin. r. Norris Williams. I'd, Will
liam M. johnson and others have
set standard. Now they find II
/ difficult to pay attention to anything
| that fails Of measuring up to that