The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-07
More Than Score
of Water Stars
Coming for Meet
Fastest Swimmers of Hawaii,
Men and Women, Anxious
For a Chance to Make Rec
ords in Puunene Tank.

More swimming stars than had
been hoped for will compete in the
two night swimming meet to be held
in Puunene Tank, Monday, October
Il and Tuesday. October 1S. The
Maui Athletic Club extended about a
dozen invitations and then increased
the number by two or three and
hoped at least half would accept.
There has not been one to decline
and some ten other leading Aquatic
performers have entered in the vari-
GUS events already and. are coming
at their own expense. There are in
dications that the number will be still
further augmented before entries
close.
After New Records
Puunene is the largest tank in the
Islands, the regulation 25 yards and
the meet here affords the first oppor-
tunity to open water stars TO estab-
lish Island records and likely nation
al or worlds records in a full sized
tank. For that reason the best swim
mers of the Territory are anxious to
participate in the first Maui meet to
be held under the sanction of the A.
A. U.
On Wednesday there came a letter
to Secretary Humphrey of the Maui
Athletic Club saying that there would
be seven members of the Hui Makani
of Honolulu who will come over and
enter into various competitions.
These are in addition to the swim
mers already invited who had all ac-
cepted. This probably means that
club will have a team in the relay
races as well as individual members
in other races. President Hughes
says he will not be surprised if still
others enter from the outside.
Stars Expected
Among the bright lights of the
aquatic world who have singnified
their intention to participate in the
Maui races are Duke Kahanamoku,
worlds champion sprint swimmer,
Warren Kealoha, another worlds
champion, Gay Harris, a brother of
wild Bill and almost as fast, r. X.
Fuller the Island champion diver,
Clair Tate, Pua Kealoha, Helen
Moses, the girl Olympic team swim
mel, Mariechen Wehselau, joint hold
err of the worlds record at so yards,
free style, Kuualoha Keliipio, the
young Hilo star, Estelle Cassidy, one
of the latest swimming wonders to
developed in Honolulu and Ruth
Scudder. The girls form a record
holding relay team and a team OF
four can be entered in a mems 200
yard relay which is practically GER
tain of making a new record in such
an event.
Some of the other prominent ones
to come to Maui for the occasion are
wild Bill Harris, Mrs. Moses, who
was chaperone for the m swim
mers at the Olympic games in Ant
werp and will chaperonne the Homo
lulu girls, Dad" Center, the leading
booster for the aquatic game in Ho-
nolulu, now president of the A. A. U.
and Mrs. Fullard-Leo, secretary OF
the A. A. U.
Seats Sell Rapidly
Sale of seats is reported as going
rapidly. Up to Wednesday night
more than a third of the seats had
been sold for both nights. There still
remain many choice seats but will
the apparent demand the best viii
have been taken within the next few
days.
At the last meet would De specta-
tors were turned away for lack OF
seating space and the early interest
in the coming meet is much more
manifest than was the interest before
the carnival of last June.