The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-23
WORLD SWIMMING
MARKS may CRASH
N HAWAII MEET
Weissmuller, Chicago
N~atatorial Star, to
Compete Against
South Sea 'Fishmen'

HONOLULU. II. II. June "a
Five national swimming champion.
ships. including the ioO-yard mems
open free styie-the blue ribbon
event of the natatoriai world-are
at stake IN thu three-day open wa
ter meet which will begin tonight
IN Honolulu harbOr under the aus
pices OF the Hawaiian association
OF the A. A. a.. with Johnny Weiss
muller. the human hydroplane' OF
the Illinois Athletic club, compel
ing for supremacy against the fast
est swimmers Hawaii has to offer
Weissmuiier's leading opponents
are Pua kealoha, holder OF the
l00-yard championship. which he
won last year In 81 seconds. equal.
ling the worlds record established
by Duke kahnnam0ku. Warren
Kealoha. who defeated the chicago
youth In the so-yard national free
st,ae championship In the tank
meet here last month. and w. W.
Harris. who finished TO Weiss
muller In the ioO-yard free style
tank race.
Despite the fact that the five
national championships are to he
decided, attention here centers In
the iO0-yard backstroke race.
scheduled for Saturday. because OF
the close finish and rscord-break-
ing time which characterized this
went In the tank meet. Weiss
muller was declared the winner %
this race by the judges. but five Of
the six timers. believing KenlOha
won. took his time. which was an
nounced as one minute. four and
four-fifths seconds. The one
timer who clicked WeiHHmuiles
caught him in 1908 flat. The
announcement OF Wela~muller as
the winner drew jeers from many
spectators who believed that the
race had been won by kealOha or
had been a dead heat.
The former worlds record for
this event was 1:Os. established by
Warren Keaioha- Both Keaioha
and Weissmulier applied for the
new record-Welsamuiler on the
ground that he won the race, and
Kealoha on the contention that
1904 as waa his time. The Hitua-
fion II believed to be new In ath-
letic annals, and the outcome or
Saturday nights race, which l. re-
EMIufu IN " run OH uttNNtn
Healoha and weissmuller IL await
ed with great interest.
The trials for the national cham
pionships win be held tonight. As
an added attraction. the s~st
swimmers In the islands and Weiss.
muller will race a special t4O-yard
free style event In which Weiss
muller wilt aitempi 10 break tho
s--fa. A go So a.
Norman Ross Welssmuiler will
continue to the bO0-yard mark In
an attempt 90 lower Ross time Of
-Ebs as. and also viii keep on "a
The bOo-meter mark In an attempt
10 wrest the record OF s:H 2-5
@from Ross.
Early on tomorrow nights pro-
gram Warren Kealoha will attempt
to repeat his victory OF the tank
meet over Weissmuller in the So
yard free style. He will have ad-
ditional competition in the person
OF Pua Ksaloha. who did not en-
ter the tank events In order 20
save himself for the open water
races. The 200-yards mems ma
tion Junior break stroke race to-
morrow night 10 expected 10 set a
new record. as il the t0o-yard ma
tionai junior sirisf relay. which
follows the breast stroke on the
program. The 10o-yard mems free
style has been placed near the
middle OF tho program In order 10
permit the swimmers as much rest
as possible between the important
events
The i00-yard back stroke for
men will he the feature OF the Sat
urday night races. together with
the 4to-yard Junior national girls
free style and national junior high
dive for men, In addition there
win be a 230-yards meas open
free style race on this night.
Weissmulier's time for this race in
the tank meet was ANS SIS, which
broke his fermcr worlds tank rec.
ord Of ait as.
The meet II being given in honot
Of the Mobiles Of Mystic Shrine who
arrived today on their pilgrimage
20 Hawaii. following the annual
~ronclave At San Francisco.
The stars and Stripes are flying
Nnla 81 m mar AO.E 0E raa......