The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-06-13
Five New Worlds
Records Made
AT Maui Meet
Weismuller Lowers Figures at
Distances and Kealoha Clips
Hundred Yards Backstroke;
Fine Meet.

Five worlds tank swimming records
went to smash at Puunene Tank last
night. Maui devotees of aquatic
sports are convinced that Johnny
Weissmuller is the rightful successor
to both Duke Kahanamoku and Nor
man Ross for premier honors. He is
truly a wonder and he showed it at
distances from so yards to 500, though
making no records for the sprints.
The Maui Athletic Club meet was a
fine success.
Warren Kealoha lowered the worlds
record for the hundred yards back
stroke but did not equal the time in
the disputed race at Honolulu with
Weissmuller where the judges gave
the race to Weissmuller but the ma
jority of the timers caught Kealoha's
figures.
Seating capacity about the Puunene
tank was taxed to capacity when the
trial for records, first event on the
program, by Weissmuller was an
nounced. He allowed Kealoha 25 sec
onds and Harris 20 seconds, their time
not to be taken. He was out after the
records for 400 yards, 400 meters, 440
yards and 500 yards and he got them.
Records Are Shattered
Harris soon caught Kealoha and af-
ter that they plowed on together but
were passed by Weissmuller before
the 300 mark was passed. Then the
Mainland star had to pace himself. He
was caught at the 400 yards by the
timers at 4:40 2-5, an even IA Sec
onds under Norman Ross worlds
time. At the 400 meter he was clock
cd M inc dc
der Ross time. The 440 yards was
time and the 500 yards in 5:52 fiat,
AS seconds better than Ross past
record
In the Maui events there was some
mighty close and keen competition
and>some great finishes.
No entries being made for the race
for boys under 10 at 25 yards, a race
at that distance was put on for girls
under II. Cyrilla Garcia won from
Anna do Rego with Anna Garcia at
third.
Rosalie Abreu Star
At so yards free style for women,
Rosalie Abreu sustained her past rep
utation as a coming star and won in
33 fiat with Hannah Tavares second
and Sophie Abreu third.
Troop 10, the youngest Wailuku Boy
Scout team, took the $50 yards Boy
Scouts relay from Troop 8, Wailuku,
thus preventing the latter from keep
ing the Gesner cup permanently. La
haina was third.
The so yards free style for Men was
won by Kahn, second Hair and third
Penhallow, and was a hard fought
race, time % As.
keaIoha Makes Record
Weissmuller would not swim in the
hundred backstroke against Kealoha,
this being the disputed race in Homo
lulu. He claims the championship and
the time for the distance. Pung swan
with Kealoha and led at so yards but
then Kealoha drew away from him.
Wine 1:06 1-5, which is a fifth under
the record unless the Honolulu figures
be allowed Weissmuller by the A. A.
U. :,
Humphrey took the spring board
diving with a fine exhibition.
Sophie Abreu was winner in the wo
mems plunge, travelling IL feet.
Kan got another win in the 100
wards free style for Maui men, Lind
say second, time 1907 2-5.
Star of Bethlehem troop won the
Girl Scouts relay after some hard driv
ing in 1905 Is.
Time is Slow
There was disappointment as to the
time for the open fifty. Weissmuller
took the event in "a 1-5 the timers
said but Bachrach, Weissmullers
trainer, caught the time a second fast
ter and Lloyd Conklin's watch read
two fifths faster than the official time
Kealoha was second and Kanoa third.
Jack Hjorth gave a fine exhibition OF
fancy diving and later in the evening
had the great crowd in roars of laugh
ter at his comical diving.
Rosalie Abreu took her second event
25 Yards free style for girls under 13
in Is seconds fiat. Louise Dubois was
second and Dorothy do Rego third.
Humphrey was an easy winner for
Puunene in the plunge, 4G feet nine
inches.
Weissmuller also took the hundred
free style from Kealoha in 54 fiat,
with Bill Harris third. Their work
in the 500 yards at the start had slow
"A them all down for the later events,
Mas evident.
HSyhe so yards free style for boys
ent to MatsushimO, second Faufata
and third Ekau, time 81 fiat.
Lindsay took the so yards back
stroke with Hair second and Kan third
time 3S fiat and the final number on
the program was won by a combina-