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Show CALIFORNIA SWIMMER BEATS WORLD CHAMP Robert Small Wins Prom Duke Kahana-moku Kahana-moku in Fifty-yard: Goos in Record Time. HONOLULU, Ireb. 21. "Robert Small of the Olympic cluu, San Francisco, defeated the world's champion short-distance swimmer. Hukc Kahanamoku. here today at rlftv varda. tying the champion's world s record of 23 3-5 seconds. In the 100-vard dash. Kahanamoku had his revenge, defeating Small, who tln-lshcd tln-lshcd second, in Z l-r seconds. In tin; 440-yard. Kahanamoku won again, with Lincoln Johnson, a one-legged one-legged swimmer, second. In the 220. Kahanamoku was again tlrst, with George Cunha second and Lincoln Lin-coln Johnson third. Kahanamoku was not crowded in either of these last two events and. not haw lug to extend himself, made merely good onough time to win handily. In spite of his defeat in the tlfty. he showed by his card for tho day that he Is still un- . doubtedly the most wondurful all-around I swimmer In tho world. |