this time more than ever. Fortunately Duke had another chance

on the second night of the meet, and he completely vindicated

himself in a most convincing manner, for he proceeded to win

the fifty and one hundred yard swims by clear cut margins in

the then fine times of :25.0 and :57.4 respectively. Later

at the New York Athletic Club pool he beat Frizzelle, their

champion, in :57.4, and in a one hundred foot pool he beat

Shyrock, the Eastern Intercollegiate Sprint Champion in :56.4. <4>

Duke also won the one hundred yards National A. A. U. Champion-

ship in the sixty foot Illinois Athletic Club pool in the time

of :57.0, winning in the last length. In the same pool, in a

fifty yards race, Duke got a poor start but accelerated so

much in the second lap that he failed to make the turn and was

beaten by the other swimmers.<5>

The Hawaiian swimmer's style impressed the Eastern

states. They noted that his leg stroke was faster than that

of others, but that he had room for improvement in the arm

stroke and in keeping his head down, according to their be-

liefs: