The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-10-11
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR ATHlET|cS
No Lack Of Enthusiasm Regarding
ALI Kinds Of Sport.
LACROSSE MATCH TO BE PLAYED.
Cricket Practice to be Kept Up-His-
tory of Tennis and Probable Tourna-
ment Among Local Clubs - Golf.

Athletics are enjoying good sized
boom at the present time by those
who favor sport of all kinds. Aquatic
events have been abandoned for the
year and the different boat houses
present forlorn appearance. Local
sports are talking about the road race
to take place two weeks from Satur-
day under the auspices of the 81. A.
A. G. There are several young men
in the city who have made good rec
ords at road racing on other occasions.
Naturally each one of these have
numerous admirers and hackers, who
are praising their good points ire
spective of what might have hap
pened to them since the last race.
There is no better guarantee that the
race will be a success than the fact
that argument as to the respective
merits of local racers is beginning so
early.
When the b. A. a. G. gets down to
work, sports can rest assured some
thing will be done. With Charles
Crane as president of the club, lovers
of athletics may expect to see the best
of work put forth by that body. AS
soon as possible after the cholera cpl
demic meeting was called and, aside
from deciding on road race, lacrosse
was lifted from the dust, as it were,
and given position of prominence
among the list of athletic sports sane
toned by the club. Lacrosse is a
game that has not been played in
Honolulu before, although great talk
has been made about it at certain
times. The Honolulu Lacrosse Club,
now extinct or nearly so, made one
last spasmodic effort and then re-
lapsed into silence Now that the 81.
A. A. C. has taken hold of the game,
the expectation of seeing an exhibit
ton in the near future may be placed
on a firm basis.
There are great many people in
Honolulu who enjoy a good game of
football. They may think it brutal,
and worse than q prize fight, and
speak all manner of evil against it,
but secretly they take pleasure in
watching the play. The II. A. A. G
are seeking to make arrangements by
which team to play against one from
their own ranks can be guaranteed from
Punabou. The games of the past sea
son were most interesting, and showed
some OF the very best football material,
such as colleges in the States would
be proud to claim. Accidents to Homo
lulu players have been extremely
meagre. What this is due to cannot
be easily fathomed. Probably it is on
account of more "gentlemanly" play
ing than is usually witnessed in foot
ball games. The two games between
teams from the U. S. s. Philadelphia
and II. A. A. G. produced, perhaps,
more bruises than any ever played on
the islands. The Philadelphia men
started to punch and the Honolulu
boys returned the compliment. When
two Honolulu teams play there has
been made evident no such pugilistic
effort.
The tennis clubs of the city have
done a great deal toward the promo
ton of athletics, and especially their
favorite game. The constant playing
at the respective courts has called the
attention of lovers of other sports,
such as cricket, to their favorite games.
Tennis is in Honolulu to- stay. Fol-
lowing closely in the footsteps of the
Pacific Tennis Club came the forma-
ton of the Beretania club, which now
claims quite large membership.
Naturally the players of each club are
anxious to try their skill with the
racket against the other. What would
be the result cannot be guessed, as
each club have number of good play
ers. 1t is said tournament will be
given soon-by what club has not been
learned yet. An article in the last
Time stated that arrangements were
nearly completed.
Cricket is by no means dead, nor does
the Honolulu Cricket Club intend that
any such serious result shall befall it.
They have gone to work with char
acteristic energy, and the plan Of hav-
ing weekly practice games has been
instituted. Saturday saw the first of
these games. A large number of the
memb ers turned out for practice.
Golf has been game long suggested
for this city. In the opinion of many
no better could be thought of for
tropical climate. 1t is distinctly a
society game, such as people of Homo
lulu would revel in when once started.
The beauty about it is that billy
ground does not interfere in the least.
There are several places in the city,
such as the pasture back of Punahou,
where golf links could be very easily
located. A neat club house could be
put up for small sum. 1t is certainly
in line with the enthusiasm OF the pres
ent time that lovers of golf among the
society people of the city should make
arrangements towards introducing
the game. OEce started, it would un-
doubtedly stay.
Punahou is doing with athletics just
what the colleges in the States are
pushing them ahead for the purpose
of developing physical power along
with brain force. A field day will be
given during the present term. New
features will be introduced. Tennis
courts are bring laid cut on the cam
pus for the accommodation Of the
lovers of the game at the college.
Kamehamehs school has always
sanctioned athletics, and will do a
great deal in that line this year. A
game of baseball WAS played on Open-