The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-16


the Icarus team was defeated but the
members have gotten used to walking
on Hawaiian soil during the wee that
has passed and so they think they will
be able to show the home team thing
or two. Their team will be made up of
about the same men with the excep-
ton that Captain Fleet will probably
not play
A. R. Hatfield will captain the home
Icarus. Herbert Simpson will umpire.
LIGHTLY ON THE WATER.
At 1:3O p. m. today there will be
meeting of the rowing association for
the purpose of deciding on whether or
no the championship races are to be
held in May. In last years races the
| four-oared championship shell race
and the four-oared junior shell race
were both won by the Myrtles Be
sides deciding on the point mentioned
above, other matters will be consider
ed.
The Myrtle Boat Club is rejoicing
over the acquisition of seven very
active members Here are the names:
DR.. H. C. Sloggett, F. T. 'Hayselden,
E. B. Barthrop, H. P. Judd, F. Davey,
w. Damon, and H. Travenen. Since
the election of the above several other
applications have been received.
Two or three crews are just starting
into training in both shell and barge.
Leslie Scott, Donald Ross and several
younger members constitute new
blood that gives promise of great
things in the future.
The Healani club has taken a new
lease of life since George R. Carter
became captain. Good evidence of
this lies in the fact that since he was
chosen captain there has been an addi-
ton of % members. He has taken
the new men and trained them in the
new methods. The older members are
acquainted with his methods and so
he will not spend much of his time
with them until the regatta approaches,
Then he will take all in hand and train
them together.
Charles Walker is now engaged in
building a two-oared sliding seat
coaching she'll so that George Carter
or any other coach can take out two
men at time and have them directly
under their eyes at all times,
Financially the Healanis have not
been very flush" lately but they have
looked the matter straight in the face
and have decided to cut down all ex-
penses so as to pay their debt incurred
by the building of the new house.
To-, ,.o,ro, -
be ordered this year unless the way
be clear to purchase new barge which
is very much needed.
Not much practice was done in De
cember and January but it will soon
pick up and things will boom. A Sc
ries of club races will be the next move
this to stimulate more interest and
keep the members in good trim.
The Leilanis are not saying very
much; but just wait until they get their
club house and then watch things fly.
BAT AND BALL.
In regard to baseball there isn't very
much. The st. Louis boys started out
with a team about three weeks age
and have since that time been clamor-
ing for a meeting of the association
for the purpose Of deciding on an
early season. Whether some of the
other teams or rather members of last
years teams are trying to give the
move a black eye or whether they
haven't found any time, is not known
but, it is fact that although it has
been several times sought to get the
baseball men together there has been
, a conspicuous absence on each occa-
sion.
Now the st. Louis baseball men are
not the only ones who want the meet
ing. There are the Regiments shorn
of their last years players and only
Cunha and one or two others to fall
back on as nucleus for new team.
Absolutely nothing has been done in
their ranks and why? No meeting of
the association to see how matters
stand. They tried to, get Bonnie Lee
mon but whether he is true to his
alma mater, Kamehameha, or whether
he is waiting to see the LAY of the
land" he has not given the gunhold-
ers an answer yet.
How quiet the twinkling Stars keep,
though, not word about baseball from
them. One might take them for any
thing but baseball players Why,
Lionel Hart doesn't even know how to
pitch any more and as for Harry
Wilder he started to put on his mitten
the other day and got it on the
wrong hand.
Rumor has attributed a motive to
their extreme quiet. Going to have